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2007-08 - Updated January 21st, 2008 WEBSITE: www.pack703.org
Pack meetings: 7 pm at Fairview School. Generally the fourth Thursday. Exceptions in 2007-2008: Nov, Dec, February, and March Dues: $25 payable at Sept Pack meeting to your den leader ($10 council dues, $15 pack dues) $37 if purchasing Boys’ Life ($25 + $12 subscription which starts the next April) Den Leaders' Meetings: 6:00pm in Fairview School lobby. Generally, the third Thursday of the month. Roundtable: 7pm Generally, the second Thursday of the month. Pack leadership take turns attending. Other meetings& activities: Please check the calendar below for locations Advancements: Tiger Cubs, Bobcat, Wolf, Bear, Webelo 1, Webelo 2, Arrow of Light For more information, call: Your den leader or Boy Scout office, 1203 Fay St Columbia, 449-2561 www.bsa-grc.org Quicklinks to Months 2007 July August September October November December 2008 January February March April May June July August
7/16 Mon Committee chair: 1) send building requests for: recruitment night, den leaders’ mtgs, pack meetings, Derby Day, Blue&Gold 2) prepare pack calendar draft 3) update Pack 703 handbook Cubmaster: 1) send in a couple of requests for guest speakers at pack meetings Treasurer: 1) please prepare 7/1-6/30 financial statement for report at August den leaders’ meeting Recruitment night chair: 1) send recruitment night flyers to Bd of Ed for approval. 2) start plans. Pack family picnic chair: 1) start plans 2) Pack provides drinks, hot dogs & buns, condiments, paper products. Wolves: Deserts, Bears: Veggies, Webelo 1s: Chips, Webelo 2s: Fruit Fairview park cleanup (Sept & April) chair: 1) start plans Pack family fall activity chair: 1) start plans Asst Cubmaster: 1) compile list of old scout songs to sing at Pack meetings.
8/9 Thurs Roundtable: ____________________ one representative from pack attends. 8/16 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg, Fairview shelter – 1) discuss pack calendar, recruitment night, pack family picnic, pack fall activity 2) treasurer's report 3) assign pack leadership to roundtable months 4) review handbook 5) get list of summer activity awards for Sept Pack meeting Recruitment chair: give approved flyers(see above) to principal for Friday folders, two weeks in a row 8/26 Sun 5:00 – 7:00pm PACK FAMILY PICNIC, Burford Shelter at Cosmos Park 8/27 Mon Committee chair: Reserve Burford Shelter for the next year’s pack family picnic - call Columbia Park and Rec at 874-7460 Webelos 1 leader(s): Call Runge before 9/1, 526-5544, to sign up all Webelo 1s for forester in Sept. Call MU Engineering 882-4375 AND MU Geology 882-6785 to get dates and register for respective evenings
9/4 Tues 7-8pm Recruitment night at Fairview for new scouts, den leaders attend to answer questions 9/10 Mon Popcorn chair AND Pack Camping Coordinator: by 9/15, they need to send names Scout office. New den leaders complete on line training at www.bsa-grc.org, takes only 15-20 minutes. 9/13 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends. 9/16 Sun FAIRVIEW PARK CLEAN UP and 5:00 Tiger Cub Picnic 9/17 Mon Scout Day football ticket orders due to Scout office 9/20 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg: 1) report from Webelo 2 leaders on achievements & meetings until Blue and Gold 2) popcorn representatives from our Pack attend council wide popcorn planning meeting 3) Webelo 1 – Engineering & Geology nights, and Runge in Jefferson City for Naturalist and Forester 4) committee chair: Cub Scout Program Helps booklet for den leaders 9/22 Sat Scout Day at Mizzou Football, tickets were due by 9/17 9/27 Thur SEPTEMBER PACK MEETING – please turn in dues to your den leader Summer activity awards. Remind parents to remind sons to walk inside Fairview School, including the gym; no running, please! IMPORTANT: Cubmaster/Comm Chair, at pack, set aside 15 mins for cubs to make thank you cards to school for allowing scouts its use. During school, uniformed Cubs present to the principal. Pack family fall activity chair: announcement of pack’s fall activity Treasurer: please compile roster and dues paid of new & old members Camp chair: Registration of Boonslick District Fall Webelos-Ree Camp, Thunderbird. Need camp roster of scouts and adults. $15/scout, $15/adult. Raio of 1:1 scouts to adults is preferred. Decide if attending camp as a group or individual. Colorguard Webelos 2(a) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Webelos 2(b)
