January 2009 Article

Happy New Year
I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year. I am looking forward to another great year in Scouts.
PINEWOOD DERBY MONTH!!!!!
I love the Pinewood Derby. This year will be the first time we will be using our own track! The Derby is January 26th at 7pm at Westwood Church. This will be [...]

Email 12/16/08

Hey Parents:
We collected 5 overflowing boxes of Wish List Items for the Ronald McDonald House.  Thank you so much for the donations.  You can still sign up for Share A Meal which is December 27th at 5pm.  Just send me an email.  We have about 6 slots left.
We will not meet next week, but we [...]

Things I have seen my sons do as a result of Scouting

There are so many things my sons have done as a result of Scouting, that they wouldn’t ordinarily do. 
My kids would have never gone camping without Scouts.  In fact, the first time I camped was with Scouts.  Belsis and I aren’t really outdoor people.  In 2006 the Pack was going camping.  Gregory begged us to [...]

Email 12/09/08

Parents:
Sometimes you can have the best of intentions and still have everything go wrong.  We were locked out last night.  There is a community key at Westwood which we use.  Last night when I got to the Church the key was gone.  There was someone in the Sactuary and I banged on all of the [...]

Great Website

http://www.scouter.com/

Why I do this

I was once a parent like you.  I went to meetings and saw how things were run.  In 2005 my oldest son started Cub Scouts.  He was so excited.  He got to wear a uniform and belong to something.  I went to each den meeting.  Our den leader was Roger Metcalf, who later became the [...]

Wish List Items

We are collecting Wish List Items for the Ronald McDonald House.  The wish list can be found here http://pack922.com/forms/Ronald%20McDonald%20House%20of%20Orlando.doc.  These items need to be turned in by the December Pack Meeting.

Share a Meal

On December 27th we will be doing a Share a Meal with the Ronald McDonald House.  Share a meal is where an organization goes in and cooks a meal for the families that are staying at the Ronald McDonald House.  We need 12 volunteers to help us.  We are cooking Chili and we need some [...]

December Article

Pack Meeting 

This month’s Pack Meeting theme is Holiday Party. Santa will visit Pack 922 and hand out Pinewood Derby Cars. Shhhhh don’t tell the kids, it is a surprise.

Pinewood Derby Specs
 What do you do with that block of wood I gave your son at the Pack Meeting? Well you make a car out of it. [...]