What: Pack 490 Family Camp Overnighter
When: Saturday, September 20th 9:00am - Sunday, September 21st 11:00am
Where: Lake Rebecca Group Camp
Cost: Free
Why: Because this is Scouting and we are Outing!
This is a family event so the whole family is welcome. We will have events for all ages. Food will be provided. Equipment requirements will be minimum but a tent will be needed.
Many more details will be sent shortly including a sign-up form.
Friday, July 18th, the Minnesota Twins will host an all nighter for Scouts. The all night package is just $28/person and includes your ticket to the game (lower level reserved seat in left field) against the Texas Rangers, on field camp out and activities to follow the game, a coupon for a Hot Dog and soft drink, and a Twins T-Shirt.
Contact Brian Gulsvig (Pack 490 Event Coordinator) at 763-498-7250 (Home) or 612-272-5184 (cell) if you are interested in participating.
Once again this year our Pack will participate in the annual Memorial Day Parade through the town of Rockford to remember those who served our country. Scouts wanting to march in the parade should be in uniform and meet at 9:30 in the parking lot across from the Middle School.
The next major Pack event will be Rockford River Days in early August. There the cubs will participate in the cub-mobile races (Saturday morning…see your den leader for car specs) and the River Days Parade on Sunday.
Have a great summer!
It’s been a fun winter at Pack 490…and now with spring in the air, what better way to kick-off the summer than with a picnic in the park! Yes, our May Pack meeting will be held on Sunday, May 18th at 1:00 PM in Lions Park. All ranks will be graduated to their next level and each boy will receive his book for the next level. We will also have a Flag Retirement Ceremony (how to properly dispose of an old flag) and games for the boys. Bring the whole family for hot dogs, chips and drinks in the park!
Thanks to all who donated and helped with food collection and sorting. We collected 568 pounds of food for the Hanover Food Shelf. All together, local Packs in the area collected over 7,000 pounds of food for Hanover, up over 800 pounds from last year (in a year where they thought donations might be down due to the economy!).
Special thanks to the folks at the Rockford Fire Department for allowing use of the firehall for food collection! Don’t forget to return the favor and attend their Pan Cake Breakfast, next Sunday, May 4th from 7:00 AM to Noon!
Great job scouts!!
April is shaping up to be another busy month….as always, check out the Picture Galleries from Pack events by following the links on the right side of the web page.
April 9th - Pack leader meeting at the Rockford Fire Hall - 7:00 PM; All parents are welcome to attend!
April 19th - Pack 490 will host the Crow River District Pinewood Derby (more info below)
April 21st - Pack meeting at the Rockford Elementary School Commons @ 7:00 PM
April 19th to 26th - Scouting for Food (more info below) - Drop Off: Rockford Fire Department (April 26th, 10:30 to noon)
On Saturday, April 19th, our Pack will host the Crow River District Pinewood Derby….bringing the top 5 cars from the 30 district Packs together for a day of racing! Weigh-in starts at 10:00 AM with the racing starting at 11:00 AM in the Rockford Middle School Gymnasium. Everyone is welcome to come out and watch the races. The top 10 racers will advance to the Council Pinewood Derby at the Mall of America on Saturday, May 31st!
Get prepared to help your community! Scouting for Food is a great volunteer opportunity for our scouts to collect food for local area food shelves. Special plastic bags will be distributed to scouts in April….these bags should be distributed between April 19th and 21st. They can either be given to the homeowner or left on the door knob (please do not leave them in mailboxes). The bags include instructions to the homeowner to place non-perishible food in the bag and leave it on their door step (if they are interested in donating). On the morning of April 26th, the scouts go past the houses where they left bags…picking up the bags left on the door steps. The food will be turned in at the Pack drop-off point (Rockford Fire Department - 10:30 to noon) and someone from the Pack will have it weighed and taken to the local food shelf in Hanover.
1) Butter Braid pickup - Friday, March 14th at 7:30 PM at the Rockford Fire Department
2) Pack Swim - Sunday, March 16th from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Monticello Community Center; Hot Dogs and chips will be available in the Warehouse room…BYOB!
3) Pack Meeting - Monday, March 17th at 7:00 PM at the Rockford Middle School; Events include “Are you smarter than your den leader” and uniform inspections.
Cold winter got you down…bring the whole family to the Monticello Community Center on Sunday, March 16th from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for the Pack Swim day. Admission is free for the whole family and snacks will be served in the Warehouse room across from the pool. Don’t miss the fun!! (Please let your den leader know by February 29 how many people will be coming)