October 2012 – Pack 106 in Grafton, Mass

Cubs Help Cleanup the Blackstone Riverway

Posted on October 24, 2012 by admin Posted in Gallery, Pack News

On Sunday, October 21, scouts from Pack 106 participated in the 6th Annual Blackstone Valley Riverways Cleanup sponsored by the Blackstone River Watershed Association (BRWA). We could not have asked for a more beautiful day weather-wise. During this event, the BRWA designates areas along the riverbank that are in the most need for a clean-up. This year, five areas were designated for cleanup.

What’s the best news? We had so much help from Pack 106 that we were able clean not one, but two areas adding to the total of areas cleaned! The cubs along with parents, picked up trash at Fisherville Dam in Grafton as well as in front of Goretti’s Supermarket in Millbury. The trash included tires, wooden chairs, pieces of clothing, lots of cans and bottles, chip bags, newspapers, you name it! All in a two hour span.

After the cleanup, cubs and parents were invited for warm apple cider, donuts, brownies and other refreshments at the River Bend Farm Visitor’s Center in Uxbridge. The visitor’s center houses a small museum which also allowed the cubs to take a close look at life in the Blackstone River area back in the 1800’s. We look forward to the next cleanup as fun was had by all!

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October Pack Meeting – Pie (s)mashing fun!

Posted on October 20, 2012 by admin Posted in Gallery, Pack News, Popcorn

We had a really great Pack Meeting last night, and were pleased to award all of Tiger Scouts with their Bobcat badges! The boys and parents should be proud of this accomplishment – it’s the first of many!

The boys also received quite a few Belt Loops, Pins, and Webelos Activity Badges. Some “Leave No Trace” and “World Convervation” awards were handed out too. Well done, guys!

The Webelos Dens all announced their “patrol” names last night too. Webelos Den 1 is now known as the “Flying Lizard” den; Webelos Den 2 chose “Red Back Spider”; and Webelos Den 3 was unanimous on their choice of “Dragon” as their new den name.

The Museum of Science visited too, and gave us a great presentation! Several boys got to be participants in the experiments, and at the end, Cubmaster Paquin broke a concrete block on the presenter who was lying on a bed of nails! It was a great visit!

After the MOS presentation, some of the boys had a ton of fun smashing “cool whip” pies into the leaders’ faces. Some of the excitement was captured on a video, too!

Mrs. Rodrique went over the results of the selling so far, and the boys are doing great! There are some dens who have already earned the “bowling and pizza party prize”, with others very close! There’s only one more week of selling to go, so do what you can to try to win some of those awards! Who knows: your den might be the one to win the top prize of a snow-tubing or rock-climbing party! And don’t forget about the Stop and Shop show-and-sell next Saturday, either – your den leader has your den’s details.

Finally, many of the boys went to the Community Barn after the Pack Meeting for a movie (Pirates – Band of Misfits) and sleep-over. The weather was a bit stormy, but it was a blast, for those in-doors and out!

The agenda for the meeting is here.

A YouTube video of the pie smashing:

And a gallery of some of the photos:

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Fun with popcorn!

Posted on October 6, 2012 by admin Posted in Pack News, Popcorn

I’m hearing from a ton of scouts and parents that they’re having a blast with selling popcorn! My own son and I have had some terrific experiences so far too! It sounds like the great prizes this year are really motivating these young scouts!

We had a great day selling at the Blitz last weekend, with 24 boys visiting 5 or 6 neighborhoods in Grafton. It was a gorgeous day (much better than last year!) and the boys did a fantastic job, selling almost $3000 in popcorn! Wow! These results went directly on the boys’ sheets. Afterwards, we all visited Pepperoni Express, and Lucky (the fantastic owner, and huge supporter of the Pack) donated all the great pizzas. We presented him with a sign that all the boys signed, showing how much we appreciate this support! Please thank Lucky when you see him next!

Today, the Pack visited Koopman’s, and had some excellent results as well. Dave Wiersma, the General Manager of the Grafton Store, let me know how much he appreciates scouting, and was awesome to us today. He even put a big notice up on the plaza billboard to let passers-by know what we were doing. Mr. Koopman also donates our “popcorn storage container” every year, and we really appreciate their support. Thanks, Mr. Wiersma and Mr. Koopman!

If you haven’t had a chance to get out and sell yet, just remember to not get discouraged if you get any “no’s” – but I think you’ll find that the great folks in Grafton are huge supporters of Scouting, and you’ll probably meet a lot of very nice people who will want to help. Keep knocking on those doors!

Just a quick reminder, but as you fill up your sheets, remember to fax (508-752-3047) or email them to Alison Specter at the Council Office!