Happy Holidays from Pack 2 - Weymouth

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

to all our wonderful Cub Scouts and their families!

May you have a safe and fruitful 2010!

All the best from Pack 2-Weymouth!

Pine Wood Derby Cars!!

Start thinking about how you want your car to look - what is your favorite color? Are you thinking you'd like your car in the shape of a hot rod or a Corvet? The sky's the limit (with some guidelines on weight and size you have to adhere to!).

Scouts will have an opportunity to design their Pinewood Derby cars at the Den Meetings in the third & fourth week of January.

Bowling - Saturday, January 23rd (6-8pm)

Bowling: Come throw a strike!! Bowling event on Saturday evening, January 23rd 6-8pm. Tickets will be available in early January at the Den Mtgs.

Religious and Fitness Awards

- The "God and Family" and "God and Me" will start this Monday at 7pm at First Church in Weymouth. Joanne Keegan has graciously volunteered her time to work on this for Pack 2. Contact John Murphy for more details.

- Webelos 1 will continue working on the Fitness Award in early January. Each scout should continue his work-outs over the Holiday Vacation Break.

Blazers Game on 1/30/10

Did you know Boston has a professional lacrosse team? Check out www.blazerslacrosse.com to see what the Blazers are all about.The Blazers are having a "Scout Night" on 1/30 at their 1pm game. As a bonus, the Troop 2 Drum Corps has been invited to participate in the opening ceremonies at this game. Troop 2 would like to invite their brother cubs to this event! Tickets are $10/person and you may bring as many people as you would like. Please make checks payable to Troop 2 Weymouth and give checks to Buddy Bruynell on behalf of Joe Keenan who is coordinating the ticket order.

Turkey Dinner and Flag Ceremony Recap and Pictures

According to the Troop 2 Blog, they reported the following information about the event "Thank you to all that joined us at Valley Pines this weekend. We estimate about 120 brave souls enjoyed the day with us. Thanks to all those that made the day possible - those that shopped, cooked, cleaned, and worked to make the event the success it was. The food was fantastic and the weather was not as bad as predicted." Pictures on the blog are great thanks to Joe Keenan and others who snapped photos!

http://troop2weymouth.blogspot.com/2009/11/flag-retirement-and-turkey-dinner-recap.html

UPDATES FROM PACK 2

This week, the Webelos 1 group will start up on their Fitness Requirements (Ray Carigan and the Den Chiefs will lead this effort). This badge will take some weeks to complete, so for the next two weeks, we will start by meeting on Thursday from 5-6pm in the GYM at the First Church (change of Venue from the Clubhouse). The boys will be instructed to keep a record of their exercise over the next month (Christmas & NY break) and we will also be talking about healthy habits.

We only meet for two weeks and then we are back with the Holiday Pack Mtg on the Wednesday, December 16th at 5:45pm. Anyone who can arrive by 5:30pm and assist with set-up or leave later and assist with take-down would be appreciated.

The Holiday theme is for each scouts to bring at least one pair of NEW socks. We have done this each year and the gift of a hundred pairs of socks is a welcomed gift at our local homeless shelters, so please bring what you are able (Last month, we donated 262 food items and $30 to the Weymouth Food Pantry).

Finally, at the Pack Mtg, we will be decorating cookies, but also will continue with our Knots & First Aid stations (cold weather precautions & frost-bite treatments).

Call me with questions - John Murphy 781-331-9650

What happened to the apples!!??

From: Brjznab@aol.com [mailto:Brjznab@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:39 AMTo: Bruynell, Karen L.Subject: scout made applesauce

Karen, John asked me to update you as to what happened to all those apples the scouts and helpers peeled at the last pack meeting. With a wee bit of help, the apples were cooked with lots of cinnamon overnight in a large crock pot, packaged in 3 large containers, and picked up for the Quincy Crisis Center meal program held daily at the Church of the Presidents. The director was most appreciative and has given us replacement containers should we consider again sending food for the hungry. ~~~Becky, Pack Meeting Community Service Table

Veteran's Day Parade Details

Calling ALL cub scouts to come march with the pack in the Weymouth Veteran's Day Parade!

