Scouting for Food - Nov 2007

Morning Safety Briefing Brings Smiles to All
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Collecting the Generous Donations
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Loading up the trailer
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The trailer is getting full

Scouting For Food - Great Results!

Cub Scouts promise "to help other people.."
The Scout Slogan is to Do a Good Turn Daily.

Thanks to all who contributed to Scouting For Food this and last weekend. We had exceptional results! This year, we collected 5,240 lbs of food!

I was so impressed with the energy, charity, and sense of service and obligation demonstrated by the scouts. Please join me in congratulating them on a fantastic effort!

Thanks to all who turned out to help and also please say a special prayer for all those neighbors who contributed - after all, we're just the arms and legs in this operation.

Also, please support our sponsors:
Heidelberg Bakery for providing our carbohydrates
U-Haul for providing the trailer
Sissler's Stone for providing the use of their scale

Lastly, thanks for those who helped pull this together:
Map man extraordinaire and pack coordinator: John Handley
Bagel Man, Breakfast facilitator, and faithful son: The Spollens
Breakfast crew 2: The Woods
Trailer hauler: Bob Harding
Paper Slip man and Troop coordinators: Jeff Hamilton, Daniel Bower, and Elizabeth Vaughn

Please follow the below link to see how the food will be used:
http://www.knoxfc.org/comserv.htm#foodpantry

Scouting for Food - Food Collection!

Please remember Scouting for Food Saturday am (Nov 10). We need a big turnout since we'll be collecting the food!

1. It's predicted to be cold with potential showers this Saturday. All scouts should have a rain jacket and dress appropriately. Gloves are probably a good idea.

2. Please bring your maps from last week.

3. Make sure someone in your group knows the houses you visited last week. We don't want to leave food behind.

4. We'll have a few bags to bring for folks who may have lost theirs.

5. We need more folks this week, so please come out and help us serve our community!

6. Did I mention there will be doughnuts and baked goods donated by Heidelberg Bakery? And coffee and juice? And doughnuts?

Please see below the schedule for Saturday:

Schedule for Saturday, Nov 10:

8:30am Meet at Scout House 128 S. Spring St (Do not park in scout house parking lot.)
Beverages and Doughnuts
Pick up extra bags, if you need any
8:40am Safety Briefing
8:45am Safety Skit
8:50am Depart Scout House to pick up food.
o You will need at least one vehicle to accompany you.
o Once you have collected all food from your area, return to the Scout House and unload into the trailer
o Grab Lunch

(Times below are approximate)
12:30pm Trailer will depart Scout House for weighing and then to Knox Presbyterian Church
12:45pm Trailer arrives at Knox Presbyterian Church and unloading begins
1:45pm Depart Knox Presbyterian Church
o We need lots of helpers for unloading at Knox Presbyterian Church.
o We usually form a human chain and pass the bags from person to person from the trailer into the food bank. It’s a lot of fun – don’t miss it!

This is the primary service project for the Cub Scouts each year - and community service is central to scouting. We need everyone to turn out!

You guys are the best, so I know we'll beat last years collection!

Advancement Request - Due Nov 9

Our next pack meeting is on Nov15 – the pack campfire. Den Leaders: Please send your advancement requests to Maggie Keating by 5pm on Nov 9. This is a quick turn-around, so please try to respond as soon as possible. We want all scouts to be recognized for their achievements.

pmkeating@verizon.net

The main focus for advancement will be:

Goshen – awards from Goshen and special recognition of those who attended
Bobcat – Bobcat patches for Tiger Scouts and any other scouts that are new to scouting that have achieved Bobcat
Beltloops – for summer or fall sports
Scouting for Food patches for those who participated
Bake Sale patches for those who participated

Please use the spreadsheet sent through email to report (see the example) and keep a hard copy to bring to the pack meeting. Please be prepared to assist by reading off each scout’s name and achievements at the pack meeting. Bob and/or Victor will assist in presenting the awards and adding a flair of ceremony.

Also, all dens should have a song and/or a skit for the pack meeting.

Please contact me if you have any questions at all.

Scouting for Food - Nov 3 and Nov 10

Reminder: Nov 3 and Nov 10 – Scouting for Food!

Scouting for Food is the primary service project for Pack 681 each and every year. Last year, Pack 681, together with Pack 661 and Troop 681 (Boy Scouts), collected over 5,500 pounds of food for the needy. This food goes directly to families in Fairfax County that are in need of emergency food assistance. This is a great experience for the Cub Scouts and an easy way for them to learn about giving back to their community.

We need everyone to turn out! Please save the following dates: Saturday, Nov 3 (Bag drop off) and Saturday, Nov 10 (Bag pick up). We’ll meet at the Scout House at 8:30am on both days. Please see the timeline sent through email for more details.

Bake Sale a Huge Success!!

Thanks to all those scouts and parents who participated in the bake sale. You made this sale a huge success.

Den leaders, please keep track of which scouts participated so that they can receive a patch at the next pack meeting.

Bake Sale

Here's where we stand with the bake sale shifts:

Each shift will be responsible for watching over the tables during the Mass and selling after the Mass (at least one adult must cover each table during Mass. We'll have three tables).

Shift 1: Sell after the 7:30am Mass (arrive at 8am, set up tables)
Den 6 (since Quang is picking up the donuts and Mr Harding is picking up the
tables)
Den 7

Shift 2: Sell after the 9:00am Mass (arrive at St. James at 8:45am)
Den 9
Den 4
Den 1 - with the exception of Dan Putzinger & son

Shift 3: Sell after the 10:30am Mass (arrive at St. James at 10:15am)
Handleys (veteran)
Den 5
Dan Putzinger & son

Shift 4: Sell after the 12 noon Mass (arrive at St. James at 11:45am)
Irene & David Ott (veteran)
Den 10
Den 3

We cannot leave the tables unattended during our assigned shift, so please be sure to confirm that your dens will be timely and will be covering all three tables. Last year, we had some adults and scouts pull double shifts due to no-shows - let's try to avoid that this year.

We're a little bit light on Shift 3, so if there are folks who cannot make your assigned time and can make Shift 3, please send them to that shift.

Parents can bring baked goods, but it's not mandatory - please bring them individually wrapped, ready for sale. The pack will provide 160 dozen doughnuts for sale.

Thanks to all who make the pack go. All scouts that participate will receive a patch to recognize their efforts.