What helps fuel Pack 8? POPCORN! Popcorn sales provide much of the funding for Pack 8 (there is a direct-fee alternative for busy families) and it also provides funding for the Boy Scouts of America. There are opportunities for Scouts to earn great prizes and those Scouts who sell over $1,000 worth of Popcorn become members of the Millenium Club and eligible for a special outing, such as a visit to the US Whitewater Center. Popcorn season runs from the first Saturday in October to Veteran's Day in November. In addition, when the Pack meets its goal, there is a tradition for the Cubmaster to do something pretty crazy, like our previous Cubmaster's pledge to dye his hair blue & gold! /center>
Great Links!
The Charlotte Diocese Catholic Comittee for Scouting, under the auspices of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting
(www.nccs-bsa.org) is dedicated to the promotion of scouting, faith and fellowship for Catholic scouting units, scouts and leaders in the Diocese of Charlotte. Check us out! Get involved and join us!
Submitted by pack8admin on September 2, 2008 - 9:56pm
Nov 8 2008 - 3:00pm
Nov 8 2008 - 9:00pm
America/New York
Pack 8 is combining the November Pack Meeting into an unforgettable evening of fun and awards at Aw Shucks Corn Maze!
Come as early as 3 pm for an adventure into one of two (or both!) corn mazes! Check out the nature trail, play area, lasso area and plenty of open space to make sure that lots of energy is burned off!
At 5:00 PM we will sit down to burgers and dogs from the grill! Then at 6:30 ...the Main Event... the Pack meeting!! (I am told that lots of Bobcats prowl these cornfields!) Campfire immediately after Pack meeting!
This was a fantastic event last year and promises to be a great evening of fun and excitement!
What: Corn maze and lots of fun!
Where: Aw Shucks Corn Maze, Monroe, NC (About a 40 minute drive from St. Matthew)
When: Saturday, November 8, 2008
Cost: $5 (Age 3 and under are free) includes entrance to mazes, animal barn, hayride, food, beverage and entertainment!
What to bring: Camp chair or blanket, flashlight and jacket.
Want to help?: Please e-mail duke_trevor@emc.com
Directions: Come 84 past Weddington High and continue until 84 ends. Left onto Franklin towards downtown Monroe. Right in Downtown (Charlotte Ave) and Right onto 200 S. 2nd Left onto Griffith (just past an Old Walter Bickett school)- Go 5 miles Left onto Plyler Mill at stop sign and the Corn Maze is just ahead on Right.
Alternate Directions: From Charlotte, NC, take 485 East to Providence Road/Route 16. Go South on Providence for about 15 miles, turn left at NC-200 for approximately 6 ½ miles. Turn right at Griffith Road/NC 2139. Turn right at Plyler Mill Road. Aw Shucks! is on the right at 3718 Plyler Mill Rd Monroe, NC 28112.
We are working with the St. Matthew Girl Scout Troop on their Bronze Award by collecting items for A Child's Place at the Corn Maze. The Troop will also have a bake sale of dessert items at the Corn Maze, so please consider helping with their fundraising as well by buying some cookies from them on-site.
Specific collection needs include:
individually packed food items
100% juice boxes
breakfast bars
granola bars
small water bottles
crackers
yogurt snacks
pretzels
fruit cups
goldfish crackers
raisins
applesauce
individual cereal boxes
school supplies
pencils
pens
1 inch binders
notebook paper
pencil boxes
composition books
protractors
compasses
erasers
graph paper
rulers
scissors
crayons
markers
clothing
socks all sizes
underwear 4t to 30 for boys 4t to 16 for girls
If you can bring any of these items, that would be fantastic!
Cub Scouting is for boys in the first through fifth grades, or 7 to 10 years of age. For a guide to Pack 8 for 2009/2010 - click here.
Boys who are older than 10, or who have completed the fifth grade, can no longer join our Pack, but they may be eligible to join the Boy Scouting Troops. Contact Scoutmaster Mark Spisak for information on how to join Troop 8.
We'd love to hear from you!
You can contact Mike Husak Cubmaster via email or at 704.264.5893.
