USO Donations -- Still collecting through Pack Meeting!

We will STILL BE COLLECTING donations for the United Service Organization (the "USO") at the September Pack.  Please note, however, this meeting will be the LAST OPPORTUNITY to make these donations!  

The USO has a mission to lift the spirits of service members and their families. Millions of times each year at hundreds of locations around the world, the USO lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families. A nonprofit, congressionally chartered, private organization, the USO relies on the generosity of individuals, organizations and corporations to support its activities. The USO is not part of the U.S. government, but is recognized by the Department of Defense, Congress and President of the United States, who serves as Honorary Chairman of the USO.  The USO will use our donations to provide to the men and women of the armed forces who travel through the DFW Airport. They recently put out a call for help because their donations are dwindling! Pack 1910 knew we had to help!  The following items are being collected: 

SINGLE-SERVING SIZED SNACK AND DRINK ITEMS:
Cases of chocolate bars
Variety pack chips
Cookies
Raisins
Trail Mix
Kellogg's Rice Crispy Treats
Pretzels
Beef Jerky
Crackers
Peanuts/Mixed Nuts
Sunflower Seeds
Granola and/or Protein Bars
Chewing Gum
Cases of Apple/Orange Juice and Juice Boxes
Bottled Water

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
Batteries (all sizes)
1 lb. Bags of Starbucks - Medium Roast Breakfast Blend
New Coloring Books and Crayons
New Children's Toys/Stuffed Animals
New or Like-New DVDs
New or Like-New games for X Box, X Box 360, Play Station 2, Play Station 3, and Wii
9" Microwave Safe Paper Plates
Rolls of Paper Towels
12 oz. Foam Cups

TRAVEL-SIZED TOILETRY ITEMS
Baby Powder
Shaving Cream
Deodorant (men's and women's)
Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
Lip Balm/Chap stick
Shampoo/Conditioner
Razors

Please encourage your entire family to participate in collecting items for this worthy cause!  Want to learn more about the USO?  Check them out here.  If you watch the videos, have a tissue handy!  What a great program to support!

July Core Value & Summer Service Project

• The core value for July is COURAGE.  Courage is being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties, or the consequences.

Exploring new territory and challenging oneself with new skills takes a certain amount of courage. Cub Scouts will benefit from the experiences offered to them from Cub Scouts... we know it requires a LOT of courage to learn new skills!  

When we begin to feel that life is hard and the task before us is more than we can handle, stop and remember those who forged the trails before us.  They left for a life in the unknown.  They didn't know what lay ahead of them, but with courage they moved on.  They hiked over mountains and through dry hot deserts, just to name a few of their difficulties. But they drew upon their faith, and their courage and determination to get the job done.

I thought this photo really summed up what "courage" meant to me... and it is a great segue into our SUMMER COMMUNITY SERVICE DRIVE. 



Next month will be our Raingutter Regatta at the Hidden Lakes Clubhouse.  During this time, we will be collecting items for USO to provide the men and women of the armed forces who travel through the DFW Airport.  You see, they put out a call for help because their donations are dwindling!  We have to help!  We will be collecting the following items for the USO to help support our service members:

Single-Serving Sized Snack and Drink Items: 

Cases of chocolate bars

Variety pack chips

Cookies

Raisins

Trail Mix

Kellogg's Rice Crispy Treats

Pretzels

Beef Jerky

Crackers

Peanuts/Mixed Nuts

Sunflower Seeds

Granola and/or Protein Bars

Chewing Gum

Cases of Apple/Orange Juice and Juice Boxes

Bottled Water

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Batteries (all sizes)

1 lb. Bags of Starbucks - Medium Roast Breakfast Blend

New Coloring Books and Crayons

New Children's Toys/Stuffed Animals

New or Like-New DVDs

New or Like-New games for X Box, X Box 360, Play Station 2, Play Station 3, and Wii

9" Microwave Safe Paper Plates

Rolls of Paper Towels

12 oz. Foam Cups

TRAVEL-SIZED TOILETRY ITEMS

Baby Powder

Shaving Cream

Deodorant (men's and women's)

Toothpaste and Toothbrushes

Lip Balm/Chap stick

Shampoo/Conditioner

Razors

Please encourage your entire family to participate in collecting items for this worthy cause!  If you are unable to make the Regatta, please bring your donations to April Driggers' home before the Regatta so that everything can be delivered together to the USO.

Enjoy your time together as a family this Summer, your fellow Scouts and Leaders at Pack 1910 look forward to seeing you soon!  Stay safe, drink plenty of water (we know what happens when you don’t!) and HAVE FUN!

Don't Forget Your Donations Over The Summer

An e-mail went out in April and a follow-up handout was provided at the Bridging Ceremony.  I am seeking your help in gathering the listed items.  I will need multiples of them so the more we can get, the bigger and better the projects!  

    
 

Things like cereal boxes, empty pill bottles, rubber bands, egg cartons, corks, etc. Feel free to drop them as you collect them at April's house or bring them to any of the summer events.  These are needed by September 2.  Your help is greatly appreciated!!