Our first den meeting of the new school year is September 6th! See you at 6:00pm!
Build a race car out of Lego and race it down our Pinewood Derby track!
Car bases and Lego will be provided!
Feel free to bring a friend to participate!
September 27th will be our Pack Meeting. So many awards were earned this summer at Akelaland Camp, Day Camp, and at home! All scouts will receive the awards they have earned since they crossed over in May 2023! Our Pack Meeting should last about an hour. Please bring a snack for the kids to share.
Available NOW! $20 per coin. If you would like to order one, please contact Assistant Cubmaster Tim Lloyd. Also available with the Troop 86 logo. The picture is showing both sides to the same coin. This is a high quality detailed and heavy medallion.
Join us for a wonderful Fall weekend at Akelaland! The Pack will be camping out for the weekend, but you are welcome to come up just for the day on Saturday too! Friday evening, we will set up camp and enjoy a campfire and s'mores at our site. Saturday will be fille with activities and fun! Sunday morning, we wake up, pack up, and head home! Cost is $10.00 per youth 3-12 years old for Saturday. For those camping, food will be $15.00 per person. The address to Trexler Scout Reservation is 288 Camp Trexler Rd. Kunkletown, PA. Once you turn into camp, go straight until you reach the stop sign. Make a left into Akelaland. If you are camping, you may drive up to our site to unload, make the first left and we will be in camping in staff site, across from the A & B Cabin. If you are just coming up for the day, you can park in the parking lot at the camp entrance. Here is a map of Akelaland
Saturday Programs to include: (weather permitting)
Minis Trails Council Heritage Committee - "History of Scouting" displays, artifacts, memorabilia. (Big Tent)
STEM/NOVA activities (Frantz Pavilion – Silver Tarp Pavilion – Dining Hall Porch)
Special Activity - Tree Climbing (TBA)
Open Fishing (Both lakes)
Nature Hikes (Akelaland Nature Trail – Times TBA at morning colors)
BB & Archery Range (Akelaland Ranges)
Join us for some Halloween fun!! Decorate the trunk of your car and come in costume! We have our very own trunk or treat in the parking lot of the church. We ask that everyone brings candy or treats to hand out. Prizes will be awarded for the best costumes and trunks! There is also an optional pumpkin decorating contest, bring a pumpkin that you decorated at home to enter.
Scouting for Food
November 4th & 11th
It is time for our annual food drive!
We will meet at Ramsey Elementary School at 10:00am to distribute door hangers on November 4th. We will meet on November 11th at 10am at Ramsey food pick up.
On November 4th, we will be replacing over 1100 flags for the Veterans that are buried at the Stroudsburg Cemetery that is located on Dreher Ave. This is a service project that we have been doing for many, many years. We change the flags for the Veterans twice a year, for Veterans Day and for Memorial Day. Scouts wear their full class A uniforms.
Join us on November 5, 2023 to march in the Veterans Day Parade. We meet at the Stroudsburg High School at 12:00pm. We will end at Dansbury Park. There is a shuttle bus available from the park to the high school BEFORE 12:00pm. Scouts should wear full class A uniform.
On November 15th, we will be having our 3rd Pack 86 Scoutsgiving Feast, our Thanksgiving feast with our scouting family! Sign ups will be posted.
December 13th is our Christmas Party! The dens will be sharing a Christmas song or skit. We have a homemade Ugly Sweater contest, scouts make their own "sweater" on a tshirt at home and wear it to show off! Please bring a desert to share.
January 10th is our Pinewood Derby Workshop! Bring your car and cut it into the design of your choice!
January 31th is our Pinewood Derby!! Bring your car and race! Check-in begins at 5:30pm and ends at 6:00pm. The race will start promptly at 6:05pm. See the rules for the derby below.
On February 11th, our very own Ms. Angie will be teaching cookie decorating classes!
“Be Mine” Kid’s Cookie Decorating class
Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 11AM-Noon
Here, we will decorate four heart shaped cookies using four different decorating techniques. All supplies will be provided. We ask parent or guardian stay on the premises. Ideal for children 3-12 years of age. $20 per child
Beginner Valentine Cookie Decorating Class
Saturday, February 11, 2023 from 1:00PM to 2:30PM
Here, we will decorate six cookies using a variety of techniques. All supplies will be provided. Ideal for teens and adults. $25 per participant
Take home decorating kits also available for pre-order.
Includes 1 large heart shaped cookies, 3 medium cookies, 1 small cookie, 3 bags of icing, a sprinkle packet, and links for online instructional videos. $15 per kit.
The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. However, each chartered organization can use either of two other options to celebrate this special day. An organization can adopt a specific Sunday to celebrate. In the instance of the United Methodist Church, Scout Sunday is celebrated on the second Sunday in February. It also is permissible for a local church to celebrate on the Sunday most acceptable to the pastor and congregation.
Join us at 6pm on February 19th at the church for our Blue and Gold Banquet! We will celebrate the last year along with the achievements of our scouts and volunteers! More info to come!
Bring your favorite board game, a snack to share, and join us for Pack Game Night on March 8th from 6-7:00pm.
The Bears will be hosting our annual cub Scout Carnival as they earn their Grin and Bear It beltloop! Join us for some games, prizes, and lots of fun!
April 26th is our Scouting Around the World Pack Meeting! Each Den will be responsible to put together at least 2 displays for a different country. Scouts will receive a passport that will be stamped each time they visit a country. Not only will we learn about these countries and about scouting, but we will get to sample foods from around the world too!
After having our last pancake breakfast back in 2019, we are so happy to finally be able to hold another one! We will need scouts and parents to help out! Scouts will be the waiters and serve their friends and family. We will need donations of pancake complete mix, sausage links, butter, syrup, and orange juice
October 14-16th, the Pack will be camping with Troop 86 at Camp Trexler for the weekend! This is a great opportunity for the Cub Scouts to see what they are working towards!
**Scouts and parents will be meeting at the church at 6:00pm if you would like to drive down as a group. We will be staying at Camp Trexler's Staff Site.
The Pennsylvania Mountain Rescue will be visiting the pack!
On November 6th, we will be holding a Pack Fundraiser. This event is open to the public and to painters of all ages. Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $35.00.