Wolf Den News

Congratulations to all of the Pack 207 boys on a great Pinewood Derby race, Saturday January 23rd! Josh (1st Place), Mark (2nd Place) and Gavin (3rd Place) will all get to compete in the District race at the Scout Show on Saturday February 13th at Meadowbrook Mall in Pittsburg.


There will also be Rain Gutter Regatta and Space Derby races at the Scout Show, and these are open to everyone. Rain Gutter Regatta and Space Derby Kits are available at the Scout Shop in Joplin. Regatta kits are $4, Space Derby kits are $5.

Note to parents: There is a $5 entrance fee to get into the Scout Show, and that is both for Scouts and for adults ($5 each). This is being charged by the District, not us. Please get your payment to Krista ASAP - preferably by Thursday, February 4th, if it is at all possible.

If you have not yet seen the full February Pack 207 calendar, click here.

Dues: At our January leaders meeting we decided on a new system for collecting dues that we hope will be more convenient for everybody. Instead of trying to collect 50 cents from every family at every meeting, we will just collect two dollars once a month. At the first meeting of each month, I will give everyone an envelope with their son’s name on it. If you have the two dollars that night, go ahead and put it in the envelope and give it back to me. If you don’t, you can take the envelope home and bring it back the next week.

Completing the Wolf Trail: Our goal is to get as many boys as possible all the way through the Wolf trail by the next Blue & Gold in May. Most of the boys are really a whole lot closer than you might imagine. Jim and I are maintaining a spreadsheet to track everybody’s progress, at least the progress we know about, which is the things we do in meetings. I recently went through the Wolf book page by page and identified a handful of items that we can crack out in meetings between now and May, no problem. There are a number of items, though, that really have to be completed at home, with parents. Items to be completed at home include:

WOLF TRAIL ITEMS TO BE COMPLETED AT HOME

Achievement 4 – Know Your Home and Community - A through E

This all needs to pretty much be done at home with parents.


Achievement 8 - Cooking and Eating – C, D and E

A and B will be incorporated into a Den meeting.


Achievement 9 – Be Safe at Home and on the Street – A and B

C and D, Street/Road and Bike Safety will be discussed in a Den meeting.


Achievement 10 – Family Fun – A through E

Only two of the five offerings are required.

All 5 are super-simple, everyday things we have all probably already done a hundred times with our children. I just need acknowledgment from you to approve the specific activities.


Achievement 11 – Duty to God – A, B and C

All three are best done at home, tailored to the individual family’s faith tradition.


HOMEWORK: Please have Achievement 4 “Know Your Home and Community” completed before the end of February.

Things may seem a bit “uncoordinated” in meetings for a while as we jump from one subject to the next in an effort to catch up on the odd requirements we’ve missed along the way. It should be fun, though. But the sooner we can get the Wolf Trail knocked out, the sooner we can concentrate on fun electives and belt loops. I say let’s git er done and have some fun!

WELCOME KEN! I am pleased to announce that Ken Davis, Zander’s dad, will be donning the tan shirt and joining Pack 207 as an Adult Volunteer Leader. Ken and I will be co-leading the Wolves. Welcome aboard, Ken!

Missouri State Flag: At our February 2nd Den Meeting, we discussed the Missouri State flag, and I promised to post an image so anyone who wants a color copy can print one at home. Here 'tis!
 
 

 
Thanks, All!