Thank you to everyone who joined us for the final pack meeting of 2021! It was an action-packed meeting. We announced the pinewood derby dates (see pack 3000 home page for details) and distributed pinewood derby car kits (please see your den leader if you didn’t get one yet). We owe an extra special thank […]
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Den 4 meeting December 5
Den 4 gathered at the BUMC scout compound for our last den meeting of the year on December 5th, 2021. Activities included the following: “Scouting Adventure” 5a: learned how to tie a square knot, two half hitches, and a taut-line hitch. “Scouting Adventure” 6: demonstrate knowledge of pocketknife safety and the pocketknife pledge (we put […]
November 2021 Pack Meeting
Thank you for joining us for the November 15th pack meeting at Birmingham United Methodist Church. We were thrilled to welcome a lot of new families to the pack following the Birmingham Falls recruiting event! We hope that everyone had a great time. New parents please don’t hesitate to reach out to your den leader […]
Den 4 meeting November 14
Den 4 gathered at the BUMC scout compound on November 14 to work on Scouting Adventure requirements (page 156 in the handbook). Scouting Adventures has a lot of components in it! Some of them won’t be completed until January and March with with the Troop 3000 open house and campout, but we were able to […]
2021 fall field trip: Space Camp
The future astronauts of Pack 3000 had a blast on an overnight Space Camp field trip (November 6-7) at the US Space and Rocket Center in Alabama! Scouts and their families learned all about space while testing their skills at a variety of astronaut training activities.
October 2021 Pack Meeting
Thank you for joining us for the October 25th pack meeting in the BUMC courtyard! We welcomed new families to the pack, honored scouts with advancements, and played a bunch of fun games and relay races.
Den 4 meeting October 17
Den 4 enjoyed the fall weather as we met at the BUMC scout compound to work on the Protect Yourself Rules (AOL) and Building a Better World requirements. We completed the Protect Yourself Rules adventure (https://www.scouting.org/programs/cub-scouts/preview-adventures/protect-yourself-rules/). The AOL version of the adventure has the same video component as last year’s Webelo adventure. We chose to […]
2021 Fall den campout
Den 4 had a great Friday night AOL campout on September 24, one night ahead of Pack 3000’s fall campout. We had a great time pitching our own tents, cooking meals on the fire, learning about outdoor survival, doing scavenger hunts and much more. The scouts who attended the campout and wrapped up the “Castaway” […]
2021 Fall Campout
What a great turnout and a great weekend for Scouting as Pack 3000 held it’s annual fall campout on September 25-26 on the BUMC back property. We filled the field. Our Fall Family Camping included hikes, imploding watermelons with rubber bands, games in the fields, great food, and a campfire with skits/songs. Thanks to everyone […]
Den 4 meeting September 12
Den 4 had a meeting on September 12 at the BUMC scout compound to work on components of the Castaway adventure and the Outdoor adventure. They completed the following. If you missed the meeting, please see your scout handbook for more details on these activities: Castaway 1b: demonstrate how to light a fire without matches […]
August 2021 Pack meeting
Pack 3000 held it’s first pack meeting of the 2021-2022 scouting year in the courtyard of Birmingham United Methodist Church on August 23, 2021. We were thrilled to welcome many new scouts to the pack, kick off our popcorn fundraising program, and challenge our scouts with a variety of team relay activities. Thank you everyone!
Den 4 meeting, August 23
Welcome back to scouting, Den 4! We held our first den meeting of the scouting year outdoors at the BUMC scout compound on August 23, 2021. We learned about what to expect from our final year of Cub Scouts (including lots of camping opportunities; see the upcoming events list!), learned about the history of the […]
Back to Pack pool party 2021
What better way to wrap up the summer and get back to scouting than with the annual Back to Pack pool party? The 2021 edition was held on August 8 at the Nettlebrook Farms neighborhood pool. We had great weather, great food (chicken, hamburgers, hotdogs, and more), and a great time in the water. Thank […]
July summertime outdoor movie
Pack 3000 hosted an outdoor movie on the lawn at the scout compound on Saturday, July 24 2021. Thank you to the Parillo family for letting us borrow the gigantic projector screen!
June summertime pack hike
Pack 3000 gathered at Birmingham Park on June 19, 2021 for a pack hiking excursion. We had a great time on the trail and learned how to “caterpillar” to keep track of everyone. We even saw a couple of deer and some weird looking mushrooms 🙂
Pack 3000 at the 2021 NR Twilight Cub Camp
The Northern Ridge District’s twilight cub camp returned to Wills Park from June 1-3. Pack 3000 was well represented by enthusiastic scouts and gracious volunteers. The scouts participated in a wide variety of activities, including shooting sports (archery and bb guns), water rockets, kickball, wood working, and much much more. They even had fun playing […]
2021 Pack Graduation
Congratulations to the Cub Scouts of Pack 3000 for completing their requirements and advancing to the next rank. We are proud of each and every one of you! The pack held it’s annual graduation ceremony in the cloister of Birmingham United Methodist Church on May 17, 2021. After graduation we enjoyed the beautiful weather and […]
Den 4: May 2nd den meeting (Engineer)
Den 4 completed the “Engineer” elective (page 330) at the May 2nd den meeting at the BUMC scout compound. We learned all about different types of engineering, and tried our own hand at drawing and following design plans. The highlight of the event was for each scout to build a rubber band powered catapult of […]
Den 4 Build It “go see it”
On Thursday, April 29th, Den 4 had the very special privilege of getting to visit a new home construction site and learn about construction from the builders themselves. We were graciously hosted by Marty Anker of Anker Custom Homes, and two of his site supervisors, Paul and Cameron. The scouts (and the parents) were amazed […]
Den 4 at the 2021 Spring Campout
Den 4 had a great time at the campout April 17-18. Our den timed themselves through an obstacle course, went fishing, performed 2 campfire skits, and of course had a great time and great fellowship with the pack.
