Dates

     Thursday, December 1 at 5:30 - parade preparation meeting at the Legion.  We will be making cardboard fish and other decorations.  Also, there will be Christmas cards for the boys to sign that will be sent overseas to soldiers.  If you would like to bring other items to send that would be great. 

     Saturday, December 5th - Clayton parade.  Be at Guardino by 5:30.  Wear a tropical or brightly colored shirt and a Christmas hat.

     December 17th 6:30 - Pack Meeting and Arrow of Light bridging ceremony

     December 22nd - 6pm Planning Meeting for anyone interested in helping decide what the pack will do for the rest of the school year.

If you still owe popcorn money, please have that to me or your den leader by December 1st.

Fort Drum Fire Station

TI Museum Festival of Trees

This is Pack 74's Christmas tree on display at the TI Museum Festival of Trees in Clayton.  It was so beautifully decorated by Mrs. Tammi Shimel!  Thank you Tammi!
Be sure to check it out, along with all the other trees, at the museum from now through the holiday season.

Parade

This year our parade float will be a tropical island theme.  We will have a Gilco truck with hay bales around the outside (to keep everyone from falling off).  We would like to play the song "Christmas in the Islands" loudly from the float. The kids (and hopefully adults too) will wear either Hawaiian shirts (large enough to fit over their coat) or a brightly colored shirt (also over the coat) and a Santa hat, maybe even sunglasses.  I would like to get a couple inflatable palm trees.  We can use blue Christmas lights on the side of the float, so it looks like water.  The kids can hold either fishing poles or fish made out of cardboard. 

There is a meeting on Thursday the 19th at 4:30 to work on planning the float.  Everyone who wants to help is welcome to come!  We won't be actually decorating until a day or two before the parade because that is when Gilco can provide the truck.

Before the pack purchases the items we need, I wanted to ask if anyone had items that they would be willing to donate (see list below).  If you do, please let me know by Sunday evening.

small generator

a way to play loud music from the truck

lights (preferably blue)

inflatable palm trees (I know...this is a long shot)

cardboard

paint

fishing poles

santa hats

Christmas in the Islands

				Christmas in the Islands
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The parade is on the first Saturday in December, the 5th in the evening.

Thank you!!!

Mary

Fun at the Fire Station!

Look for this photo in next week's TI Sun!

Popcorn is coming!

Your popcorn will be available for pick up on Saturday, November 21 at the Municipal Building in LaFargeville from 10AM-11AM.

If you cannot make it during this time frame and cannot have someone come for you, please make arrangements to pick up your popcorn another time.

Thanks!

 

Important Info

This month's pack meeting will be on Tuesday, November 24th at 6:30.  Please note that this is a change from what was originally planned.  It will not be on the 19th (because that is our district's popcorn distribution day and I will be sorting scout popcorn at the warehouse).  Thank you for understanding and I hope that everyone can make it.

Our popcorn sales were a success.  We met our goal, thanks to all of you.  I do not have an exact figure yet, but our profit was approximately $2000.  Everyone's hard work paid off.  This money will pay for awards, ceremonies, parties, trips, and hopefully more camping gear.

We need to start thinking about our Christmas parade float.  The theme this year is "Christmas in the Islands".  I am told by the Chamber of Commerce that this means any islands, not necessarily the Thousand Islands.  Is anyone interested in being on the parade planning committee?  I think that we should meet soon to start planning.  Gilco is allowing us to use one of their trailers.

Here is the schedule from now until the end of the year (not including den meetings):

November 7 - Fort Drum fire station tour for those who signed up

November 24 - Pack Meeting

December 5 - Christmas parade

December 17 - Pack Meeting

December 22 - 6pm Planning Meeting (to plan pack's activities for the rest of the school year)

The Arrow of Light scouts will be "crossing over" to Boy Scouts at a ceremony in December.  I will keep you posted as to the date.  Everyone is invited to share in their special day!