All Pack leaders, committee members and scouts should have received an email invoice for their 2023 recharter fee.  Since the pack has already paid these fees to the council in advance, we kindly ask that this invoice be settled as soon as possible.  Billing for the dues balance will be sent in the Fall.

Thank you to those who have already paid, and as always, should there be any concerns, please reach out.   

March 17-18, 2023 will be a joint pack & troop one-night camping, cooking, and hiking event to allow Cub Scouts, especially AOLs, to complete Adventures required for their rank.

LEAVE:

Friday, March 17th at 5 p.m. from Harrison Church and camp at Mc Dowell Nature Preserve at Drive-in Sites 2,4,6,8.

Cub Scout Parents please RSVP on Pack 502 WhatsApp group.

Email Mr. Fisher at sm@troop502.com if you need an invite to the group.

This is an opportunity for Cub Scouts who have missed a few meetings to complete the below Adventures that their Dens have done at the last campout and at Den Meetings since August. All Cub Scouts will do nature observation and a hike (Webelos/AOLs 3+ miles, Bears & Wolves 1+ mile). The Nature Preserve also offers good options to hunt for and hopefully find one or more of the dozens of geocaches or six letterboxes in the park. 

https://www.geocaching.com http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.php?boxnum=53263

http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.php?boxnum=19066

https://www.atlasquest.com/boxes/clue/?boxId=22265

https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.php?boxId=7579

https://www.atlasquest.com/boxes/clue/?gBoxId=10340

http://www.letterboxing.org/BoxView.php?boxnum=21383

RETURN:

Pack should be done with their walk and lunch by about 12 noon on March 18th and parents can leave directly from the park.

SPECIAL NOTE to Cub Scout Parents and Den Leaders:

We need your help in planning these and bringing the supplies that your scout and their Den needs to have success.

These Adventures are summarized here and detailed in your Cub Scouts’ handbook.

Lions:

Mountain Lion (do an outdoor activity, discuss S.A.W., observe animals).

I’ll Do it Myself (scout gear bag, personal care list, tie shoes)

Tigers:

Tigers in the Wild (hike with 6 Essentials & a buddy, discuss outdoor code, do a campfire skit)

Tiger Bites (discuss food choices, make a good snack for your hike).

Tiger Elective Sky is the Limit (sky observation w/binoculars).

Wolf:

The Call of the Wild (camp, discuss weather safety & leave no trace),

Paws on the Path (1-mile hike with 6 Essentials & buddy, discuss outdoor code),

Howling at the Moon (communication & do a campfire skit)

Bear

Bear Necessities (camp, make a gear list, set up a tent, tie knots, track weather),

Bear Claws (earn “Whittlin Chip” about knife safety)

Fur, Feathers, and Ferns (do 1-mile hike with buddy; find animals, birds & insects, observe plants with a magnifying glass)

Webelos

Webelos Walkabout (recite Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory; plan and lead a 3-mile hike; make a hiking first aid kit; plan prepare & eat a nutritious lunch on your hike)

Cast Iron Chef (build & light a fire using tinder, kindling, and fuel wood. Plan, buy and prepare a $5 per person balanced meal (dinner). Practice food safety and cook meal in box oven, camp stove, Dutch oven, campfire or grill).

Outdoor Adventurer(option A camping, know weather safety, bowline, Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory);

AOL’s

Outdoor Adventurer (option A camping, know weather safety, bowline, Outdoor Code and the Leave No Trace Principles for Kids from memory);

Scouting Adventure (Prepare to join troop, campout with troop, tie knots)

Castaway (make a survival kit, do emergency preparedness; light fire without matches, cook 2 different recipes without pots & pans EXAMPLE box oven pizza, foil meal, skewer on a grill or food in a bag).

Cub Scouts who have already completed these adventures can do them again to improve their skills or do an elective Adventure.

Cub Scout Parents please RSVP on Pack 502 WhatsApp group.

Email Mr. Fisher at sm@troop502.com if you need an invite to the group.

