Mother's Day Pancake Breakfast - ALL HANDS

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Sunday, May 9th (2 weeks away), is Mother's Day and the last pancake breakfast for this school year. We need everyone's help (all dens) to support this breakfast, since everyone has plans for the day. And this is the busiest pancake breakfast for the Knights, so we need more scouts and parents there than the typical breakfast. Please sign up your scout for at least 1 slot. If everyone pitches in, then it will be easy!

Leaders and parents, please let me know if you can be there too, since our scouts will need some supervision.


Open slots are listed in bold red below. We really need help with Shift 4!
Shift 1
7:30 AM-9:00 am
Scouts: SD NM SW ND S5
Adults: JA BM TW RD

Shift 2
9:00 AM-10:00 AM
Scouts: ZG JS MA KC DG
Adults: TG JS RA RC

Shift 3
10:00 AM-11:00 AM
Scouts: AM JR NR LL MS
Adults: JR AL A3 A4

Shift 4:
11:00 AM-12:30 PM
Scouts: S1 S2 S3 S4 S5
Adults: A1 A2 A3 A4

Please email rick.denne@cox.net with your desired slot(s).

Thanks for your support... The Knights are counting on us :O)

Apr 19th Pack Meeting (Cake Bake) and more

The whole family is invited to the Pack meeting on Monday, April 19th at 7pm in the Social Level. This Pack meeting is our annual Feller's Cake Bake. Rules and category assignments were sent out in a previous email. Your scout must create a cake within his assigned category. (If you have questions, please contact your den leader.)

Reminder: Cakes should be delivered to the social level by 6:45 PM on April 19. The judging will be done at this time.

Also, we will be registering scouts for all camps at the pack meeting (see earlier post for camp info, on www.cubpack359.com). Please bring your checkbooks and calendars. (This includes the late registration for the Cabela's Day Camp.)

Scouting for Food Part II
Please meet at 8:45am this Saturday (April 17) in the St. Columbkille north parking lot by the library to help pick up the food donations. If we have another good group then the pick up will completed quickly.

Hope to see you there!

Scouting for Food, Apr 10th and 17th

Saturday April 10th is the kick-off for the annual food collection drive, "Scouting For Food". Our Pack will place bag hangers on doors in the neighborhood behind Super Target. The hangers ask homeowners to place food donations outside 1 week later on April 17th, when our scouts will pick up the donations for delivery to the food bank. (In past years we only put out hangers, but this year due to our increased size we will handle both the drop off and the pick up.)

Last year, Scouts and volunteers collected over 381,000 items of food for those in need in 484 communities served by the Mid-America Council. This community-wide drive helps reinforce the value of the Scout motto, “Doing a Good Turn Daily.”

We need all scouts and leaders to meet at 8:45 am at the north St. Columbkille school lot (by the library) on both April 10th and April 17th. Please wear scout uniforms. If we have a lot of help we can get this done more quickly. Sibling and adult help is also welcome. Please, we need everyone to help accomplish this task! Thanks...

Click here to see a video about Scouting for Food in our area.

Summer Camps are the BEST Part of Cub Scouting

Celebrate Scouting's 100th anniversary by attending camp this year!

Our den leaders have selected camp dates for each den. Please add this to your calendar now so your scout won't miss the fun. Camps vary with each rank but they are all tons of fun. Prices below are after our Centennial Quality Unit Award discount (this is one reason we sell popcorn!). A change in Council policy this year means that our discount can only be applied to a single camp - the Cabela's Day Camp. All other camps have regular costs listed. If, however, we are able to reuse the discount for other camps, you will be refunded the difference.

Below are the current plans for Pack 359's various camps. If you have questions or comments please talk to your den leader or reply to this email. Our goal is to have EVERY scout attend a camp this summer. Camp is where you create memories...

Scouts are registered for camp as a group, please do not register on your own. Your den leaders will have registration forms at your next den or pack meeting and will collect registration fees at that time (checks to be made out to Pack 359).


Cabela’s Day Camp, Chalco Hills Omaha, May 15
This camp is for ALL cub scouts and the entire family. Cabela's gives away many prizes and it was a lot of fun last year. No overnight, just a day camp. Cost is $28 per scout. The cost includes 1 adult attendee, t-shirt, patch, lanyard, and lunch for both. Since this camp is only about a month away we need to get registration in soon. (siblings are $15, additional adults are $5)

Camps by rank to follow. These camps are all overnight, with only the Webelos staying 2 nights (all others are a single night). IMPORTANT: your scout will attend the next rank camp since most camps take place after school ends and scouts automatically advance to the next rank. i.e. today's Tigers will be Wolves, Wolves will be Bears, Bears will be Webelos Is.


Wolves – Camp Wakonda, Bellevue, May 21-22 (1 night)
An adult must accompany the scout to camp. This is a great first camp after your first year in scouting; it's just in Bellevue's Fontenelle Forest (where we had our campfire in October). Cost is $45 for a scout and $30 for an adult. Cost include two meals, t-shirt, patch, and lanyard


Bears – Camp Eagle, Fremont, June 11-12 (1 night)
An adult must accompany the scout to camp. This camp is about 1 hour away from Omaha and is the real deal. Your scout will learn archery and BB gun, swim, and have a blast. Cost is $45 for a scout and $30 for an adult. Cost include two meals, t-shirt, patch, and lanyard.

Webelos I/IIs – Camp Cedars, Fremont, July 23-25 (2 nights)
Also just outside Fremont, this camp takes place at the Boy Scout facility and is a real challenge for the boys - but they love it. Your scout will have the opportunity to go horseback riding, rockwall climbing, and get a taste of being a Boy Scout. Cost is $85 for a scout and $65 for an adult. Adults are welcome to attend but not required; den leaders will be there to guide the scouts. Cost include six meals, t-shirt, patch, and lanyard.