USS Constellation is a sloop-of-war, the last sail-only warship designed and built by the United States Navy in 1854. Now a museum ship in the Baltimore Inner Harbor, she will be the site of our Spring “Campout.”

Scouts become Landsmen, USS Constellation’s newest crew members.  Overnight recruits “learn the ropes” and quickly develop both a working nautical vocabulary and a familiarity with the basics of life aboard a man-of-war including Civil War-era dining, hands-on activities, and the navy hammock.

There is a $60 fee per person (adult or child) for this activity. It can be paid by check or credit card in-person, or online. Paying the fee will hold your spot. Two meals are included.

The Constellation holds 60 people. If we get enough sign-ups we will also try to reserve an overnighter on the World War II submarine USS Torsk. This would be good for Webelos who’ve already done the Constellation overnighter.

We will need permission slips (for scouts) and health forms (for all participants) for this activity. If you attended the Fall Campout in Calvert Cliffs your health forms are still valid.

More details are available from the Historic Ships In Baltimore website.

Friday, February 2 at 7pm

This event will serve as the Pack Meeting for February. Please note that this is a Friday night!

Please RSVP and leave a comment (scroll down to the bottom of the RSVP page) indicating any additional adults or siblings attending so that we can get a rough count for food.

Menu
Catered by Ledo’s Pizza. We will have:

• Cheese Pizza
• Pepperoni Pizza
• Spaghetti
• Chicken Parmesan
• Salad

Beverages will include lemonade & bottled water. Dessert? See Below!

Dessert Contest
Enter a nut-free dessert into our friendly contest!

We will be giving awards in various categories from Best Overall to Most Disgusting. If you need a little inspiration, use Cub Scouts or Cowboys as the theme. Why Cowboys? Keep reading.

Entertainment
Time for cowboy fun. Want to know about how the old west really worked? Why cowboy boots look so different? How to use a lasso, bullwhip and other cowboy tools of the trade? What was life like on the back of a horse? Cowboy Jim has been demonstrating and lecturing about the cowboy ways of life for longer than he wants to say. You can find out what it really took to live out under the stars and move beef on the hoof.

Can you help us out?
We could use your help with decorating, setting up, serving food, and cleaning up after the event.
Please look on SignUpGenius and let us know how you and your scout can be Helpful.

We will begin setting up at 6pm.

Every fall, Scouting for Food is the Potomac District’s service project for the needy in Montgomery County. All food collected goes to Manna, a food bank serving Montgomery County, and is stored for use throughout the year. Potomac District Scouts contributed thousands of bags of food last year (over 9 tons of food), supplying the lion’s share of food utilized by Manna last winter for those in need. Let’s make this year’s collection the most successful yet!

Only canned, bagged and boxed goods are needed – no perishable groceries, opened containers, glass containers, frozen food, or paper or household goods, please.  Please refer to Manna’s “Most Needed Foods List,” and even copy it for distribution with your bags if you like.

How to Participate:

• Thursday, November 2^nd Pack Meeting–Get 10-20 empty bags (If you’re unable to attend, contact Veronica Bendit at 301-996-3280).
• Prepare a personal solicitation note (include your first name only, our unit number, mention that the donated food will go to the local food bank, the date you will pick-up, thanks for helping).
• Saturday morning, November 4^th–Distribute bags to your neighbors. It’s best to go with a buddy from the troop or a parent. Knock on the door and explain the procedure, or leave the bag and your note on the doorknob. Do not put bags in mailboxes, and do not enter a home for any reason. Again, if other scouts live in your neighborhood, coordinate with them to divide up the territory. You can suggest that they leave any donations on their front doorstep on Saturday morning, November 11^th, by no later than, say, 10 a.m.
• Keep a written list of where you left bags!
• Saturday morning, November 11^th–drive around with a parent and pick up the bags that people have left out, or knock on the door to ask if they have filled the bag (some people will forget, but will fill it for you as you wait.) It’s a nice idea to leave a thank-you note for those who have left bags out.
• Saturday morning, November 11^th from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.–Bring your donated bags to the Giant parking lot at Georgetown Square (far corner of the Giant parking lot at Old Georgetown Rd and Rock Spring Dr).  Bradley (Wolf) and Veronica Bendit will receive your donated bags and log them into a master list. Be sure to give your name, unit number and number of bags collected.  If you are not able to get to Giant by 11 a.m., you can bring the bags directly to the Bolger Center (off of Democracy Blvd) parking lot until 2:00 p.m. The Bolger Center (9600 Newbridge Dr., Potomac, MD 20854) is the Potomac District pick-up site.

Safety Tips to Remember:

Always look both ways when crossing the street.
Never travel alone- take a friend or parent.
Never go into a home.