November and December Calendar Events:

REMINDER: POPCORN MONEY TURN-IN WILL HAPPEN THIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23RD, UP AT THE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH AT 7 PM. PACK ACCOUNTANT LISA GOWER WILL SETTLE UP ALL POPCORN ORDERS. YOU MUST TURN IN YOUR POPCORN ORDER AT THIS TIME. OUR MEETING WILL BE UPSTAIRS BECAUSE THE BASEMENT WILL BE IN USE BY THE CHURCH.

THIS MEETING IS ALSO OUR PACK MEETING, BUT IT WILL BE INFORMAL. AS YOU COMPLETE YOUR POPCORN MONEY TURN-IN, WE WILL AWARD ANY ADVANCEMENTS YOUR SCOUT HAS EARNED, AND WILL ALSO PRESENT HIM WITH HIS PINEWOOD DERBY KIT FOR THE UPCOMING PINEWOOD DERBY. THANK YOU FOR BEING THERE.

There are several more important events coming up on our calendar. They are listed below. Please contact your den leader with any questions!

Thursday, December 2nd: Christmas Float Building. We invite the whole pack to participate. We will meet at Jared and Afton English’s home at 3955 Macedonia Church Road at 6 p.m. The easiest directions to the house from Metropolis is to take 45 North towards Joppa, and turn right on Macedonia Church Road. Stay on it until you have to turn right. The house is less than a quarter mile down the road from the turn. We will be working in a heated barn, but please dress for cold weather work. Our theme is Camping and Christmas! Parents, please bring any old, unwanted Christmas decorations or camping gear that you no longer use, and we will recycle it one more time for the float before those items hits the trash! Hot chocolate and cookies will be provided.

Saturday, December 4th: We will participate in the Christmas Parade. We will gather at the Washington Park area at approximately12:45 p.m. Scouts and parents who will walk with us, please dress accordingly! If scouts wish to throw candy, they may, but parents, you need to supply candy for your scout. The parade goes from Washington Park to the Market Street area. We ask for parents to meet us to pick up their scouts at the new fire station across from the Sav-A-Lot. Please make your way there after the parade. Leaders will stay in that area until all scouts are picked up.

Because we have been so blessed in our popcorn sale, we have decided to give back to the community with a food drive for COPE (Christian Outreach Program Emergency). COPE has helped families in need in Metropolis since the 1970’s.

Saturday, December 11th: Food Drive. We will be positioned at Big John’s, Sav-A-Lot, the Dollar Store, Family Dollar, and Pat’s Market from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. taking donations of food. Please see the attached flyer for general information. Contact your den leader and/or Melissa Rushing (270) 994-2645 for details about the times and places scouts will be scheduled to man the tables.

Thursday, December 16th: Christmas Carolling, Pack Meeting, and Popcorn Prize distribution. We begin by meeting up at the United Methodist Church parking lot before 5 p.m. At 5 p.m., we will carpool and caravan to the different assisted living centers in Metropolis, singing Christmas carols at each stop. If you can’t make it at 5p.m., please stop by later, and we will give you a schedule of events, and you can catch up. At approximately 7 p.m., we will meet back up at the basement of the church and have hot chocolate and cookies, award any advancements, and distribute the popcorn prizes that the boys have earned. We will hand out information about the upcoming Pinewood Derby, which happens during the January Pack Meeting.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Cub Scouts and C.O.P.E.
A GREAT Combination!

Cub Scout Pack 101, Metropolis Illinois will be collecting food items for those in need on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11th, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the following locations:

Big Johns
Sav-A-Lot
The Dollar Store
Family Dollar
Pat’s Market (in Brookport)

While you shop, pick up an extra food item for donation to C.O.P.E. and drop it off at our table. Please help make a difference for many families this holiday season.

God Bless You!

November Pack Meeting and Popcorn Money Turn In!

SCOUTS AND PARENTS: We will meet on November 23rd, 7 pm on the FIRST FLOOR of the United Methodist Church. This is our PACK MEETING, AND our popcorn reconciliation night, during which you MUST turn in your popcorn sales to us. Our treasurer, Lisa Gower, will settle up all popcorn accounts at that time. We will also give out Pinewood Derby cars to the scouts. SEE YOU THERE!