Popcorn Sale 2011

IMPORTANT DATES:

Saturday, October 1^st : BLITZ DAY – Meet at the school at 11:00 AM

Saturday, October 8^th : Show & Sell at Complete Petmart/Roush Hardware 11a-3p

Saturday, October 15^th : Show & Sell 11a-3p

Monday, November 7^th : Turn in your final order forms to the pack

Sunday, December 4^th : Pick-Up Your Popcorn

  – Distribute & collect --

Monday, December 12^th : Final Payments Due to Pack

REWARDS

• “Make The Pack Go”
• Develop confidence, character, & respect
• Sell 1 item & get this year's popcorn pin
• Scouts Earn Gift Cards to spend on whatever they choose
• Top 3 Pack Sellers - get DOUBLE the Standard Reward
• $100 in military donations - earn a commemorative patch
• $600 Club - get the Zyclone & a cool patch
• $1000 sellers – earn a day at Dave & Busters!
• $1500 Sellers - get an additional $50 card
• “Fill It Up” – Tickets to Coco Keys
• Council Top 10 – Monster Jam Prize Pack (3 tickets & pit party passes)
• Sell $500 online in October - get $20 extra
• Each Den earns activity funds based on average sales

TIPS

• Ask Family, Friends, & Neighbors
• Take a form to work
• Corporate orders
• Do Your Best

Here are a few additions to the info communicated during the meeting:
Q:Who should people make checks out to?
A: Checks should be payable to: Cub Scouts Pack 770

Please review the attached "Scout Script" with your boys to ensure he is polite, courteous, and respectful.  Remember to say THANK YOU, too!  This is a great opportunity to teach your boy some people skills.

Scouts should wear Class A Uniforms when selling.

The attached 2011 Popcorn Flyer contains the important dates.

If you haven't yet signed up, please commit to one of the following ASAP :

BLITZ DAY
 - Sat., Oct 1st, 11am-? Meet at Huber Ridge Elementary
 - We will canvas the Huber Ridge Area as a team!
 - Even if you can only make it for a little while, please come join us for this... it might be fun!
 - Have a wagon?  Please bring it!
SHOW & SELL at Roush Hardware & Complete Petmart (Schrock & 3)
 - Sat. Oct 8th & 15th
 - Sign up for a one hour block of time, 11a-3p
 - Siblings are welcome!

Q: Will the boys who participate receive credit for a portion of the sales?
A: Yes.  We'll take the totals from the blitz days and the show 'n sell days and then assign the sales to each scout based on number of "hours worked".

Please see the attached "SKC Prize Lineup" for a rundown of council-level prizes.

Need order forms?  We can get 'em!  If anyone could volunteer to stop by the council office on 161 during business hours in the next couple of days, please let me know.  Otherwise, we should have them available one way or another this Saturday.  Please see your Den Leader... Den Leaders, see me.  Until then, please share with each other (2 forms in each pack this year).

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT!

Day Camp 2011

Where: Camp Lazarus
When: Monday, June 27th - Friday, July 1st

More details to come soon...

2011-2012 KICK-OFF

Where: The Below Dam Shelter at Alum Creek, Pavilion #2
When: May 21st

More details to come...

Outdoor Health & Fitness Expo

REGISTER BY APRIL 15H FOR FREE LUNCH AND A FREE PATCH

Calling All Members of Pack 770...
Let's all meet up at the Outdoor Health & Fitness Expo!

When: May 7th, 9a-4p
Where: Camp Lazarus
Cost: $5

ALSO: Sasquatch 5k Run/Walk
8a Start time
$35 adults, $15 students

For more info, check this out: http://www.skcbsa.org/healthexpo.php

BLUE & GOLD 2011

This message contains information about our upcoming Blue & Gold Banquet - Please read the message in it's entirety, as there is a bit of action required for everyone... (thank you for your attention!)

