Please bring donations to Blue & Gold on 2/26!

Dear Pack 310 families and guests,

At this Friday's Blue and Gold Banquet, we will be honoring local World War II veteran Sam Reiner, 1st Marine Division, who fought in the Pacific theater during the Battle of Cape Gloucester and received two Purple Hearts.

In his honor, we will be doing a pack service project at the event for Operation Gratitude. There will be an opportunity for scouts and their families to write a personal note to servicemen and women serving overseas, and we will have a collection bin for items needed by troops. Please consider bringing a donation for us to send.

 
Operation Gratitude Wish List:

• Hand warmers
• Lip balm
• New Beanie Baby-sized stuffed animals (6 inches or smaller), soldiers give these to children in the communities where they are serving

Thank you!

Spring Pack Hike- 3/5/16

What: Pack Hike!

When: 8:30am-12:30pm Saturday, March 3rd

Where: Switzer Falls

http://www.hikespeak.com/trails/switzer-falls/

• To get to the trailhead: From the 210 Freeway in La Cañada Flintridge, take the Angeles Crest Highway (CA 2) northwest for 10 miles (25 minutes) to the Switzer Picnic Area. Descend to the parking lot, display your adventure pass, and meet up at the picnic area.  If the lot at the picnic area is full, there is additional parking at the top of the road.

• Trailhead Address: Switzer Truck Trail, Angeles National Forest, Tujunga, CA 91042

• Trailhead coordinates: 34.266239, -118.1457 (34° 15′ 58.46″N 118° 08′ 44.52″W) 

• Bring:  Plenty of water, change of clothes / socks if you get wet, and your own lunch for a Pack Picnic to follow the hike.

• Wear:  Pack 310 T Shirt, Hat, Sunscreen

• Restroom and picnic areas with grills available at the trail head

• Den 5 Hosting "Create Your Own Trail Mix" Before the Hike - First come, first serve
  
•  Siblings welcome!

 Adventure Pass Required - Day Passes Available at Sports Chalet for $5.  Purchase prior to the day of the hike to arrive on time.

 Carpool and leave by 7:45 am to ensure parking in lower lot.

Warning:  There are varying degrees of hiking difficulty levels available with this hike.

Switzer Falls:  50-foot waterfall is reached via a 4.5 mile trek on Gabrielino Trail (9 mile round trip).  The hike follows a shaded babbling creek down into a wooded canyon for the first 1.5 - 2 miles.  The remainder of the hike is in a heavy sun exposed area with multiple steep switchbacks. 

• Tiger Families:  Tigers will hike from the picnic area through the shaded creek side wooded canyon for the first 1.5 - 2 miles & then turn around and hike back out.  The Tigers will not be hiking to the base of the falls.  The round trip distance is approximately 4 miles for this hike.

• Wolves, Bears, Webelos I & II Families:  Coordinate with your Family, Den, and Den Leaders prior to the hike to determine the level of difficulty you and your Den are prepared to take on with this hike & prepare accordingly.  Feel free to turn around with the Tigers, it's a beautiful hike through the canyon, old ruins, and shaded creek.

 Do Your Best!

Blue & Gold Banquet! Fri. 2/26

Pack 310 cordially invites you to our annual BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET!

Join us to help celebrate the founding of the scouting program,

our boys' well-earned awards and our entire pack of families for their dedication.

Ceremony begins at 6:30pm, Friday, February 26th

in the Lincoln Elementary Auditorium

Stonefire Grill will be catering the event.

The pack has subsidized the cost so tickets are only $5 per person (over age one).

You may prepay, or pay with cash or check the night of the event.

All scouts must be in full uniform!

A uniform inspection will commence at the beginning of the meeting. 

The best-dressed den eats first!

If you have any questions regarding uniforms,

please ask your den leaders.

RSVP BY THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11th to your den leader!

We will honor our special guest, WWII veteran Sam Reiner, who will talk about his experiences.

A representative from Verdugo Hills Council will be giving a brief presentation on the Friends of Scouting program. 
Friends of Scouting is a giving campaign that help our council provide

vital programs and services for our scouts and volunteers.

See you there!

Griffith Observatory Pack Outing- Sat. Feb. 13th

Hello Pack 310 families,

Hope you all had fun at the Pinewood Derby. Congrats to all participants! As mentioned, we have a pack outing on Saturday February 13th to the Griffith Observatory. The park opens at 10am. Get there early and bring a lunch!

At 11:20am, we will be joining together to attend the show "Centered in the Universe" which starts promptly at 11:45am. As this is the first show of the day, children under 5 years old ARE allowed to attend yet need to sit of an adult's lap. We will meet near the ticket booth.

SCOUTS should be in FULL UNIFORM.

TICKETS - Here's the dealio :0) - Tickets may only be purchased the day of the show. I will be arriving early that morning to be first in line (using my 80s-style "overnight wait-in-line" concert tickets skills :0) - and will purchase all of our tickets.

The pack will pay for ALL scouts.
For family members, tickets are as follows:
$7- adults & children age 13+
$5- Friends of the Observatory Members
$5- Seniors (age 60+)
$5- Students with ID
$3- Children ages 5-12
FREE- Small children under age 5 that must sit in a parent's lap

RSVP by February 8th to Mr. Timm- Please email me how many tickets (by adult, children, etc) you would like us to purchase for you. The pack will front the payment for you. Then, we'd appreciate it if you brought your check/payment to the Blue & Gold pack meeting on February 26th. Thanks.

PLEASE NOTE - Once you have RSVP'd and requested a certain amount of tickets to be purchased, you may only cancel them or change your order until February 11th - 3pm. I will be fielding many, many emails and cannot guarantee any last minute changes - and will be arranging the payment through our treasurer. Thanks for understanding.

GRIFFITH OBSERVATORY WEBSITE -- http://www.griffithobservatory.org/programs/soplanetarium.html#center

CARPOOLING - The park there is tough so I recommend carpooling as best you can.

Feel free to email or call me at any time. Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. Hope you can all make it. It'll be a blast!

YIS,

Mr. Timm

Committee Chair