Pack meeting November 15th

The theme of our pack meeting last night was "Indian Nations," and Mrs. Richardson did a great job with coordinating the activities. The highlight of the meeting was a presentation by Sally Wells, President of the Native American Indian Association of Tennessee. Mrs. Wells is a member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw, and did an outstanding job of captivating the attention of the scouts with stories of her childhood on the reservation and cultural traditions of the Choctaw. Thank you for attending our meeting, Mrs. Wells!

Everyone have a safe and happy Thanksgiving, and please take a look at some upcoming dates:

This Saturday, November 17th--- POPCORN PICKUP AT SCHOOL!!!

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

December 13th-- pack meeting @ 6:30 in the cafeteria. The theme is "Celebrations Around the World." Each scout family needs to bring a finger food to share. There will also be a surprise visitor at this meeting!!

January 11-13th

Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 8th-

Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro

15th- BALOO Training

April 11-13th –

Cub & Family

12th- District Pinewood Derby

12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 10th- Community Service Day

24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2-6th – M’boro Day Camp

9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---
Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

Pack Meeting October 30th

We had a great pack meeting this week, and I think I can speak for all of the participants as I give a hearty vegetable cheer for the "Down on the Farm" theme! If you are unfamiliar with the vegetable cheer, ask your scout to demonstrate the following:

• The horse cheer,
• The vegetable cheer, and
• The rooster cheer!

Photos to follow--- be sure to check back....

Congratulations on a successful completion to our popcorn sale, and especially to our top seller, I.R. Great job!!!

Upcoming Dates:

November 1st-- roundtable meeting at North Boulevard church of Christ 7PM

November 7th-- Webelos meeting after school in the cafeteria

November 15th-- pack meeting 6:30 @ MTCS be collecting your warm jackets, etc, for our "Scouting for Warmth" project--- turn in at this pack meeting. The theme for this pack meeting is "Indian Nations."

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

December 13th-- pack meeting @ 6:30 in the cafeteria. The theme is "Celebrations Around the World." Each scout family needs to bring a finger food to share. There will also be a surprise visitor at this meeting!!

January 11-13th

Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 8th-

Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro

15th- BALOO Training

April 11-13th –

Cub & Family

12th- District Pinewood Derby

12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 10th- Community Service Day

24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2-6th – M’boro Day Camp

9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---
Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

Our first camping trip!

The entire gang assembled! I think we really had a great turnout for our first organized camping trip--- a big thank you to all who attended.


The scouts (along with our two honorary scouts) on their way to do a little spelunking...


The slithering-through cave of HORROR! Your humble webmistress didn't actually go INTO this cave---


Wouldn't want to be in there during a big rainstorm!


Our fearless pack leader pointing out the finer points of rock formations...


The weather couldn't have been prettier...





This photo is from a trail through an area of sinkholes--- it was created as an eagle scout project (the path that is--- not the actual sinkholes!).

I think I can speak for all the scouts that attended the camping trip this weekend when I say that we had a FANTASTIC time! I will be posting some photos shortly that will detail for you some of our many adventures, including:

*The slithering-through cave of terror!

*The rocky mud-cave

*Bike-riding exhibitions

*Forest exploration

*and All Around Fun!

Special thanks to our pack leader John who arranged our inaugural camping trip, and also to the Smyrna c of C who graciously invited us to their pot-luck on Saturday night.

UPCOMING DATES:

October 19th

Turn in day for popcorn forms!!!! Turn them in to Mrs. Richardson (3rd grade), thank you!

October 20th
MTSU Scout Family Day-- $10 covers ticket, hot dog & drink. 2:30 PM-- MUST ORDER by 10-17-07. Wear your uniforms and let's go as a group!

October 24th

No Den meeting for webelos-- fall break

October 30th-- Pack Meeting 6:30 @ MTCS The theme is "Down on the Farm"

November 1st-- roundtable meeting at North Boulevard church of Christ 7PM

November 15th-- pack meeting 6:30 @ MTCS be collecting your warm jackets, etc, for our "Scouting for Warmth" project--- turn in at this pack meeting

November 30th-- turn in date for the logo contest-- Take a look at the instructions!