Cub Scout Pack 770 presents:

Blue & Gold Banquet, 2011
"The" Annual Celebration of Cub Scouting
February 26th, 11a-2p

To participate this year, your boys will need:

• A joke, skit, "run-on" or cheer.
• "Class A" Uniforms (NO EXCEPTIONS!)
• A potluck Side Dish
• $1 (or more)
• to come a bit early, or stay a bit late

Keep reading for more details...
SET-UP & TEAR DOWN DUTIES:
As you know, the dens have been rotating clean-up duties this year, but the Blue & Gold Banquet may require just a bit more work than some of our other events.  So, we have decided to divide and conquer as follows:

• Tiger families: Clean-up
• Wolf families: Set-up & Decorate
• Bear families: Set-up & Decorate
• Webelo Scouts: Opening & Closing Flag Ceremonies

(Note: if your family has kids in more than one den, please just plan to help with one task or the other).

Set-up is from 10:30-11:00.  Tear-down is from roughly 2:00-3:00.

FOOD
Each family should bring a potluck side dish: The main dish, dessert, and hardware will be provided by the pack.

ENTERTAINMENT
CALLING ALL DENS: Please devote a little time from each of the next few den meetings to prepare some entertainment for the Blue & Gold Banquet.  Let's aim for 100% participation!  The entertainment you provide could include...

• A Skit
• A puppet show
• A song
• "Den Yells" or "stunts"
• Jokes & "Run-ons"

DEN LEADERS: Keep it simple, but make it fun - It's up to you to help your boys get prepared!  You could choose to just have each boy tell a quick joke, have everyone participate together in a single skit, or do a more formal opening or closing presentation with a scouting theme.  Either way, let's get the kids involved, and have some fun!  Please plan for about 2-5 minutes total for your den, and let me know soon what you plan to do so we can plan our final agenda accordingly.

NEED IDEAS?  Check out the cub scout leader books, try this link, or just ask for help (your fellow parents/leaders will be happy to help!)

SLIDE SHOW
We plan to run a slide show while we eat, and we'd like to include your favorite pictures!  You can send me your pictures any way you like, but one easy way is to follow the link below, then click the "Add Photos" button to upload your pictures:

•  Pack 770's "Picasa Web Album".

(PS: Please ask for help if you have any trouble with this... Are you a member of our google group?  If not, please join now... again, please just call Ryan at 203-9405 and I'll help you!)

FRIENDS OF SCOUTING
Our event will include a brief presentation on behalf of "The Friends of Scouting" program, which is a primary funding source for our regional scouting council.  The Simon Kenton Council needs our support!  See the attached letter for more info, but the bottom line is that we want to demonstrate 100% participation, and even the most modest of donations will be appreciated.  So, please bring at least one dollar, or your checkbook.  (Thank you!)

ADVANCEMENTS/AWARDS
A portion of our ceremonies will be devoted to advancements - LEADERS: please communicate with Guy to ensure he has the correct advancements prepared for your boys.

LOCATION/DIRECTIONS
This year's event will be held in "Building X", at the Xenos Christian Fellowship (1349 Community Park Dr., 43229).

It's easy to find - From 270, take Cleveland Ave. South, then turn right at the first light (Community Park Dr., beside the Home Depot).  Continue about 1/4 mile, and then past the main entrance.  Building X is a little further up on the right; you'll see the sign in front.

TENTATIVE AGENDA
Without further ado, here is the tentative agenda for our afternoon:

10:00- Open building & begin set-up (Wolves & Bears)
11:00-Arrival & Gathering Activities
11:30 (SHARP!) -Cubmaster's Opening Remarks & Opening Ceremonies
-Lunch-
~12:30- Friends of Scouting, Advancements & Awards (Commencing with Arrow of Light)
1:00- Entertainment
2:00- Closing Ceremonies & Dismissal
-Clean-Up- (Tigers)
3:00 Lights out

Thanks everyone- hope to see you soon!

Boo! Gobble Gooble! Pizza Pizza! And Popcorn Too!

