Pack 10 will be part of the 35th anniversary celebration of the Mishawaka Survive Alive House starting at 1PM on Saturday, May 17th. The upcoming event was recently featured in the South Bend Tribune in this article:
Survive Alive House Celebration Article
We have a busy slate of activities scheduled for the spring and summer which you can see on the pack website. Looking ahead, it is time to think about selecting the pack leadership for the coming year. Over the summer, the new pack leadership will plan out activities for 2014-2015.
We invite nominations for the following open positions in 2014-2015:
To nominate someone, email the pack committee chair, Douglas Thain, at douglas.thain@gmail.com. The pack committee will discuss all nominations and then invite individuals to accept positions.
All volunteers are expected to complete the appropriate BSA and St. Pius training as soon as possible and to participate in one evening planning meeting per month from May 2014 to May 2015.
The responsibilities of each position are as follows:
Cubmaster. Lead one pack meeting per month, to include a fun activity and recognition of advancement. Meet with den leaders monthly to plan pack meetings, and suggest ideas for den meetings. Jump in as needed to make events and activities run smoothly.
Den Leaders. Lead at least one den meeting per month that helps scouts advance in rank. Encourage scouts to complete advancement requirements at home. Meet with cubmaster monthly to plan upcoming den and pack meetings. Participate actively in pack meetings.
Assistant Den Leaders. Participate in all den meetings to ensure “two-deep” leadership. Lead den meeting when den leader is not available
Activities Committee Members. Plan and lead monthly pack activities throughout the year, such as camping, pinewood derby, blue and gold banquet, etc. Communicate event details well in advance to the public relations chair. Participate in overall committee planning and discussion.
WSBT Scout Day on March 15th was a day full of exciting discoveries for local Scouts. Our Scouts were able to tour the inside of the local WSBT station, meet TV and radio anchors, and learn how the station produces and broadcasts shows . The highlight was the opportunity for the Scouts to be filmed on the “green screen”. Scouts were awarded a patch and received several other souvenirs including an autographed photo of the lead anchors of the TV station! Special thanks to Brian Archambeault for taking the Pack 10 Scouts on this fantastic journey!
On March 1st and 9th, scouts moved through the local neighborhoods Scouting for Food. Scouts collected 205 pieces of non-perishable food items and toiletries and also a monetary donation for St. Vincent de Paul.
Welcome to the new St Pius X Pack 10 site now hosted by Amazon Web Services. We hope that the site should be considerably more responsive after the upgrade.
On January 30th, Pack 10 took a trip that was out of this world! They took a visit to The University of Notre Dame’s Planetarium in the Jordan Hall of Science where they were given plenty of information on astronomy. Pack 10 was joined by the Girl Scouts as well as the St. Pius X Homeschool group. Dr. Keith Davis arranged a wonderful tour of the sky for everyone!
The Cub Scouts of Pack 10 and their families had a terrific time tubing at St. Patrick’s County Park on Saturday, January 18th, 2014. Thanks to all who came out in the cold weather!
Come join Pack 10 for some fun events in January!
18th- Tubing at St. Patrick’s County Park 1-3 PM
27th- Pack Meeting in the Holy Cross Room, 6:30-7:30
30th- Planetarium Visit at Notre Dame, 6:00-7:30
WHEN: February 15, 2014
WHERE: St. Pius X Auxiliary Gym
TIME: 11:30-4:00
NO COST, NO WALK- INS
SCOUT REGISTRATION DUE: E-mailed to Ann Merritt at am@professionalpermits.com by January 31, 2014
Our re-charter application was due in November, and with a new Pack Committee, meant a lot of work was needed to be done. The Boy Scouts of America’s council performance recognition program, called Journey to Excellence, is designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance or our units, districts, and councils. It is meant to encourage a quality program at all levels of Boy Scouts. With the help of the Pack Committee members and other engaged parent volunteers, we have received GOLD this academic year. What a wonderful honor for Pack 10! A very big thank you to Michelle Clairmont for dedicating an enormous amount of time to help complete this time-consuming process. Great job everyone!!