2025/2026

Cub Scout Pack 1666 �New Parents Meeting!

September 4

7:00pm�

Ryan McDonough

Cubmaster

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Aaron Trionfi

Committee Chair

• 1910: BSA founded, Boy Scouts began in the US
• 1930: Cub Scouts began
• Our pack was founded in 1999
• Children in K - 5th grade
• Our families are primarily from Cedar Lane and Belmont Station Elementary schools, however, we have children at several schools and some who are homeschooled.
• We are a Boys-only Pack
• We have considered reclassifying to a Family Pack, but there has not been enough interest to make the change
• We are all Parents / Volunteers

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Our Story……

Pack Structure: Youth

So, what’s a Den?

• 6-10 Scouts in the same grade, all boys or all girls.
• Kindergarten Lions and First grade Tigers must attend every event with an adult partner.
• 5^th grade Arrow of Light scouts stay with the Pack until early spring and then “cross over” to a Boy Scout Troop.
• Each Den has a volunteer leader.
• Dens meet on their own during the month, and then all dens attend the monthly pack meeting together.
• Families decide when & where the den meetings are scheduled. They may take turns hosting meetings.
• Dens can meet at homes, parks, nature centers or at school.

Cubmaster Ryan McDonough

Committee Chair Aaron Trionfi

Treasurer Jon Laible

Pack Buyer Patti Keehn

Popcorn Kernel Kevin Makowski

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Pack Leadership

Lion, Kindergarten TBD

Tiger, 1^st Grade Peter Fiery

Wolf, 2^nd Grade Anders Fernstrom

Bear, 3^rd Grade Philip Hamm

Webelo, 4^th Grade Matteo Mischiati

Arrow of Light, 5^th Grade John Geibel

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Den Leaders

• Email is our primary method of communication. Other family members can be added to our email list.

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• pack1666.org – Pack website…general information about our Pack and links

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• advancement.scouting.com – This is where your child’s scouting experience is recorded. Once registered, you will receive a link to set up an account.

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• We maintain a private Facebook group for Pack 1666 families to photos and information.

facebook.com/groups/653703401808786

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Communication Methods

Pack 1666 – 2025/2026

• Pack Meetings – (monthly typically on the 3^rd Wednesday of the month)
• September 17^th, 6:30pm – Windmill Park – Water Bottle Rockets
• Den Meetings – (weekly, every other week, etc.)
• Popcorn Sale – August – December
• Fall Family Campout – October 4-5, 2025 (Lions Camp – Boyce, VA)
• Pinewood Derby – February 7, 2026
• Blue & Gold Banquet/Crossing Over – March 14, 2026
• Spring Family Campout – April 24-26, 2026
• Ranking Up Ceremony – May/June 2025
• Summer Day Camp – TBD

Pack 1666 – Additional activities

• River Tubing
• Summer Day Camp
• Pinewood Derby
• Pool Day
• Animal Visits (service dogs, raptors of virginia, etc)

Your Den Leaders and your Pack can use your help! Any time you want to offer to teach a portion of an advancement or an elective or if you have a special skill, ability, or hobby that applies to one of these areas, let them know.

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At some point, the Leadership Team will move on and we’ll need new volunteers to keep the Pack running. If you think you may have an interest in a position in the future, let us know. We’re happy to have someone shadow us.

How Parents Can Help

How much will it cost?

At the time you register online:

• You will pay your registration fee to the National Boy Scouts of America and the National Capital Area organization to register your Scout.
• $85 – BSA membership fee
• $80 - Council membership fee
• + online processing fees
• Optional: BSA produces a magazine (Boys Life) that costs an additional $15 a year, payable at the time you register your Scout.
• Each year, you will receive email reminders to renew your scout’s membership, so please use an email you check regularly.
• NONE of the National/Council dues come directly back to our Pack, which is why Popcorn sales are SO important!

How much will it cost?

What our Pack pays for out of Popcorn sales:

• National Dues for pack volunteers
• Insignia (Belt loops and badges earned for requirements)
• Website, storage unit, programming costs
• Pinewood Derby Cars, Fall and Spring Family Campouts, Room Rentals
• Extra activities if we are able!

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Other items to purchase:

• Pack t-shirts: $12
• Field uniform (Class A) from the Scout Shop:~$100
• Rank Handbook

Popcorn Sales

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Sale Incentives:

$500 – Throw a pie!

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Uniforms

Field Uniform (“Class A”)

• Lions (Kindergarten) –Lion t-shirt or the blue uniform shirt
• Tigers (1^st) – Webelo (4th) – blue uniform shirt
• Arrow of Light (5^th) – khaki uniform shirt

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Essential Uniform Components:

• Shirt (recommend short sleeve)
• Neckerchief (Rank)
• Slide (Rank)
• Hat (Rank)
• World Crest Patch, Council Patch,

Den #, Pack #, Belt

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Optional Uniform Component:

• Official BSA shorts or pants

Where to buy:

• https://www.scoutshop.org/uniform_builder
• Scouts Shops in Bethesda, Springfield, or Dulles Town Center (until October 27)

How do I sign up?

Register with BSA

You will receive an invite email after this meeting. If you joined this call without contacting us first, please visit pack1666.org/contact

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Once your registration is confirmed, we’ll be in touch with you!

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September Pack Meeting

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• Water Bottle Rockets - bring a clean, CLEAR, 2L bottle to launch!
• Wednesday, September 17
• Windmill Park (near the pavilion)
• 6:30pm

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Lions Meeting (Kindergarten)

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• NEW Lion Scouts and their families will experience the types of activities done in Cub Scouts
• Wednesday, September 10
• Cedar Lane Elementary Cafeteria
• 6:30pm

Questions?�

admin@pack1666.org