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Time: 9:00am

Meet at CVS in lower Jackson Square

Parade ends at Town Hall where you should pick up your son.

Saturday,11/14/09 Webelos 1+2 Invited to Turkey Dinner and Sleepover

DATE: Saturday, November 14, 2009
PLACE: Valley Pines Campground
505 Grove Street, Norwell
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
12:00 PM: Start time
1:00 PM: TURKEY DINNER
2:00 PM: Flag Retirement Ceremony
James Kelley, Troop 2 Scoutmaster

Scouts must wear their SCOUT SHIRT DURING the FLAG RETIREMENT ceremony
Bring your own chair
Parking is limited, please carpool

Desserts provided by WEYMOUTH HEIGHTS CLUB

Ugly Bug Ball Winners Announced!!

Congratulations to the WINNERS of the "Ugly Bug Ball"! (10/21 Pack Mtg)

1st Place - Jacob Preble (Bear Den)

2nd Place - Jack Donahue (Wolf Den)

3rd Place tie -
Shawn McElligot (Tiger Den)
Brendan Contrino (Tiger Den)

10/21: Pack Meeting this Wednesday (see AGENDA!)

Pack Meeting this Wednesday!!

October 21st, 2009 Pack Meeting 

First Church, Church Street, Weymouth

5:45-7:00 pm

Theme:  Jungle Safari

Bear Scouts OPENING
 Activity Stations 
  (Wolf parents)

 - Game Station 
 - First Aid Table  
 - Poison Ivy 
 - Tree study Activity 
 - Rope station - Sheet Bend

Tiger, Wolf and Bear scouts should bring back their "Bug containers" for the "Ugly Bug Ball" to the Should be fun!!

Bike Safety was a Success!! Pictures!!

Thank you to all who made the Bike Safety a lot of fun at Bare Cove Park. Again, another good performance by our Den Chiefs, who assisted the scouts with bike inspections and guided them on the ride.

2009-2010 Pack Leaders, Den Leaders and Den Chiefs

Our Pack functions so well because of all the marvelous leadership. Below is a list of Pack Leadership. Of note, Den Leaders are adults and Den Chiefs are Boy Scouts. Meeting times are listed below and of note, dens do not have a meeting the week of the pack meeting.

Cubmaster: John Murphy
Asst. Cubmaster: Scott Wallace
Pack 2 Committee Chairman: Buddy Bruynell

Tigers:
Den Leader: Jack Kane
Den Chief: Nick Chase

Wolf (Meetings on Mondays @ 5:30-6:30p):
Den Leader: Jennifer Schiller
Den Chief: Taylor Schiller

Bears (Meeting on Wednesdays @ 5:15-6:15p):
Den Leader: Scott Wallace
Den Leader: Cathy McCabe
Den Leader: Beth Jeanjaquet
Den Chief: Josh Wallace
Den Chief: AJ Schneider
Den Chief: Pat Kelley
Den Chief: DJ Vallier

Webelos 1 (Meetings on Thursdays from 5p-6p):
Den Leader: Ray Carrigan
Den Leader: Jeff Couper
Den Chief: Ben Murphy
Den Chief: Jonathan "JB" Bruynell

Webelos 2 (Meetings on Thursdays from 5p-6p):
Den Leader: David Chase
Den Chief: DJ Vallier

Troop 2 Web Page and Blog Information

Troop 2 Weymouth has a webpage and blog with a Pack 2 Web Page as a side link. Feel Free to check it out!

Troop 2 web site: http://www.troop2weymouth.com/
Troop 2 blog: http://www.troop2weymouth.blogspot.com/

Cub Scout Uniform

Cub Scouts should always plan on wearing their uniform and bringing their books to each meeting unless directed otherwise by your Den Leaders. See link for specific details:
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/cubscouts/uniform/parents.aspx