10/5-7 Fri-Sun Council wide Den Leaders' Retreat Camp Clover Point, Lake of the Ozarks State Park, Kaiser Missouri ($43, or $48, if registration received after 9/28) 10/11 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends. 10/13 Sat Registration due for Boonslick District Fall Webelos-Ree Camp, Thunderbird $15/scout, $15/adult, "Leave no trace" theme. Purpose: To learn scouting skills (camp fires, orienteering, first aid) in preparation to become Boy Scouts. Need roster of scouts and adults if registering as a group, or can register as an individual. 10/16 Tues Popcorn chair: Pack popcorn orders due for Show & Delivery 10/18 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg 1) treasurer give financial report, status & roster on dues paid 2) den leaders give committee chair count and sizes for pack Tshirts. MOVED TO SPRING - TBA Note – sizes run small, best to order up a size. All scouts/leaders get a Tshirt. 3) Cubmaster: a. obtain auctioneer for November pack cake auction, go over rule that all of cake is to be edible (no plastic parts/figurines) b. confirm a Pack meeting for a Friends of Scouting speaker c. check to see number of leftover Derby Day car and Rain Gutter Regatta kits from previous year to handout at December Pack meeting 4) CommChair: call Salvation Army, 442-3229, to reserve 1st Sat. in Dec, 45 minute slots, confirm plans for holiday parade (call Columbia Jaycees at 445-0627, webstie: columbiajaycees.missouri.org. 10/19-21 Fri-Sun Boonslick District Fall Webelos-Ree Camp, Thunderbird $15/scout, $15/adult, "Leave no trace" theme. Purpose: To learn scouting skills (camp fires, orienteering, first aid) in preparation to become Boy Scouts. 10/20 Sat Homecoming at MU 10/25 Thur OCTOBER PACK MEETING (reminder: cake auction in November) Pass out popcorn order forms; do not take orders until 11/1, with turn in date of 11/19. Cubmaster: Remind parents: 1) Dec Pack, pass out Derby Day & Raingutter Regatta Kits 2) Jan Pack, events held Bobcat ceremony for all new scouts, excluding Tiger Cubs Colorguard Bear SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Webelos 1 10/27 Sat Popcorn chair: Popcorn Show & Delivery Sales day
11/1 Thur POPCORN SALES BEGIN (reminder: MONEY DUE Thurs, 12/13 at pack meeting) Holiday parade chair: 1) register four parade by November 5th comojaycees@hotmail.com Committee Chair: 1) order Tshirts 2) day after Halloween, please BUY Halloween candy on clearance for parade, approx 15 packages. Bell ringing chair: 1) call Salvation Army to reserve HyV, 1st Sat in Dec, 45 mins per den, start at 8am. Holiday party chair: 1) order punch & remind den leaders to ask each scout family to bring 24 cookies Arrow of Light chair: 1) start planning for arrows! Blue&Gold chair: 1) start planning Blue & Gold Banqet 11/2 Fri PACK FAMILY FALL ACTIVITY, Campfire at Hulens Lake - bring a cooking stick and an apatite for hotdogds and marshmallows. Starts and 5:30pm 11/2-4 Fri-Sun Training for den leaders offered: BALOO, Thunderbird 11/3 Sat POPCORN BLITZ DAY – see your den leader for your den’s time to sell 11/8 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends. 11/13 Tues NOVEMBER PACK MEETING (on Tuesday due to conferences on Thursday, 11/15, & Thanksgiving) Cake Auction 1) Construction rules: everything on cake must be edible; i.e. not plastic figurines, etc. and cake is to be made primarily by the cub scout. 2) proceeds will be divided equally among dens to purchase for Voluntary Action Center family. 3) parents, please bring your checkbooks :) Comm Chair: pass out pack Tshirts (based on den rosters) Colorguard Wolf (a) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Wolf (b) 11/13 Tues Notes in lieu of Den Leaders’ Mtg /p> 1) Cubmaster: a. needs to get Derby Day and Rain Regatta kits (for Dec Pack) b. to confirm help from Derby Day Car Cut Out & Rain Gutter Regatta Committee (which at held at January Pack) c. help for making Arrows of Light 2) Comm chair: a. make sure “popcorn checklist” emailed to leaders to email to cubs b. annually, get a box of microwave popcorn from popcorn chair to put in teachers’ lounge in Nov or Dec with note from pack c. make sure new leaders trained online, BSA recommends Internet Explorer, rather than Firefox 3) Treasurer: financial report, please call den leaders if outstanding dues 4) Committee chair: confirm plans with the holiday parade, holiday party and bell ringing chairs 5) Den leaders: remind ea scout family to bring cookies to Dec Pack & popcorn orders 11/18 Sun CUBS TURN IN POPCORN ORDERS TO DEN LEADERS! HOLIDAY PARADE, wear uniforms Parade goes on rain/snow/or shine. Parade chair should have candy. By 2:15, please plan on being at Stephen’s pool & Doctors’ Park, we have to be ready to go by 2:30 The Jaycees
recommend using Bass, Williams, or Walnut as drop-off location. Pack 703 is in Section 3, Number 34. Vehicles need to be there by 1:15pm. They may pull up to a barricade and ask a Jaycee to assist. Den Leaders – remind boys that there is a rule that candy may NOT be thrown, due to possible injury. The candy has to be handed to spectators, or very gently tossed. “Rockin' through the Holdiays” is the theme Parade will be on the Columbia Channel 13, 11/20 Tues Popcorn chair: 1) Den leaders turn in popcorn orders to popcorn chair 2) return popcorn show&delivery 3) and, make sure comm chair gives Fairview principal popcorn, with a note of thanks from pack, for the teachers’ lounge (see Nov Den Leaders’ mtg notes) 11/27 Tues Popcorn chair: turn pack order into council.
