Pack 79

SPOTLIGHT

• Need to fill open positions for next year
• Summer Schedule

PACK 79

Pack 79 uses email for its official form of communication. Please make sure you give your email address(s) to the Committee Chair and your Den Leader so you can be informed of pack activities and anouncements. This website supplements email communication and is a quick reference for parents.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

COMMITTEE MEETING (? 6:30pm @ HUMC)

The primary subject to cover will be (TBD).

Thanks
Russ Cormack
Pack 79 Committee Chair

NEXT ROUND TABLE (7/24/2008 @ First Baptist Church - Fayetteville)

Russ will out of town and needs somebody to attend this meeting. Topics of this meeting will be Fall Roundup Discussion and Program Preview. Contact Russ if you can attend for him.

LEADERSHIP CHANGES AND RECRUITMENT

Scouting Parents

It's that time again where we need to start recruiting for committee positions.

The first and currently the most important is Pack Secretary, which has been dutifully fulfilled by Annette Ross. Annette will be leaving after February with the advancement of her son to Boy Scouts. The primary duty of the Pack Secretary is to take the official notes at committee meeting and vote on committee decisions.

Secondly we need two individuals to join as Committee Members starting this fall with the eventual transition to Committee Chairman and Assistant Cub Master. These will both be vacated next spring by Dean Darcy and myself as our boys transition to Boy Scouts. By joining as a Committee Member in the fall, these two volunteers will have the opportunity to participate and learn hands-on during the 2008-09 scouting season.

Thirdly we have created the new position of Activities Coordinator. The primary job for this position will be to announce, organize and track outside events and opputunities for scouts. A few examples would be Scout Day at the Races, Thrasher games, Brave's Scout Day, etc. Wendy Knowles has been doing this for us as a courtesy but she will be leaving us too with the transition of her son to Boy Scouts next month.

I assure you that with the assistance of the other volunteers we have on the committee and working as a team, none of the positions are overwhelming. It is a little extra time and effort, but in the end the enjoyment and education our boys get from the program is well worth it.

Please feel free to give me a call, 770-359-7667, if you have any questions.

Thanks
Russ Cormack
Pack 79 Committee Chair

NEW SCOUT SHOP LOCATION

The Scout shop inside J&R Clothing in Fayetteville has closed and a new nataional BSA Scout shop in Fairburn has opened.

EVENTS

Summer Schedule (Bike rides, Hikes, Camping, Swimming) ...

Normally we end our Cub Scout year with the Raingutter Regatta however this year we want to try something different. We'd like to see every Cub Scout return next year so we've come up with a summer schedule to keep the kids involved with activities until we start fresh again in the Fall.  Please let the sponser know if you plan to participate in an activity and remember there are activities at Camp Longhorn (Camp Thunder) you can take part in too during the summer as a den or individually.

Please notice several of the activities below still need a sponser to organize and be the contact person for the activity. Please contact Russ Cormack if you can help out with one of these activities.

6/8/2008 BIKE RIDE
Sponser: Todd Davison
Place: PTC (TBD)
Time: 2pm - 5pm

6/21/2008 DAY OUTING (CANCELLED)
Sponser: Russ Cormack
Place: Sprewell Bluffs State Park
Time: Saturday

6/25/2008 SWIMMING
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place: PTC - Kedron Pool
Time: 6pm - 9pm

7/4/2008 TBD (Open for an idea)
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place:
Time:

7/9/2008 SWIMMING
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place: PTC - Kedron Pool
Time: 6pm - 9pm

7/16/2008 HIKE
Sponser: Russ Cormack
Place: PTC - Line Creek
Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm

7/30/2008 SWIMMING
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place: PTC - Kedron Pool
Time: 6pm - 9pm

8/1/2008 BOWLING
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place: Newnan - Junction Lanes
Time: TBD

8/9/2008 HIKE
Sponser: Need a volunteer
Place: TBD
Time: TBD

Thanks
Russ Cormack
Pack 79 Committee Chair