Bridging Ceremony and Campout June 12-13
It is hard to imagine but our Bridging Ceremony and Overnight Camp event is coming soon. Our Pack is going to have a lot of fun at Dairy Glen Group Camp at the Coyote Hills Regional Park, in Fremont, on Jun 12 and 13.
We will start at about 2 pm on June 12. Come and set up your tent and camping equipment, or just come and hang with the Scouts.
In the afternoon we will have our Bridging ceremony where the Scouts will advance to the next rank in the Cub Scout program. Tiger to Wolf, Wolf to Bear, etc. This is a special event, so everyone is invited to come: Scouts, parents, siblings, grandparents, friends, etc.
Afterwards, we’ll have dinner, a “root beer burping contest”, Smores by the campfire, and a flag retirement ceremony.
Folks not staying for the overnight camping will have to leave the park by 8 pm on Saturday. We’ll have a quick breakfast the next morning and be out by 9 am or so on Sunday, June 13th.
- Dinner: Hot Dogs, Fruit Salad, Cobbler, Punch, Root Beer
- Desert: Smores
- Breakfast: pastries, granola bars, fruit, OJ
- Please bring some food to share:
- Webelos: Drinks
- Bears: Salads/veggies/fruit
- Wolves: Desert
- Tigers: Salads/veggies/fruit
Schedule of Events
- 2 pm: Arrival. Camp setup / free time
- 4 pm: Pack awards
- 5 pm: Bridging ceremony
- 6 pm – 7:30: Dinner, dessert
- 8 pm: those not staying overnight go home
- 9 pm: Flag retirement ceremony
- 10 pm: Lights out
- 7 am: Reveille
- 7:30 am: Breakfast
- 9 am: Depart
Directions
- Enter Coyote Hills Regional Park at Patterson Ranch Road off Paseo Padre Parkway
- Park at the Quarry Staging Area on your left side as you drive down Patterson Ranch Road
- Diary Glen campground is a short walk away
- Coyote Hills Map (PDF)
Dairy Glen
Regards,
Robert Cook
Cubmaster, Pack 163
100th Anniversary of Scouting
Robert Baden-Powell
Hi Everyone, Happy Birthday for the Boy Scouts of America!
Today, marks the 100th annivarsary of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America, February 8, 1910.
A quote from the founder of the Scouting movement, Robert Baden-Powell reads as “We never fail when we try to do our duty, we always fail when we neglect to do it” sums up the Cub Scout Motto “Do Your Best”.
I wish everyone a great year on this special occasion.
Regards,
Robert Cook
Cubmaster, Pack 163
Bike Rodeo on February 13
Our pack, along with “Safe Moves” and Warwick Elementary School is holding a Bike Rodeo on Saturday, February 13th from 10 am to 2 pm, at Warwick Elementary School at 3375 Warwick Road.
All scouts, and siblings are invited to come to the rodeo to learn about bicycle safety and how to ride a bicycle in a fun “Safe Moves City”.
You will learn how to brake properly, avoid certain kinds of hazards, learn about bicycle rules, and how to properly wear your helmet, among other things.
- If you don’t have a bicycle, not to worry, there will be loaners available for use. If you don’t want to ride a bicycle, then you can “walk through” the city learning too.
- There will be a station that will be able to give minor repairs on your bicycle, how to pump up your tires, and advice on how to maintain your bicycle.
- I am hoping that a local bicycle shop will have someone come to the rodeo to also help with bicycle maintenance and helmet fitting.
There will be lunch available for members of the pack: adults, scouts, siblings, etc. There will be hotdogs, chips, water, soda if you need a snack.
If rain cancels the rodeo, then it will be moved to the next week (Feb 20).
There are many achievements and/or electives that can be earned if you can come to the rodeo, so check your scout books.
You all come to the rodeo. There will be a lot of fun. Yes, it is on the President’s Day Weekend, and you have Valentines Day (14th), and the start of the Chinese New Year (year of the Tiger, year 4708) that same weekend.
Let me know by Wednesday, February 10 if you are going and the number of people that may stay for lunch. See you there!
Photos from the Event
January Pack Meeting - January 19th
- We start at 7 pm with our Wolf den presenting the open flag ceremony.
- Our Tiger den will be handling the tickets.
- The Webelos dens will be bringing the goodies for the raffle.
- The Bear den will have a skit.
Pack Meeting on December 15
- There were a lot of patches, awards, beads, and prizes given out last night. Congratulations to all.
- The hightlight was the Snowball fight. There were snowballs of all sizes and shapes. And they were everywhere!
- There was hot and cold apple cider with snacks for everyone after the pack meeting.
- I gave out Pinewood Derby kits out last night. If you did not come to the pack meeting ask your den leaders about getting your derby kit. They should have picked up one for you.
Photos from the event
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- Stellar Entry for the Monthly Cookie Raffle
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- Kids vs. Adults Snowball Fight
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- Snowball Fight!
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- Mayhem at the Pack Meeting
