Newsletter
Ap r i l 2 0 1 5
Volume 1, Issue 1
Cub Scout Pack 110, West Chester, PA
cubpack110.com [email protected]
Cubmaster’s Minute
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
A Scout is Cheerful
Cubmaster’s Minute
1
Did you ever notice how pleasant it is to
only make life easier for themselves but
Looking Back
1
be around people who have a cheerful
spread that attitude to others.
Family Camping
2
Summer Camps
3
Night at the Blue Rocks
4
Get Involved
4
attitude? On the other hand, we
sometimes avoid a person who is grumpy
and looks on the dark side of things.
Sometimes we can't avoid being sad or
We all have a choice. We can be pleasant
or unpleasant. You can be grouchy and
grumbly, or you can be happy and
cheerful. Which do you choose?
unhappy when things go wrong, but even
then it's best to try to be cheerful. Cub
DATES TO REMEMBER
Scouts who have a cheerful attitude not
4/24
Spring Family
Camping at KOA
5/10
Leadership
Committee Meeting
5/16
BVA Rocket Launch,
Pack Meeting,
Cookout & Campout
6/6
Hibernia Family
Camping Finale
8/21
Blue Rocks Game &
Stadium Campout
Looking Back – March Cake Bake
The annual Pack 110 Cake Bake and
decorations as they worked… just to make
Decorating Contest took place at our
sure everything tasted alright.
March Pack Meeting.
Awards were presented for the Most
The scouts and their families worked hard
Colorful, 3-Dimensional, Most Creative,
together to come up with some amazing
Best Looking, Most Interesting, Most
cake creations. The boys all did a great
Unusual, Coolest, Best Scout Theme,
job icing and decoration their cakes. They
Judges’ Choice and Scouts’ Choice.
also did a good job maintaining quality
Every scout did their best to make some of
control by testing out the icing and candy
the most creative cakes we have seen yet.
5/16 –
Spring is finally here! Get outside and enjoy it!
PACK CONTACTS
6/6 – Hibernia Family
Camping
Cubmaster
Josh Comolli
610-431-1494
[email protected]
Committee Chair
Dave Orkin
484-604-0675
[email protected]
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Pack 110 News | April 2015
Family Camping
Spring is here and that means it is time for Family Camping with Pack 110. Whether you are a first timer or an
experienced camper, our family camping trips are a great opportunity for you to spend time with you son(s) in the great
outdoors. After all, ¾ of the word “Scouting” is “Outing”. Bring the whole family for some quality time with nature.
BVA Rocket Launch, Graduation
Ceremony, Cookout & Family Campout
Spring Family Camping at KOA
April 25-26th
Spring
Family
Camping
Pack
110 will
kick off
the 2015
at KOA
May 16-17th
camping season with an
Spring
Family
Camping
Our
cub scouts
are currently
overnight event at the West
building rockets that we expect
Chester KOA. The KOA is a
will be launched several
great opportunity for new and
hundred feet into the air.
seasoned campers to have
Please join us and your children
some fun in the outdoors.
can help us retrieve the rockets
Arrival:
at KOA
once they return to earth.
Saturday, April 25 - between 2pm-4pm
(If severe weather is threatening, a go/no-go email
will be sent to the Pack at Noon on 4/25)
Saturday:
Set up camp, Explore the site, Hike, Set
up for Dinner etc.
Sunday:
9am Pancake Breakfast in the KOA
facility, and camp breakdown
Cost: $5.00 per camper
Launch:
3:00pm
Pocopsin Park
477 Locust Grove Rd
West Chester, PA 19382
Ceremony:
5:30pm
Brandywine Valley Association
1760 Unionville-Wawaset Road
West Chester, PA 19382
Cookout:
6:00pm
Brandywine Valley Association
Campout:
8:00pm
Brandywine Valley Association
RSVP
Contact Ed Loeffler or see him at the April Pack Meeting
Email: [email protected]
Join us for a family cookout to celebrate another
great year of scouting
Many families will also be camping out overnight. If
interested, please bring your camping equipment.
Phone: 610.719.8452 (home) / 610.662.4610 (cell)
Address: 520 N. New Street, West Chester Pa, 19380
Cost: FREE!
RSVP: Dave Orkin ([email protected]) or
Josh Comolli ([email protected])
Family Camping Finale at Hibernia Park
June 6-7th
All Pack 110 families are invited to attend our final camping event before the summer. The
boys have a history of good luck fishing on this trip so be sure to bring tour fishing pole.
Arrival:
Saturday, June 6 – Any time after 2pm
Departure:
Sunday June 7 – Before Noon
Cost: FREE!
