Discounts for Scouting Families

Scouting families are able to get discounts for these great events:

Monster Jam
Great event for boys (and girls) of all ages...  MONSTER JAM!
Saturday January 28th -- 7:00 PM

Welcome to Monster Jam, an incredible family-friendly experience starring the biggest performers on four wheels: Monster Jam monster trucks. These twelve-feet-tall, ten-thousand-pound machines will bring you to your feet, racing and ripping up a custom-designed track full of obstacles to soar over - OR smash through.

Special Boy Scout Night -- save $4.00 per ticket!  Each ticket purchased includes a free pit pass and a cool patch!

Click here for the order form and additional information.

$1.00 of each ticket goes to the Scoutreach program, which supports Scouting programs in economically disadvantaged areas.

Questions?  Contact Group Sales at 602-379-7878

Boy Scout Night at ASU Sun Devil Basketball
Tuesday December 21st  --  5:00 PM

$7.00 for Scouts -- $10.00 Adults and others in your group!

Click here for all the details.

Scouts receive a special patch, and the opportunity to have your troop name on the videoboard.  The flyer has a discount coupon for $1.00 off concessions and 20% off one item in Sparky's Stadium Shop.  DON'T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ASU!

Questions?  Call 480-727-0000.

Thank you to all the parent helpers who made our December pack meeting such a success. Our volunteer committee did a fantastic job running the show. They came up with unique activities, set them up, and ran the centers for each group of kids. It was a huge team effort.

Our committee members are Kathleen Alexander-Blue, Kristi Kroener, Dona Whitney, Amy MacDonald, Cristina Carlson, Blake Kite, Kathy Wise, Michele Westfall, Pam Hoffer, Kevin Erwin, and Rich Hoey.

Collection for Packages From Home

During this season of giving, we will collect items at our December 9th pack meeting to support Packages from Home, a Phoenix-based charity that collects support items and distributes them to US troops stationed around the world. Here is a short list of most needed items on the Packages from Home website.

Each den will focus on one item:

• Tigers: Pre-sweetened powdered drink mixes (Crystal Lite, Gatorade, KoolAid…)
• Wolves: Coffee (ground, vacuum pak or small cans)
• Bear #1 (Whitney): Foot Powder (Gold Bond etc.)
• Bear #2 (Cramer): Eye Drops (for desert environment)
• Lightning: Lip Balm (Blistex, Carmex, Chapstick etc.)
• Scorpions: Men’s Deodorant (Stick type - NOT antiperspirant)

Thank you for you support. See you December 9!

Webelos Weekend with Troop 648 -- 1/8 - 1/9

The Webelo patrols are invited to "Webelos Weekend" in January with Troop 648 (Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 64th Street- North of Shea). Our sons are required to attend Boy Scout functions; meetings, camping trips, etc. as part of the requirements for their Arrow of Light or the Outdoorsman Activity Badge.

Please contact Ed Junod if you're interested.

Click here for more information about Webelos Weekend

Congratulations to our pack's newest Bobcats

The following boys completed the requirements of the Bobcat badge and received their ranks during our November pack meeting. Congratulations to the boys and their families. Well done!

Dylan F., Jaxen J., Brandon K., Jeremy M., Will P., Braden W., Tyler B., Matthew C., Andrew E., Grey G., Camden H., Riley H., Tanner J., Dennis K., Brady K., Samik N., Garrett W.

And the winners are...

Congratulations to our 2010 Genius Kit winners!

1. Kalin D., Bear, with "Captain Peanut"
2. Nathan W., Wolf, with "B618 Rescue Helicopter"
3. Aidan R., Wolf, with "Fire Booster" rocket

November Pack Meeting is Tonight!

Don't forget that our November pack meeting is tonight, November 18, 7:00 PM, in the Copper Canyon multipurpose room. Remember to bring your Genius Kit creations and accompanying instruction sheet with your name on the front, and complete information as requested on the back: your rank (Tiger, Wolf, etc.), the name of your creation, and a description of your creation.

Also please bring any non-perishable food donations to be provided to the Paradise Valley Emergency Food Bank.

