Spring Service Project is this Sunday from 3-5 at Royal Oaks

Hello families,

This Sunday from 3pm - 5pm is our Spring Service Project, where we help our charter school, Royal Oaks!  This year we will be doing school clean up, including painting items that need repainting -- please dress appropriately!

If you have any questions, please contact Heather Reeder or Rebecca Dodson -- thanks go to them for organizing this.

Again, please join us this Sunday from 3-5pm at Royal Oaks -- many hands make light work!  Plus, it is a great lesson to the Scouts that having a school they can be proud of doesn't just happen by itself.  And, it just feels good when you are done, to know that you have made a meaningful contribution.

Thanks!

April 19th Pack Meeting

Thursday, April 19th

UW Space Place

6:30 - 8:00

We'll be learning all about SPACE TRAVEL during our next Pack meeting at the UW Space Place.

While there we will learn about living in microgravity, why astronauts float in space and how the Space Shuttle launches and returns to earth. We will also doing a craft project, possibly a Space Shuttle or balloon rocket.

The Space Place is located at 2300 S. Park Street in Madison, which is just north of the belt-line in the Villager Mall. This is the same Mall as the Goodman Branch Library, enter through the door marked "Atrium" and they are located on the lower level.

While at the meeting, don't forget to pick up your registration packet for our exciting climbing wall adventure May 6th at Camp Indian Trails in Janesville.

If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Dodson at 825-3183

Join us for a fun-filled day at the

Camp Indian Trails Climbing Walls

Sunday, May 6th

9:00 - 3:30

5801 N River Road

Janesville, WI

Camp Indian Trails has two climbing walls - a 25 ft Cub Wall and a more challenging 50 ft. wall. Most of our day will be spent at the Cub Wall and the 50 ft wall will also be available in the afternoon for those interested. We will be joined by a group of trained and experienced climbing instructors who will work with us in small groups. The day will begin at 9:00, we'll break for lunch (bring a sack lunch) and finish by 3:30.

For more information on the climbing program at Camp Indian Trails, see www.climbingtower.org

Cost: 
$7.00 per scout (Rate is $15.00 per climber - Pack 443 will be picking up the remaining $8.00 for each registered scout).

Parents are encouraged to join in and climb and there is no fee for adult climbers.

Directions to Camp Indian Trails can be found here: Camp Indian Trails 

What to Bring 
Loose clothing (dress for the weather), Sack Lunch, Sunscreen, Water bottle, Camera, Rain gear, Hat & Sunglasses, Closed toe shoes/boots (No Sandals) 

There are a number of forms that must be filled out for each climber (adults included). I will have these forms available at the April 19th Pack meeting. If you won't' be attending the Pack meeting or would like the forms emailed directly to you, please send me a request at rdodson@frontier.com

Return the completed forms and payment (checks made payable to Pack 443) to Rebecca Dodson (126 Waldorf Court) by Monday, April 30th. 

Next Pack Meeting Thursday March 8 (6:30 p.m.) at Royal Oaks

Hello Families,

The next Pack meeting will be held next Thursday (6:30 p.m.) at Royal Oaks.  The topic will be a health presentation from the UW Med School, including actual preserved human organs to look at.

Please email if you have any concerns about your scout being squeamish about this and we'll do whatever we can to accommodate those scouts, as the organs will only be part of the presentation / meeting.

Thanks!

Rain Gutter Regatta delayed until Dec. 1st, the Sun Prairie Police K-9 unit will attend the Nov. 10 Pack Meeting

After we originally scheduled the Regatta for next Thursday, the school scheduled an event on top of it that will take away many or all of our Webelo II's.  So the Regatta will happen at our December 1st Pack Meeting.  Also, we realize that many families have not done the Regatta before, and we will be sending additional details shortly on how to build the boats.

At our November 10 Pack Meeting next Thursday, we are fortunate to have the Sun Prairie Police K-9 Unit attending.  Note that they are unable to arrive until 6:45 or 7:00, so next Thursday's Pack Meeting may not end until 7:45 or possibly 8:00.  I'll send another reminder of this early next week.

Thanks!

Scouting for Food a Big Success!

Thank you to all the scouts and their families who helped with our service project, Scouting for Food.


As a result of your hard work and the generosity of the Royal Oaks neighborhood, we were able to deliver more than 500 food and personal care items to the Emergency Food Pantry at Sunshine Place.


As we learned during our short tour of the food pantry, the shelves are very bare - especially considering the upcoming holidays - and the donations we delivered today are very much appreciated and needed.


Thank you again for your volunteer effort and your commitment to Pack 443!

Scouting for Food - Part 2

Saturday we will be completing the second half of our service project for the Sunshine Place Emergency Food Pantry.

Please meet in the parking lot of Royal Oaks at 1:00 p.m. where we will distribute maps for food pick up. This process should take 30 mins to 1 hour. 

Once the food is collected, we will count the items donated and deliver them to the food pantry.