Flag Football Belt Loop on Monday!!

Monday's Den Meeting will be at the Keller Greenbelt again! Start time is 6:30pm and we'll do our best to wrap it up at 7:30. If you have an extra football around the house, please bring it! We've got the equipment for a game of flag football, but we'll probably want to drill the other kids while a game is on-going. Participation in the evenings activities will earn your Scout a Flag Football Belt Loop. I'll have water for folks.

NEXT Monday is the Gilbert EXOTIC ANIMAL CLINIC visit. I'll send out details mid-week (i.e., location and directions). Please RSVP to tkeller@ij.org if you plan to attend. And thank you Jon Kempiak for setting this up!

Our last Den Meeting will be Monday, May 17. It will be an ice cream social at the Keller Green Belt. We are providign the treats. We will also hold a short parent meeting to talk about Summer Activities, how you can serve the Pack by volunteering for a Pack Committee next year, and also how the Den Meetings are changing next year (for the better!). Don't miss out!

Pack Meeting Tonight!

There is a Pack Meeting tonight!! 7:00pm-8:00pm at First Baptist Church. See you tonight!

What A Kick!

"Best Den Meeting Ever." That was how one parent described our totally awesome, high flying, fast-paced, action-packed Kickball Belt Loop Night!! With the possible exception of convenient "forgetfulness" as to where they were standing in line to kick the ball, there was great sportsmanship all around. I heard teammates cheering each other on and encouraging one another. I saw kids trying their hardest. And I saw kids learning new skills and the "rules" of a new game. We also appreciate the parents being easy on the amateur coaches running the games. We love our Scouts! And we had so much fun, that we think that we'll do a Flag Football Belt Loop night on May 3, same time, same place. How does that sound?!

CANCELLED: Camp Raymond

Pack Leadership has cancelled the Camp Raymond camping trip due to inclement weather. So don't drive to Camp Raymond this weekend!!

At Monday's Den Meeting, we talked about trying to pull together a small camping trip with just the two dens, but after checking with Pack Leadership that won't be feasible. There are strict requirements for pulling permits from the Grand Council Canyon and there are certain training requirements that are necessary to lead such an outing, especially if there is water nearby. None of the Den Leaders have gone through the required trainings at this time.

So you'll all have some extra time this weekend! Enjoy it!

Kickball Belt Loop on Monday, April 19!!

On Monday, April 19 we are going to earn our Kickball Belt Loops! We will not be meeting at the church. Instead, we will meet at the Green Belt near the Keller house (which is very close to the church). We will meet at our normal time, 6:30pm to 7:30pm. No uniforms!

From the Church: head North on Arizona Ave. past Queen Creek. Make your first left on Canary. If you see Ryan or hit Germann you've gone too far. The Green belt will be straight ahead. Make a right on Oregon and then a left on Goldfinch and park any where you want on Goldfinch. Our house will be open for emergency bathroom breaks. I'll bring over some water for the kids and adults.

Sorry for getting these details out so late! We hope to see everybody there!

Bear Den 11: The Den With More Stuff!

WHOA! The Bears in Den 11 totally rock. They blew our tour guide, Blanca, away with their outstanding behavior, attentive listening, and great questions. We also got to meet a new Justin, who we hope felt welcome and that he will decide to call Den 11 home. We were shown where Good Morning Arizona is produced, we saw the conference room where the News Directors decide what is going to make the news, we met meteorologist Royal Norman (where Justin C. accurately predicted tomorrow weather and Tucker astonished Royal with his computer knowledge), we got to watch Patti Kirkpatrick and Royal do a live broadcast from the viewing area, we saw a 3TV satellite truck up close, AND we got to see the 3TV garden--where the Garden Guy works his agricultural magic! Wow, 3TV REALLY is the place with more stuff!!!

Friday's TV Station Tour Details

Tour Date: Friday, April 16, 2010 (that is THIS Friday)
Tour Time: Please arrive before 5:00pm. The tour will begin promptly at 5:00.
Tour Address: 5555 N. 7th Avenue, Phoenix, 85013. Between Missouri and Bethany Home Rd.
Tour Contact: Blanca Esparza-Pap

I've got Conner H., Connor N., Daniel, Tucker, Justin, and Cayman RSVP'd. I've got Micah as a hopeful. I haven't heard from Matthew or Tristan. We'll also be joined by a possible new den member (another Justin). He is currently in a Bear Den, but it is not working well. We'll do our best to make him feel welcome on Friday!