Sailing Weather?

I was looking at tomorrow evening's weather forecast. The Raingutter Regatta will most likely be held outside, and the temperatures will be cool. Please dress yourself and your son appropriately.

Into the Swing of Things

What a great camping trip! (It's taken me a whole week just to recover.) What was your favorite part? I liked the fact that the boys had plenty of time to be silly, and still managed to accomplish a few things. You may not have known it, but we earned a few electives - being in a skit and camping skills - a couple of achievement parts at the flag ceremony, and belt loops for Archery and BB Gun shooting. Enormous thanks go to Rebecca Woody for running a comfortable camp, and to everybody who pitched in to help. If you have any pictures you want to share, I'm sure I can figure out a way to post them here.

We've also got a lot of great stuff coming up too. Of course, Monday night is the Pack meeting and Raingutter Regatta. Bring your best boat and your best wind! And Saturday, Nov. 1 is the trip to the Kangaroo Conservation Center. You will have already signed up if you're going.

Our next Den meeting is Nov. 2 at the Eustons. There's a map to our house in the lefthand column. We're building Bluebird houses. I would appreciate it if parents can plan to stay for the whole meetings to work with their son on this project. Also, if you have a hammer, please bring it. Feel free to wear your new "Class B" uniform, which is Scouting talk for the Pack T-shirt we handed out last weekend. (I have Rael's.) Cole Reynolds is responsible for snack, and one of the Euston boys will lead the flag ceremony.

Pack Dues

In the fall of 2007, when you signed up for Cub Scouts, the Pack asked you to pay $60 in dues. The dues cover Pack costs, Boy Scouts of America fees and a subscription to Boys Life.


As Wolves, we have not yet asked for dues. It's that time. The dues remain $60 and cover the same things as they have in the past. Please bring a check, made out to Pack 797, to the next Den meeting, on Nov. 2.


Thanks.

Change of address

You may be aware that I do all of my Cub Scouting through my work email account. We recently went through a rebranding exercise, and my email address has changed. It is now greg.euston@mslworldwide.com. You should change it in your address book.

Popcorn

Just a reminder that all popcorn sales - sales sheets and checks made out to Pack 797 - need to be turned in by Friday, Oct. 17. You can give them to me, or to Ethan Milley.

Popcorn Selling Opportunity

The Pack has just scheduled a "Show and Sell" event for this Saturday, Oct. 4, from 1-4 p. at the so-called Stinky Kroger. I know its late notice, but we would love to be able to give some of our boys a chance to fill up their sheet in a quick and painless way and earn credit toward prizes.

You do not have to attend the whole time, but we are scheduling slots. Please send a note to Ethan Milley, Ethan.Milley@am.jll.com, if you are interested in participating.

What is Show and Sell? The pack sets up a table in front of the Kroger doors so the boys can sell popcorn directly to grocery customers. Money is collected and popcorn is delivered in the same transaction. The boys get credit (toward prizes) for the sales they make. You have probably bought Girl Scout cookies this way.

Greg