Pack 60

Every year each Unit needs to collect Scout registration fees that go directly to National BSA to maintain standard programs and membership. Units also need their own activities fees to operate their Unit’s programs — so does our Council. Annually the Knox Trail Council embarks on a campaign to raise the funds to keep our council in operation. This campaign to raise operating funds is called FRIENDS OF SCOUTING (FOS).

Please consider donating to this fund:

http://www.doubleknot.com/Registration/CampaignDetail.asp?ActivityKey=928694&OrgKey=323

The Pack 60 Cub Scouts of Sudbury will be collecting donations for The Good Neighbor program. The program, which began in March of 2008, collects donated items such as gently used/new cloths, toys and toiletries and distributes them to the Iraqi families living in an Iraqi camp located on the base. We will be excepting donations such as: shampoo,  soap,  toothpaste, band aids, diapers, baby wipes and children’s clothes/shoes (5 years and older) – although all hygiene products, school supplies, clothes and toys are always welcome* No food please!

Donation box is located at The Goodnow Library now in till November 27, 2010.

Scouts of Den 5 packing the first set of boxes up.

By Curtis Heisey

On Saturday, March 20th seven boys from Sudbury Pack 60 were awarded the Arrow of Light, Cub Scouts highest honor. To earn the award, the boys had to demonstrate outdoor camping skills, proficiency in emergency preparedness and fitness as well as other Scout skills. The badge also stresses citizenship, how a community works, and being a responsible individual. Cubmaster Scott Melick presided over the ceremony. The boys are in Fifth Grade, and most have chosen to continue in Boy Scouts.

Boys light ceremonial arrows as part of the Arrow of Light ceremony.

Photo by Curtis Heisey.

Over the past year, the 52 Boys in Pack 60 have done a variety of activities to promote responsibility, learning in non-academic ways and just plain fun. Service projects included building Wood Duck houses. Boys also helped to clean up the yard of the Suny United Methodist Church, the sponsoring organization of the Pack. Fun activities included a games night and a trip to Bosse Sports that included recreation on their climbing wall.

Boys show a lot of growth and change over a year, but over the course of their entire Cub Scout duration, the change is remarkable. Boys typically start out Cub Scouts as First Graders and cross over into Boy Scouts in Gifth Grade. It’s phenomenal to see how much a boy grows in just five years, and it is exciting to be a part of that growth as a Cub Scout leader. Cub Scouts promotes self-esteem and helps to provide a compass for responsible behavior. When you see the Tiger Scouts in their first year alongside the graduating Cub Scouts, the difference is apparent. And it seems like such a short time for your son to make that journey.