Kub Kar Rally

Well last Saturday our Cub Pack attended the annual Odawa Kub Kar Rally at the Museum of Science and Technology in Ottawa.

This year's event was organized by 4th Orleans ( http://4thorleans.ca/ ). They did a great job. There were tons of prizes but most importantly the kids (and adults) had fun.

Turn out was quite good. I think the numbers were around 120 cubs.

Our pack fared quite well. Joshua finished 2nd in the race for 1st place. Other cubs like, Connor, Dylan, Elise and Liam won prizes for most original, most true to live and other prizes that I can't remember at the moment.

Here are some pictures:

Kubs lining up to race

The pink car on the bottom is Elise's

Dylan with the most true to life car

Cars being admired

Please visit our web album for more pictures and even a couple of videos.

YIS
Shere Khan

Important News

Hi everyone,

I just uploaded a new handout containing some important information.

First off, there is a Kub Kar Rally this weekend at the museum of Science and Tech. This is a whole day event and is extremely fun. Make sure they come dressed in full uniform otherwise they will have to pay extra. Hopefully they will have their cars ready by then (those that haven't). For those new to the area (we always seem to take for granted that everyone knows the directions to these places) here's a Google Maps link : Museum Sci Tech Map.

The second thing I want to mention is that there are a couple of cub camps in June. They are the Odawa Camp and the Voyageur Cubaree.

The Odawa Camp is an annual event and I think this year is the ?? year they have it ( I can't find the info and right now the Odawa website is down) at the Voyageur Provincial Park near Hawkesbury. It's and event that includes all the Scouting Groups of the Odawa Area. This encompasses all groups from Gloucester to Hawkesbury ( I think .. I may be off here). It's a fun event and the kids really enjoy it. Cost is $15.00 per child. The pack is covering 75% of the costs (otherwise it would've cost $40.00). WE NEED TO KNOW ASAP IF YOUR CHILD CAN MAKE IT. Oh this camp is held the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June.

The other camp is coming up the following weekend, that is the 8th, 9th and 10th of June. This camp is to commemorate scouting's 100 year. This will include all the cub packs of the Voyageur district which covers a huge area (eastern Ontario and western Quebec) You are looking at over 1500 people at this camp. It is a mini-jamboree so to speak. Cost is $25.00 per child. The pack is covering 50% of the costs. WE NEED TO KNOW ASAP IS YOUR CHILD CAN MAKE IT

For more information on the kub kar rally and the camps (but not much more)
take a look at our newly added handout ... click here

You can take look at some pictures too:

Odawa Camp (when I was a beaver leader a few years back)
Kub Kar Rally (last year's)


YIS
Shere Khan

!!! March Break and 1st Meeting Back !!!

Please be advised of the following:

• The meeting on March13th is canceled due to March Break.
• The meeting on March 20th is pushed to Thursday March 22nd at 6:45pm at Rockland Public.

We are joining the Beavers on the 22nd. We will setup racing tracks so the cubs and beavers can test out their cars and buggies respectively. Don't forget your Kub Kar !!!


YIS
Shere Khan

What a Wicked Winter Blast!

I'm not talking about Friday's winter storm, either! That winter camp was AMAZING!

The weather was perfect, the food was great, and the programme was phenomenal!

The youth approached the challenges with lots of energy, and really picked up on the orienteering this weekend, thanx to Akela for all of the drills we ran during the last few meetings, they paid off HUGE. By the end of Saturday's exercises the Pack were compassing with ease and ManTracker went off perfectly, good job Pack!

We're very proud of you.

Great fort building too!

The campfire skits were performed with gusto and the singing and cheering were hearty to say the least.

This was an exceptional weekend and I hope the youth are as anxious for the next one as I am.

YIS,
Bagheera

KoC Tickets

Please hand in the money for the Knights of Columbus tickets. If you did not sell them all please bring back the unsold tickets too. The deadline is this Tuesday.


YIS
Shere Khan

Sleep Over and Winter Camp

Our sleepover at the Clarence Creek arena last Saturday went pretty well. We had 11 cubs and one scout and I think everyone had a good time.

The kids arrived around 6-6:30pm put their stuff aside and played around for a bit. At about 7pm we went down to the arena for some free ice skating. We did this until about 7:45 and then headed back upstairs.

The kids then setup (with a bit of help) 5 or 6 dome tents. They then setup their sleeping bag and other stuff. I have the admit that the kids did pretty good. One has to remember that these are kids aged 8 to 10 years old. Gee, some adults have difficulty setting up tents. Mind you these ones were pretty easy but still I think they did pretty good.

After the tents were all setup, we did some target practice with wooden guns and elastics (home made by Akela). I think this activity was a success. Not only did they seem to have fun but there were no injuries ... (ha ha) :o)

That night they also watched a movie and had a snack. The sixers and seconders had a meeting with Akela to plan some things for our up and coming Winter Camp.

The next day we had pancakes and sausages for breakfast, the kids played with the guns again and they were all gone by about 10am. All in all a fun night. I'll try to post some pictures (visit our website )

Winter Camp

Our winter camp is coming up this weekend. It starts on Friday and ends on Sunday. It will be held at Tucker house in Clarence Rockland. For more details (address, etc...) see our hand out.

Winter Camp is a yearly tradition for our Cub Pack. It's a great time. The past 2 years it was held at Lac Corbeau near Notre Dame du Laus, Quebec. See some pics on our website. They will spend alot of times outdoors so they must dress warmly. There's nothing worse than being 30 minutes walking distance and have two leaders come back with a cub because his feet are wet and cold.

They will do some compass work, hiking, crafts and of course tobogganing.
Anyhow, I hope we have some nice weather but no matter what I'm sure we will have fun.

YIS
Shere Khan.