Field trip this Thursday

Reminder! 
We have our Forester program coming up on Thursday of this week (see the details below).  The folks at Spring Valley have said it works out best as a drop-off program.  We will, of course, still have 2 leaders in attendance in addition to the Spring Valley staff to keep an eye on everyone.   As the program will be outside, please have your child dress appropriately for the weather.  Based on RSVPs, it looks like the event will be $9-10ea.  Please bring cash for Diane as she's already paid the flat fee. If you have not yet RSVP'd and would still like your child to attend, please let Diane know - there is still room. 

Finally, if you have not already RSVPd for the Nov 13th Geologist event, please contact Diane. This looks like a very cool, hands-on event!  We appreciate your prompt RSVPs to all events as it takes quite a bit of time to research and arrange the activities to fit the needs of our Webelos.  When our den does not respond (yes or no), this is a big waste of our time and very discouraging.  If a different method of communication is needed, please let us know. 

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Forester program- Identify local trees and plants and discover their uses. Learn about the woodlands of Northern Illinois and how they differ from forests

Date: Oct. 2nd

Time: 5:00-7:00

Location: Spring Valley Nature Center - 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg 

Cost: $5-10 (depending on how many kids register)

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You are invited to earn your Geologist Activity Badge thru this fun field trip we have planned!!

Geologist program-Discover the geological processes that shape our world and learn about the rock cycle. Become a geologist by performing some of the same tests that are done in the field by professionals.

Date- Nov. 13  

Time: 5:00-7:00 

Location: Spring Valley Nature Center - 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg 

Cost: $5-10 (depending on how many kids register)

Please R.S.V.P. to Diane by Oct. 28th.

Sites Sales Begin This Weekend!

Get your uniform shirts ready and patches sewn on (if you can) and get ready to sell!! This Saturday and Sunday are our first site sales.  Please check the schedule (posted on the blog under Links) to see what time/place you should be selling.  If you can fill in a few of the holes in the schedule, please do!  Thanks!!

Also, please take a moment to RSVP to Diane regarding the upcoming outings (see below).

First Den Outing of the Year!

Calling all Weblos 1 and Weblos 2  !!!!!

You are invited to earn your Forester Activity Badge through these fun field trip we have planned!!

Forester program- Identify local trees and plants and discover their uses. Learn about the woodlands of Northern Illinois and how they differ from forests

Date: Oct. 2nd

Time: 5:00-7:00

Location: Spring Valley Nature Center - 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg 

Cost: $5-10 (depending on how many kids register)

Please R.S.V.P. to Diane by Sept. 25th.

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You are invited to earn your Geologist Activity Badge thru this fun field trip we have planned!!

Geologist program-Discover the geological processes that shape our world and learn about the rock cycle. Become a geologist by performing some of the same tests that are done in the field by professionals.

Date- Nov. 13  

Time: 5:00-7:00 

Location: Spring Valley Nature Center - 1111 E. Schaumburg Road, Schaumburg 

Cost: $5-10 (depending on how many kids register)

Please R.S.V.P. to Diane by Oct. 28th.

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Popcorn Selling Time

Diane did an amazing job putting together site sales for our Den and the rest of the pack! Please be sure to sign up for your popcorn site sale time here.  With the new policy regarding fundraising participation, this is a great and easy way to pull your weight!  Each scout is required to donate $70 to the pack or sell $175 worth of popcorn.

Please take a moment to read all the popcorn details on our new Pack website.  I will try to get our schedule as well as the Pack schedule updated on our various blogs.  You should receive an email once a day as the pages are update.  Feel free to leave a comment if something works or is unclear. 

Pack 37 Kickoff!

Pack Meeting

Friday, 9/5 will be our first Pack Meeting of the year!  We will start with registration for the new year at 6:30pm and the Pack Meeting will be at 7pm in the St. Peter Cafeteria. 

Please bring the annual registration forms that Kevin Ramirez sent out recently and a check for your registration.  We will have registration for the campout as well and we will be asking that you write a separate check for the camp out registration.

Popcorn

We will have announcements regarding our Popcorn sale at the Pack Meeting.  This year, as a Pack, we will be adopting a new policy in regards to how much each scout sells.  In order to make us stronger financially as a Pack, we will be requiring scouts to either sell popcorn or make a donation to the Pack.  This spreads the responsibility of fundraising to the entire pack. The requirements for sales are as follows:

1. Each scout will be required to either sell $175 in popcorn or make a $70 dollar donation to the pack.
2. If a family has two or more scouts in the pack, each scout in the family will be required to sell $90 in popcorn or make a $35 donation to the pack.
3. For Tiger scouts, we will require that the scout sells $90 in popcorn or makes a $35 donation to the pack.

There will be lots of opportunities to sell popcorn and Diane Marzigliano set up several site sales for the Pack, so we feel these are realistic goals that put us in alignment with the policy that Boy Scout Troop 37 follows.  Thank you for your understanding of the new policy and I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!