Special to The Windham Eagle
At 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8, Windham Cub Scouts Pack 805 will have its annual Open House/Registration Night in the Manchester School cafeteria in Windham.
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| Members of Windham Cub Scout Pack 805 gather during the group's Spring Advancement Ceremony at Dundee Park in Windham. Cub Scout Pack 805 will hold its annual Open House and Registration Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 8 at the Manchester School cafeteria. It is an opportunity for boys and girls to sign up for Cub Scouts and for parents to ask questions. COURTESY PHOTO |
The Cub Scout experience in Windham is about children and families having fun times together and guiding boys and girls, kindergarten to Grade 5, to become leaders and outstanding members of the community when they grow up.
According to incoming Cubmaster Mike Chickering, scouting teaches children positive character traits such as being courteous, helpful, and loyal, while fostering new friendships, learning about the outdoors, and serving the community.
This summer, Cub Scouts marched in the Annual Windham Memorial Day parade, held a food drive to help Windham Food Pantry, hiked up Rattlesnake Mountain in Raymond, and went on a night hike up Bradbury Mountain to see a meteor shower. In activities planned for this fall and winter, Pack 805 Cub Scouts will have a camp out, go ice fishing, conduct food, clothing and toy drives, present the colors at a Maine Mariners ice hockey game, put on its annual Pinewood Derby, and much more.
Windham Pack 805 meets once a week by age group (called “Dens”) and then on the last Monday of each month as a group (called “Pack”). The activities at these meetings center around earning adventure belt loops and badges that are specific to each school grade level. Each Cub Scout loop and badge represent progression towards a new rank each year.
Assistant Cubmaster Kayla Desmond said that Cub Scouts dues are highly affordable and go toward scouting activities, awards, national and local Cub Scout registrations, and insurance. Windham Pack 805 also conducts a variety of fundraising activities to offset these costs throughout the year.
Windham parents should consider having their child join Cub Scout Pack 805 because it helps them to work on self-growth, and to not be afraid to try new things, Desmond said.
“We want our scouts to learn what it means to be part of something important, what it means to help their community, make new friends, build relationships, and to have fun,” she said.
“The scout motto is ‘Do Your Best’ and that’s what the kids learn.” said former Cubmaster Casey Melanson. “Cub Scouts can do anything they put their minds to. We have gone winter camping, hiking, ice fishing, and built lean-tos in the woods,” Melanson said. “We also have our annual Pinewood Derby where kids design and build their own cars and then compete against one another. As a pack we have had beach outings, cookouts, movie nights, and EVO Rock Gym overnights.”
For Windham Cub Scout Pack 805’s registration night on Sept. 8, registration will be staffed by Cub Scout Pack 805 leaders who will be available to answer any specific questions that parents may have about Cub Scouts.
New potential scouts who are interested in joining are encouraged to attend the registration with a parent, said Cub Scout Pack Committee Chair members. If someone is interested in joining but is unable to make the registration event, they can reach out to Pack 805 leaders through Facebook or email.
For further information about Cub Scout Pack 805, visit their Pack 805 Windham Maine Facebook page or send an email to scoutpack805me@gmail.com. <
Assistant Cubmaster Kayla Desmond said that Cub Scouts dues are highly affordable and go toward scouting activities, awards, national and local Cub Scout registrations, and insurance. Windham Pack 805 also conducts a variety of fundraising activities to offset these costs throughout the year.
Windham parents should consider having their child join Cub Scout Pack 805 because it helps them to work on self-growth, and to not be afraid to try new things, Desmond said.
“We want our scouts to learn what it means to be part of something important, what it means to help their community, make new friends, build relationships, and to have fun,” she said.
“The scout motto is ‘Do Your Best’ and that’s what the kids learn.” said former Cubmaster Casey Melanson. “Cub Scouts can do anything they put their minds to. We have gone winter camping, hiking, ice fishing, and built lean-tos in the woods,” Melanson said. “We also have our annual Pinewood Derby where kids design and build their own cars and then compete against one another. As a pack we have had beach outings, cookouts, movie nights, and EVO Rock Gym overnights.”
For Windham Cub Scout Pack 805’s registration night on Sept. 8, registration will be staffed by Cub Scout Pack 805 leaders who will be available to answer any specific questions that parents may have about Cub Scouts.
New potential scouts who are interested in joining are encouraged to attend the registration with a parent, said Cub Scout Pack Committee Chair members. If someone is interested in joining but is unable to make the registration event, they can reach out to Pack 805 leaders through Facebook or email.
For further information about Cub Scout Pack 805, visit their Pack 805 Windham Maine Facebook page or send an email to scoutpack805me@gmail.com. <
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