Hope to see you there!

Genius Kits and Food Drive Pack Meeting - November 18

Don't forget that our November pack meeting is coming up Thursday, November 18, 7:00 PM at the Copper Canyon Multipurpose room. If you haven't already started on your Genius Kits, time is ticking away...

Also, for this meeting, we'd like to revive a tradition of collecting non-perishable food items at our November pack meeting to help the hungry. Please bring non-perishable donations to the November pack meeting, and we'll see that they are transported to the Paradise Valley Emergency Food Bank. From their website:

In addition to canned goods of all kinds, there is a need for hot and cold cereals, juices, dry milk, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, jelly, baby food, detergent, soap, toilet paper and diapers.

Thank you, and I look forward to seeing you all next week.

PK

Scout Night with the Phoenix Suns - December 10

The Phoenix Suns are holding Scout Night on Friday, December 10, 7:00 PM versus the Portland Trailblazers. Paul Kaiser will be coordinating a ticket purchase on behalf of our pack, so that we can get seats together. Details are available from the attached flyer. If you're interested in attending, please email Paul Kaiser at kaiserp@gmail.com and include the number and type of tickets that you want. Please respond by the end of the day this Friday, November 12.

Winter Day Camp is here!!!

Come join the fun this winter with us!!! Winter Day Camp at the Heard Scout Pueblo. All ranks are invited. We do not have any rank specific events.

The camp will be open daily from 12/27 until 12/29.

Below are the events offered this year.

• Hike (Hiking Belt Loop)
• Basketball (Basketball Belt Loop)
• Orienteering (Map and Compass Belt Loop)
• BB Guns (BB Gun Belt Loop)
• Craft – Leatherworking project

Click here for our current flyer and registration form. You can also register and pay online at doubleknot.com.

Thanks to everyone who turned out last week for our McScout Night fundraiser. Together, we raised over $750 for Pack 618! Special thanks to Rich Hoey for setting up the event, and to the parents and leaders that helped work at the fundraiser.

Our next pack meeting is Thursday, November 18, 7:00 PM in the Copper Canyon multipurpose room -- looking forward to seeing all of the Genius Kit creations.

Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Arizona

SCOUTING FAMILIES- Save up to $10.75 per ticket and receive a free patch!

ALL LOWER LEVEL SEATS

The Harlem Globetrotters, with their blazing ball-handling wizardry, are coming to the valley.

This wholesome family entertainment will leave you smiling and cheering for more!

Saturday, January 15th @ 2pm & 7pm
~ US Airways Center ~

Sunday, January 16th @ 2pm
~ Jobing.com Arena ~

Order your tickets NOW for best seats available!

For more information, click here or contact Jasper Joyce at 800-641-4667 ext. 118

Scout Night with the Phoenix Coyotes!

Saturday, November 13 6:00 pm Jobing.com Arena Watch the exciting game and cheer on our Coyotes, then stay for the sleepover. Order tickets early for the best seats. Click here for all of the details. Don't miss the fun!

McScout Night - October 28

Come support you Copper Canyon Cub Scouts!

Bring the family and support the Cub Scouts (Pack 618) at

McScout Night and enjoy one of the "Happiest Meals" ever.

Thursday, October 28th

4:30pm - 7:30pm

McDonald's at Bell and Tatum

4830 East Bell Road, Scottsdale, AZ 85254

Don't miss the chance to put your Den Leaders to work!

A portion of sales from McScout Night will be donated to BSA Pack 618

The Paradise Valley Unified School District neither endorses nor sponsors the organization or activity represented in this document.

Halloween Pack Meeting - October 21

The October pack meeting is coming soon. Get ready to be frightened by ghouls, goblins, and vampires. Scouts, parents and siblings are encouraged to show up in costume. Each den has been working on pumpkins for our annual pumpkin contest. We will have fun and games and even a spooky haunted house hosted by Troop 316.

When: October 21st at 7:00pm
Where: Copper Canyon multipurpose room

Welcome to the new home of Pack 618

Welcome to the new online home of Pack 618. This web site will contain the latest news for the Pack and each den.  Stay tuned for updates...