CCbytrickery

He did an excellent job speaking to the legislature. His moms should be very proud of him!

They should have a smaller, separate "reward" party for those that "participated". Calling it a Christmas party is unfair to those who cannot fit into their time schedule or choose not to help that organization. We (as a family) don't "do" the Salvation Army, because 3 years ago, Mr CC and I were both out of work, struggling to pay rent and electric and to keep food on the table--and we could not get any help from them for the kids at Christmas. We couldn't find help anywhere--everything was filled up by mid-October. Seems kind of petty, I know, but I was upset that an organization t

We have the Cubmasters Minute, a closing prayer and then dismissal, by dens, for snack. (Because we are meeting at 7-8:30 pm, we decided that a little dessert is in order.)

Our den top sellers made just over $600 and $700 respectively. 3rd and 4th place made just over $300. We are in a hard hit area, jobs are scarce and a lot of parents are out of work. that our boys sold over $10000 in popcorn altogether (show n sell included) made me very happy.

We have 2 debit cards, one for the CM and one for the treasurer. Any purchases over $25 must be approved by 2 committee members. We have an account at the scout shop, that the advancement chair is on, as well. As CC, I should have a debit card as well, but I really don't want one. Then they would expect me to go do the shopping for camping trips, etc...just because I'm a stay at home mom and everyone else works. (Never mind that I'm over an hour away from everyone else.) Sooo, every time they mention getting me onto the bank accounts, I get "busy". I still get all the reports,

Aww, that made me cry! Those boys were so sweet--and so happy to see dad!

"Im one of those males that believe that boys should go through some rights of passage to grow into healthy adult males. Im not talking about secret rituals with drums and war paint, although that would be cool. Im talking about the experience of going to the bathroom in the woods. Men and boys sharing the showers without the idea that it is risky or wrong and 200 men and boys sleeping together overnight in a gymnasium on their way to Philmont. Even boys skinny dipping in the stream to cool off from the 105 degree hot summer day. However, guys, those days are just about gone. If you dont think

I'm playing popcorn kernel this year, because our pack is apparently made up of our core 4 families and 80 others that are all apparently single,hard-working, no-free-time parents. /rolleyes I set the turn in date for take orders for tomorrow. I have sent out emails, posted on the website, handed out calendars, and talked to each den at least twice. Tomorrow night, I will again visit each den and then spend the remaining time down in our "central location" with the cubmaster, for anyone who is straggling. Anyone who doesn't turn in tomorrow at the den meetings can drive the hour

My Mother in law told my husband that, because we let our then 1 year old daughter, play with toy cars, she would come out "funny". (Her words, not mine). /blink I really didn't know what to say when he told me that.

The council here is putting on a movie on Friday night during Cuboree. Our boys won't be attending. We're having our Campfire program, with the new boys getting their Bobcats. Now, we do like electricity during our campouts--so that big old 60 cup coffee maker will work it's magic at 5am, and be ready for the breakfast crew at 6am!

With popcorn, the entire amount funds the pack. We use that money to cover things like activities at Pack meetings (last month we had a magician, this month the zoo is doing an outreach); subsidizing costs for camping; paying for belt loops, etc... With Camp Cards, the Pack receives 50% of the funds (2.50 out of $5. We then split the cost with the scouts (so they get 1.25 for each card they sell); also if we do a show n sale, each boy that works gets a percentage of those sales. That money is used for camping--pays for their May campout (always a big one, one year they went to Seawor

I want to say it's not just a BS issue (not controlling your boys, and then blaming others). Unfortunately, we have one such leader in our Cub pack. I dread seeing the Bears attend anything. The parents and the leaders are pretty much...well, IMHO, useless. His boys set a poor example this weekend, at our pack Pre-Cubaree campout--playing in the shooting range (our two camp sites were separated by the range); leaving the camp area without checking out with an adult and without a buddy, and using some inappropriate language/behaviors are some of the offenses from this weekend.

Our RT is run a bit differently, I think, than some of y'alls. We have a 30-45 minute meeting as a whole (Boy and Cub) with Council running it, giving out council awards, info on camping, etc. Then we split into two groups--Boy Scouts in one, Cubs in the other--and each group meets for 30-45 minutes on topics relavent to that group. I would be ok with a virtual RT, because we live outside our district (moved in August) and are 45 minutes from the RT site.

