Featured Event: Parent Planning Meeting Tuesday 11/4 at 6:00 PM in Reed Hall. Join us to discuss and plan upcoming pack events! The troop's committee meeting is after this one at 6:30 PM, so you're free to stay and learn about the troop at the same time (or can be free to go 😉).

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

• Pack Parent Planning Meeting - Tuesday 11/4 at 6:00 PM in Reed Hall at BUMC
  • We'll meet to discuss and plan upcoming pack events, such as those listed below 👇🏼.
  • Feel free to come and learn about how the pack runs, as well as pitch in to help out with the running of the pack.

• Fundraising Options!
  • Poinsettia order forms were due last week and Wreath order forms are due this week. Please bring forms and money to turn in on Monday 11/3.
  • Option 1: Poinsettias
    • Jared will likely pick up the Poinsettias on Black Friday (11/28) and will reach out to either get them to you that weekend or to bring to the meeting the following Monday.
  • Option 2: Wreaths and More Christmas Decor
    • 22" Wreaths will be sold for $32 each. For each wreath sold, $10 will be credited to the scout's account. Orders and payment are due by Friday 11/7 and orders will arrive the first week of December for distribution to those you sold them to. There is an order form with all the details, which can be given out at the next den/pack meeting, but since orders are due in only a couple of weeks, you could start taking orders whenever.

• Service Project Opportunity - Lions Club Food Drive Saturday, November 15th
  • The Benbrook Lions Club (our charter organization) is doing a food drive at Walmart from 9:00-2:00, collecting donations for Westaid.
  • Cub scouts and parents are needed to help during this time by asking for donations while looking cute in their uniforms 😊.
  • Use this link to sign-up for 1 or more time slots.

• Benbrook Christmas Tree Lighting and Fireworks Show - Saturday 12/6 at Dutch Branch Park
  • A highlight event of the holiday season is the Benbrook Fireworks show!
  • The Troop will be serving hot chocolate in a prime location, so if you come out to the show, stop by and get some hot cocoa, say hi, hang out for a spell. Hope to see you there!

• December Pack Meeting - Monday December 15th - 6:00-7:00 PM at BUMC Gym
  • We will start by doing awards for adventures that scouts have completed.
  • Then, we'll have a special visitor with a present for each scout.
  • We'll finish with some holiday craft project options.

• Cub-O Orienteering Competition - Saturday January 3rd - Sid Richardson Scout Ranch
  • This is an annual orienteering competition put on by Longhorn Council. Start times will be assigned between 9:00-12:30 (we won't know our start time until later when it's assigned)
  • The cost of participating is $30 per cub scout participant and $25 per adult participant. We need to register those attending before the end of November.
  • Please complete this interest survey to judge interest in participating, camping, etc. Based on results, a firm RSVP form will follow closer to time.

• Pinewood Derby - Saturday January 17th - BUMC Gym

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 11/4 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 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.