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Summer '09 Pack Events:

· Pack Pool Party & Raingutter Regatta
· Pack Trip to Knoebels Amusement Resort
· The Washington D.C. trip is canceled.
· Barnstormers Baseball Game & Sleepover
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JUNE (BSA theme: A Camping We Will Go)


· Pack Pool Party & Raingutter Regatta

__ June 29 - Monday - 5:30-8:00 PM @ Lancaster JCC, 2120 Oregon Pike, Lancaster

· swimming
· raingutter regatta
· ga-ga ball

>> All families are encouraged to bring treats to share
>> The Pack will provide lemonade for all.

Contact: Joe Dougherty 519-0922


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JULY (BSA theme: Be A Sport)

· Pack Trip to Knoebels

__ July 12 - Sunday - open 10 AM-10 PM @ Knoebels Amusement Resort, Elysburg, PA (click for directions)


All Families are encouraged to Bring a picnic lunch; We Will Eat as a Pack from 12:30 - 1:30.

Pack has Picnic Tables Reserved in Pavilion"U" you can drop your lunches off here when you arrive.

Parking is FREE, Admission is FREE. Tickets are required on a per-ride basis.

Ride Tickets - Please contact Joe Dougherty to place an order for Group Rate Tickets


Contact: Joe Dougherty 519-0922

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AUGUST (BSA theme: Fun in the Sun)

Barnstormers Baseball Game & Sleepover

August 15 - Saturday - @ Clipper Magazine Stadium

>>> Order your tickets by July 15, 2009

Pack 184 will be participating in the Lancaster Barnstormers sleepover again this year! On August 15, 2009, enjoy the game and then pitch your tent on the field to watch a movie and sleep outside. The cost is $15, which includes a field box seat, a light breakfast, and an event patch.

If you wish to participate, please drop off a check (payable to "Pack 184") for the number of tickets you wish to Assistant Cubmaster Tom Rudzinski, 2486 Carriage Drive, Lancaster PA 17601. Deadline is July 15, 2009. The tickets will be purchased as a group to ensure Pack 184 sits together.

If you have any questions, please see Tom Rudzinski or email tomrudz@comcast.net.
See you at the game!

Award of Merit

March Pack Meeting - Monday March 23rd @ 7:00 PM

Our March Pack Meeting will be held Monday at 7 pm at St. Thomas Episcopal Church.

Cub Scout Theme: When I Grow Up

Please contact your Den Leader or Cubmaster Joe Dougherty with any questions.


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ONE LAST THING
Baden-Powell’s Last Message
Great Salt Lake Council

Towards the end of his life, although still in comparatively good health, he prepared a farewell message to his Scouts for publication after his death. It read:

Dear Scouts,

If you have ever seen the play ‘Peter Pan’ you will remember how the pirate chief was always making his dying speech because he was afraid that possibly, when the time came for him to die, he might not have time to get it off his chest. It is much the same with me, and so, although I am not at this moment dying, I shall be doing so one of these days and I want to send you a parting word of goodbye.

Remember, it is the last time you will ever hear from me, so think it over. I have had a most happy life and I want each one of you to have a happy life too. I believe that God put us in this jolly world to be happy and enjoy life. Happiness does not come from being rich, nor merely being successful in your career, nor by self-indulgence. One step towards happiness is to make yourself healthy and strong while you are a boy, so that you can be useful and so you can enjoy life when you area man. Nature study will show you how full of beautiful and wonderful things God has made the world for you to enjoy. Be contented with what you have got and make the best of it. Look on the bright side of things instead of the gloomy one. But the real way to get happiness is by giving out happiness to other people. Try and leave this world a little better than you found it and when your turn comes to die, you can die happy in feeling that at any rate you have not wasted your time but have done your best. ‘Be Prepared’ in this way, to live happy and to die happy - stick to your Scout Promise always - even after you have ceased to be a boy - and God help you to do it.

Your friend,
Baden Powell of Gilwell

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Pack Committee Meeting, Wednesday 3/18 @ 7:30 PM

Pack Committee Meeting Schedule
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When: Every 3rd Wednesday of the month.
Where: UnCommon Pizza · 616 Paxton Place · Lititz, PA 17543 · (717) 569-0906

Blue & Gold Banquet / Cross-over Ceremony

Who: All pre-registered Pack 184 Cub Scouts and guests. The Scouts should be in uniform.

When: Saturday, 2/28, from 4:00 PM to about 7:00 PM

Where: Calvary Church, 1051 Landis Valley Rd, Lancaster, PA‎

>>> enter by the doors at the main EAST SIDE* entrance <<< (*the side closest to Rte 222)

What: The Blue & Gold Banquet is celebrated during the Scouting Anniversary month of February; It is a "birthday party" for Cub Scouting. In nearly all packs, the blue and gold banquet is a highlight of the year. It brings families together for an evening of fun and cheer. It's our pack meeting for February.

The purpose of the blue and gold banquet is to celebrate the pack's anniversary, thank pack leaders and other adults who have helped the pack, and inspire the leaders, Scouts, and parents.

We have invited former Pack members and other Scouting and community leaders to take part in our blue and gold banquet and Webelos II cross-over (bridging) ceremony.

The Cross-over Ceremony is a "graduation" for our Webelos II Scouts. It is for scouts that have achieved the highest rank in Cub Scouting - the Arrow of Light. The main goal of Cub Scouting is to prepare boys to become Boy Scouts. The ceremony of crossing the bridge marks their completion in Cub Scouting and the beginning of a whole new experience in Boy Scouting. Representatives of Troop 84 and Troop 99 will be on hand to welcome the graduates to their Troop.

January Pack Meeting - Monday, 1/26, 7 to 8 PM

The January Pack Meeting is on Monday, January 26, from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM.

Opening ceremony: The Cub Scout Band! (Bear Den 9)

· Recognition of Achievement and Awards

· Pinewood Derby weigh-in and compliance check

· Blue and Gold banquet registration and update

· Summmer Camp information

Closing ceremony: Tarzan of the Apes! (Wolf Den 3)

If you have any questions, please contact your Den Leader or Cubmaster Joe Dougherty.

December Pack Meeting - tonight from 7 to 8 PM

The December Pack Meeting is tonight, Monday 12/15, from 7 to 8 PM.
(We are meeting earlier in the month due to the Hanukkah and Christmas Holidays.)

In addition to recognizing the achievements earned by the boys, the following events will be going on:

Service Project: Our December Service Project is to provide the American Red Cross with Infant Comfort Kits. Our goal is to have each scout family bring one Comfort Kit to the Pack Meeting. A list of items to include in the kit is listed in the post below. Please contact Cubmaster Joe Dougherty with questions.


Summer Camp Deposit: Scout parent Todd Higgins (Den 1), will be accepting $25 deposit for Camp Mack Summer Camp 2009. A $25 deposit is required for each youth participant and each adult participant. Please contact Mr. Higgins with questions.

· Cub Scout Day Camp: _______________
· Cub Scout Resident Camp: June 26th - 28th (Weekend session)
· Webelos Resident Camp: July 19th – 24th (Session 1)


Pinewood Derby Car distribution: Scout parent Peter Cloonan (Den 1), will be distributing Pinewood Derby Cars to the parents/Akela. Please contact Mr. Cloonan with questions.