Hello Pack 228:

For the dens caroling at the LI Vets Home, Here are direction from Glen Itzkowitz.
TO LONG ISLAND STATE VETERANS HOME, SUNY-STONY BROOK
 
From St. James
 347 East to Nicolls Road. Make a left onto Nicholls Road (heading north).
Approx. 1.5 miles make a right turn into the South Entrance of East Campus.
At first light make a right (Patriots Road). Follow Patriots Road for several
hundred yards into the parking lot for the Long Island State Veterans Home.
Photo Identification is required for all adults entering the facility.

If you have questions about Caroling, please call Glen at 584-9006.

Please call Jim Gray at 584-7476 if you have info you wish to see posted here.

Hello Parents and Leaders:

Here is some info about Holiday Caroling -

Dens One, Three, Five and Seven, plus the Tiger Dens led by Karla Retnauer and Andy Byrus will be meeting at the St. James Healthcare Facility on Moriches Road in Saint James at 7PM on Wednesday December 3rd.

The remaining dens will accompany Glen Itzowitz to the Long Island Veterans' Home, meeting there at 6:30PM on Wednesday December 3rd. More details will follow.

Toy and Coat Drive:

Assistant Cubmaster Joe Calamia has organized our participation in drives conducted by two local charities. New stuffed animals (unwrapped please) for donation to the Catherine of Siena Medical Center, and new or gently pre-owned coats for donation to the Huntington Freedom Center can be dropped off on Saturday December 6th between 10:00am and 1:00pm at the Joe Calamia's home, 221 Jackson Avenue, in Saint James. Assistant Cubmaster Joe can answer any questions at 584-0122.

Please call Jim Gray at 584-7476 if you have info you wish to see posted here.

Hello Leaders and Parents:

Here is some news we will talk about at the next Pack Night - Tuesday November 25th.

Holiday Caroling: We have been invited back to do our traditional Caroling event at the St James Healthcare Facility. On Wednesday, Dec 3rd at 7pm, we will bring about one third of the Pack, along with Leaders and Parents to carol for the facility residents in the dining Room. Please have each cub make an Xmas card to be given to a resident.

Glen Itzkowitz has arranged an exciting new Caroling event at the Long Island Veterans' Home at Stony Brook. Two thirds of the Pack will attend this event on Wednesday, December 3rd from 6:30 to 8:30PM. The event will involve cub caroling, tree-trimming, and will finish with a cookie-cocoa klatsch with the residents.

We will divide the Pack into the correct size groups at Pack Night, and leaders can pick up song books at the same time.

Class B uniform shirts:

Leaders must submit orders for Class B shirts before December 15. Order forms are available from Jim Gray. Each den will receive a shirt for each cub and one adult. Additional shirts are available for $7.49 each.

We need Adult Leaders to go and grow. Positions for Training Coordinator and Trip Coordinator are currently vacant. Den Leaders- please seek volunteers among you cubs' parents.
If you have questions, please call Steve Ochs - 584-3044.

If you have info you wish to see posted here, call Jim Gray 584-7476.

Hello Everyone:

Welcome to the Pack228 Information Page. We will "do our best" to post all important dates, events, contacts, and other information to this page, so check back frequently. Please send an email to Jim Gray at themgrays@excite.com so we can have your correct email address.