Here some of the things we will be doing this year:
September
23 - Recruiting Night at Tussey Mountain Pond
Family Campout at Ricketts Glenn State Park
October
PSU Visitor's Center Popcorn Sale
PSU Homecoming Popcorn Sale
Trip to PSU Davey Lab ( Oct or Nov)
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
November
Scouting for Food drop-off and pick-up
The Boy Scout Council's yearly service project that brings in over half of the
local food bank's supplies for the year.
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
December
Annual Pack Holiday Party
Den Meetings
January
Klondike Derby for Webelo Scouts - scouts in grades 4 & 5
A yearly council-ran race testing the scouts' skills and knowledge of the
outdoors while racing through a course, transporting a sled and gear and
completing tasks.
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
February
Pinewood Derby
Each scout designs, builds and races his own miniature racing car with trophies
going to the top racers in each category. Usually includes a chili cook-off for the
parents and families to compete in but families are also encouraged to race cars.
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
March
Blue and Gold Banquet
This event celebrate the anniversary of scouting as well as crosses over the
Webelo scouts to Boy Scouts with a dinner and ceremony.
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
April
Family Campout
Annual family campout held at a local Boy Scout Camp. Events are planned
throughout the day on Saturday, ending with a campfire and skits that evening.
Camping is from Friday evening until Sunday morning with an option of coming
out just for the day on Saturday.
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
May
Gettysburg Trip
Annual trip to Gettysburg
to complete a part of the
Gettysburg Heritage Trail.
The pack covers all five parts of the trail every three years. The parts include:
- The Visitor's Center/ Museum/ Cylcorama
- Historic Town Tour
- Billy Yank 9 mile Historic Battlefield Hike
- Johnny Reb 4 mile Battlefield Hike and National Cemetery
- Eisenhower Farm Tour
Pack Meeting and Den Meetings
June
Cross-Over
This is the finale to the scouting year, where all scouts cross over to the next
scouting rank. It includes a pot-luck dinner, an award ceremony and a crossing
over ceremony.
Summer
Summertime Activities Award
The pack plans an activity for June, July and August. If a scout attends all three
events, he earns the Summertime Activity Award.