RSVP: Ed Loeffler - [email protected] - Phone: 610.719.8452 (home) / 610.662.4610 (cell)
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Pack 110 News | April 2015
Summer Camps
Chester County Council, BSA offers several Day &
Overnight Camp programs, easily accessible at locations
“A week of camp life is worth six months of
theoretical teaching in the meeting room.”
throughout the county.
― Robert Baden-Powell
PirateAdventure
Adventure Day
Pirate
DayCamps
Camps
Scouts will join in a week of Pirate Adventures, an exciting
theme that offers a lot of fun!
Day Camp is loaded with tons of Scouting fun and
Robin Hood
Hood Overnight
Robin
OvernightAdventure
AdventureCamp
Camp
achievements that will help your Cub Scout(s) with earning
This summer, Pack 110 will be attending Camp Ware’s
their rank badges along the Cub Scout advancement trail.
Cub Scout Overnight Camp from August 3rd to 6th.
June 22 – June 26
Summer camp is an exciting opportunity for Cub Scouts
Anson B. Nixon Park, Kennett Square, PA
to have a lot of fun while accomplishing many
June 29 – July 1
requirements towards belt loops, electives and rank
badges along the Cub Scout advancement trail. Overnight
YMCA Climbing Tower & Skate Park, Kennett Square, PA
resident camp offers programs that draw from the Cub
July 6 – July 10
Scout advancement requirements in your son’s book
Oakbourne Park, West Chester, PA
wrapped up in this year’s cool theme: Robin Hood and his
July 20 – July 24
Merry Men!
Camp Jarvis, Devon, PA
Adult Campers Needed!
July 27 – July 31
We currently have a number of interested scouts (future
Kerr Park, Downingtown, PA
Tigers, Bears & Webelos) and one adult ready to
More information and registration information available on
the Pack 110 Website:
http://cubpack110.com/pirate-adventures-day-camp/
participate. If you cannot attend with your son he can still
come with the Pack as long as we have enough adults
with us. Right now, we still need at least one additional
adult to maintain the BSA s 2-deep leadership policy.
No Experience/No Tent Necessary!
We will be staying in existing platform tents (with cots)
provided by the camp and daily program & meals are all
handled by the camp staff. All you or your boys need to
bring are personal items (sleeping bag, pillow, extra
clothes, toiletries, and etc.).
RSVP: Josh Comolli ([email protected])
th
By April 30 , 2015
More information and registration information available on
the Pack 110 Website:
http://cubpack110.com/robin-hood-overnight-adventurecamp/
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Pack 110 News | April 2015
Night at the Blue Rocks
Get Involved!
August 21st
The Leadership of Pack 110 strives to offer a fun and entertaining
Spring Baseball
Family Game
Camping
at KOA
What:
& Stadium
Campout
program for our scouts, but we can’t do it alone. If you have any ideas
st
nd
When:
August 21 -22
Where:
Blue Rocks Stadium
Wilmington, DE
and are willing to help please let us know. Our Leadership Committee
meets on a monthly basis and any interested parents are welcome to
join us and share their ideas.
We currently have a number of key roles we are looking to fill for the
next scouting year:
Blue Rocks vs. Salem Red Sox
Pack 110 is excited to participate in the
2015 Scout Sleepover at the
Wilmington Blue Rocks Stadium. We
will enjoy great game followed by a
fireworks extravaganza and then a
campout right on the baseball field.
Scouts must provide their own selfstanding tents – No tent stakes may be
used on the field.
Cost: $15 per camper (includes ticket to
the game, patch, sleepover & breakfast)
RSVP: Dave Orkin by July 31st
([email protected])
1. Committee Chair
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate monthly Leadership Committee Meetings
- Work with leadership committee to plan Pack program
- Act as the main communicator of information to the pack
- Assist at pack meetings and events where needed
2. Awards Chair
Responsibilities:
- Inform Den Leaders of deadlines for reporting awards
- Coordinate award report generation with Cubmaster
- Purchase awards and prepare for presentation
- Assist with awards presentation as needed
- Participate in monthly Leadership Committee Meetings
nd
3. 2 Wolf Den Leader
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate monthly den program to achieve requirements for
the next rank
- Keep track of requirements for the scouts in the den
- Supervise the den at monthly Pack Meetings
- Participate in monthly Leadership Committee Meetings
4. Assistant Popcorn Kernel
Responsibilities:
- Work with the Popcorn Kernel to help coordinate distribution and
collection of popcorn order forms and money
- Assist with planning and running popcorn Show-N-Sells
- Aid in distribution of popcorn orders to scouts
If you would like to learn more about any of these opportunities, please
contact Dave Orkin ([email protected]) or Josh Comolli
([email protected]).
BUILD AN ADVENTURE