**November
Pack Meeting: -hosted by Den 9. Wreath Sale
reconciliation of forms took a while, we would like to find a smoother way to
run this next year so that the adults can get finished on time. Some scouts
forgot to fill out their incentive sheet, this was taken care of by Michele
Appleby. Michele will send a thank you note to Hunter and his partner Officer
Appleby. The meeting started on time and ran smoothly, our guest speaker was
very informative. Den 9 presented us with a skit about the Seven Virtues of
Life. Our scouts had so much fun with the Turkey Feather Relay! Thank you Den 9
!
**Yankee
Candle Fundraiser: -Michele Appleby scheduled a date for
candle p/u, an e-mail was sent and the information was posted to our web site.
However some orders have still not been picked up. Michele Appleby will be in
contact with those scouting families who have not yet picked them up. A letter
was generated asking the 15 families who did not participate or opt out when
they registered, for their $20.00 opt-out fee by Michele Shedlock.This letter
will be forwarded to Michele Appleby by Julie, there must have been a mix up on
where it was sent. Michele Shedlock is looking into a fundraiser sponsored by
BJ's where the Pack will get a stipend for each membership. Hopefully this is
something that we can have available to be distributed at our December Pack
meeting. Julie will contact Michele to see if this is possible.
**Sound
Tigers Scout Night: -November 23rd We had a total of 63
people attend. There was some confusion when it came to ticket
distribution.Therefore the following has been posted to our web site and will be
included in the December Pack Meeting Program; It has come to the attention of
Cubmaster Rich that the confusion regarding the distribution of tickets at the
arena was caused by a parent in our pack who was unwilling to wait outside for
the event chairperson Michele to arrive with the tickets. This parent asked the
arena to reissue the tickets which caused the entire pack's tickets to be
reissued. The event chairperson arrived a few minutes later and to her dismay
could not find our pack members. Yes, Michele was a few minutes later than
anticipated, however there was still plenty of time before the game was to
start. In the future unless instructed by the Event Chairperson, Cubmaster or
Assistant Cubmaster, we ask that no parent take it upon themselves to change the
running of an event. We remind you that we are ALL volunteers doing our best for
the benefit of all of our scouts. When someone has stepped up to chair an event
and has spent the time and effort to do so, it is not fair to step in at the
last moment and change things around and cause the confusion that occured at the
Arena. This parent should realize that this was simply not the right thing to
do. We remind all of our scouting parents, that they are always welcome to step
up and chair an event or help with it. A successful Pack is run by good
communication and follow through on the part of our leaders as well as our
parents.
Other than that the kids and parents all had a great time, even
though there were quite a few fights on the ice!
We do ask everyone to
remember that alcohol consumption is not allowed at any of our scouting events,
even if it is offered for sale to the public. We thank all of our parents for
their cooperation in this.
**Holiday
wreath sale: -We did great! We preordered 800 wreaths
and when all was said and done we only had 29 wreaths left to sell on
Thanksgiving Weekend. Next year based on the # of scouts we will reconsider a
larger quantity. Incentives are to be purchased by Bill Lobdell and Frank
Eannoti, Michele Appleby will get them this information, they are to be
distributed at the December Pack Meeting. Our top sellers were Ryan Poisson (65
wreaths), Nick Guerra (55 wreaths) and Chris Kovach (51 wreaths). All of our
scouts did a great job selling.
**Pack
finances: -Helen Levine reported that she is a
very happy Treasurer. We are currently at $5243, which is $350 more than at the
same point last year. We have $500 in our BSA account for awards for the year.
At this point all of our events for the year will be able to be funded.
**Registration: -We currently have 71 scouts registered
and 23 adults. Michele Appleby will email pack roster to all den leaders as soon
as her final information is input.
**Re-Charter: -Helen Levine has sent in all of our
registration forms and finished our charter for this year as well as making
payment to council. Recharter cost the pack $2213 for our scouts and leaders.
Re-charter this year went much more smoothly than in the past due to what was
set up at roundup. All registration forms went to the charter rep(Helen) so that
the information could be handled efficiently and in a timely manner. This
practice will continue in years to come. Our new charter rep for next year will
be Julie Kovach (with ties to the SHL PTA). We are now chartered by the Second
Hill Lane School PTA.
**Holiday
Caroling: -December 16th at Lord Chamberlain
3:00-4:00.Helen Levine is our event chairperson for this event. Scouts are asked
to come in Class A uniform. Come and have some fun and really leave feeling good
after you have shared some of your holiday spirit. Helen will send out an e-mail
to remind all of our scouts.