This is the first in what I hope to be a long series of regular weekly updates about what Pack 770 has done and has planned. My hope is to keep parents and leaders abreast of all that happens in Pack 770 and to build some enthusiasm for attending the numerous scouting functions put on at the pack, district, and council levels.

So, here goes...

Halloween
We had our annual Halloween Party at Huber Ridge Elementary on October 25. This party was made particularly exciting by the presence of the Westerville Board of Education meeting down the hall. Nothing like a bunch of loud young lads, in costume, jacked on candy, and actually at a party to set the tone for a Board of Education meeting. Of course, the boys were well behaved and the staff at the school reported that they couldn't even hear us down the hall. Personally, I credit the sound-proofing because the kids were all pretty enthused about pizza, pop, door prizes, and -- at the very end -- wrapping their  Cubmaster in toilet-paper like a mummy!

Scouting for Food
Scouting for Food was also a big success thanks to the hard work of Lisa Meredith, an Assistant Scoutmaster from Troop 192 and a former Den Leader for Pack 770. Her and the cub and boy scouts went out on Halloween during the day to place bags all over the Huber Ridge Area asking for donations for Scouting for Food. Together, they canvased the entire neighborhood in about 4 hours. The following Sunday the boys went out in force and gathered tons (litterally) of food to be donated to a local food pantry. Thanks to our pack and Troop 192, there are families that can have a Thanksgiving dinner dignity this year.

Popcorn
Popcorn sales started at the end of September and are almost done. Tomorrow, November 8th, is the deadline to get your order forms turned in. Ryan and Dave will be at the Pack Committee Meeting at 7:30 pm at Huber Ridge tomorrow if you want to turn your forms in there. Or, you can give them to your Den Leader and they will get them to Ryan or Dave.

Dave will have the popcorn at his house to be picked up on Saturday, December 4th and will call you when it is all sorted out. The popcorn litterally takes over an entire room in his house so when he calls for you to pick it up, please get there as soon as you can. His service to pack in this manner is very significant as it is our primary fundraiser for the year and we couldn't do it without him.

Once you have the popcorn, the money for it is due December 13th. Again, give this to Ryan or Dave. Some of the prizes earned (the ones the pack purchased) will be given out at the pack Christmas Party on December 13th. The prizes from Trails End may not arrive in time for Christmas and usually are given out in January. Hey! Two Christmases!

Civitans Pizza & Subs
The Westerville Civitans (that's our Chartered Organization) are having their annual pizza and sub sale as their primary fundraiser on Wednesday the 10th. While it's probably a little late to order, it might be worth a try if really you want some pizza or subs. Also, if anyone wants to help out they can join Troop 700 (that's our sister troop in the Civitans) in making subs and pizza. Just meet at the Westerville Community Center at 7:00 pm.

Links: flyer, map

Thanksgiving
Our annual Thanksgiving Potluck is on November 22nd. This is a pack meeting and so we will have a brief flag ceremony before hand, give out some awards, and then dig into turkey, ham, and lots of tasty sides that y'all bring. What should you bring? Bring whatever you are excellent at making. If everyone does that, it'll be the best feast you'll ever have had.

Links: flyer

Whew! That's a lot of stuff but it's all for this week,

Popcorn Sale

Remember, scouts: it's as easy as

1. Set (a goal... $600 perhaps?)
2. Ask (the people you know... Family?  Neighbors?  Co-workers?)
3. Get (rewards... "Pie in the face", Camping Equipment, Gift Cards, and more)

If you need a popcorn form, you can download one here: (Page 4 is probably what you need most):
http://www.skcbsa.org/popcorn/SalesGuide.pdf


Important Dates to Remember:

• Monday, November 8th - Popcorn Forms due back to the pack
• Saturday, December 4th : Popcorn Pick-up Day
• Monday, December 13th : Final Collection of Payments Due

Have other questions?  Call the "Kernal", Dave Lannom at 614-679-3615, or Ryan Grissinger at 614-203-9405