We will be meeting at the top of the sledding hill at Chestnut Ridge this Saturday at 9:30 AM. The park’s address is 6121 Chestnut Ridge Rd. Orchard Park NY, 14127.

From Buffalo, take the I90 west to Route 219. Get off at the Armor Duells Rd. exit and turn east. After ½ mile, turn right onto Chestnut Ridge Rd (Rte 277).

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After joining up, we will take a short car ride then about a 45-minute round-trip hike to the Eternal Flame Falls.

Bring boots, a change of clothes (especially socks & sneakers), a small garbage bag (for cleanup), water and a snack for yourself. We should finish up about 11:30.

This counts as one of the three outings for the Leave No Trace Award.

If you’re going to Summer Camp at Scouthaven this summer, be sure to review the information on the WNY Scouting site. Early-bird registration is due this Friday!

For those of you who noticed the Bears and Wolves flying paper airplanes the other evening, and were wondering where we got those cool designs, you can download and print them yourself from funpaperairplanes.com.

Download the course catalog & registration form here.

Saturday, March 8th from 8 to 3:30 held at Niagara Falls High School.

Dear Parents,

Here is a list of important announcements & upcoming activities planned for the Cub Scouts:

• Our next committee meeting is Tuesday February 12th at 6:30 in the St. Paul’s cafeteria. We will be discussing March activities, start planning the Blue & Gold, and recap the Winter Campout. Parents are encouraged to attend.
• Parvuli Dei (Children of God) activity books should be presented to the Cub’s parish priest or the priest’s representative. The Cub and parent or guardian meet with the priest to review the book. After the priest or representative signs the book, the parent/guardian will forward a copy of the application to
  • Buffalo Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting
    795 Main Street
    Buffalo, NY 14203
• On Wednesday February 20th we will NOT be meeting at St. Paul’s. Instead, we will be getting together to go swimming at the Town of Tonawanda Aquatic & Fitness Center (behind Sears, off Delaware Rd) at 6:30pm. Cost is $4 / youth and $5 / adult - members are free.
• Our Pinewood Derby is going to be held on Wednesday, March 12th. Signups are available for helping to run the derby as well as bringing in food.
• Mr. Bill is running a Pinewood Derby workshop on Saturday February 23rd from 10:00 AM to noon at St. Paul’s. Additional adult supervision is being requested - see Mr. Bill.
• Lowe’s is holding Pinewood Derby workshops every Tuesday until the end of the month. Pre-registration is recommended - call Lowes of W. Amherst (on Niagara Falls Blvd.) at 831-5990 & ask for Kevin or Gordie in Hardware.
• Pack 529 will participate in the Good Turn for America Collection Event with Tops Markets. We will be collecting food on Saturday, April 5th from 11:00 am to 2:30 pm at Tops Markets at the corner of Sheridan & Delaware.
• Due to the Spring recess, our Blue & Gold dinner has been moved to Saturday, April 26th.
• Summer Camp is Sunday July 27th through Wednesday July 30th. $10 deposit per camper is due TONIGHT. Fees, if paid by April 25th, are:
  $265 per 1 youth & 1 parent, grandparent or legal guardian per session.
  $165 per 1 additional cub scout, same family, same Pack, same session.
  $185 per youth without accompanying adult.
  $ 95 per adult without accompanying youth.

Keep up to date by visiting our website at stpaulspack529.com. Our calendar is posted online, and you can enter your email address to have messages posted on the site emailed directly to you!

Tonight’s meeting has been canceled. We’ve also received an extension on summer camp deposits until next week.

Leaders, please come in at 6:30 for a quick meeting.