Current and Future Pack 1519 Families:

Join us for our 2022 Welcome Campfire on Saturday September 17 at 7:00 pm (Faith Fellowship Assembly of God Parking Lot, 7800 Telegraph Road). We'll have a campfire (Smores for the scouts and parents) and perform a couple skits. Pack leaders will also use this time to talk with the Parents and lay out a tentative plan for the remainder of the year.

If you are not currently a scouting family and would like to join, please bring your completed application form and fee to the meeting.

For more info, please email hayfield1519@gmail.com

Hope to see you there!

Paws on the Path

 The Wolves of Pack 1519 recently met in person (for the first time in a while) to go on a great little hike.

We saw 3 big deer and ducks and termites and cardinals. Way to go Wolves!

Pack 1519 2021 Pinewood Derby

 

As you may have heard from your Den Leaders, due to the COVID-19 response, the dates for Pack 1519's Pinewood Derby race remains a little To Be Determined.

However, our hope is that the scouts may be able to race their cars in some way this spring or summer.

This means scouts have lots of time to work on their cars! You can see the rules for our 2021 Pinewood Derby here.

When we are eventually able to do the race, scouts will be able to compete in races by den/rank, as well as the overall Pack. Siblings will also have an opportunity to race.

In addition, scout awards will be given to recognize the cars that are cubbiest, most creative, and coolest.

See you (even if virtually) at the races!

Pack 1519 Buries Treasure

 On Sunday 12/6/20 scouts from Pack 1519 helped plant Tulip bulbs at Hayfield Park. We look forward to seeing the Tulips bloom this spring!

Thank you to the Hayfield Garden club for inviting the scouts to take part in this great socially-distanced outside activity on a day that turned out to be not so cold!

 

Pack 1519 Scouts for Food in 2020

Between 11/7/20-11/14/20 Cub Scouts of Pack 1519 Scouted for Food throughout the Hayfield neighborhoods of Alexandria, VA. They were able to collect over 3200 lbs of food and other items for a donation to the Koinina Food Pantry.

Thank you to all who made donations to help neighbors out during this time of particular need - everybody helping makes our community and our nation unstoppable.

Summer Camp Alternatives

 The National Capital Area Council has come up with some alternatives to the Summer Day Camp and Overnight Camp programs.

Cub Family Summertime Passport                                           

In place of Cub Scout Day Camp is this fun way to plan some activities for the summer. Parents and kids alike may earn the patch (with slightly different requirements). Download the Passport

All activities must be completed between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day Weekend. If you would like your patches in September, you may order directly from NCAC by uploading your filled out Passport and payment for $5 per patch, by July 31. The first batch of patches will ship in September. If you complete the Passport requirements later than July 31, not to worry, the closeout date for the second batch of patches is September 30. Those patches will be shipped in November.

If your Tiger though Webelos ranked Cub completes the Passport, please let your Den Leader or Dennis Naidu know so they get credit for attending Summer Camp.

Camp Goshen Webelos Home Camping

One of the exciting things about moving up to Webelos is being able to go on Den Campouts and being able to attend Overnight Camp at some of the Scout Camps in Virginia. Camps Goshen and Snyder are closed during the pandemic but have devised a plan with synchronous and asynchronous activities to complete a lot of advancement requirements. The cost is $125 for the program which runs from Monday through Friday for the chosen week. The $125 also covers that Scout should you choose to attend Family Camping at the end of the week. The weeks available are 7/6-7/10, 7/13-7/17, 7/20-7/24, and 7/27-7/31. Registrations close the Monday before the start day of the camp week,..BUT SPACES ARE FILLING FAST and will close out once filled. Register ASAP!

Family Camping Weekends at Camps Goshen & Snyder

To help with the camping part of Summer Camp, Goshen Scout Reservation in Goshen, VA and Camp Snyder in Haymarket, VA will have 4 weekends available for Family Campouts at their facilities. Reservations are limited at a cost of $25 per person (children 5 & under are free and those Webelos who attended the Home Camping on any of the 4 weeks are prepaid.) This open to the entire family, but it is BYO food and tents, and health forms are required ahead of the date for each family member. The camp will have limited activities and activity equipment since they won't have a heavy staff. These are the only availabilities for NCAC so they will fill fast once word gets around. Available weekends are 7/10-7/12, 7/17-7/19, 7/24-7/26, and 7/31-8/2. Register here.

Arrows Bridge Over at the Blue and Gold

Congrats to all the Pack 1519 Arrow of Light Scouts on bridging over to Boy Scouts at the Blue and Gold Banquet - thanks to everybody who made this event such a great success!