We hold onto things for about a month. The CM will announce at the next pack meeting "at the campout last month, we picked up xx and xx and xx" and hold them up. If not picked up at the end of that meeting, a notice will go to the dens that they have 2 more weeks to claim their belongings. Then either it goes to the Scout Closet, or to the donation box at our church (sponser). The CM got tired of having stuff in his garage constantly, so came up with this policy.

I've taken on the role of PK this year (/sigh). I have instituted the following policies: 1. Any popcorn orders above $50 must be paid for at the time of order. I am highly suggesting all popcorn orders be paid for at the time of order. 2. I will provide a receipt book. I am urging all to use these; the pack will cover this expense. 3. I will accept any payments--partial or full. The scouts will receive a receipt from me, and I will have both a copy of that receipt plus a notation in my little spreadsheet. (I will then hand that payment to the treasurer, who will re

Our ACM is also the CC of the BS Troop we are associated with. I'm the CC, Popcorn Kernal (because no one would step up) and the Kitchen coordinator.(This message has been edited by CCbytrickery)

We've done fajitas on the grill. cooked the chicken, then cooked the onions/peppers in a pan on the grill. Also, we've done spaghetti, but we had a grill with burners, for the water. The usual: hamburgers, hot dogs, kebabs (time consuming to make, but cook fairly quick), veggies. A friend did a pizza on the grill (but he cheated and used a boboli crust, instead of real dough). Cold salads (though you could grill chicken/beef/corn to serve on it)

We have one every spring. We do it during our pack meeting for that month, and we hold it outside. What we do is the boys have to make the cake with a parent (since Cubs can't use an oven, too short); the boys have to be involved in the making and decorating of the cakes. They get pretty creative with them. We've seen Hamburgers, Tie-Dyes, Spaghetti bowls, and the ever popular kitty litter cake. They are "judged"--each boy gets a certificate for the best or most original or the most creative or whatever(whatever kind of cake it is). Then, they have to make a choice: eat, th

Camp card sales. Sell for $5 each; the troop gets back 2.50. We took the 2.50 and split it, so the boy got 1.25 and the troop 1.25. Each show n sell that the boy worked netted a percentage of the profits. Also, there were prizes for selling a certain number of cards; 60 got you a cub day camp, for example. There were free trips to Webelos resident camp, etc. My son earned enough to go to cub day camp for free (the prize) and paid for all but $24 of aquatics camp. The ones we had this year had 4 tear off tabs: $5 off $50 purchase @ Publix; $5 off $20 purchase Tropical Smo

We used old spice jars. Those kind that come on the wooden racks? Perfect size for a couple of bandaids, gauze, alcohol and iodine pads and a safety pin. Took some leather cording and tied around the lip, then a loop on the other end, so they could thread them on their carbiners. (I had the spice jars left from a housewarming gift from many years ago.)

/high fives to those Scouts!

We promoted the Outdoor activity award and the Leave no trace for our (now Wolf, then Tiger) den. We worked on them throughout last year. We tell the parents to look in the books or online for optional items (such as belt loops, awards, etc) and to do the paperwork if their Scout earns them.

One of our parents is making a quilt with clothing from her son's years. She is adding the neckers as part of it. Another parent is making throw pillows for the bed, using the neckers for one side, and a color coded cloth on the other (orange for tiger, yellow for wolf, etc)

One group I spoke with did give me a great idea, that we will implement next year during campouts, etc. Get colored wristbands. Give each group a different color (i.e. Tiger group 1 gets orange, Tiger group 2 gets purple, Wolf group 1 gets red, etc). They get them every day at check in. The parents have to drop them off with the check in group, they get their wristbands, and then proceed to their group area. (We had 10X10 tarp shelters set up for each group). The check in group has a sheet of who has signed in, the group leaders know the kids have signed in, and any staff member

Our daycamp had a tot lot, but they couldn't find anyone to run it, so the nurse who is supposed to stay in the first aid station ended up watching them for most of the time. 1. Do preregistration and orientation. Communicate. Our daycamp did prereg, but didn't keep on its "must prereg two weeks in advance" stance, so they had people registering the first day of camp. It was a mess. No one knew what was going on, no one knew what kids went where--not even the staff. My husband and I both showed up for the orientation the day before--where the camp director spent an hour playing