Featured Event 1: Pinewood Derby--Saturday morning, January 17th. Be working on your car builds, because the derby is coming soon! See below for more details 👇🏼

We're glad that you're part of Cub Scout Pack 95! Below, you'll find some information about upcoming events and please feel free to reach out with any questions.

Pack Dues are due for the new scouting year. Our local pack dues are $60 per scout, which covers the cost of the advancement awards scouts receive (belt loops/pins, neckerchiefs, etc.) as well as activities such as pine wood derby cars and such. These pack dues can be paid through Venmo to @Benbrook-Pack-95 (which comes up as Re Jd Switlik) or to your den leader in cash or check. This is separate from the national/council scouting dues, which are either paid when your scout is officially signed up or for those returning are billed annually directly through Scouting America.

Any Questions, Please email Jared Abraham at [email protected]. Replying to this email will not work.

Upcoming Events

• Pinewood Derby - Saturday morning January 17th - BUMC Gym
  • The race will start at 9:00 AM, but car check-in with be between 8:15 and 8:45 AM that morning.
  • Pre-register derby cars by inputting info at this link. Please complete that registration by Thursday 1/15.
  • Prior to the start of the races, Crew 95 will put on a pancake breakfast fundraiser, raising money for their summer 2026 high adventure trip to the Northern Tier canoe trek, in Minnesota, so come hungry!
  • Prizes will be awarded for fast cars in each den, leader of the pack overall, as well as other prizes for car design. You don't have to have a fast car to take home a prize!
  • If able, the night before we'll set up the track and seating for the event. Come and help, then you can race your cars after to test how they're running. Set up will begin by 6:00 at the latest, earlier if the YMCA will get out of our way 😀

• Pack Parent Planning Meeting - February 3rd, 2026 - 6:00 PM - BUMC
  • Join us to help plan upcoming events such as the Blue and Gold Banquet and Spring Campout.
  • All parents or adults with an interest in our pack and scouts are welcome, and we can find an option for you to pitch in that fits your interests.
  • See below for specific needs/positions that we need help with.

• Blue and Gold Banquet - Saturday evening February 21 - BUMC Gym
  • This is the banquet at which scouts who have completed all requirements receive their rank awards. The Arrow of Lights bridge to the Troop after this as well, leaving the Pack.
  • We will have a dinner, as well as raffle baskets that will be awarded at the end of the evening. Cost of dinner will be $5.
  • We will set up the gym that morning, for those able to help put out tables and chairs, build the stage, etc.

• Spring Pack Campout - April 10-April 12 - Camp Wisdom
  • We will return to Camp Wisdom (a short 30 minute or so drive) where scouts can play in a cave system, a castle, dual pirate ships, a fort, etc.
  • More details and a sign up will be coming in the future, but mark your calendars now!

• Snake Night!!! - April 13 - 7:00 PM - BUMC CLC Gym
  • Invite friends because this is always a fun night, and it could be a good recruiting option
  • The pack and troop will join together at 7 PM and there'll be boxes of snakes that scouts can handle and share around. There's a few other reptiles too usually. 

Weekly Den Meeting Times

• Lions, Tigers, and Wolves will meet together at 6:00 PM
• Bears will meet at 6:00 PM
• Webelos will meet at 6:45 PM
• Arrows of Light will meet at 6:00 PM

Ways to Get Involved

Parent Meetings will be held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 6:00 PM at BUMC.

• Parent meetings are open to all parents of scouts or other adults interested in helping at in Pack 95.
• At these meetings, we plan for the upcoming month's events and we would love to have everyone's input!
• We also just need additional help, as several of our most active adults have older scouts and will be moving to the Troop in the next year or two.
• The next Parent meeting will be held on Tuesday 2/3 at 6:00 PM at BUMC.

Please join us as a leader! The next Parent Meeting to help plan upcoming events is on Tuesday 11/4 at 6 PM at BUMC. If you can attend, please do, to help spread the load of running the pack. We need adults to step into the following leadership positions:

• Pack Committee Members - This is the easiest entry point to helping out the pack, and it only involves coming to our monthly Parent Meetings and giving your input, as we plan upcoming events. Starting here is great and likely the best option! The parent meetings are held on the first Tuesday of each month, at 6:00 PM. I'll look forward to seeing you there 😉!
• Den Leaders are needed in the younger den areas (Lions, Tigers, Wolves). Currently, they are meeting together, but as they grow, we'll want to think about splitting them up, to not overwhelm our current den leader, make them inviting for new scouts, and be able to have each scout have activities intended solely for their level. If interested in helping out with the leadership of these dens, let's talk!
• Pack Fundraising Coordinator/Popcorn Kernel - The purpose of fundraising in Pack 95 is to give scouts the opportunity to pay their own way in scouting, giving ways by which pack dues can be covered besides just paying them directly (which is also ok). In the past our main fundraisers have been to sell poinsettias and wreaths before Christmas and then to sell Lillies before Easter. We're open to other options though, such as joining the Scouting America Popcorn sales; there are very good opportunities with this, but we need someone who is willing to help with that.
• Committee Chair - Our current committee chair's cub scout will bridge to the troop in February, so we need both need to thank Mrs. Lasiter and replace her. The committee chair's role is to lead the monthly parent meetings and oversee the planning of future events. This person would be part of the Key 3, a co-equal leader in the pack with the Pack Master (Mr. Abraham) and the Charter Organization Representative (Mr. Switlik). Impress your friends and family by referring to yourself as one-third of the Key 3 in Pack 95 🤣

Any Questions, Please email Jared Abraham at [email protected]. Replying to this email will not work.