Blount Home Education Association
• Aug. 24, 2006 - Cub Scout Kick-Off
Monday 8/28:
What: Kickoff Picnic for Cub Scout Pack 442
Where: The Wall's House and adjacent Public TVA property in Louisville which is about 25 minutes from downtown Maryville.
When: From 6:00-9:00pm. Stay as little or as long as you like!
Why: To have some good ol' outdoor fun, get wet, take some canoe rides, get to know one another better and build a camp fire!
What to Bring: Picnic dinner for your family only and a blanket, water shoes or old shoes to get in the river, canoe or durable raft if you have one (with life vests), fishing poles and bait if you want to fish, binoculars if you want to bird watch, extra clothes, folding chairs for the camp fire and picnic, frisbees, football to toss.
General: Our house backs up to 25 acres of public land and there is a mowed field which is on an inlet of the river. There is a mowed path through the woods which is short walk and stroller friendly. There is a public dock and plenty of shoreline from which to fish, splash in the water, canoe etc. All families are welcome to bring a picnic dinner and a blanket and get to know some of the other scouting families in BHEA. If any parent wants to supervise some games, that's great too! The field is nice and flat and quite large. We will have several canoes and life jackets if PARENTS would like to take their kids for a canoe ride around the inlet or island nearby.
We will have some Boy Scouts from Troop 442 who will help any interested cubs set up our campfire and we will roast marshmallows and sing songs as the sunlight wanes.
This is a FAMILY activity! We look forward to seeing everyone!
Contact Sharon Wall with any questions
sonzmom@yahoo.com
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• Jul. 20, 2006 - Two Cub Scout Activities
July 25, 6:30
We will be having a Game Day at the Park on July 25th @ 6:30 at the Pearson Springs Park Pavilion. All boys currently in Cub Scouts, and those interested for the coming year are invited!
We will have fun games, get to know one another better, and eat some home made icecream together! Bring your favorite or most exotic flavor of ice cream to let everyone taste test and bring a drink. What a great way to beat the heat and to help your son earn his Summer Time Pack Award Pin!
This will be one of the first opportunities for you to register your son for Cub Scouts.
Sharon Wall
sonzmom@yahoo.com
July 29, Webelos
Kim Teffeteller has organized a Webelos Bike Ride around Cades Cove Loop on July 29. All Webelos and any parents should meet at Food Lion on 321 (south of Blount Memorial) at 7 am to caravan to the cove. The early start time is to beat the heat and the cars. (They open the loop to cars at 10am).
Please RSVP to Kim if you have an interested Webelo Scout. Let him know how many Webelos and dads will be going so he can plan transportation of all the bikes.
Kim Teffeteller
mteffeteller@nxs.net
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• Jul. 3, 2006 - Cub Scout Leaders Needed
Cub Scout Pack 442 wants to find people who may be interested in being a den leader for the coming year! As a reminder, our meetings will be the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month at First Christian Church in Maryville.
Cub Scouts is lots of fun for the boys and for the patents/leaders! The boys make friends with boys their similar age, and develop character and confidence!
Den leader responsibilities may be shared between two people and we would like this to be the arrangement for this year. We also will need parents who may be interested in working with the boys on a particular badge. What follows is a brief description of what is involved:
1. Participate in brief training sessions in September, provided by our district (this is usually 2 sessions, 2 hours each). Training is in Maryville.
2. Den meetings are twice monthly most months Sept-May. All activities are already planned for you, you just have to coordinate obtaining necessary supplies, or scheduling you or someone else to help the boys work on their badges
3. Alternate with a partner leader in leading the den meetings. You may alternate every other meeting, leading a month at a time, or leading for half the year, which ever way works best for you
4. Dens are boys that are all around the same age, and there will be about 5-8 boys in each den.
5. The Tiger Den (1st grade boys), is the exception to the above. There will be one or 2 leaders and parents are required to be present in the den meeting with their Tiger and parents take turns co-leading the den meeting each month.
Please call or email Sharon Wall, Pack Committee Chair ASAP if you are interested in more info about being a leader. We have a fun year of activities planned for the Cub Scouts! Contact #980-1790 or sonzmom@yahoo.com. Thanks!
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• Jul. 1, 2006 - Cub Scouts/ American Heritage Girls Meeting Information
Most families involved have probably heard this already, but we wanted to officially announce that Cub Scouts and American Heritage Girls will be meeting at the same time/place beginning in September! Both groups have had many requests for this, and First Christian Church has graciously agreed to host us all!
