Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 78 
Framingham, Massachusetts

Boys, do you enjoy hiking, camping and getting together with your friends? 
Are you a boy First through Fifth grade who is looking for fun?
Then the Cub Scouts are looking for you!  Join the team!

Cub Scout Pack 78 is a chartered Cub Scout pack serving the Framingham area. 
Your son may already know some of the many scouts in the pack.
Do you own a Huffy, Schwinn, Marin, Giant, Trek, Canondale, 
Specialized, GT, Diamondback, Gary Fisher or other type of bicycle?

Grease those gears, clean that chain and get ready to
join Pack 78 on Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 am for our 
Summertime Bike Rodeo!  YEE-HAW!

WHEN & WHERE
Saturday, July 26th, 10:00am
Cushing Memorial Park in Framingham
Meetup at the parking lot located at the Winter Street / Keefe Tech entrance

WHAT
Earn your Bicycle Belt Loop
Navigate a slalom course to learn good maneuvering skills
Coasting Races
Mile-long ride around the park
Siblings and friends are welcome
Bike Safety with the Framingham Police Department
Wolves, Bears and Webelos who attend three summertime pack events will receive the National Summertime Award pin

WHO
Contact Doreen Kiley (doe1331@aol.com) for specific details or questions

HOW
Bring your bike, bike helmet, bug spray and sunscreen, water and any snacks you may want.
Fancy full-body Lycra suits are optional!
Please remember to wear your Class B Uniform, the ORANGE Pack 78 Rocks T-shirt.
If you are new to Pack 78 and don't have an orange shirt, please email Doreen so that we can get you one.

WHY
Why????  to have FUN, of course!

ATTENTION PARENTS
When attending this event, please plan on being drafted to help out with
running our activity stations.  If you have a specific skill (or activity preference), let Doreen know
in advance so that we can be sure all of our talents are utilized most effectively. 
Parent Information Packets now available

We've put together a packet of information that we hope answers any of the questions you may have regarding joining Pack 78.  The end of this packet includes a uniform checklist shopping list for both Tiger and Wolf scouts.  If you have ANY questions at all, please do not hesitate to contact us at cubmaster@FraminghamPack78.org.  

Click HERE to download your parent information packet.
The seeds are in, the roots are down and the crops are growing!  
Cub Scout Pack 78 is in need of families to adopt our garden for a week to water and weed it.

The sign-up sheet for tending the garden is available online at
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/904094BAFA62EA02-summer1

The sign-up is for the week running Sunday through Saturday.  
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USS Constitution Museum Scout Days

This Saturday, March 29th, from 10:00 until 4:30, join the crew of the USS Constitution Museum for a day filled with seafaring fun designed just for Scouts!  The cost is $5 per Scout and parents are free.  Uniforms are suggested, but not required.

This is not an official Pack 78 event.  We are advertising this event on behalf of the USS Constitution Museum. 

http://www.ussconstitutionmuseum.org/learn-play/scout-programs/#Scout Days
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Outdoors RX
project of  Appalachian Mountain Club 

A new AMC program, developed in collaboration with MassGeneral Hospital for Children, is providing kids in the pilot communities of Waltham and Framingham with a prescription for physical activity outdoors.

Through their website, OutdoorsRX.org, families can connect to local activities that get their kids off the couch and outside.  

Children participating in the program are awarded points—redeemable for prizes—as they keep track of their outdoor activities. In addition, AMC is offering a free stay at its Ponkapoag Camp in Randolph, Mass., for participants who earn a certain number of points.

There is a ton of stuff being offered in Framingham.  The following is only a small sample. Visit the OutdoorsRX website to browse through all the activities and to register your family. 

Winter Scavenger Hunt at Cushing Memorial Park in Framingham 
Winter Scavenger Hunt at Dennison Park in Framingham 
Family Hike to Tippling Rock in Sudbury 
Family Hike at Callahan State Park in Framingham 
Map and Compass for Kids at Macomber Estate in Framingham 
Family Hike to the Witches Caves at Ashland Town Forest 
Learn to Track Animals in the Forest for Kids in Framingham 
Microhikes with Tykes: Carol Getchell Trail 
Family Evergreen Hike at Nobscot Reservation 

When you register, tell them your prescription was written by Cub Scout Pack 78
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
67% of Cub Scouts
become Boy Scouts 
because "It's Fun"

FRIENDS FOR LIFE
68% of Scout parents
think Scouting helps their
son feel like he belongs
to a group.

KID TESTED
MOTHER APPROVED
72% of Scout parents
believe Scouting teaches
their son life skills

CALL OF THE WILD
71% of Cub Scouts joined
"to go camping"

DOUBLE DARE YA!
55% of Cub Scouts consider
themselves to be "adventurous"

source: the family room
attitudes and awareness study, 2010

Upcoming Events

July:
Bike Rodeo

August:
Back to School Cookout & Campfire

September:
Animal Adventures
Kickball Kick-Off
Popcorn Sales

October:
Nobscot Fall Campout

November:
Old Sturbridge Village overnight
Raingutter Regatta

December:
Wreath Sale
Holiday Pot Luck

    Contact us
Pack 78 Meets at the 
First United Methodist Church 
25 Brook Street 
Framingham, MA 01701