November/ December 2005 Pack 201 News Letter

Current Dates to Remember - DECEMBER 2005

6 Den Meeting / Tiger Den 9 Meeting

Pinewood Derby Cars given to boys

9 ALL Popcorn Money Due

10 Cary Christmas Parade (1:00pm)

13 Den Meeting

All Luminaria Money Due

15 RoundTable – St. Andrews (L)

20 Pinewood Derby Workshop (car cutting)
& Holiday Party

27 No Den Meeting - Christmas Break

Family Camping at Falls Lake – Rolling View, Group Site #2

We had our first camping outing November 5-6^th at the Falls Lake Recreational Site. We had a great time and the weather was great. Most boys caught at least one fish Saturday afternoon. Many thanks to all the Leaders and Parents that helped out. Special thanks to Laura Sutton for the great food and hanging in there despite being “under the weather”!!

Winter camping

Please note – the dates have changed to Feb. 17-19^th. We need a camping coordinator to volunteer or this outing may have to be canceled.

Popcorn Sales

Thanks to all the Scouts and Parents who participated in the Popcorn sales. We set a Pack record for sales this year. Special thanks to Nicole Gutierrez for taking on the Popcorn Kernel role!!! Please turn in all Popcorn money by Dec. 9^th. We will be collecting money at the Pack Meeting and den meetings. If you have not picked up your popcorn or need more, contact Nicole at 931-9621 or ngutierrez@nc.rr.com

Luminaria

Luminaria is a special service project which Pack 201 does every year. Thanks to Ginger Haroldson for coordinating this for this year! Thanks also to the Webelos that helped fill sand bags and the parents who helped put together the kits. If you haven’t distributed the kits yet, please do so as soon as possible. All Luminaria money is due by Dec. 13^th.

Cary Christmas Parade

Pack 201 has participated for many years in the annual Cary Jaycees Christmas parade in downtime Cary (0.8 mile walk) Scouts and leaders need to be in full uniform (Santa hats welcomed too!). Parents and siblings are welcome to walk with us in the parade. We will meet at the Carrie Beaver’s house at 223 Urban Dr. at about 1:00pm. The parade starts at 2:00 but they close all the main roads early. The parade ends at Cary Elementary. We will have hot chocolate and other goodies for our scouts and parents on the right side of the parking lot (usually near the right side of the big old building on the sidewalk). It is nice to have a few cars already at Cary Elementary to pick up the remaining cars at Carrie’s house after the parade.

Pinewood Derby

We will be handing out the Pinewood Derby cars during the Dec. 6^th den meetings. We will have a car cutting session on Dec. 20^th in lieu of a den meeting. We will also have a small Holiday Party at the same time with snacks & drinks. If anyone is interested in coordinating some activities, please let Matt Leonhard know.