We'll be meeting the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month (beginning in September) from 3:30-5 p.m. at First Christian Church (at the corner of Court St. and Lamar Alexander Pkwy). Cub Scout meetings will begin downstairs in the fellowship hall, and AHG meetings will start upstairs in the sanctuary. (More details will be provided by each group as we get closer to September.)
Cub Scouts Pack 442 is for BHEA boys in 1st-5th grades. You can start Cub Scouts at any grade; it is not necessary to begin in 1st grade. Pack 442 has lots of activities this summer, and boys are encouraged to register and jump in at any time. For more information, contact Cubmaster Tim Richardson at
TDR@timrichardson.com, Ass't Cubmaster Mark Blair at 579-6610, or Pack Committee Chair Sharon Wall at sonzmom@yahoo.com. You can view the upcoming activities at by clicking on the link on the sidebar for Cub Scouts.
American Heritage Girls is for girls in K-12th grade. We currently have 65 BHEA girls involved in our troop. You can jump in at any level; there is no need to start in kindergarten. For more information, contact Sarah Small at shc.small@gmail.com or Caroline Milne at milnec@bellsouth.net. For more information about AHG, see the national website or visit the blog here.
We are looking forward to the fall! Please contact any of us if you would like to register your son/daughter or have questions regarding meetings, costs, etc.
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• Jun. 18, 2006 - Webelo Scout Summer Activities
We will continue to have activities through the summer so the boys can maintain relationships with their fellow Cubs and also do some fun outdoor activities. As has been mentioned, we will divide the activities up for June and July (Older cubs vs younger cubs) so the boys can participated in activities suited to their abilities.
That said, here are the details for the Hike for next week for Webelos and any strong-hearted, interested Bears. Information on the activity for the younger boys is to follow!
* Hike to Andrew's Bald Saturday June 24
Details: Meet at Food Lion at Lamar Alexander before 7:30 (we will depart promptly at 7:30)
Hike location: Clingman's Dome to Andrew's Bald
What to bring: lunch, plenty of water, a trail snack, sunscreen, good walking shoes (please leave your open shoes Crocs, Tevas, etc at home!)
We'll hike to the Bald, have lunch, take pictures and perhaps work on the Leave No Trace badge. AT trail hiker Bert Emmerson will be with us along the trail and according to Bert and with good luck, we'll catch the wild flowers and azaelas in bloom! Estimated time of return 2:30.
* Other upcoming activities: Craftsman badge, wood working, Bike Cades Cove, Maryville College woods adventure, Outdoor fun and more!
* Joining Cub Scouts: Pack 442 is open to all BHEA boys in grades 1-5. Boys can start in any grade; they do not have to begin with Tiger Cubs in 1st grade! Please contact Tim for information on registering.
Tim Richardson
Cubmaster
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• Jun. 2, 2006 - Cub Scout Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events:
Father and Son Camp-out
When: Saturday June 3rd and Sunday June 4th
Where: BIG Creek Campground in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park (near Newport, TN)
Departure time 9:00 a.m.
Location to meet: Food Lion on 321 by the Sonic
Cost: $10.00 per family
Eat a hearty breakfast before departing and bring your own lunch. We’ll provide dinner and breakfast before breaking camp and enjoying a fun outdoor adventure. We will be working on our Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award while on the camp-out. Check out the requirements for this new award
here.
Summer fun
Each month of the summer, we’ll have at least one fun activity for the Cub Scouts. Watch the BHEA weekly email or contact your Den Leader for details!
Day Camp (boys entering 1st through 5th grade)
Date: June 12-16
Time: 4:30 – 8:30
Where: Camp Tipton
Information: Scott Moore 414-0913 email:scottmichaelmooreyahoo.com
Webelos Resident Camp
Date: July 20-23 or July 27-30
Time: 4:30 – 8:30
Where: Camp Buck Toms
Information: www.bsa-gsmc.org
(Great news! Our pack will pay $20 for boys attending Resident Camp and $10 for boys attending Day Camp).
Family Camp
There are two events in which boys and their families can enjoy a weekend of camping at Camp Buck Toms. Enjoy all the fun camp activities plus swimming and canoeing in August. If we get enough Pack interest, we can pick a weekend and all go. Let your Den Leader know if interested!
August 26-27
October 14-15
Would you like to join Pack 442?
Pack 442 is open to all BHEA boys who are entering grades 1-5. Contact Tim Richardson (977-1993) or Mark Blair (579-6610) for registration information.
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