**Roundtable: - Dec. 11 Helen Levine; Jan. 15 Mike
Matis
**December
Pack Meeting: -December pack meeting will be hosted by
Den 3. Mr Ferrera has a surprise guest in a red suit planned, and possibly a
representative from the food bank to speak to the scouts about giving. He will
e-mail us to let us know for sure. We would like to begin to encourage our
scouts to bring a non perishable food item to each meeting for the local food
bank. This food will be brought to the food bank by the hosting
den.
Pack Meeting Host Dens:
December Den
3
January Den 5 & Den 11
February Den2 & Den 4
March Den
7
April Den 1 & Den 10
May Den 8 & Den 6
Next
parent planning meeting will be January 2nd at 7:30. All Cub Scout Pack 172
parents are invited!
**Movie
Night– January 25, 2008: -We have not had a parent or leader step
up to chair this event as of yet. It was discussed and decided that rather than
an overnight, this year would be a straight forward movie night. The times will
be 6pm - 10:30pm with 2 movies shown. This will allow for 30 minutes for us to
cleanup afterward before the custodian leaves. We just need someone to chair
this event, however whoever decides to needs to know that he/she will have help
from all of our pack leadership. Please contact Michele Appleby if interested
and this will be announced at the December Pack Meeting as well.
**Games
Night - February 13th Pack Meeting (Dens 2 & 4 will
host): -Profits from this will go to Friend of
Scouting. Every den builds a carnival type game. All scouts and siblings may
play the games for a nickel apiece (don't forget your rolls of nickels). Tickets
will be given out for play to be redeemed for prizes. Helen has already started
looking for prizes. Helen will print up flyers with instuctions for new leaders
and parents.
**Blue
& Gold - February 24th: -Blue and Gold is scheduled to be held
at Oronoque Country Club. A $250 deposit will be sent in by Michele Appleby. The
menu will be the same as last year. We will try to keep within our budget this
year of $3500 for the event. Michele Appleby our chairperson for this event is
thinking of a pirate theme. She will contact den leaders to let them know what
to have their scouts make for the event ie:eye patch, skull etc. Julie will
write our leader skit. Michele will try to get Napster the shadow
puppeteer.Michele will see if Rick Abed would be willing to DJ again this year,
the kids all had so much fun when he got them up dancing.
**Cubmaster
Minute: -Rich will contact council regarding the
current training status of our registered leaders so that he can try to get the
Quality Unit forms sent in by December 31st. Phase I is available for completion
online.
Phase I
a. Youth Protection Training (YPT) must be completed
by Registered Leaders at least once every three years. In this regard, every
Registered Leader in Connecticut Yankee Council must complete YPT between
January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2007. New Leaders who join Scouting after
November 15, 2007 must complete YPT within 45 days of their initial
registration. YPT must then be completed at least once every three years
thereafter.
b. Every Registered Leader must complete Fast Start Training
(program specific) by December 31, 2007. This is a one-time requirement for all
Leaders. New Leaders who join Scouting after November 15, 2007 must complete
Fast Start Training within 45 days of their initial registration.
c. Merit
Badge Counselors (who serve in no other position) must meet the YPT requirement,
but are exempt from meeting the Fast Start Training requirement.
Registered
Leaders who fail to complete both Fast Start Training and YPT by December 31,
2007 will not be permitted to reregister for 2008.
Phase II
“Direct
Contact” Leaders must also complete Phase II Training Requirements, listed
below, in addition to Phase I Training Requirements. “Direct Contact” Leaders
are Leaders directly involved with Youth, and include Scoutmasters, Assistant
Scoutmasters, Cubmasters, Den Leaders, Assistant Den Leaders, Venture Crew
Advisors and Venture Crew Assistant Advisors. For purposes of this program,
Merit Badge Counselors are not considered “Direct Contact” leaders.
a. Basic
Leader Training must be completed by December 31, 2008. This is a one-time
requirement. New Leaders who join Scouting after June 30, 2008 must complete
Basic Leader Training within 180 days of their initial registration.
b. Basic
Leader Training consists of New Leader Essential Training plus Leader Specific
Training. For Scoutmasters and Assistant Scoutmasters, Basic Leader Training
also includes Introduction to Outdoor Skills Training.
c. Commissioners must
complete Commissioner Basic Training by December 31, 2008.
“Direct Contact”
Leaders who fail to complete Basic Leader Training by December 31, 2008 will not
be permitted to reregister for 2009. .