In March, Pack 502 will be focusing on Scout Skills & Nature

Lion’s Honor;
Tiger Bites;
Howling at the Moon (Wolf);
Fur, Feathers, and Ferns (Bear);
Cast Iron Chef (Webelos);
Scouting Adventure (AOLs) and AOLs will cross over into the Scouts BSA troop in late March.

Please come in uniform and bring your book so we can sign off your Cub Scout as they complete these adventures.

If you have any questions or need additional information, or if you are not part of the Pack 502 Scouts WhatsApp group please text Mr. Fisher at 704. 617. 3544 and provide your and your Cub Scouts name.

• There is no meeting tomorrow, February 20th in observance of President’s Day
• February 27th will be the Troop and Pack’s Court of Honor.  Please meet in the church sanctuary and not the multi-purpose room we usually attend.  Since this is a formal event, please wear your Scout uniform if you have one.  Scouts and Cubs that have achieved advancements will be awarded to them this evening.  

February 18, 2023, Saturday 10:30 am, The Pack is going to James K Polk homeplace and historic site as part of our Citizenship advancement requirement. Meet at 12031 Lancaster Highway, Pineville, NC 28134 (704) 889-7145. Bring gloves for a small cleanup project.

February 20 Monday 7pm we ARE having Den Meetings continuing this month’s theme of Duty to God & Reverence Lion: Pick my Path; Tiger Circles: Wolf: Duty to God Footsteps; Bear: Fellowship and Duty to God; Webelos: Duty to God and You; AOLs: Duty to God in Action.

February 20 Monday is the last day to document the adventures your Cub Scout has completed so please thoroughly update your Cub Scout’s handbook and sign off/date as many items they have done. We want to give out as many awards as possible. 

So far, Cub Scouts who have attended every meeting should have completed the following:

• Bobcat Badge – the first rank that all cub scouts earn (except Lions). Requires parents to read and complete the exercises in the pamphlet entitled How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide at the front of each handbook.
• August September 2022 Camping and Being Outdoors: Lion: Mountain Lion, Tigers in the Wild, Wolf: Call of the Wild; Bear Necessities, Webelos Walkabout & AOLs Outdoor Adventurer
• Nov-Dec 2022 First Aid & Safety Lion Animal Kingdom; Tiger: Safe and Smart (or other elective); Wolf: Germs Alive! (or another elective); Bear Claws; Webelos: First Responder; AOL’s: Castaway (or another elective). Bears, Webelos & AOL’s all should have done the Whittlin’ Chip – they must carve and photograph a block of soap.
• January 2023 Citizenship Lion: King of the Jungle, Team Tiger, Wolf: Council Fire; Bear: Paws for Action; Webelos: Aware and Care (or other elective) AOLs: Building a Better World.
• February 2023 Duty to God & Reverence Lion: Pick my Path; Tiger Circles: Wolf: Duty to God Footsteps; Bear: Fellowship and Duty to God; Webelos: Duty to God and You; AOLs Duty to God in Action (AOL).

All of these adventures are summarized in this Cub Scout Program Spreadsheet and detailed in your Cub Scout handbook. QUESTIONS? email SM@Troop502.com

February 26, 2023 Sunday 9am and 11am, Pack and Troop 502 are participating in Scout Sunday passing out bulletins and serving as ushers. Harrison Church gives us use of their facilities without charge and this is our community service back to them. This also satisfies some of the requirements for the Duty to God Adventures that we are completing this month. Please email committee@troop502.com and SM@Troop502.com to let us know which service you are attending.

February 27, 2023 Monday 7pm Pack meeting in the sanctuary (building with the steeple) for awards.

TRAINING: The BSA Mecklenburg County Council has a mandatory 100% trained requirement for all leaders, so if you are a registered adult, den leader or committee member, we MUST complete our training in February, so that we can re-charter in March. Details about required training are on our RESOURCES webpage 

Please RSVP to SM@Troop502.com if interested in any of the following:

• May 19-21 Spring Cuboree at Belk Scout Camp (would be a pack activity). 
• June 19-23 Cub Scout Day Camp at Belk Scout Camp
• July 13-23 Webelos (4^th graders) Adventure Camp at Belk Scout Camp