12/1 Sat Summer camp & day camp committee chair: Council to give dates of Columbia Day Camp by 12/1 12/1 Sat BELL RINGING for SalvationArmy, location & timesTBA- bring bells & wear uniforms (See October den leaders’ notes for more details) 12/3 Mon Dens to turn in Voluntary Action Center gifts at church site no later than 4:00pm! 12/8 Sat POPCORN PICKUP. Reminder – money due at the December pack meeting! 12/13 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends 12/13 Thurs NO Den Leaders’ meeting in December. 12/13 Thur DECEMBER PACK MEETING (Reminder: January - Rain Regatta Race & Derby Cut Out) POPCORN MONEY DUE, please turn in to your den leader! Families, before leaving, please help clean cafeteria, gym, and put away chairs Holiday party: Cookies & punch - _____ in charge Cubmaster to pass out Derby Day & Raingutter Regatta Kits Colorgaurd Wolf (b) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Wolf (a) 12/16 Sun Popcorn chair and treasurer: Den leaders turn in popcorn money to popcorn chair and treasurer. 12/19 Wed Popcorn chair and treasurer: Pack Popcorn money due to council 12/21 Fri Columbia Public Schools - Winter break begins
1/2/08 Wed School begins Derby Day car cut up chair: plan for January pack meeting Scout Sunday chair: plan for Scout Sunday in Feb, at Jan pack meeting – provide information and encourage pack to participate in God and Country. Blue and Gold chair: plan for B&G Arrow of Light chair: plan for arrows Derby day chair: plan for Derby Day Summer camps and day camp chair: 1) compile information sheet with camp dates/fees/due dates 2) please turn in to committee chair for den leaders to discuss at January den leaders’ meeting, & pass out at January pack meeting. Skating party chair: 1) ASAP, reserve rink for 1st or 2nd Thurs in March, 6-8pm, to celebrate popcorn sales 2) pack pays for scouts’ entrance& pack pays for everyone’s pizza & soda 3) wear uniform or pack Tshirt Pack family spring campout chair: start plans 1/10 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends. Registration letter with location and times for District Pinewood Derby to be available. Preregistration by 3/31/08 for District Derby = $2/entry, $3/entry after $/31. 1/17 Thurs Den Leaders’ Meeting 1) discuss pack family campout 2) pinewood & space derby 3) promote Scout Sunday 4) Webelo 2 leaders turn in achievements for arrows of light 5) arrows made? 6) results from popcorn sales 7) treasurer: report 8) committee chair: start rechartering, update on training, send out email to leaders reminding families are encouraged to attend pack mtgs, especially advancements. 9) scouting for food chair: discuss w/Pack 703’s roundtable representative for February to sign up for the same route as previous year; save map for next year’s chair 10) Blue & Gold banquet – RSVPs due date, table decorations, Webelo 1s’ practice, troops to invite for Webelo 2s,
1/24 Thur JANUARY PACK MEETING
Raingutter Regatta Race & Derby Car Cut Out
Colorguard Webelos 2(s) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Not this time 6:30 – 7:00 Pinewood cut out either outside or in the cafeteria 8:00 – 8:30 Pinewood cut out either outside or in the cafeteria
Families, before leaving, please help clean cafeteria, gym, and put away chairs. Please remind children to walk; no running. And, please only use halls by the first and second grade classrooms. We are not to use the halls by the third grade and music classrooms. Handout and report from summer camps & day camp chair (per scout office, will be available after 2/1) Pack family campout in spring – our Pack needs a volunteer to organize this. Remind parents that if they ordered Boys Life magazine last fall, it will start in March or April, after we recharter in February.
