Special Notice: May Recruitment Picnic May 18th

Needed - Boys currently in the 1st grade interested in joining our Tiger den #1. Please invite all of your friends to come join the fun. Special recruiter patches for all boys who sign up a friend. For information or questions -Mrs. Cucci 534-1068

Cub Scouts- Pack 4006 Volume No.5 May 2008

Our Council:
The Hudson Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America currently serves more than 9,500 young people through Scouting and Learning for Life Programs in the New York Counties of Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Sullivan and Pike County in Pennsylvania.

Mission: The mission of the Hudson Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

Service Projects:
We have been very busy so far this year with our generosity to our community. We have completed the following service projects;
October- supplies for soldiers
November - scouting for food
Candy poppers for the seniors
December - toys for children.
A couple of boys continued their giving around the holidays.
Adrien & Edsel Asencio and Scott Rolon spent Christmas morning (before opening their gifts) at Safe Harbors in Newburgh, serving Christmas breakfast. Andrew Cucci joined his Grandfather and the Nanuet Rotary at a Christmas party at West Point honoring the children of deployed soldiers. The boys and their families should be proud. A job well done.

Medals of faith/ Religious Awards:
I have been told a couple of boys are working on their religious awards. Please know that this program is open to any scout of any religion. The requirements are found in individual books of every faith at the council store. (each scout must purchase his own work book and submit the completed form in the back of the book) If your cub would like to earn a religious knot, please speak to your Den leader.

Recruitment:
Pack 6 is currently looking for new families to join our cub Scout family. We will have a total of 26 boys registered to Pack 6. 4 tigers, 5 wolves, 9 bears , 7 webelo’s .

C-O-H school open house in September, and then follow up with a school night registration a week later.

As you can tell…. recruitment is going to be one of our main focuses this year. The committee is open to any and all ideas.

Quality Unit Award:
Mr. Koch (Our Pack Commissioner) has announced that once again Pack 6 will be receiving a “quality Unit” award from council. Last year we were asked to submit goals for the pack, and I am pleased to announce we have met those goals. A new streamer and shoulder patches for leaders will be awarded shortly. Congratulations on another great year!

Our Big Trip(s)
We are planning on two (2) big trips this year. There are both being offered and will be your families choice if you are to attend one or the other, both or none. The choice is yours. The first trip will be sleeping at the Museum of Natural History. May 23, 2008 The second trip will be to Hersheypark , on August 30th, 2008.

Uniforms:
Dress Uniforms:
We have successfully completed two uniform inspection thus far. We are due for another one soon. We ask that all boys have a uniform that consists of a shirt (long or short sleeve) with the required patches sewn onto the correct place. A hat, neckerchief and slide. We would like the boys to have belts but “official” pants and socks are optional.

Red Vests:
The Webelo Den has made red vests for all scouts. If you have not received one or need a new one please see the Webelo leader; Donna Kieckhafer. Red vests are used to place all of the activity patches the cub receives. They do not have to be given by the pack, you can collect on your own as well. You are free to put what you like and where you like. The purpose of the red vest is to show where a scout has been and be used as a conversation opener.

Field Uniforms:
A couple of years ago pack 6 ordered yellow t shirts for the boys to wear as an alternative to their uniform. We are currently looking to have new shirts made for our spring outings and summer camping. Please Watch out to order yours soon.

POPCORN:
Wow! What a fantastic job. We sold an unbelievable amount for a small pack. We were able to make the most amount of profit that council offers. (37% of sales) We put over $2,000.00 in to our account. It makes it such fun to be able to reward the boys all year with out the worry of money.