Cub Scout Pack 141

May 1, 2025

SCOUT SHOP SUPPLIES – UPDATED 6/21/2021
There are several options available:

The BRMC has partnered with the Virginia Headwaters Council in Waynesboro, VA for your advancement and uniform needs. Order online at https://www.vahcbsa.org. or call (540) 943-6675.

Outdoor Trails is now the official retailer for BSA items. 2 locations: Lynchburg (434) 384-4302 or Daleville (540) 992-5850. Discounts available for Scouting America members!

And you can still find all of your Scouting needs at the Scouting America Scout Shop.

IMPORTANT NEWS UPDATES: We will list our most important Pack news updates in this section. So please check back often for new notices, new information about upcoming events, or even reminders about upcoming events. Council and District events and links are listed further down on this page.

JOINT ACTIVITY: ANNUAL PACK TROUT-O-REE – May 4

JOINT ACTIVITY: PACK MEETING – May 22

JOINT ACTIVITY: PACK FAMILY PICNIC – June 1

PACK MEETING:
This month’s Pack meeting is our Annual Crossover and Graduation Ceremony. So, mark your calendar, prepare yourselves for a great night of awards and plan to come on May 22 for the celebration. Class A uniform is mandatory to fully participate in this meeting

THE SCOUTING YEAR COMES TO AN END:
We are rapidly approaching the close of another great Scouting year. We have all worked hard on getting our Scouts to the next level and they have worked equally as hard on getting there. Thanks to all for your help, time, and effort in making this a very successful Scouting year. We have made great strides over the past year and without the help that we received, we would not have the quality program that we have. We have much work to do to prepare for the upcoming year as we continue to integrate our Family Of Scouting program and we will need all the help we can get. And though we are just building the foundation for our three programs, we are confident that the program we build together will be one that will promote growth and learning while encouraging participation from all our members and leaders alike. Congratulations to all the Scouts on their achievements. We trust you will continue the hard work at the next level and for the rest of your lives. We pray for safe travels through the summer vacation season and we look forward to the start of a new Scouting year. Again, congratulations to all the Scouts and thank you for another great year of Scouting.

SCOUTS BSA SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION:
For those of you who will crossover into Scouts BSA this spring and you are interested in attending the Scouts BSA Summer Camp this summer with Troop 141, please contact Scoutmaster JB Anderson for more information.

TROUT-O-REE:
This year, the Trout-O-Ree will be held at an old location, The Wall Brothers Farm off of Merrimac Road, just down the road from Cox’s Driving Range. The event is scheduled for Sunday, May 4, from 1:00 p.m. until dark.

We will be catching the fish we will have for dinner. You do not need a fishing license as this is a private pond, but you do need to bring fishing equipment and bait for trout. Berkley Powerbait is highly recommended, which can be brought at Wal-Mart.

So, if you know how to filet fish, please bring your filet knife and a board to filet; we will need all the help we can get with the fish. If you would like to learn to filet fish, bring a filet knife and a board to filet fish on and we can teach you in a few short minutes. We will also have the usual, hush puppies, coleslaw, drinks, and such. This will be a fish fry and not a cookout, so there will be no hamburgers, hotdogs, and the like. Uniforms are not required.

SUMMER FUN IN JUNE, JULY, AND AUGUST:
The Pack Committee is in the process of planning another exciting Scouting year. We are excited about the options available for the upcoming year and looking forward to getting started. Meanwhile, during the summer months, we still get together once a month for an activity. This year we have planned a Family Picnic in June, a Community Service project and Pool Party in July, and something exciting for August. So get ready for some summer fun.

UNIFORMS:
Just a reminder that Class A uniforms are required for all our scout and are to be worn in their entirety to all scouting functions unless otherwise noted. For more information about Scout uniforms, see the “Uniforms” page under the “About” tab on the main menu bar. For those who have just joined, we understand that uniforms are purchased at the Scout Store in Roanoke and that it may not be convenient for you to travel there before the first scouting function. So, there is no rush for you to go out and purchase one today. However, please do not let your lack of not having a uniform prevent you from coming to any of our meetings, events, or functions.