January 2008
11-13th Boy Scout Winter Camporee at Parrish Reservation

March 2008
8th- Webelos Crossover in Murfreesboro
15th- BALOO Training



April 2008
11-13th – Cub & Family
12th- District Pinewood Derby
12th- OA Tap Out (Boxwell Reservation)

May 2008
10th- Community Service Day
24th- Flag Placement at Stones River Battlefield

June 2008
2-6th – M’boro Day Camp
9-13th – Smyrna Day Camp

Remember---

Do Your Best! Be Prepared!

*** DO YOU HAVE THIS??? ******

****IMPORTANT---- THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED BECAUSE OF HIGH LEVELS OF LEAD*******

If you have this badge, contact the store where it was purchased.

Boy Scout Badges Pulled Over Lead Paint Concerns

Thursday, October 04, 2007

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DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America said Thursday that a painted, plastic badge commonly worn by some of its youngest scouts is being voluntary recalled after a test revealed high levels of lead in the paint.

As many as 1.6 million of the badges, which are made in China, may be affected by the recall.

"We're doing everything we can," Boy Scouts spokesman Gregg Shields said.

The plastic totem badge is given to Cub Scouts, who are usually between the ages of 7 and 8. The badge has a yellow and blue border, includes a picture of a bear and wolf and reads "Progress Toward Ranks."

No illnesses have been reported, Shields said.

The unacceptable amounts of lead were discovered during a testing of Boy Scouts products, Shields said. He did not know the level of lead the test revealed.

The recall came the same day that the Consumer Product Safety Commission announced recalls of more than a half-million other Chinese-made products because they contain dangerous levels of lead.

The badges are supplied by Kahoot Products Inc., based in Roswell, Ga. The company is calling for a voluntary recall of the badge and asking parents to take them away from their children.

A phone message left with the company Thursday was not immediately returned.

Kahoot has supplied the badge to the Boy Scouts, based in Irving, Texas, for about eight years, Shields said. About 20,000 kits containing the badges have been sold each year since, he said.

The Boys Scouts are continuing to use Kahoot, which supplies 39 products to the organization. Shields said Kahoot has "acted responsibly in initiating this voluntary recall."

Shields said the badge was the first of 94 Boy Scouts products tested to come back positive for lead. More products are being tested, he said.

link via FoxNews.com

Webelos Den Meeting

We had a great den meeting this week, and performed a service project by assisting with signs for the Cougar Carnival at the Fall Festival--- coming up this weekend! Great job, boys!

9-20-07 Pack Meeting

We had our first pack meeting last night at MTCS, and it was a resounding success! John had some great games for our boys to play, and as you can see, they had a great time. Congratulations to the boys that were presented with achievement beads!

Our popcorn sale has also popped up--- please take a look at this site that details some of the safety suggestions for the sale. If you have questions or need further information, please contact the pack via the email address on the upper right portion of the page, or contact Kernal Holland!

This was quite a game!!

The Webelos had the honor of participating in the opening flag ceremony

Living Circle

We had a great turnout!

Hurry hurry hurry hurry hurry!!

Upcoming events that we discussed:

• scouting for warmth (winter apparel donations)
• Murfreesboro Christmas parade
  
• Raingutter regatta
• pot luck
• outings/ field trip ideas?
• camping!
• pinewood derby
  

Have a great week!

Webelo meeting 9-12-07

The Webelos had a fun meeting today with six scouts present. They learned some interesting information about the American Flag throughout history. The photo above shows two of our scouts learning the proper procedures for raising and lowering our flag.








Pictured below is one of two surviving copies of the 1814 broadside printing of the Defence of Fort McHenry, a poem that later became the national anthem of the United States.
--via wikipedia

Have a great week!

Webelo meeting 9-5-07

The Webelos met today and completed the requirements for the citizenship badge, so we are 1/3 of the way toward earning the Webelo badge.

Also, be sure to put Wednesday, September 26th on your calendars; the Webelos will be meeting at the courthouse/square to get an orientation on our county government. We will have the opportunity to meet our county mayor, Ernest G. Burgess. Please be sure to wear your uniforms.

Parents--- please let John know if you will be going on this trip and/or driving. Thank you.

Take a look at some at some of the things we did today:




Have a great week!

Welcome to the 2007-2008 webpage for Pack 310, meeting at Middle Tennessee Christian School. We are looking forward to having a great year !