Cub Scout Pack 141

December 1, 2024

VIDEO ON MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS – UPDATED 8/29/2024
Here is a YouTube video that will take you step by step through the renewal process.
The part that you need to watch is about 9 minutes long and it is at the beginning of the video.
Click HERE to see the video.

CUB SCOUT PROGRAM UPDATES ANNOUNCED - 9/9/2023
For more information, click HERE.

CUB SCOUT PROGRAM UPDATES FAQ - 1/3/2024
For more information, click HERE.

BSA MEMBERSHIP FEE INCREASE DETAILS – UPDATED 4/1/2024
For more information, click HERE.

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 BSA Members!

And you can still find all of your Scouting needs at the BSA 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: TOC CHRISTMAS PARADE – December 13

JOINT ACTIVITY: PACK MEETING (CHRISTMAS PLAYS AND SKITS) – December 19

CHRISTMAS DAY – December 25

NEW YEAR'S DAY – January 1

JOINT ACTIVITY: CSP - TRASH PICK UP – January 19

JOINT ACTIVITY: RED, WHITE, BLUE, AND GOLD BANQUET – January 23

Merry
Christmas

Merry Christmas to the Pack 141 family. We pray that each of you will have a wonderful and blessed Christmas Holiday. We pray for safe travels for each of you that will be traveling the roadways during the holidays. We also pray that you will enjoy all of your blessings, for we know that they be plentiful. We would like you to know that we are so thankful that you are a part of this family and we give thanks to God for each and every one of you, for you all are a blessing to us. Remember the reason for the season. Blessings.

PACK MEETING:
This is a reminder that our Pack meeting for this month will be held on December 19 at the Church. This meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. and will feature our Christmas Spirit theme night with plays and skits.

JANUARY PACK MEETING:
Our January Pack meeting is our “Red, White, Blue, and Gold Banquet,” which is scheduled for January 23 at 6:30 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall at the Church. This is a family event and all members are invited to attend. We ask that all who plan to attend bring their favorite family vegetable dish, side dish, or salad as this is a potluck style affair.

RE-CHARTERING AND PACK DUES:
It is time for us to collect Pack dues, but there are a few changes we need to make you aware of. This year, remember that you have renew your scout memberships online. Most memberships expire on December 31. So, please get your son's membership renewed before the expiration date. There is a link to a Membership Renewal Video at the top of our “Announcements” page. Scouting America National fees have increased. BRMC Council fees and Scouting Life Magazine subscriptions remain unchanged. Pack 141 dues remain the same as well. They are $30.00 for all Scouts, except Webelos and AOLs, they are $35.00. If for some reason you have an issue paying your dues, please contact the Cubmaster so that other arrangements can be made to help get them paid. Remember there is a $5.00 discount per scout / frontier for families with more than one scout or frontier in any of our Family of Scouting programs. Please make checks payable to Pack 141. If you have any questions about your dues, do not hesitate to contact our Cubmaster.

CHRISTMAS PARADE:
The Christmas Parade is set for December 13 at 7:00 p.m. We will need to meet in the church parking lot at 6:00 p.m. to get lined up and ready to go. We will be walking this year. Refreshments will be served following the parade.

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY:
It is time for bad weather to come. Just remember that all Scouting / Frontiering functions are canceled if the weather does not support the activity. If school is canceled because of weather the day of a den meeting or Pack meeting, so will that meeting be canceled. Because of the planning involved in the Red, White, Blue and Gold Banquet and the Pinewood Derby, they will not be canceled except for extreme bad weather.

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.

No Upcoming Events

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

December 1, 2024