Rally Night TONIGHT!

Come out this evening (Thursday, Sept. 19) to the Jackson County Rec Center at 6 pm for our Rally Night.  Learn more about Cub Scouts and take the opportunity to sign up.  See you there!

Pack News

Cub Scouting only exists because of folks that volunteer to help run the program and see our boys succeed in it.  Please consider (very soon) if you are willing to be a den leader this coming year.  We are short den leaders for 1st grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd grade.  Scouting provides many resources to help you as a den leader, including scripted den meetings, training, and support from me locally.  I did it for the first time last year and had a blast.  Parents, grandparents, uncles and aunts, and friends in the community are all welcome to volunteer.  Contact me if you would like to learn more.

Please take note of the following coming up on our calendar

Rally Night - This Thursday, Sept. 19, 6:00 pm
Jackson County Rec Center in Cullowhee
Please invite other families that have 1st through 5th grade boys that may be interested.  If possible, please come yourself with your son in uniform so he can interact with our recruits.

First Pack Meeting - Monday, Sept. 23rd, 6:00 pm
Cullowhee UMC
Come with your son in uniform.  We will have registration for events below AND will kick off Popcorn sales.

Tiger Fun Day (Tigers Only)
Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 am until 3:30 pm
This is for all Tiger scouts and will be held at Camp Daniel Boone.  Cost is $8 and includes patch, program, and lunch.  Registration forms and payment are due the evening of our first pack meeting, Sept. 23rd.  Each Tiger cub must be accompanied by one adult partner.  Sorry, no siblings or other family members.

Cataloochee District Cuboree (Wolves, Bears, and Webelos only)
Saturday, Sept. 28, until Sunday morning, Sept. 29.  Camp Daniel Boone
Registration opens at 9 am and the program starts Saturday at 12:15.  We should wrap up by Sunday morning after breakfast.  Cost is $15 per person - families welcome.  Lunch on Saturday is NOT included so bring a bag lunch.  Registration forms and payment are due the evening of our first pack meeting, Sept. 23rd.

Pack Committee MeetingSunday, Sept. 29, 4 pm, Cullowhee UMC
This meeting is for the pack committee to make decisions about the direction of the pack.  Any leaders and interested parents are welcome to attend.

Thank you and I'm looking forward to kicking off a great year with our scouts.  Please contact me if you have any questions.

-Lee Nickles, Cubmaster

Pack News

Please note several upcoming events

Recruitment Planning
TODAY: Sept. 9, 7 pm, Cullowhee UMC
Parents - we will plan out the several activities we need to accomplish for our recruitment night on Sept. 19.

Rally Night

Thursday, Sept. 19, 6-8 pm, Cullowhee Rec Center

We will have our big recruitment drive this evening.  Though returning boys don't need to sign up or pay that night, please come with them in uniform so they can interact with the boys we're recruiting.

First Pack Meeting

Come to our first Pack Meeting on Monday, Sept. 23rd, at 6:00 pm. 

Tiger Fun Day (Tigers Only)

Saturday, Sept. 28, 9 am until 3:30 pm
This is for all Tiger scouts and will be held at Camp Daniel Boone.  Cost is $8 and includes patch, program, and lunch.  Registration forms and payment are due the evening of our first pack meeting, Sept. 23rd.  Each Tiger cub must be accompanied by one adult partner.  Sorry, no siblings or other family members.

Cataloochee District Cuboree (Wolves, Bears, and Webelos only)

Saturday, Sept. 28, until Sunday morning, Sept. 29.  Camp Daniel Boone

Registration opens at 9 am and the program starts Saturday at 12:15.  We should wrap up by Sunday morning after breakfast.  Cost is $15 per person - families welcome.  Lunch on Saturday is NOT included so bring a bag lunch.  Registration forms and payment are due the evening of our first pack meeting, Sept. 23rd.

Pack Planning Meeting & Recruitment

Greetings to Pack 914 Leaders and Parents,

You are invited to the Pack Program Planning meeting on Thursday, August 22nd, at 7:00 pm.  We will meet in the library of Cullowhee UMC.  I strongly encourage those who are returning leaders or are considering leadership for this fall to come.  We will plan out our activities for the coming year and prepare for fall recruitment.

Speaking of recruitment, our pack's recruitment night will be September 19.  We will need help putting up flyers, road signs, and helping families sign up that evening.  I'll send out more details once we have them set.

Please mark both those dates on your calendar.

Thank you,

Lee Nickles, Cubmaster

Parents & Friends Message

Greetings to Pack 914 parents, leaders and friends,

I want to thank everyone who came to our end of the year picnic on May 28th.  We had some great pizza and the boys had a great time of playing with each other before the school year ended.

I also want to thank Troy for all his time and effort serving us this past year as Cubmaster. I have him on speed-dial.

Upcoming events:

June 17-21 Day Camp - Natl. Guard Armory in Sylva, 9am-3 pm

This is a fun experience for the boys and keeps them active in the summer.  I'm told that less boys have signed up than they expected so they are still accepting campers.  Go here for the official information:

http://goo.gl/uxu0Y

If you want to sign up, contact Karen Holshue (828-400-1553, karenholshue@aol.com) right away and talk with her about registration.

June 29 - Cubmobile Derby - Cullowhee Baptist Church, 9 am-10 am

This is like a soapbox car race.  Our pack has at least one car and any of our scouts that would like to race in it can do so.  Registration is $5 per scout.  You just need to show up with your scout(s), we'll bring the car(s).

Communication

My intention is to do a great deal of communication through the internet.  To that end, I'm starting an email list.  Contact me if you wish to be added: lee.nickles@gmail.com.  I've also started this pack website.

There is very little there now, but I'll work to keep the calendar up to date.

Also coming up will be our pack Program Planning meeting.  This is where our leaders and all interested parents get together to plan out our events over the course of this coming year.  I don't have a date yet but please watch for that and consider coming.