Scout Sunday chair: encourage participation in God & Country
Blue and Gold chair: Blue and Gold RSVPs and payments due to den leaders by 2/4! $0 ages less than five years old $5 ages 5 and above $20 maximum per family
Blue and Gold table decoration rules: All table decorations must reflect the theme of the Blue and Gold dinner, “Chinese New Year” (which is from the February Programs Helps booklet at the scout office).
Table decorations should be: - no more than 24 inches high and 24 inches wide and 24 inches deep - display the den number - have no shooting water - have no pyrotechnics - need no electricity - be made by the boys in your den
2/3 Sun SCOUT SUNDAY – please wear uniforms to your place of worship
2/4 Mon BLUE & GOLD RSVPs AND PAYMENTS from parents DUE TO DEN LEADERS
2/7 Thurs Den Leaders: please compile and give your den’s B&G RSVPs and payments to B&G committee chair
2/14 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg 1) Treasurer: financial report, including B&G 2) scouting for food chair: scouting 4 food in March 3)camp forms due preferable at March Pack mtg. 4) committee chair: rechartering 5) Pack family spring campout chair: update 6) skating party chair: invite newly graduated Webelo2s 7) Day camp chair - handout and report from summer camps 2/14 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends (leader attending Roundtable, please sign up scouting for food route same as last year’s route- save the map and den assignments for the next year’s sign up person!!!)
2/21 Thurs Blue & Gold Practice – Fairview School, 7pm – 8pm. Webelo 1s only (to practice skit and song)
2/22 Fri BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET – Smithton Middle School, 6:30pm – 8:30pm Families, before leaving, please help clean and put away Smithton is requiring all scouts and their families to stay off the stage! Table decoration judging Colorguard Representative from each den to be colorguard Skit Webelos 1 (all the fourth graders)
2/23 Sat PINEWOOD AND SPACE DERBY – Fairview United Methodist Church 3200 Chapel Hill Road Families, before leaving, please help clean and put away Exact times to be announced closer to Derby Also, parents, please RSVP either way with your den leader re: skating party
2/25 Mon Den Leaders to let Skating party Chair know a head count
2/28 Thurs Skating Party Chair: Let Empire Roller Rink know a head count in order so they may order pizza (please be sure to include Webelo 2s that just graduated)
3/1 Sat CUB SCOUT SCOUTING FOR FOOD (Bags or Door Hanger) DISTRIBUTION
3/6 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg 1) Park Cleanup Chair: plans for Clean Up Columbia, register pack with City 2) treasurer: financial report with B&G numbers 3) Camp forms due preferable at March pack mtg 4) Pack family spring campout chair: update on plans
3/8 Sat CUB SCOUT SCOUTING FOR FOOD BAGS PICKUP
3/8 Thur PACK FAMILY SKATING PARTY, 4:30 – 6:30pm Families, before leaving, please help clean and put away (pack pays SCOUTS’ entrance fee & the pizza/drinks for everyone. Please wear uniform or pack Tshirt)
3/13 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends
3/20 Thur MARCH PACK MEETING – camp forms due at April pack meeting! Speaker?? Pack 703 encourages families to attend pack meetings, particularly when your son receives recognition. Committee chair or Cubmaster: reminder if parent order Boys’ Life, subscriptions start next month. Summer camp & day camp committee chair: collect camp forms, compile information for treasurer RSVPs and payments due for Pack Family Campout Tiger Advancement (Tiger Cubs receive their Tiger badges and move onto Wolf) Webelos 1 advancement (Webelos 1's transition to Webelos 2's and name their den) Colorguard Webelos 1 SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Bear 3/31 Mon District Derby registration deadline – http://www.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.asp?ActivityKey=304518 (webmaster - change link each year) 4/5 Sat DISTRICT DERBY DAY - Location tba http://www.doubleknot.com/registration/calendardetail.asp?ActivityKey=304518 (webmaster - change link each year) 4/10 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends 4/11 Fri 5:15–6:15 FAIRVIEW PARK CLEANUP,coincides w/next day’s CleanUpColumbia Pack Family Campout – very last day to RSVP with your den leader! 