Summer Schedule

Posted in: Featured by Cubmaster on July 7, 2009 | No Comments

Although the Pack suspends its weekly meetings during the summer months, we still have several activities planned to keep everyone excited and involved in scouting! The events planned for this summer are:

• June: Durham Bulls Scout Night, Bike Rodeo
• July: Rocket Day
• August: “Beach” volleyball, Water Play Day

In addition to these Pack events, our district and council offer several camping opportunities like the Cub/Adult Overnighter, Scout resident camp, and summer day camp. Information about these events can be found at the Occoneechee Council website

Scouts attending at least one event each month will earn a National Summertime Pin to wear on their uniform. These will be presented to them in the fall.

2009 Bike Rodeo

Posted in: Featured, Pack News by Cubmaster on May 30, 2009 | 1 Comment

Come join Pack 200 for our second annual summer Bike Rodeo!

Who: Pack 200 cub scouts, families, friends, kids interested in joining scouting
When: June 20th from 9am – 11:30am
Where: First United Methodist Church; Lower parking lot, Cary
What: Bicycle Rodeo

Planned events to include:

• Everyone goes through a quick “tech inspection” upon arrival where we check brakes, tires, chains, etc.
• Cary Police Bicycle Safety group (2-3 officers) for presentation on safe riding
• Games and activities for bike handling, safety and fun
• All scouts will earn their Bicycling Belt Loop, as well as Wolf, Bear and Webelos badge requirements

Schedule of Events:

• 30 minutes of free time doing activities while people are arriving
• Safety talk by the Cary Police safety officers starting at 9:30am
• Rotate between 5 stations and Police Officer safety area with a whistle every ~10 minutes

What Parents should bring:

• Their scouts, siblings, friends or scout age kids that want to know more about cub scouts
• All kids & adults need shoes and a helmet — no sandals, flip flops or crocs
• Bike
• Water/drink
• Sun block
• Class B’s (cub scout tshirt); too warm for nice uniforms so dress comfortably

Activities:

• Snail race: timed racing to see who can take the longest from point A -> B; longest time wins at each rank (balance)
• Maze course (tigers/wolves/training wheels): stay between chalk/duct tape lines through a maze course (slow speed bike handling)
• Pony Express (bears webelos): ride 25 feet, get off bike and put mail in their backpack and ride back; penalty for dropped mail or bike; fastest 3 times win (speed, coordination)
• Slalom course: follow course for fastest time — penalty for knocked over cones (quickness and handling)
• Foot race: race without using pedals while sitting on the bike (fun)

Volunteer Opportunities:

• Volunteers! (Boy Scouts welcome)
• 4 for safety & check-in table – attendance & simple maintenance checks (dragging brakes, tire pressure, chain oil/wipe)
• 5-6 to run activity stations
• 2 to help Police safety officers (possibly)
• 4-5 to come early or stay late to help with setup/teardown
• Everyone can bring: tire floor pumps, tire patch kits, spare helmets, band-aids
• Cones! Lots and lots of traffic or other short cones to lay out activities
• Stopwatches

Durham Bulls Scout Night

Posted in: Featured by Cubmaster on May 25, 2009 | No Comments

**UPDATE** The weather hotline for the Bulls is 919-687-6556. In the event of rain, the sleepover will likely be rescheduled for a new date. We will post details as soon as we know more.

Last season over 3,000 scouts enjoyed a Bulls game and over 1,500 scouts spent the night at The Durham Bulls Athletic Park. This summer’s annual Scout Sleepover is expected to be even bigger! Whether you’re a seasoned veteran or coming to the Scout Sleepover for the first time, take a moment to review what the Scout Sleepover is all about.

These events will include:

• Every Scout sleeping over receives a Durham Bulls Sleepover Patch!
• Show up early! Our Scout Parades start 45 minutes prior to game time! Bring as many banners and signs as you can carry!
• Firework Shows
• Enjoy two meals while at the Park
• Dinner: Hotdog and Soda
• Breakfast : Donuts, Pop tarts, Fresh Fruit, Assorted Cereal, Muffins, Granola Bars, Orange Juice, and of course Coffee

If you are planning to attend this event, please be aware that the payment is due at the den meetings on May 5. As mentioned at the pack meeting, we will be collecting payments for the Durham Bulls sleep over next week. Prices are as follows:

• Game & Sleepover: $18
• Game only: $7
• Checks can be made out to Pack 200.

Should you have any questions, Fiona Last-Powell (email: lastpowell@earthlink.net) is serving as the Pack’s point of contact for this event.

May Pack Meeting & Picnic

Posted in: Featured by Cubmaster on May 5, 2009 | No Comments

In celebration of our final meeting of the 2008-2009 Scouting “year”, Pack 200 families are invited to join us at the Bond Park Kiwanis Shelter on May 26 for a cookout and Pack meeting.

For the cookout, the Pack will provide hamburgers, hotdogs, condiments, napkins, plates, and utensils. We ask that the Dens provide the following items to share with the rest of the Pack:

• Tigers and Bears: Desserts
• Wolves: Side dish
• Webelos: Drinks (2 liter sodas, juice boxes, water, tea, etc.)

We plan to start serving food at 5:00, so don’t be late!

At approximately 6:00, we will begin cleaning up and move over to the amphitheater for the Pack meeting (weather permitting.) During this Pack meeting, the scouts will “rank up” to their next rank. Parents are advised to bring the hat, neckerchief, and neckerchief slide for their son’s next rank. (Dens 1 and 2 parents: your scouts are not affected by this as they are already wearing the colors of their rank.)

Any parents that would like to volunteer at the grill are asked to arrive no later than 4pm to help get things going.

Should you have any questions, feel free to contact your den leaders or email info@pack200.org

Save the date: Spring camp out, April 24-26

Posted in: Featured by Cubmaster on February 17, 2009 | No Comments

We have exciting news! Our spring family camping event this spring will be the weekend of April 24-26. During the weekend, we will be attending the “Wings Over Wayne” air show at Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro! The air show is scheduled to include a wide array of performers including the Army’s Golden Knights, stunt pilots, a WWII battle reenactment, and the Blue Angels!

For more information on the airshow, you can visit their website at Wings over Wayne

During this weekend, we will be camping at BSA Camp Tuscarora located about 30 miles from Goldsboro in Four Oaks, NC. Directions to the camp can be downloaded here.

More details will follow as we get closer to the event.