Please come for an orientation meeting at Tokeneke School on Thursday, September 18th from 6:30-7pm. The meeting will be held in the Common Room and will give a solid overview of the many fun events our Pack does each year, the requirements for scouts and for parents, and things to do to complete your son's enrollment in scouts.
Current scouts - please spread the word to friends! It is not too late to register...
Series to Debut on National Geographic Channel - Pits Adults Against Boy Scouts for a Variety of Challenges
Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? It’s the question being asked by a new unscripted series set to air this fall on the National Geographic Channel.
Those who have been involved with the Boy Scouts of America know how tough Scouts can be. They master hundreds of unique skills, learn what it takes to survive in a variety of circumstances, and focus on teamwork to accomplish goals that otherwise would be insurmountable. Now, as part of Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?, teams of adults from different backgrounds will have an opportunity to test their mettle against some of those Scouts in challenges based on the Boy Scout Handbook.
“I was three badges short of my Eagle Scout badge, and I know I am not alone,” said Original Productions founder and producer Thom Beers. “This series is going to allow people like me one more chance to achieve such an incredible milestone. Plus, it’s authentic, has a fun and interesting set of circumstances and underdog characters with a story to tell. And frankly, who doesn’t love the Boy Scouts?”
“This is a wonderful, unique opportunity to demonstrate the value, fun, and challenge of Scouting to audiences who might be wondering what Scouting in 2012 is all about,” said BSA Chief Scout Executive Bob Mazzuca. “We know Scouts are ‘Prepared. For Life’ so they’re up to facing the challenges life throws their way. Watching them face and overcome challenges on national television will be a new way for people to get a glimpse of what it means to be a Scout.”
Production of the six-episode series is set to begin this spring, with the series premiering later this year on the National Geographic Channel.
If you have photos from a Pack or Den event that you'd like to share on the website, here's an easy way to get them to us via Box.com, a very user-friendly file sharing site:
Now, you can automatically synchronize the online Pack 161 calendar to your own digital calendar, including your Apple or Android device, and never again have to add Pack events to your calendar manually.
COME JOIN PACK 161 FOR A FUN AND MAGICAL EVENING!!
We'll be sleeping over at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Saturday, November 7th! During your indoor overnight experience, scouts will enjoy interactive educational activities, a late-night viewing of a filmin the LeFrak Theater, access to a special exhibition, and a flashlight exploration of MNH's famed fossil halls. Your stay also includes an evening snack before bed and a light breakfast when you wake up.
Check-in begins at 5:45 p.m. and ends promptly at 8:00 p.m. Please enter through the Rose Center for Earth and Space at 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue or through the Museum’s parking garage adjacent to this entrance. Staff members will direct you to the check-in desk and guide you to your sleeping location, where you will store your belongings for the night. Parking is available at the MNH's facility conveniently located within the Museum. The garage is located on 81st Street between Central Park West and Columbus Avenue and will open to sleepover participants at 4:00 p.m. for a discounted parking fee of $28.00 for the duration of the sleepover.
Cost is $109 perperson. No siblings will be permitted at this time due to space limitations and scouts must be accompanied by one parent (or one parent for two scouts if within the same family).
To register:
1. Register on the Pack website home page, under the Events column to the right. Please make sure to note how many scouts and adults will attend.
2. Each participant must submit Participant Permission and Release form (attached) and must include the child’s age. The completed forms are due on the night of the event when you check in.
3. Cost is $109 per person. Please pay by cash or check (payable to Pack 161) and mail to or drop at the home of Elizabeth Lazzara (our Pack Chair): 38 Dubois Street, Darien, CT 06820. . Please note that sign up deadline is October 8th. No exceptions as our Pack money is due to the museum at that time.
Join Pack 161 on Thursday, November 20th at Tokeneke School at 6:30 PM for ourBlue& GoldPack Night!! The purpose of the Blue&Gold event 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.
The theme for the evening is Citizenship. The Scouts will have a chance to hear from local Post 53 volunteer kids (a.k.a. "Posties") about what being an EMT volunteer has meant to them and how they help the community. Each Den will also be creating a Christmas themed ornament or craft to hand out at the December carol sing at Atria. The scouts won’t want to miss the Guessing Jar too; the scout who guesses the right number of blue and gold jellybeans takes home the jar! We'll also enjoy a pizza dinner...
In honor of Thanksgiving, please bring a non-perishable bottle (gallon or ½ gallon) of juice, iced tea or lemonade to be donated to Inspirica, a Stamford based women’s shelter.
Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout?
