March 30: Meeting 7PM Library

The boys will be earning the Music Belt Loop - Come prepared to sing!

We have the outline for the Wolf track for next year if you are interested in taking a peek. This will ensure that the boys will be ready to receive their Wolf Badge at the Blue and Gold banquet next year. See it took us a year to get the swing of things, but we are ready to roll now!

See you on Tuesday at the Library.

Travel Belt Loop

I just saw on the Scout site that you can earn a new belt loop for "Family Travel". I know folks are stating to make some Spring travel plans so this could be an easy one to achieve:

Belt Loop Requirements

Complete these three requirements:

1. Make a list of things you would take on a threeday trip with your family, then pack these items in a bag or suitcase.
2. With an adult’s help, figure out the cost and miles to complete a trip to a place of interest using the family car or public transportation.
3. Research at least five places to visit during a trip to a place of interest. Explain what you learned to your family.

Here is the link to the New Belt Loop Requirements.

Leadership Meeting Highlights

Here are the highlights from the meeting tonight:

• Jug Bay Clean-up Saturday, March 27, 10:00 am - noon and 1:00 - 3:00 pm - Stewardship means taking care of the land we all share. Join us topick up trash that has floated into the marsh, pull invasive weeds,and maintain our native plant gardens. Please dress in work clothes(long sleeves and long pants), including boots or shoes that can get wet, and bring work gloves, a bag lunch, a change of clothes and a towel. Children should be at least 6 years old. Sign up for am, pm, or both.
• Parent Son Camp-out is April 17th and 18th, and then April 24th and 25th (more dates coming) and the cost $40 Per Person (you just have to bring a sleeping bag). This is at Camp Snyder (6100 Antioch Road, Haymarket, VA 20169). Here is the site information to register and we can talk more about this at the next meeting -
  
• Summer merit Badge - Over the summer there will be a total of 6 activities and if you do 3 of them you get a badge. Day Camp counts as 2 activities. We will keep you posted on the activities. There are no Den Meetings during the summer.
• Day Camp - June 28 - July 2nd at Sheridan Point Farm: Here is the link for registration and it has all of the information.
  

Pack Meeting Friday

The Pack meeting will be a March Madness theme with Carnival Games. You might want to wear ear plugs to this one (: Mt. Harmony Gym is the location.

Our group will host Speed Cup Stacking!

Captial Visitor Center

We are all set for March 13th and the tour starts at 10:40. Please arrive at 10 to ensure enough time for security and getting into the line. Union Station and Capital South metro stops are recommended per the Capital FAQ. The tour will begin with a 13 minute film and then we will start the walking tour which they state in the letter is an hour, but it might be a little shorter. Of course there is a restaurant, Exhibition Hall and Gift Shop.

Security information should definitely be reviewed because they are very strict and will not allow anything on the exclusion list to enter the Capital and they will not hold items for you (aka they will pitch them) http://visitthecapitol.gov/Visit/U.S.%20Capitol%20Visitor%20Guide.pdf. Please check your purses (:

Finish Line - Pinewood Derby 2010