Pack Meeting Monday, February 11th, Blue and Gold Dinner Monday, February 25th and Aquarium Overnight Payment

Pack 93 Families,

Just a quick reminder that our first Pack meeting of February will be held Monday night, February 11th at the Church. 

For future planning, our annual Blue and Gold potluck dinner will be on Monday, February 25th, starting at 5:30 pm (please note the earlier start time since dinner is involved!).  Please plan on bringing either a main-dish, side dish or dessert and indicate what you are bringing on the signup sheet so everyone knows. This is always a fun night with delicious food and entertaining skits. 

If you signed up for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Overnight, please remember to pay using either our Square site at: https://squareup.com/store/pack93toro-at-gmail-dot-com or by check (made out to "Pack 93" and delivered to your Den Leader) at our next meeting. 

 

Hope to see you all at our February events! 

Aquarium Signup Deadline

Pack 93 Families,

We need to submit our final numbers to the Monterey Bay Aquarium on Wednesday, February 6th, so if you would like to attend with your scout and other family members, please sign up today.  If you sign up after the deadline, we can't guarantee a spot.  As a reminder, the Pack will pay $45 of the $95 fee for each scout.

We hope everyone will join us! 

Monterey Bay Aquarium Overnight Signup

Hi Scout Families!

We have an exciting event coming up in April--an overnight at the Monterey Bay Aquarium! The overnight will start at 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 6th and departure is between 7:45 and 8:30 am on Sunday, April 7th.

There is a sign-up page for the overnight on the Attendance Spreadsheet section of the blog at: http://pack93toro.blogspot.com/p/attendance-spreadsheet.html .  The normal cost for participation is $95 per person.  Due to our success with mistletoe sales over the holiday, the Pack will contribute $45 to the cost for each scout, so the fee for scouts will be $50 and the fee for other family members will be $95.

The overnight includes a light evening snack and breakfast on Sunday morning.  Dinner is not provided, so participants will need to be fed prior to arrival.  A variety of activities are offered throughout the evening for sleepover participants and admission to the aquarium is included for the following day. 

Sleepovers require one chaperone (≥21 years of age) for every four youths (1:4). Guests must be ≥5 years of age. Guests ≥18 years of age do not require a chaperone.  We will coordinate chaperone coverage by den, so if you don't plan to attend with your scout, please coordinate with your den leader to ensure adequate chaperone coverage.

We are required to submit our final attendance list by February 6th, so please sign up no later than Monday, February 4th.

We will provide more information for the overnight in the coming weeks, but for now, additional information can be found in the guide at: https://www.montereybayaquarium.org/-/m/pdf/aquarium-adventures/aquarium-sleepover-planning-guide-seashore.pdf .

We look forward to seeing you all at this exciting event!

First Meeting of 2019 on Monday, January 14th and Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 26th!

Hi Pack 93 Families,

Just a quick reminder that our first meeting of 2019 will be this Monday, January 14th at our normal time of 6:00 pm.  We hope to see you all there.   

Please also make sure you block SATURDAY, January 26th on your calendars for the Pinewood Derby at the Church.  We are doing this because with the number of boys we have, we don't have enough time to run the races on our normal Monday night meetings. 

Hopefully all the boys have a Pinewood Derby car kit.  If your scout hasn't received a car yet, be sure to pick one up on Monday night so you and your scout will have time to build it prior to the 26th.  If you can't attend on Monday, please contact your Den Leader to get a car. 

Lots of info on the Pinewood Derby can be found on the blog at http://pack93toro.blogspot.com/p/pinewood-derby.html.  A lot of the information is generic, and not necessarily how we will run the races, but it gives a good idea. 

We are going to hold the races at staggered times.  The boys are welcome to come earlier or stay later and watch all the races, but the different times will help us run the races more efficiently and ensure the younger boys don't have to be there too long.

Webelos 1 and 2 Scouts will start at 1:00 pm.

Bears will start at 2pm

Wolves and Tigers will start at 2:30.

We will have scales to weigh cars to make sure they meet the limits.  We will also have some repair items in case a car loses a wheel/axel, etc.  If you have any questions, please feel free to ask your Den leader.

See you all Monday night! 

