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Welcome to the Pack 127 Website!

Click on the file attachment below for information if you are a boy (or his parent) thinking about joining the Pack! Scouts is an interfaith organization -- all those who recognize a "Duty to God" are welcome! Our Pack is comprised of "Dens" where same-age boys meet regularly during the school year for fun activities designed to encourage "do your best" behavior at home and in our community.

Our next REGULAR PACK MEETING will be February 21, 7pm at Lions Lake Park, Route 73 at Dutchtown Rd (NEW Virtua Hospital Emergency Entrance), Voorhees. Returning and prospective new scouts (entering 1st through 5th grade) may contact our Cubmaster to join for the 2011-2012 program year. Our registration fee is still just $60. Questions? Call Charles Tracey, Cubmaster, at 856-528-3774, email cubmaster@cubscoutingvoorhees.org or see attached file for all the details about Cub Scouting with Pack 127.

Due to Boy Scouts of America Youth Protection requirements, this welcome page is the only publicly available information on this website. All Cubs and their parents use the login supplied to them via email after their registration fee is accepted. Once logged in, you will have full access and be able to add information/comments of your own, but input only what you are comfortable sharing with all other members of the Pack.

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Blue & Gold Cub Scout Birthday Celebration

Posted on Jan 16 2012 - 2:33pm

On March 17, at 3pm we have our Blue & Gold CUB SCOUT BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION at Ashland Church at 33 E Evesham Rd. This event will include ceremonies for rank advancement, cross-over to Boy Scouts for Webelos II, information about Friends of Scouting (official Scouting charity), Summer Camp, etc.  Come celebrate the birthday of cub scouting and recognize all the hard work the scouts have done this year. Cost is $5 per person and includes light party finger food.  Register for the event at the January or February Pack meeting or RSVP to Lisa at  lisarosewitherspoon@yahoo.com . We will also have sign-up sheets for help to set-up the day of the event. Please help out.

Pinewood Derby

Posted on Jan 4 2012 - 8:44am

This year's race will be Saturday, February 25 at Ashland Church on Evesham Road with first heat about 3pm. See attached information sheet for all the details. RACE COMMITTEE is forming now, email cubmaster@cubscoutingvoorhees.org if you haven't already to express interest. Every Scout who races receives an award, either Place in their grade level or Participation. There will be 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for each Scout rank, plus 1st, 2nd and 3rd for Overall Fastest in the Pack. Also, the Scouts hold a popular vote for cars: Best Design, Scout Spirit, Best Paint Job, and Most Original. The racing fee for a scout is $4 which covers the awards, since the Pack is providing the official car kit this year as the Scouts did well on fundraising this fall. Race fee for adults and siblings is $8, which includes the official car kit.

Popcorn Fundraiser Results

Posted on Dec 18 2011 - 8:04pm

Our Popcorn Fundraiser was successful this year, and sales this year exceeded last year by $2,044 winning us recognition by the Southern New Jersey Council White Horse District for being the 3rd highest increase among nearby Scout units. All rewards for individual Scouts (patches, gift cards, etc.) will be distributed at the December Pack Meeting. Liz Lowell, our Pack Committee Member in charge of the Popcorn Fundraiser, supplied the following summary of notable Den and Scout achievements. Highest individual sales, Connor Tracey: $468.77; Den that sold the most $ wise: $1205 Bear Den 1; Den with largest number of participants in the sale: 7 scouts Bear Den 1; Den with the highest average sales per scout: $329 Tiger Den (only 2 scouts sold but they totalled $658 between them!); Tiger Den Average sales: $329 with Total Sales: $658 and Scouts participating: 2; Bear Den 1 Average sales: $172 with Total Sales: $1205 and Scouts participating: 7; Bear Den 5 Average sales: $146 with Total Sales: $729 and Scouts participating: 5; Wolf Den Average sales: $121 with Total Sales: $606 and Scouts participating: 5; Webelos 2 Den Average sales: $264 with Total Sales: $1055 and Scouts participating: 4; Total sales by our Cub Scout Pack 127 Scouts totaled $4273.43, out of which about $1500 will fund our Pack Budget at the expected level.

 

What Does the Registration Fee Pay For?

Posted on Dec 18 2011 - 8:04pm

You may be wondering the $60 fee covers and why we need fundraising.  Well, here is the answer. There is insurance for events through the Boy Scouts of America and a subscription to a year of Boy’s Life magazine.  Your son is also provided with a Scout manual, Quality Unit Patch, Rank Badges and cards, and up to 5 Belt Loops and Pins. At graduation, he will receive a new neckerchief plus parent and year participation pins.  There are lots of general needs for the Pack program, also. These include training for our Leaders, Den books, charts and Progress Beads, ranks, awards, certificates, belt loops, copying, craft materials for Pack meetings as necessary (glue, glitter, paper, scissors, markers, etc.), supplies for games and ceremonies, ceremonial fixtures, game prizes, paper goods, pencils, pens, and name tags. Fundraising is necessary to cover the balance. Note that special events (Pack or Den) usually have nominal fees which are paid only by those who participate in them. We traditionally have just one Pack fundraiser a year; the Popcorn Sale.  Popcorn is to Cub Scouts as Cookies are to Girl Scouts, and the Scouts are eligible to receive promotional items based on their level of sales. To net about $35 to the Pack, each Scout needs to sell a minimum of $100 of popcorn. Any parent who feels an alternate fundraiser is warranted may volunteer to arrange and conduct one. In the unusual circumstance that a Scout cannot participate in fundraising, it may be necessary to assess the $35 . 

Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO)

Posted on Dec 18 2011 - 7:59pm

I encourage all Pack 127 parents to attend this training for your own knowledge of “camping the cub scout way.” The Pack will reimburse registration fees, and process your “leader application” as a Committee Member or Assistant Cubmaster so you can help lead our Pack camping program. EVERY Pack camping trip MUST have at least one leader who has attended BALOO. Details: Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a one-day training event that introduces leaders and parents to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly pack camping. Participants who complete this training course will: Understand the focus of the Cub Scout level of the BSA outdoor program. Gain the skills needed to plan and carry out a successful Cub Scout-level overnight activity. Learn more about the resources available from the BSA for carrying out this activity. This training is required for any adult who is in charge of planning a pack campout.

Ready Kids from the US Department of Homeland Security

Posted on Dec 18 2011 - 7:57pm

Check out http://www.ready.gov/kids/step1/index.html for a fun game to get the whole family involved in preparing for a local or national emergency. This website is provided by the US Department of Homeland Security and is very helpful, with checklists and even games for the kids such as an "emergency kit scavenger hunt."

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