FAMILY OF SCOUTING PROGAM:
In case you did not know, Christiansburg Presbyterian Church (CPC) offers a Family of Scouting program that consist of Boy Scout Troop 141 (11-18 years old), Cub Scout Pack 141 (5-10 years old), and Frontier Girls Troop 377 (3-18 years old and mothers can play too). Most of you are aware of the BSA scouting programs, but what is Frontier Girls? Our Frontier Girls Troop 377 was started in January 2016 as an alternative scouting-type program for the highly active and spirited young girls who wanted to experience a program that mirrored one that many of their brothers, who had joined the BSA scouting program experienced. Because the “Frontier Girls” program itself permits a seamless integration with the local BSA programs, the program is the perfect complement to the existing BSA scouting programs already sponsored by CPC, but one that would cater specifically to the young girls in the community. If you have family members or friends that you think would be interested in any of our Family of Scouting programs, please share this information with them. We each have websites as well as Facebook pages. Should they have any questions, they can always contact us.

WE NEED YOUR HELP:
It is “Not Too Late For Scouting” and we could use your help spreading the word. If you know of a young boy who would benefit from the Scouting program, please invite the entire family to your next Den meeting or to our next Pack meeting.

This would a great way for them to see firsthand what the Scouting program and our Pack are all about. Please share this information with your family and friends because they may know someone who could benefit from these great programs. If they have any questions before the meeting, please have them to contact our Cubmaster. Once again, we thank you for your help.

WEBSITE UPDATES:
It has been a few years since our new website rolled out and became live. Since that time, our website team has been diligently working to build a more user-friendly website that will grant access to information about our Pack as well as updates and news from our Pack. Most websites have what is referred to as “a site map,” which is very similar to the “table of content” one finds at the beginning of a book. This table of content lists the pages of the particular website with active links. This map is designed to help visitors to easily navigate through the website and help visitors easily find the exact content they are looking for on the website. While our site continues to be a “work-in-progress,” we believe this addition will be beneficial to all who visit. You can find our “Site Map” under under the “About” tab on the main menu bar.

EVENTS FROM THE COUNCIL:
For information or information about online registration, go to the Blue Ridge Mountains Council website and look under the Activities & Training on the main menu bar.

CUB SCOUT SUMMER CAMP 2025

EVENTS FROM THE REGION:
For information on pack friendly events happening in the region.

NRV Macaroni Kid

GETTING PACK ACTIVITY INFORMATION:
We have several means by which you can keep track of all the upcoming events in our Pack. Every month we will send out our Monthly News Update via email, highlighting the upcoming events for the month. We will post much of the same information on our website on our “Announcements” page under the “News” tab on the main menu bar. And we will post events weekly on our Facebook Page. We also have our Pack calendar on our website on our “Calendar” page under the “Schedules” tab on the main menu bar. And you can always see our latest, “Cub News Newsletter” on our “Newsletter” page under the “News” tab on the main menu bar.

Should you ever have a question, do not hesitate to contact any of the Den leadership. We want you to be informed and we use these tools to keep you informed with the latest Pack information, events, and announcements. So, if you ever need information, we have several places available where you can find what you need. And if you cannot find it anywhere else, you can always contact our Scout Leadership or our Cubmaster.

EMAIL LIST UPDATE:
If you have a new email address or another address that you would like to add to our distribution list, please email the Cubmaster the information and it will be forwarded to the appropriate Den Leaders. Please include the name to whom the address belongs and the scout’s name that the address is to be connected to.

PACK IMAGES, PHOTOS, AND/OR PICTURES:
Images, photos, and/or pictures of our activities, which may include our scouts and members of their family, are posted on our official Facebook Page. Please know that we do not practice “tagging” in the images, photos, and/or pictures that we post to any of our social media sites and we strongly discourage the practice for privacy reasons as well as an overall general security standpoint. Every effort has been made to completely disable this feature on the social media sites that we use so that others cannot “tag” anyone in any of our images, photos, and/or pictures, however we make no guarantees, either expressly or implied. If you, as a parent or guardian would like to “opt out” of having images, photos, and/or pictures of your son or any members of your family published/posted on either of social media sites, please submit a signed and dated written request to the Cubmaster stating,

“I do not grant Pack 141 or any of the organization’s registered leaders permission to publish/post any images, photos, and/or pictures on any Pack 141 social media sites that can clearly identify my son or any members of my family to the general public.”

PERSONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL FORM:
Every Scout in the pack is required to have a Personal Health And Medical form for 2024 - 2025 on file. Please make sure that you get one to your Den Leaders. For a copy of the form, click HERE.

Blue Ridge Mountains Council

May 1, 2025