4/12 Sat Training for den leaders offered: University of Scouting, Columbia 4/17 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg 1)committee chair to pass around thank you for the March pack speaker 4/24 Thur APRIL PACK MEETING – CAMP FORMS DUE! Committee Chair: Pass around Pack 703 Committee Sign Ups! Wolf Advancement (Wolves receive their Wolf badges and move onto Bears Bear Advancement (Bears receive their Bear badges and move onto Webelo 1s) Colorguard Tiger (den 2) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Tiger (den 1) Pack family spring campout chair: reminders Summer camp & day camp committee chair: collect camp forms, compile information for treasurer
4/25-26 Fri-Sat PACK FAMILY CAMPOUT, Tentative 5/3-4 Sat-Sun Family Camp, Thunderbird - Enrolment forms due 3/31 5/2-4 Fri-Sun Training for den leaders offered: BALOO, Thunderbird 5/8 Thurs Roundtable. ____________________ one representative from pack attends 5/15 Den Leaders’ Mtg Swim party chair: please call West Broadway Swim Club, 445-1117, to RSVP for swim party 5/22 Thur MAY PACK MEETING Bobcat Advancement (Bobcats receive their Bobcat badges and move onto the badge corresponding to their grade in school, 1st grade-Tiger, 2nd grade-Wolf, 3rd grade-Bear, 4th grade-Webelo 1, 5th grade-Webelo 2) Colorguard Tigers (den 1) SSAT (Short Sing Along Time) – Asst CubMaster Skit Tigers (den 2) As in April, pass around Pack 703 Committee Sign Ups to complete all committees 5/22 Thurs Recruitment night chair: - Fall 2008 Recruitment (school night) kick off Please get a replacement if you cannot attend. 6/21-22 Sat-Sun Family Camp, Thunderbird 6/22-24 Sun-Tues Cub Adventure Camp, Thunderbird 6/25-29 Wed-Sun Webelos Camp, Thunderbird 6/28-6/29 Sat-Sun Family Camp, Hohn 7/6 Sun Please RSVP to you den leaders a head count for the swim party Swim party chair: please purchase two rolls of quarters and soda for the coin/soda toss. 7/9-13 Wed-Sun Webelos Camp, Thunderbird 7/11 Fri PACK FAMILY SWIM PARTY, Tentative Please RSVP to your den leaders by Sunday, 7/6. 9:15 – 10:45pm, West Broadway Swim Club, 4100 West Broadway Free for the entire family (pack pays) Please bring either a healthy snack, or not a healthy snack :) 7/13-15 Sun-Tues Cub Scout Adventure, Thunderbird 7/15 Tues Committee chair: 1) send building requests for: recruitment night, den leaders’ mtgs, pack meetings, Derby Day, Blue&Gold 2) prepare pack calendar draft 3)update Pack 703 handbook Cubmaster: 1) send in a couple of requests for guest speakers at pack meetings Treasurer: 1)please prepare 7/1-6/30 financial statement for report at August den leaders’ meeting Recruitment night chair: 1) send recruitment night flyers to Bd of Ed for approval. 2) start plans. Pack family picnic chair: 1) start plans Fairview park cleanup (Sept & April) chair: 1) start plans Pack family fall activity chair: 1) start plans Asst Cubmaster: compile list of old scout songs to sing at Pack meetings 7/18-19 Fri-Sat Family Camp, Thunderbird 7/19-23 Sat-Wed Webelos Camp, Thunderbird 7/25-27 Fri-Sun Cub Scout Adventure Camp, Thunderbird 8/7 Thurs Roundtable: ____________________ one representative from pack attends. 8/14 Thurs Den Leaders’ Mtg, Fairview shelter 1) discuss pack calendar, recruitment night, pack family picnic, pack fall activity 2) treasurer’s report 3) assign pack leadership to roundtable months 4) review handbook Recruitment chair: give approved flyers(see above) to principal for Friday folders, two weeks in a row 8/24 Sun 5:00 – 7:00pm PACK FAMILY PICNIC, Burford Shelter at Cosmos Park 8/25 Mon Committee chair: RSVPs Burford Shelter for the next year’s pack family picnic Webelos 1 leaders: Call Runge before 9/1, 526-5544, to sign up all Webelo 1s for forester in Sept. Call Engineering 882-4375, Geology 882-6785 & Science, to get dates & register for respective evenings 2007-2008 Pack 703 Committees (most positions filled when sheet was passed during the 4/06 pack meeting, some then filled at 5/06 pack mtg)
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