Tonight, the Cub Scouts of Pack 107 had a trip to the Central Rock Gym in Worcester. We started the night by listening to the rules and watching a demonstration of how to climb up and come back down safely. Once the Scouts learned the safety rules, they got geared up and ready to climb. Taking turns with certified belayers, the Scouts were off to the top! Hard work, determination, and a little bit of sweat was all it took. All the Scouts did their best and had fun doing it!

Thank you to the staff of the Central Rock Gym for a great evening of climbing!

This past weekend, on November 24th, the Webelos Scouts of Dens 6 & 7 took a field trip to the Westborough Fire Station. While visiting with a special guest- Firefighter Paramedic Jerry, the Webelos worked on their First Responder Adventure. They practiced CPR and various first aid techniques for scratches, burns, insect bites, nosebleeds, and frostbite. The Scouts learned what first aid to do in an emergency for serious bleeding, cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, stroke, choking, and poisoning. The Webelos also created and practiced an emergency readiness plan. After all that work, they deserved a little play! The Scouts got to tour the Westborough Fire Department and look at the various vehicles that they have- trucks, boats, motorcycles, and ambulances! The Scouts had a great time!

A special THANK YOU to the Westborough Fire Station and Firefighter Paramedic Jerry for this fantastic learning opportunity!

Pack 107 enjoyed a busy and fun-filled overnight experience at the Ecotarium, in Worcester this past weekend. This was also a  celebration of the pack’s popcorn fundraising efforts.

The cubscouts experienced a night of crimes, codes, and clues as they were presented with a feline forensics mystery to solve. They used logic, careful observation, fingerprinting evidence, DNA analysis, and decoding encryption to solve the case.

The night ended with a planetarium show called “Passport to the Universe”. It was a relaxing way to wind down the night with a soothing journey through the infinite expanse of our universe.

The pack enjoyed having the private experience of whole Ecotarium building just to our group.  A big hit was the Game Play exhibit with giant sized games such as chess, Jenga and, Connect, to name a few.  The hurricane/ wind capsule, and rock wall were also big hits.  The cubscouts and their families were able to camp out and sleep in the area of their favorite exhibits.

On Sunday morning, we had an early wake up to breakfast, free play of the whole museum, and then an outdoor wildlife tour to cap off the overnight experience. On the wildlife tour, we got to see bald eagles, red fix, owls, red tailed hawk, skunks and a porcupines.

The Ecotarium staff were so knowledgeable, helpful, entertaining, and friendly. They made the overnight adventure an unforgettable experience. A big cubscout thank you to the Ecotarium and their Night Journey staff!

At our pack meeting yesterday evening, we received news that we hit our fundraising goal in popcorn sales. This means that we have met our pack’s budget goals to fund awards, and all sorts of fun and learning activities for our cubscouts. Our Top 3 Popcorn sellers are Ben, Steven and Gabriel. Our top selling new scout is Lucas.

We thank all of the support that the Grafton community has shown is by buying our popcorn and sharing your messages of support and encouragement. Our cubscouts love to give back by doing various community service projects. We thank all who have supported us near and far.

A special thank you goes out to the Grafton Stop and Shop for allowing us to hold our popcorn show and sells near the store entrance during the fundraising season.

Any one with a son or daughter in grades K-5, who would like to join Cub Scouts with Pack 107, please feel free to contact us via this website or via Facebook.

We meet on average  3 Friday evenings/month at the Congregational Church in the center of town.

With Halloween only 2 days prior, Pack 107 decided to extend the  Halloween celebration into the pack meeting last night. The cubscouts and some of their parents came dressed as superheroes, as favourite game or movie characters, and as ghouls and goblins. The cubscouts were also invited to bring a friend for the event. The evening started off with games of Halloween Duck Duck Goose before the meeting commenced with the Bear Den leading us off with the Color Guard Ceremony.

It was a busy month in October, and it was wonderful to have 5 cubscouts receive their Bobcat Award during their Bobcat Ceremony. Congratulations to Matthew, Ray, Jasmine, Liam and Abhiran.

We had the formal introduction to one of our assistant cubmasters, Mr.  Erik Coldwell, who also wears many hats in scouting, including, roles in our pack, in Boy Scout Troop 107,  in Adventure Scouts, and at the Council level.

Our pack’s Den Chief, Nikolas, received his Den Chief Badge. As a Den Chief, Nikolas will serve as the activities assistant for any cub scout or Webelos scout dens.

Many awards were presented to cub scouts for achievement obtained in the month of October. In particular, we had one adult leader who put in many hours of her time in leadership training and earned her “Trained” patch award. Congratulations Tiffany Bubriski, who is a den leader for the girl’s Tiger Den.

Mr. Coldwell, as role of District representative, presented our pack with the Summer Time Pack Award, for being active with scouting activities throughout the summer months.

Our assistant cubmaster, Tabitha Lefrancois, announced that next weekend 11/10/2018-11/11/2018, the pack will be having an overnight experience at the Ecotarium as part of the popcorn sales award. On the Sunday of the Thanksgiving weekend 11/25/2018, we will have a hike at Purgatory Chasm, along with a possible geocache activity.

Our Bear Den Leader, Clay McDonald, arrived ready for rock climbing, and to announce that our pack will be hosting a rock climbing trip to Central Rock Gym On December 1st.

As the meeting’s closing thoughts, our cubmaster, Mr. Shawn Tidd, spoke about the second point of the Scout Law: Loyalty. He described loyalty as a pair of magnets.   A scout is true to his family, friends, fellow scouts, Scout leaders, school, and country. You stick by through thick or thin, in good time and in times of need.