The goal of Pack 39’s Service Committee (2011-12) is to make service to others a visible, tangible part of the Pack’s mission.  By upholding the Cub Scout Promise in an effort to “help other people,” we hope to instill in each scout a sense of kindness, charity and good stewardship. 

We hope to coordinate projects that hold the interests of the scouts and that provide a real sense of community service. Additionally, we will try to identify service projects that dovetail with required achievements or electives of specific Dens and the Pack. Look for our list of resources to grow throughout the year.

The 2011-12 Pack 39 Service Committee is: Laura Baxley, Chair (laura@thebaxleys.org); Erin Baldwin, Sara Nicholson. We welcome your feedback and ideas.

Outline of 2011-12 Service Projects

Monthly:

To reinforce the Pack’s ongoing dedication to serving others, Scouts will be asked to contribute one item for charity at every Pack meeting. These drives are relatively low-cost, but the benefit to others is great. Of course, Scout participation in these drives is optional, but we hope they will want to participate in many of them.

Each month’s donation will be different, and the following list encompasses all 2011-12 Pack meetings.

Ideally, Dens will take turns delivering these items to the appropriate places (The Service Committee will provide specific information for drop off location and contact person). We will gather the items and give them to the Den Leader in charge that month; the Den Leader can then organize the den to do the delivery (hopefully fulfilling achievement or elective requirements). If no Den is available or interested, the Committee will deliver the items.

Pack-Wide Events:

Ongoing: 

The Committee will create a resource guide on the webpage that contains all relevant information on making service a priority.

It is our goal to identify achievements and electives that can be fulfilled with each of the Pack service projects and to list them on this resource page or in another way that is helpful to the Den Leaders

Additionally, Committee Members will be a resource for Pack 39 Leadership. If you have questions or ideas about service or if we can assist you in planning, please let us know.