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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. We are keeping pack dues at $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. 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.

Please join us as a leader! The next Parent Meeting to help plan upcoming events is on Tuesday 10/7 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 for the Lions, Tigers, and Wolves Dens. These dens can continue to meet together or can be split to meet as individual dens. Ideally, as they grow, we want them to split up, and leaders are necessary for that to happen.
• Pack Treasurer - This person would be responsible for collecting pack dues and keeping track of pack income and expenses. It's also good accountability and transparency to have that not just be the packmaster 😀.
• 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 chairs 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.

Upcoming Events

• 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 10/7 at 6:00 PM at BUMC.

• Here are the current 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

• Saturday September 20th - Trash Bash from 8:30 - 11:30 AM at Dutch Branch Park
  • Join us for the annual walk around the park to pick up trash. This will fulfill the community service project participation requirement that all scouting ranks need.
  • After the picking up of the trash, there is a free lunch provided by the city, as well as raffle prizes, so it's a fun ending to a fun morning!

• Friday October 3rd to Sunday October 5th - Family Campout at Camp Murin
  • We will camp at Camp Murin, just 10-15 minutes outside of town on HWY 1187. Come for the whole time or for a part of the time
  • More info and a sign-up form will be coming soon.

• Monday October 20th - October Carnival Pack Meeting - 6:00-7:00 PM at BUMC Gym
  • Scouts are welcome to dress up in their Halloween Costume, but please no too scary of costumes.
  • We will start by doing awards for adventures that scouts have completed.
  • Each den will set up a game for scouts to play and they can win prizes.
  • To get prizes for the games, please in advance pay $5 to your den leader, which will be used to purchase prizes for the scouts.
  • We will also have a table to be collecting pack dues of $60 per scout.

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