Memorial Day 2022

 While many Americans will celebrate Memorial Day with hot dogs, hamburgers and a day off... let us not forget what this day is really all about. Memorial Day is not about 20% off sales and lounging by the pool. Memorial Day is a day of honor and respect for our fallen... and sometimes forgotten.

From the US Memorial Day website, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in service of the United States of America. Over two dozen cities and towns claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day. While Waterloo N.Y. was officially declared the birthplace of Memorial Day by President Lyndon Johnson in May 1966, it’s difficult to prove conclusively the origins of the day.

Say Yes To Reading

Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Scouts’ Life 2022 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest. 

The book can be fiction or nonfiction. But the report has to be in your own words — 500 words tops. Enter in one of these three age categories: 

• 8 years old and younger 
• 9 and 10 years old 
• 11 years old and older 

First-place winners in each age category will receive a $100 Scout Shop gift card. Second-place winners will receive a $75 gift card; third-place winners, a $50 gift card. 

Everyone who enters will get a free patch like the one on this page. (And, yes, the patch is a temporary insignia, so it can be worn on the Scout uniform shirt, on the right pocket. Proudly display it there or anywhere!) 

In coming years, you’ll have the opportunity to earn different patches. The contest is open to all Scout Life readers. Be sure to include your name, address, age and grade in school on the entry. 

Send your report, along with a business-size, self-addressed, stamped envelope, to: 

Scout Life Reading Contest
S306
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079

Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2022 and must include entry information and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

22-23 Pack Calendar Available Now

  

Click HERE to download your own personal copy of Pack 1910's hot-off-the-press 2022-23 annual calendar.

This is our colorful, full-year single-page monthly calendar spanning June 1, 2022 - May 31, 2023. As always, dates and events are subject to change, but as it stands right now, this is your Scout planner for the year ahead.

So grab your pens and start circling the dates on your family's calendar to make sure you join us for another year of Cub Scout fun!  If major updates are made, the calendar link will be updated as time permits.  Scoutbook will have the first corrections to any dates/events so be sure to ALWAYS check there FIRST!

And, to provide you a one-page printable, too. Click the calendar icon below to open a one-page Year-At-A-Glance calendar. This doesn't have details but it does at least give you Pack Meeting events highlighted for easy viewing. This one is NOT updated routinely to reflect changes so always trust Scoutbook as the event end-all-be-all.

Please note NEITHER OF THE CALENDARS INCLUDE DEN MEETINGS. Those will be shared through your den leaders in Scoutbook. 

Outdoor Activity Award and Day Camp

One of the best parts of Scouting is the outdoor program -- it's awesome and that is very intentional! Our goal is always to keep the OUT in scOUTing!

Another fun perk of being involved is collecting cool insignia and patches. The Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award is one of those special awards that can only be earned by attending one of the District-sponsored Summer Day Camps or by attending one of the Cub Scout or Webelos Resident Camps. Resident Camps are overnight experiences held at one of the Council scout camps.  Longhorn Council is NOT hosting a resident camp this summer, so I encourage you to attend Day Camp!  

Speaking of Day Camp! Our summer day camp is organized by some great volunteers whose only wish is that your Scout has an exceptional experience.

Mustang District Summer Day Camp is held annually and is a themed 3 day day camp adventure that will take place June 13-15 (Monday - Wednesday) at Heritage Church of Christ. The cost is $60 for Scouts and $75 for non-Scouts (so, yes, your Scout can bring a friend!) If that timeframe doesn't work for you, there are other weeks available at area districts. Check those out here.

Attending Day Camp will enable your Scout to earn the Outdoor Activity Award pictured below.

Tigers, Wolves, Bears, Webelos and AOL Scouts are eligible to earn this award which is sewn onto the uniform pocket flap.

Read all about it HERE.

Because attending either Day Camp or Cub Scout/Webelos Resident Camp is a required component for earning this award, I would suggest starting work on this optional award in June after attending District Day Camp. That gives you a full year of Scouting to fulfill the remaining requirements. We have an awesome program that will allow for it to be completed easily with your continued involvement each month.


So, register NOW for MUSTANG DISTRICT DAY CAMP! REGISTER HERE

BE SURE TO REGISTER FOR YOUR SCOUTS NEXT RANK, NOT WHAT THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. 

Honor Flight Mail Call & Welcome Home

We are so honored to be partnering with Honor Flight DFW for our Community Service event.  We encourage the whole family to participate.

What is Honor Flight?  Honor Flight is a network of volunteers established for the express purpose of getting as many WWII Veterans as possible to Washington, DC to view the World War II Memorial. The Honor Flight program started in 2004 and Honor Flight DFW was established in September 2008 to bring this wonderful effort to the Dallas/Ft Worth/North Texas area. The first flight departed DFW in 2009 and, to date, Honor Flight DFW has flown over 2,000 WWII, Korean and Vietnam veterans to Washington, DC. The all expense paid, overnight trip to Washington, DC includes visits to: WWII, Korean, Vietnam, Marine (Iwo Jima), Navy and Air Force Memorials and Arlington Cemetery.

During the flight, they do "Mail Call" which is something all soldiers looked forward to in order to hear from back home. We are going to provide cards, photos and letters to those veterans aboard the trip.  During the mail call, each veteran will be provided with the individual items for each soldier to read. Their Guardians are there to assist if they need it.  My uncle was one of the Guardians on a prior flight and he said that was the first time his veteran had ever been thanked for his service.  Can you imagine?  What an impact our Pack family can have on their trip!  You can write letters, have your family draw photos... divide up the names so that everyone has something. (Oh, and Mr. Wesson on the list...  That's my uncle!)  The Honor Flight Name List is HERE

I need ALL LETTERS TO ME BY MAY 27.  I will mail them to Honor Flight. Their deadline is June 3 so I want to allow a week to get them there.