Mistletoe Update and Signups

Hi All,

Thanks to everyone who helped out with packaging mistletoe at our meeting on Monday.  We had a great turnout and packaged over 300 bags for sales starting this weekend.  Hopefully we'll have good weather and lots of holiday shoppers at Del Monte Mall and Star Market over the next few weekends.

Thanks also to those who have already signed up for time slots to sell mistletoe.  Unfortunately, most of the entries made at the meeting Monday night were not saved on the blog signup sheet for some reason.  I apologize for the inconvenience, but if those of you who already signed up could enter your names and times again, that would be very helpful.  If you haven't signed your boys up for a time yet, please do so. Many hands make lighter work (or something like that...). 

If you have any trouble adding your names and times to the signup sheet, please send an email to adscott1230@gmail.com and I'll enter the info for you.

Thanks again to all of you for pitching in to make this effort a success!

Just in Time for the Holidays--MIstletoe Packaging and Sales!!

Hi All,

It's time to kick off our big (and only...) fundraising event for the year--mistletoe sales!  This has proven to be a great way to raise funds to support pack activities and help reduce the cost of events such as the upcoming aquarium sleepover.  However, we can only be successful if everyone helps out.  

We will get started with a mistletoe packaging session at our meeting this Monday evening, November 26th, at 6:00 pm.  The more boys (and parents!) that show up to help, the more mistletoe we will have packaged and ready to sell next weekend.  We will also spend a little time teaching salesmanship to the boys.

Sales Dates/Times:

We plan to sell the packaged mistletoe at Del Monte Center and Star Market at the following dates/times: 

• Del Monte Center: Dec 1, 8, 15 (10:00 - 2:00 pm)
• Star Market: Dec 2, 9 (10:30 - 1:00 pm)

Please sign up on the attendance spreadsheet for one or more blocks of time (1 hour minimum for Tigers, 2 for other ranks). 

Important Details:

• Small groups - 5 scouts per shift. 
  It makes it easy, smooth, and makes us look like we're the most well behaved Scout troop on the Peninsula!
• Time commitment:
• Minimum one sales event (two would be even better!) 
• Tigers 1 hour; other ranks - at least 2 hours (more if the boys can manage!)
• Scouts:
• In uniform, shirts tucked in, and hats on
• Siblings are welcome
• All requested to be respectful, polite, and courteous at all times
  (no running around/up to guests)
• Requested Parent Volunteer Support:
• Two-deep Leadership
• For compliance and child safety - we must always have two level deep supervision.  This means two parents per sales shift.  Parents you can split this as you need.
• Lead Cashier/Money handler
• Each sales hour needs one parent for this role
• Handles money and change making
• Del Monte Center Setup Crew:
• Arrive 15 minutes early
• Check in at the "Info Desk" in the middle of the Promenade
• Center will provide a table and a tent
• Signs and mistletoe will be picked up and dropped off with the change
• Del Monte Center Tear Down Crew:
• Remember - A Scout is Clean 
• Clean up the area (trash, drinks, etc)

Please note:  The pack will help subsidize each scout that goes on the Monterey Bay Aquarium overnight this year. Please let your son know, as this may help them try to make sales.

The sales location at Del Monte Center is shown below (across from the Apple store and close to the front of Macy's):

 

 

We look forward to having everyone pitch in to help break our sales record from last year!!

Salinas Veteran's Parade, Sunday, November 11th

Hi Pack 93 Families,

Come join us for the Salinas Veteran's Day Parade this coming weekend - Sunday, November 11th. The boys have a lot of fun marching in the parade, and it also provides an opportunity for them to show appreciation for our Veterans.   

Please arrive by 1:15 pm so we can be settled by the start of the opening ceremonies at 1:30.  The parade will start promptly at 2:00 pm. 

All family members are free to join in.  Scouts wear your uniform and show Pack 93 pride!

Where:  Meet in the Salinas High School Student Parking Lot, 726 South Main Street. Usually all the scouts (Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts) are grouped in the same area, so we shouldn't be too hard to find.

When: 1:15 - 3:30 pm (about...)

If you and your scout plan to participate, please add your name to the attendance spreadsheet so we know to expect you.

See you Sunday!

Al

PS: We will have our next Pack meeting Monday evening, November 12th at 6:00 pm at Church of the Good Shepherd.