*Birthday Bag details for Pack Meeting (see attached brochure for details)
*Scouting for Food
*Book Drive
*Volunteer / Leader Opportunities
*Graduation Location Change - May 11
We look forward to seeing you at the April 13th Pack Meeting. Have an enjoyable Easter weekend!
-Caryn
Caryn Henriksen
651-407-9532 (home)
651-307-8791 (cell)
kchenriksen@msn.com
THE SCOUT SHOUT
NEWSLETTER
NEWSLETTER
CUB SCOUT PACK 437
APRIL 2009
NEXT PACK MEETING
APRIL 2009
NEXT PACK MEETING
Monday, April 13 at 6:15 PM
OLE School
Birthday Bag Assembly
Scouting for Food Preparations
Set-Up: Wolves
Opening & Closing: Tigers
Clean-up: Tigers
Snack: Webelos I
Skit/Song: Webelos I
LEADERSHIP MEETINGS
All parents are welcome to attend the monthly Leadership meetings.
Our next one is scheduled for
Thurs. 4/30/09 from 7-8:30
in the OLE Teacher’s lounge.
Fresh ideas are always welcomed! Come check one out and help us support our Scouts!
2008/2009 Pack 437 Leadership Team
Committee Chair Ken Purdham 653-4271 kpurdham@comcast.net
Cubmaster John Mercier 407-6462 john.mercier@hmshost.com
Asst. Cubmaster Tom Dalhoff 653-0890 tomjill_dalhoff@msn.com
Treasurer Shauna Galatzer 762-7645 thegalatzerfamily@msn.com
Camping Chair Marc Johannsen 653-5697 rovinglion@aol.com
Advancement Coor. Tom Dalhoff 653-0890 tomjill_dalhoff@msn.com
Activities Coor. OPEN
Newsletter Coor. Caryn Henriksen 407-9532 kchenriksen@msn.com
Scouting for Food Christy Bartlett bartlett_five@yahoo.com
SCOUTING FOR FOOD
When: Saturday, April 25
Time: 9:00 am – Noon
Where: Meet at Polar Lakes Park At 8:50 am
1281 Hammond Rd, WBL (Otter Lake Rd. & Hammond Rd)
Sign up sheets for drivers and scouts will be at the Pack meeting on Monday night. We will also need some help delivering the food to the WB Food Shelf from a few families. Volunteers would be great!
SAVE THESE DATES
April 13 - Pack Meeting 6:15 p.m. Birthday Bags Scouting for Food Preparation
April 25 - Scouting for Food 9 a.m. – noon
May 11 - Pack Meeting 6:15 p.m. Graduation
Aug. 16 - Summer Picnic (tentative date) Mark your calendars! More details to come.
BIRTHDAY BAGS
We’re guessing all our Scouts love to celebrate their birthdays. At our April Pack Meeting, Pack 437 will be assembling birthday bags to donate to families who are unable to have a party for their child due to cost. Below is a list of items to bring to help fill a birthday bag. Dollar stores are great places to find the items at deep discounts. Feel free to bring extra items or just what you are able to contribute. All Scouts will participate even if they are unable to provide the items. For questions, please contact Kelly Deery at 651-653-3170 or dottie0512@q.com
Cake mix – standard box mix
Frosting – in a can
Candles – at least 1 dozen
Party Plates – 8-12 dessert size
Napkins – 8-12 snack or regular size
**Try to coordinate plates and napkins for a festive touch.**
Generic Birthday Card
Small token gift (optional)
PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL BLOG ENTRY FOR MORE BIRTHDAY BAG DETAILS!
PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL BLOG ENTRY FOR MORE BIRTHDAY BAG DETAILS!
BOOK DRIVE
Are your children’s bookshelves full of forgotten books or books that they’ve outgrown? North Metro Pediatrics, a medical clinic specializing in serving uninsured & underinsured children and teens in our area, is in need of books for children of all ages. To promote reading, each child seen at the clinic is encouraged to pick out a book to bring home & keep. If you have any new or gently used books that you would be willing to donate,
please bring them to the
APRIL 13th Pack meeting.
We will have boxes to collect them and will donate them on behalf of Pack 437!
LEADERSHIP TRAINING
BALOO and OWL training on Saturday April 16 at Ham Lake Park. Please see council website for more information.
Cub Scout Leader Specific Training on Thursday, May 7 from 6:00-7:15pm at First Lutheran Church 4000 Linden Street, White Bear Lake.
SCOUT BUCKS!
Shauna Galatzer, Pack 437 Treasurer will have Scout Bucks reports for year end to pass out to everyone at graduation on May 11. Any one not in attendance will receive their report by mail. Scouts with balances owed will be contacted to pay their balance by the end of the year. Please feel free to contact Shauna at any time with questions at 651-762-7645 or thegalatzerfamily@msn.com. Thank you.
NEW BLOG
Shauna Galatzer has set up a new Pack 437 Blog. She will be updating it after every Pack Meeting, special activity and leader meeting. The website is http://pack437.blogspot.com/ This will be another excellent communication tool for our Pack. Please take a moment to check it out! Contact Shauna with any questions or feedback.
LOCATION CHANGE FOR GRADUATION!
Otter Lake Elementary will not be available this year for our
Cub Scout Graduation on May 11, 2009.
We will move it to:
*White Bear Lake United Methodist Church
*1851 Birch St in White Bear.
*1 block SE of the intersection Hwy 61 and Cty Rd F.
We will meet in the fellowship hall. Use the east entrance. Please make a note of this on your calendars. Thank you!
PACK 437 NEEDS YOU!
Pack 437 has a history of attracting volunteers to help run the Pack. Everyone from Cubmaster John Mercier, Committee Chair Ken Purdham and all the leaders listed on the first page of this newsletter, volunteer their time to help make your boys' scouting experience the best possible. A number of our long time volunteers and their boys, have moved on to Boy Scouts. As we begin planning for the 2009-10 year, we have a number of positions to be filled. Many of the positions are not year long time commitments. Typically, they are one-time events requiring perhaps 2-3 weeks of planning. Please take a look at the list below, and consider volunteering your time to help the pack in some capacity. Descriptions of each position can be found on the email attachment.
Ken Purdham, Committee Chair
Leadership Roles Available
Asst. Cubmaster
Committee Chair
Newsletter
Activity Coordinator
August Picnic Coordinator
Blue & Gold Coordinator
Webmaster
Photographer/Historian
Recognition
Swim Night Coordinator
Pinewood Derby Concessions
SEE YOU ALL AT THE APRIL PACK MEETING!
