Lake Villa Pack 88

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Purpose of Scouting
Purpose of Scouting
Since 1910, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys appreciate the outdoors, learn how to work with others, make new friends and so much more. Cub Scouting is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to make Cub Scouting a prosperous program. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)

Pack 88 Information

Pack 88 has been chartered by the Lake Villa United Methodist Church for 54 years.

The Pack serves as a "parent" organization to the Dens and provides direction, program support and maintenance of the budget. The Pack is led by the Pack Committee that consists of representatives from each Den, Cubmaster and parents. The Pack Committee Chairman leads these monthly meetings and we encourage parents to participate when possible. Meetings can be found on the Pack calendar. The Pack Committee along with the Cubmaster leads the group in planning and organizing Pack programs.

Packs are divided into Dens of six to ten boys. Dens are made up of boys in the same grade and age, so they can work together to earn the appropriate Rank.

Pack Meetings

Pack Meetings and activities are held monthly at the Lake Villa United Methodist Church on Sherwood, south of Grand Ave. & west of Rt. 83 in Lake Villa. Special events may be held at other local venues. The Pack Meetings may include award ceremonies, Den Skits, guest speakers, activities or special outings. The next Pack Meeting is:

3/23/10 at 7pm.

The Pack meetings are intended for the entire family. It is a time for the entire unit and their families to get together to learn and celebrate each other’s accomplishments over the past month.

Pack Meetings occur during the entire calendar year. Although each Den may not meet during the summer, we encourage each Scout family to attend the Pack Meetings held during the summer.

Fundraising

Typically the Pack participates in a popcorn fundraising activity in the fall of each year. All boys are encouraged to participate but Parents may choose otherwise.

Family Events

The Pack may also participate in “Family Events” throughout the year. These activities are not under the official Scouting umbrella, but are rather an opportunity for Scouting families to enjoy activities together. Past events have included: family campouts, local sporting events, or other field trips. Each Scout must be accompanied by a parent to participate in such “Family Events”.

Den Meetings
Tiger Dens usually meet two or three times a month. Their Den Meetings include the Scouts and their Adult Partners. Each Den has a volunteer Den Leader, but all Adult Partners work cooperatively to plan and host the meetings. Typically each Scout/Partner team is assigned an activity from the Tiger Cub Handbook to plan and host. These gatherings are often outings to local points of interest.

Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Den Meetings are usually held once a week for one to 1½ hours. Den Meetings can be held at a Leader’s home, school, church or other venue depending on the activity. Although the Den Leader and Assistant Den Leaders are responsible for coordinating and running the Den Meetings, each Scout’s family will play an active role in the Scout activities, at the meetings and at home. There must always be two (2) adults present at all meetings and activities. The activities at the Den Meetings vary widely from games, crafts, skills work, field trips, etc. The National organization sets a theme for each month and the Den Meetings may center on this theme or one of the achievements in the rank book.

Typically achievements towards earning the Wolf or Bear badges are done by the Scout with their family at home. The Den may do some achievements as part of their regular meeting, however most are oriented to be done with the family. Webelos Den Meetings typically involve completing the various requirements of the Webelos badge, activity badges or progress towards the Arrow of Light.

It is never too late to join Cub Scouts...

If you have a boy who is in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th grade, it is never too late to register him for Cub Scouts. If you would like more information about Cub Scouts, please feel free to send us an email.

PACK 88 2009-2010 CALENDAR

PACK 88 Upcoming Events:
Please remember that these dates are listed here to help you make plans accordingly. Because we try to list dates so far in advance some dates may change and/or additional information may be posted at a later time. Please be sure to check back or contact your den leader for additional information.

Dates Shown January '10 - May '10
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3/6/10: Scouting for Food
*Meet @ 9:30AM in the UMC parking lot and get your Dens street
assignment from Nick G.

3/8/10: Roundtable at Milburn school 7:30PM

3/13/10: - Scouting for Food
*Meet @ 9:30AM in the UMC parking lot to pick up food
donations
- St. Patrick Day Parade in Lake Villa
*Meet @ UMC parking lot @ 10:30AM if you want to
help decorate the trailer
*Line-up @ 11AM in Palombi parking lot
*Parade Starts @ 12PM

3/20/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

3/23/10: Pack Meeting at UMC 7PM

3/26/10: Space Derby set up 6PM-9PM
Antioch VFW Hall

3/27/10: Space Derby - Antioch VFW Hall
75 North Ave, Antioch, Il 60002
*Check in and lunch start @ 11:30AM
*Race starts @ 12:30PM

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4/10/10: Spring Rally
*Set up @ 1PM
*Rally from 2PM-4PM in the multipurpose room @
Lake Villa Township Center-West Campus

4/12/10: Roundtable at Milburn school 7:30PM

4/17/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

4/24/10-4/25/10: Eagle Cave (watch for more information)

4/27/10: Pack Meeting at UMC 6:30PM
Raingutter Regatta

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5/1/10: Cub Mobile (watch for more information)

5/10/10: Roundtable Program Kickoff

5/15/10: Calendar Planning Meeting...Pot Luck...location
and time TBD

5/15/10-5/16/10: Webelo's Woods for Den 10 (watch for more
information)

5/23/10: Pack Meeting/Crossover 2PM

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6/19/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

7/17/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

8/21/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

9/11/10: Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

10/16/10:Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

11/13/10:Committe Meeting 8AM-9AM @ the Lake Villa Township Center- West Campus

Created on 02/04/2003 10:24 AM by admin
Updated on 02/28/2010 08:44 PM by admin