2013 Blue & Gold Dinner a Success!!

The Blue and Gold Dinner hosted by Pack 380 for scouts and families was a great success!  The scouts opened the evening with gathering activities consisting of making bear claw necklaces, making glow in the dark arrow head neckerchief slides and a dot-to-dot drawing featuring 928 dots.  Did anyone finish their drawing?  Watch the video below for the answer.

The Blue and Gold Dinner is a birthday celebration of the scouting program in the U.S.  Scouting's history goes back to the turn of the 20th century to a British Army officer, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell.  He organized and led patrols of English boys that played games, went on hikes and learned about pioneering.

In 1908, he published his Scouting for Boys and scouting began to grow.  At about the same time, a similar concept of scouting was taking place in America among some boys' groups.  However, Boy Scouts as we know it today did not come about until an American businessman named William D. Boyce got lost in the fog during a business trip to England.

A young boy aided Boyce to his destination through the fog.  This boy refused the tip Boyce offered to him and courteously explained that he was a Scout and could not accept payment for a Good Turn.  Intrigued, the publisher questioned the boy about Scouting and later visited Baden-Powell as well.

Upon his return to America, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910.  The Cub Scouts was organized 20 years later in 1930.  The rest is history as they say.

The evening program started with "Cub Scouting is..." by the Bear Cubs.  Although, the Bear Cubs were a couple boys down to illness, a couple of scouts pulled double duty and the show went on.  Way to go Scouts!

After Cubmaster Llata provided the background on Blue and Gold Dinner, the Webelos took to the stage with their skit called "The Story of Cub Scout Colors" also a boy down.  Luckily they were able to recruit a Bear Cub to fill in at the last minute.  A few adjustments had to be made to the special head gear (no, not the kind associated with teeth) and Webelos put on a show with all the showmanship they could muster (one scout in particular showed a knack for improvising his lines like a seasoned stage performer - watch the video).

The big award for the evening was the Tiger Cubs being awarded their Bobcat Badges!  Check out the video for the presentations!

Then it was time for dinner!  Lines were formed.  Servers took their stations.  Cubmaster Llata read off announcements while the pack started dinner.  More than one attendee's answer to the question about the best part of the evening was "The Food!"

After dinner and before the games and crafts stations started, the Wolf Cubs led the entire Pack in the "Blue and Gold Skit to Music" song.

After the raffle and cake, the evening was concluded with the "Cub Scout Taps" song led by the Tiger Cubs:

Sun of Gold.
Sky of Blue.
Both are gone
From our sight;
Day is through.
Do your best,
Then to rest.
Peace to you.

...until next year's Blue and Gold Dinner!

If you are interested in helping with the planning for 2014, we are seeking one or two parents to chair the planning for the 2014 Blue and Gold Dinner.  Please contact Cubmaster Llata if you would like to help lead this very important event.

Concord City Council Visit

Pack 380 is scheduled to visit the Concord City Council.

When: Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 4pm

Where: Concord City Hall, 1950 Parkside Drive (meet in the parking lot on the east side of the building - on the side with the playground)

Please wear your Class A uniforms to this event.

The following is a map showing City Hall and the parking lot where we are meeting:

 
View City Hall in a larger map

December 13 Pack Meeting

We have our monthly pack meeting scheduled for this Thursday at 7pm at the Woodside Multi-Use Room.

In the original schedule, our theme was Tie It Right and had to do with knot tying, but we've changed it up and we are going with Geography as our theme.

The following is the planned agenda for the meeting:

Agenda

0. Gathering Activity

1. Opening Flag Ceremony (Bear Cubs)

2. Uniform Inspection (All scouts - please look your best; and photo op for parents)

3. Announcements and Awards

4. Geography Games and Activities!!!

5. Raffle (Tiger Cubs)

6. Holiday Gifts for All Scouts (Wolf Cubs to help Cubmaster Llata)

7. Closing Flag Ceremony (Webelos)

Scouting for Food - Part I

Today was the door hanger day. This is our sixth year of Scouting for Food, but for the first time we know how many houses are in the area that we responsible to cover. There are just over 800 homes. Thank you scouts for turning out to walk our neighborhood. Thank you also to the parents and siblings that helped out. "Way to Go" to all of you! This was just Part I. The next part is the actual food pick up next Saturday. Here are a couple pictures of our scouts before and after.

November 8 Pack Meeting

November 8 Pack Meeting Agenda We have our third Pack meeting of the year. Our theme for the meeting is Games. We will handout a chart for the scouts to complete the Citizenship Belt Loop requirements. We'll also handout pack T-shirts.

We may also have a Boy Scout Troop on hand to lead our pack with games.

Please arrive before 7pm if possible because we will have a gathering activity for the scouts to make Thanksgiving themed neckerchief slides.

What: Pack Meeting When: November 8, 2012 (Thursday) at 7pm to 8pm
Where: Woodside Elementary Multi-Use Room
Agenda (Theme: Games)

0. Gathering Activity - Making Neckerchief Slides (Thanksgiving theme)

1. Opening Flag Ceremony (Tigers with Wolves)

2. Song/Skit (Tiger Cubs)

3. Announcements and Awards (Cubmaster Llata)
                  - Scouting for Food (November 10 at Woodside at 9am)
                  - Citizenship Belt Loop handout
                  - Pack T-shirts are here!

4. Games!!! (Entire Pack)

5. Raffle Drawing (Webelos)

6. Closing Flag Ceremony (Bear Cubs)

Pack 380 Tilden Park Hike

It was a great day for a Pack hike.  We had a great turnout for this hike to Tilden Park and the Little Farm to feed the animals.  A great time was had by all!!

October Den Meetings

This is the schedule of Den meetings for our Pack this month:

Tiger Den (1st Graders) - Thursday, October 25; 6pm to 7pm
Den Leader: Chris Llata, arbornut@gmail.com

Wolf Den (2nd Graders) - Tuesday, October 23; 5pm to 6pm
Den Leader: Alicia Lang, soshark@sbcglobal.net

Bear Den (3rd Graders) - Tuesday, October 23; 6pm to 7pm
Den Leader: James Lang, soshark@sbcglobal.net

Webelo Den (4th and 5th Graders) - Wednesday, October 24; 630pm to 730pm
Den Leader: Casey Emoto, emoto.family@gmail.com
Assistant Den Leader: Russ Wortham, russellwortham@yahoo.com

All meetings are at Woodside Elementary in Room E-3.