Greetings Pack 161 scouts and parents! We hope you had an excellent summer! This time of year is a big change for all – with new schools, new forms to fill out, sports starting, birthday parties back on the weekend agenda….Always mixed feelings – summer out but good times ahead too…
Our Pack Committee has undergone lots of big changes this year. Michael Yoo and James Carrier have stepped up to be Committee Co Chairs. These are big shoes to fill since Stephanie and Laura are soon “graduating” from the Pack….but, we know we are in good hands! Michael will also be managing recruitment. Bhandhavi Sangaru will be Advancement Chair. Tom Davidson will be managing our popcorn sales as Popcorn Chair. Emily Salmore will be our Community Service Chair as well as Website Manager. Allison Smosky will be our Treasurer. We are still in search of an Activities Chair – a role so crucial to the enjoyment of the year for the boys as scouts. If you or your spouses are interested in taking on this role, please let Michael (michael.yoo.darien@gmail.com) or James (jvcarrier@gmail.com) know!
Our first Pack meeting will be on Thursday, September 19 at Tokeneke School from 6:30-8pm. We will be posting an announcement on the website with all details very soon, so please stay posted…You will also be hearing from your Den Leaders as to the dates and details for your first monthly den meetings. If you are having any problems accessing the website, please contact Emily Salmore at emilysalmore@yahoo.com for ID and password.
Registration Forms and Pack Dues
Both new and returning scouts will need to complete the following forms, if they have not already, and submit to their Den leaders at either Pack Night on September 19 or at their first den meeting. Both forms can be found on the website (www.darienpack161.org) under MENU->FILES->FORMS:
1. Activity Consent and Release Form
2. Annual Health and Medical Form, Parts A and B
Pack dues are $119 for all Tiger, Wolf and Bear scouts. Dues are $144 for Webelos 1 scouts. Webelos 2 scouts (since Webelos 1 scouts pay upfront for their Webelos 2 semester) are exempt from paying pack dues. These amounts include a small surcharge incurred by Paypal.
Dues can be paid under MENU->ONLINE PAYMENTS. For “Member Name”, please make sure to select your SCOUT (not your name or your spouse’s name) in the dropdown box (The system does not have the functionality to assign Member Name for payment to scouts). If you have any problem or cannot pay online for some reason, please contact Michael Yoo at michael.yoo.darien@gmail.com for an alternative payment method. **Financial Assistance is always available in the event you are not able to support payment of Pack Dues at this time. Please contact Michael for access to this.**
The following scouts have already paid their pack dues in full:
