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NOTE: Due to rain, we have decided to postpone our hike. The hike will now be held on Sunday, November 12 between 1:00PM and 3:30PM.
The safety of all of our members is our top priority and we appreciate your understanding.
An alternative family event is the Mount Tabor Fire Department Annual Open house between 10:00AM and 2:00PM. Please see https://www.facebook.com/events/123178981767210 for more details.
Please join Pack 142 on our Fall Hike!
Event Date: Sunday, November 5, 2017
Event Time: 1:00PM – 3:30PM
Event Location: Hacklebarney State Park – 119 Hacklebarney Rd, Long Valley, NJ 07853-9525
Dress Requirements: Pack T-Shirt/Layers
Directions:
Rt 206 to 513 W. Just past Cooper Mill make a left onto State Park Road. (There are signs) Continue for about 2 miles and make a right onto Hacklebarney Road. Park entrance on the left. Small parking lot with a monument just as you enter, turn left within that lot and follow the park road to a larger lot.
- First Aid Kit – A kit should include a few adhesive bandages, some moleskin (a sticky bandage that you can put over a blister to keep it from getting worse or rubbing), and a bandage or two.
- Filled water bottle Make sure it is big enough to carry water for you to drink through your whole hike and back. And make sure it is full when you start out! It is not safe to drink water you find along the trail.
- Flashlight Check your batteries to make sure they have plenty of juice. Your flashlight will be used only in an emergency, so save the batteries for times when you really need them!
- Trail food Trail mix or a granola bar provide quick energy when you need it.
- Sun Protection Sunscreen should be SPF 30 or greater. A hat is good to have, too!
- Whistle It's only for emergencies, but a whistle will last longer than your voice.
You are welcome to invite any friends and families with boys that are Cub Scout age (grades K-5). Please be sure to RSVP to let us know you are coming and how many guests to expect.
Please join Troop 72 at their Fire & Axe Campout!
Event Date: Friday, November 10, 2017 – Saturday, November 11, 2017
Event Time: Be in Camp Parking Lot by 1:00 PM on Friday
Event Location: Winnebago Scout Reservation in Rockaway
Dress Requirements: Scout Uniform and Camping gear
Cost: $15.00 per person
Troop 72 is happy to invite the Webelos and Arrow of Light scouts to attend their Fire & Axe Camping Trip during the teacher's convention break.
Scouts and their parents should arrive to Winnebago Scout Reservation by 1:00pm. The troop will meet you in the parking lot and walk you to our campsite (about a 1/2 mile walk). Please have lunch before coming to camp, as this outing will only include dinner, cracker barrel, and breakfast for the Webelos/AOL families. You will not need to bring any food, snacks, or cooking equipment. The troop will provide everything needed for meals.
This is a tent camping event. If you would like to use a troop tent for the outing, please indicate this on your permission slip. Troop 72 is happy to provide a tent, but scouts and parents will need to bring their own sleeping equipment (sleeping bag, pad, pillow).
Heated restrooms are available at the Dining Hall which is nearby to the campsite.
Cub Scouts should wear their field uniform (blue button shirt) to dinner and their activity uniform (pack t-shirt) during the day's activities.
While on the outing, the Webelos and AOL scouts will work on Knife & Axe Skills needed to earn the Totin Chip when they bridge to boy scouts. Troop 72's boy scout instructors will give safety directions to the scouts and then walk them through hands-on practice of the skills. Scouts can bring a pocket knife with them, IF they have their Whittling Chip card with them as well.
Please join Pack 142 on our (Rescheduled) Fall Hike!
Event Date: Sunday, November 12, 2017
Event Time: 1:00PM – 3:30PM
Event Location: Hacklebarney State Park – 119 Hacklebarney Rd, Long Valley, NJ 07853-9525
Dress Requirements: Pack T-Shirt/Layers
Directions:
Rt 206 to 513 W. Just past Cooper Mill make a left onto State Park Road. (There are signs) Continue for about 2 miles and make a right onto Hacklebarney Road. Park entrance on the left. Small parking lot with a monument just as you enter, turn left within that lot and follow the park road to a larger lot.
- First Aid Kit – A kit should include a few adhesive bandages, some moleskin (a sticky bandage that you can put over a blister to keep it from getting worse or rubbing), and a bandage or two.
- Filled water bottle Make sure it is big enough to carry water for you to drink through your whole hike and back. And make sure it is full when you start out! It is not safe to drink water you find along the trail.
- Flashlight Check your batteries to make sure they have plenty of juice. Your flashlight will be used only in an emergency, so save the batteries for times when you really need them!
- Trail food Trail mix or a granola bar provide quick energy when you need it.
- Sun Protection Sunscreen should be SPF 30 or greater. A hat is good to have, too!
- Whistle It's only for emergencies, but a whistle will last longer than your voice.
You are welcome to invite any friends and families with boys that are Cub Scout age (grades K-5). Please be sure to RSVP to let us know you are coming and how many guests to expect.
Monthly Committee Meeting
Event Time: 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Event Location: Residence of Troy & Stephanie Adams – 38 Stockton Court, Morris Plains
IMPORTANT: If you have forgotten your TroopTrack login or are not sure how to login and RSVP, please email [email protected] and we will assist you with activating your account.
These meetings are designed for adults only and supervision is not provided for children. Thank you for your understanding!
Community Service – Toy Collection
Please help make a child smile this holiday season. Pack 142 is collecting new, unwrapped toys for those less fortunate than us. All toys that are collected will be provided to local children who are less fortunate than ours.
Pack 142 will be handing out a needs list at a Walmart in Cedar Knolls and collecting toys that are purchased by the public. In an effort to make it easier to identify who is able to attend during each slot, we are be using Sign Up Genius to collect registration information.
Please click here to sign up for a slot!
Event Date: Friday, November 17, 2017
Event Time: 5:30PM – 8:30PM (1 hour slots)
Event Location: Wal-Mart; 235 Ridgedale Ave., Cedar Knolls, NJ
Dress Requirements: Scout Uniform
Please join Pack 142 at our November Pack Meeting
Event Date: Thursday, November 30, 2017
Event Time: 7:00PM – 8:30PM
Event Location: Lake Parsippany School *** NOTE NEW LOCATION ***
Dress Requirements: Scout Uniform
– Uniform Inspection
We are in need of empty toilet rolls and paper towel rolls – please bring as many as possible to the pack meeting. We will be using them for one of our planned activities. Thank you for your support!