As they finish their flight itinerary and head back to DFW, we are invited with our family and friends to come welcome them home. 

If you'll notice from the list, many of these veterans are from the Vietnam conflict so this will, in essence, be their FIRST "welcome" home.  Please consider investing the time to make this happen. I get it's late, but they are worth it!  

Scouts should be in Full Field Uniform -- make signs, bring flags and let's welcome these heroes home in style!  They will arrive June 11 at 9:45 pm on Southwest Flight #6904. They are asking those attending to start arriving at 9:00 pm at the top of the escalator at Love Landing.  Park in any of the garages there at Love Field Airport.  

One website has a great tutorial on making easy signs for this event.  Check her out HERE

Bridging Graduation Ceremony is tomorrow

 The culmination and celebration of a year of hard work is something Pack 1910 leaders and scouts look forward to each year. Our annual bridging celebration is definitely one of our most anticipated events. Can you believe it is THIS SUNDAY?!  All rank and advancements that were entered into Scoutbook by the deadline have been approved. Thank you to everyone for getting those in.

The Scouts will begin with a graduation ceremony where they bridge to their new ranks. We will be in the amphitheater next to the Scouthouse -- bring chairs for you and your family.  Everything starts at 3 pm. So, please have them present in their full field uniform by then. We will present all of the remaining awards earned to date and then by den they will bridge to their new ranks, receiving their new neckerchiefs and slides. EVERYONE bridges and crosses to their new rank.

A gentle reminder that this will serve as the last Pack "Meeting" until September. We will distribute our Summer Calendar of events via e-mail and cover some of the fun activities at bridging but anything else we do in the summer counts as a summertime event toward earning the National Summertime Award.

So, to remind you:

WHO: Pack 1910 Scouts and their families
WHAT: Bridging Graduation 
WHERE:  Scout House amphitheater 
WHEN:  Sunday, May 15 at 3 pm

• Scouts should arrive in full field uniform
• Please remember to bring drinks and chairs for your family
• RSVP on Scoutbook

Did I mention to bring drinks for your family?

Oh yeah, and chairs, too

Last but not least – Don’t forget to bring your cameras!

If you have any questions, please contact your den leaders. Thanks to EVERYONE for a great 2021-2022

Texas Rangers BSA Scout Weekend

  

Attention all Rangers fans! The BSA weekend has been announced at Globe Life Field -- June 3-5. 

There is not one, not two, but THREE games to choose from! You'll get to watch the Texas Rangers take on the Seattle Mariners. 

Friday, June 3 at 7:05pm

Saturday, June 4 at 3:05 pm

Sunday, June 5 at 1:35 pm

Those in uniform attending on Sunday will be able to participate in a pre-game parade around the warning track - you will need to be there an hour early. See information on the flyer below (click the image to open full-sized flyer or download to your computer).

Everyone who orders their tickets through the form will receive a commemorative scout patch for their brag vest (while supplies last). A photo of the patch is available on the registration form. Pricing varies depending on where you want to sit.

Those interested in attending are encouraged to get your ticket registration forms in SOONER rather than later. Dens that would like to participate together need to submit their orders TOGETHER to ensure that the seats are all in the same area otherwise the orders will be processed on a first come, first served basis. This will need to be organized at the den level by den leaders or a volunteering parent.

We have designated Sunday as the Pack day for those that want to attend together for a summer event.

Happy Mother's Day

 

Happy Mother's Day to all the Akela Moms out there in Pack 1910! We owe you so much for not only putting up with the stinky, smoke-laden camp-out clothes to the finding of lost whatchamacallits...

...from the rides back and forth to den and Pack meetings to the planning of advancement

...from the recording of adventures to the patience of letting them learn to do their best even though you can do it faster

...from the selling of popcorn to volunteering for those little tasks to unburden the leadership

...from the smiles of support and encouragement to the mentoring of tomorrow's leaders

...from the snacks for den meetings to the last-minute projects to help fulfill

...from the sewing of patches to the labeling of all things

...from greeting at the registration tables to the finder of lost woggles

...from the input and feedback that makes our Pack grow to the simple things like meeting set up and breakdown

...for pitching in to do what we all do best... provide that maternal instinct to nurture, grow and protect.  Today, we celebrate you!

From all of our leadership... THANK YOU AND HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

Happy Mother's Day to the Lion moms who have jumped into this new program because you knew it was something your little cubs would benefit from! You're already taking steps to ensure that this is the best program for him! We appreciate you!

Happy Mother's Day to the Tiger moms who have pounced on the opportunity fearlessly and helped turn this into something their Scouts want to be a part of! We appreciate you!

Happy Mother's Day to the Wolf moms who are learning their way more and more through the program and start to realize the importance of YOU are the core of what makes our Unit thrive. We appreciate you!

Happy Mother's Day to the Bear moms who are learning now that the program is designed to lead these young Cubs into the steps of independence. Staying ever so close... but allowing them more opportunities to grow in the wild! We appreciate you!

And... last but not least...

Happy Mother's Day to our Webelos moms who are now learning to step back and let the Scouts experience the program as it was meant to be... supervised learning by doing. They're on the precipice of learning to lead each other. Just like the superheroes of the past, you've equipped them with the right equipment in their toolbelt by effectively letting the program teach them to be self-reliant! We appreciate you!


Simply put, we just couldn't do it without our MOMS!! I read a quote somewhere that said, "God couldn't be everywhere, so he created mothers." May your day be blessed!