Welcome to Pack 246!

Due to the storms that are forecasted at Brorein on Saturday, the Crossover activities and ceremony that was scheduled for this weekend have been postponed.  The new date is May 18-20.  Logistics have also changed, and we will once again be using Baden Powell for the ceremony, and will be camping at Sagamore.

We’ve gotten a lot of questions about the Crossover Campout list of events, and we were able to nail down most of them.  Here’s what we’ve got so far:

Costs:

$20 per family of 4, and $5 for each additional family member (Aunts, Uncles, Cousins, and Grandparents are welcome to join us for dinner and the Ceremony)

Agenda:

Friday – April 20

5:30  Earliest arrival – campsite is INDIAN in the back of Brorein - here’s a map.  For reference, we normally camp at Sagamore.  Go past Sagamore, past the open field and climbing tower (which will be on your RIGHT), and follow the trail around until you reach Indian.  It’s the one with the waterfront view

Saturday – April 21

8:30 – Opening Flag Ceremony

9:00 – 12:00 Morning Activities

12:00 – 1:30 Lunch on your own

1:30 – 4:00 Lake Activities – canoeing & fishing

4:30 – 6:00 Dinner (Pizza, Salad and H2O will be provided)

6:00 – 6:30 Get dressed (class A’s), preparation & dinner clean up (have parents put chairs at West)

6:30 Crossover Ceremony begins at the lake front by Swed Hall

8:00 Campfire & Skits!

Sunday – April 22

TBD – Tour of the Tower (Only Webelos are allowed in the tower!)

TBD – Interfaith service

What to bring:

Camping gear

Class A’s

Fishing equipment if you want to fish

Extra Bug Repellant

Extra shoes & clothes

Towels

April is a big month for Pack 246!  Here’s a list of everything that’s going on:

APRIL EVENTS

April 2^nd – Leader Meeting from 7 – 8 at the Church to plan Crossover.  VERY IMPORTANT!  All parents are welcome to attend.

April 12^th – Pack 246 Walk/Run-a-thon on the Woodbridge track starting promptly at 7:00 pm and ending at 7:30

• Each child will be given a pledge sheet at the March 30^th meeting
• Each child will have a goal of $50 (get 10 people to donate $5)
• Water stations will be set up
• We will line up at the starting line in order of den – Webelos first so they don’t run over the little ones.  We will have the den start 10 seconds apart.
• Each boy will strive to do 4 laps (all of the Woodbridge kids do this in PE including kindergarten)
• Parents & siblings welcome to join in the walk/run

April 13 – 15 – Splash-O-Ree – This is on your own.  More information and registration is here at the Council Website

April 20,21 & 22 – CROSSOVER!! (camping costs TBD)

There have been several questions lately around where Camp Brorein is and where things are once you get there.  To solve both of those issues, I present you the handy dandy Brorein Campground Map and if that weren’t awesome enough, I have nothing less than the OFFICIAL United States Post Office address for that very same BSA property:

16901 Boy Scout Road
Odessa, FL 33556

…or in Southern Google Map-ese, over yonder.

Hope everyone is getting ready for the campout on March 9th-11th AND Crossover, which is now CONFIRMED to be the weekend of April 20th!  Exciting times to be in Pack 246!

Skyway Little League has asked Pack 246 to perform a flag ceremony tomorrow for the opening day of the Little League season!  All that wish to participate need to meet at the field at 10:30 in the center area by the concession stand.  Please look sharp and wear full Class A uniforms.

Due to a conflict at Woodbridge, we won’t be able to have Den meetings this week.  Don’t for get about the Pine Wood Derby on Saturday at 2!  Get those cars weighed… 5 ounces or 141 grams!

Jsut a reminder that there will be no Den Meetings held at Woodbridge this Thursday.  If your Den has arranged to meet at a different location, that is fine – but please make sure to inform Joe Iaconetti of the location.  The spaghetti dinner (sponsored by the Olive Garden!) is from 6 to 7 in the Woodbridge Cafeteria, and plates are $5.  Webelos should attend to help sell the remaining candy bars.  Please come by and support Woodbridge, which has supported us in so many things!

- Pack 246 Committee

This year, we are having the 2011-2012 Pine Wood Derby on February 11th at First Reformed Church on Hillsborough Ave:

8283 W Hillsborough Ave
Tampa, FL 33615

This year’s design categories will be:

1. Most Authentic Vehicle
2. Food
3. Scout Theme
4. Animal
5. Nautical
6. Patriotic

A complete set of the Pack 246 Pine Wood Derby Rules can be found here.  The Committee will have a snack bar set up with Pizza and sodas if you get hungry between heats.

The next Pack Leader and Committee Meeting will be December 14th at 7pm in the library on Paula Drive.  We’ve got Community Room B.  First person there needs to go upstairs and check in with the Library’s Information Desk.  Anyone with an interest in planning Pack Activities is encouraged to attend!

…unless you’re planning on cooking the Pack a Thanksgiving dinner, in which case I’ll definitely be there.  Dutch oven pecan pie?  You bet!

Have a great Thanksgiving, and we’ll see everyone on December 1st, which will be the date of our next Den Meetings.