Fogelsville Community Memorial Day Ceremony
By MrHeckendorn | May 9, 2010
Fogelsville Community Memorial Day Ceremony
Monday, May 31th, 2010
10:00-10:30 AM
Fogelsville Cemetery, Church Street
This ceremony will honor all those who have served our country and gave the ultimate sacrifice defending freedom and liberty throughout the world. Please join our community in this day of remembrance. Parking will be available at St. John’s U.C.C next to the Cemetery. Colors and wreath will be presented by the Breinigsville V.F.W. and assisting will be Boy Scouts/Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts.
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Camp Spirit Mowing 2010
By MrBroekhuis | April 25, 2010
Pack 72 families,
The 2010 schedule for lawn mowing at Camp Spirit has just been posted. See the mowing page for more information and this year’s schedule. A copy of the schedule will be circulated for sign-ups during the Fishing Pack Meeting on Tuesday. I hope you can find time in your schedules to take on this task at least once this season!
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Mr. McPeek Status Update 5
By MrMcPeek | April 25, 2010
Good Morning to You All,
I am writing to you all from Afghanistan. I made it here safely, and am holding up well. It is now Noon on Sunday April 25th, and back home it is 3:30 AM on Sunday April 25th. An 8 and 1/2 hour time difference, makes calling home a little more difficult. Cindy and I get to talk via the phone at least twice a week. She sounds like she is holding up well, and I really look forward to talking with her, and the boys.
Well….Let me fill you in on what I have been doing. If you are all familiar with the POD moving containers, that is basically the size of the room I am sleeping in, and sharing the room with another guy from North Carolina. When we moved in it was just 2 beds on steel frames, and now after 3 weeks of being here it is a little more accomidating. Bought some sheets and blankets, and a rubbermaid chest of drawers to hold the clothes. Other than that, its a safe place to sleep, beats living in a tent!!! The food has been outstanding believe it or not. The bases now outsource to private companies who feed the THOUSANDS of servicemen and women from around the world. We have countries here like Romania, Germany, UK, Slovakia, Sweden, Denmark, and some that I am not even going to try to spell. The base is dusty, not the dust like we get in our homes, but the sand is so fine that it is more like a dust. So any wind that kicks up is blinding and makes it hard to breathe. We do have a lake here on base, but it is not one that I will EVER going swimming in, or fishing in (full of CRAPPIES). It is a lake of sewage. All of the bathrooms are sent into this lake. So you can imagine the SMELL of this under 90-110 degree heat. It really makes your eyes water.
I am working as a liason to the army taking care of the computer network infrastructure for my Navy Battallion. Trying to keep this network up is a 24 hour a day job, not getting much sleep but enjoying it! Great bunch of people to work with. However the technology is a little out dated. The sand builds up in the computers and printers, we are constantly having to take them out of service for cleaning. My unit is in the process of building numerous SWA (SouthWest Asia) Huts for the base, pouring tons of concreate, and fixing the airfield for future operations. We are all keeping busy and doing our own parts to hopefully put an end to this conflict once and for all. Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers! Even though we are still on base doing our work it is still dangerous. From working on the jobsites, to the attacks on the base from the locals (very few, but still happens, 4 since I have been here).
Sorry for the delay in my emails, I will try to keep them coming more often.
Take care of yourselves, and each other!!!
Warmest Regards,
Doug
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Protected: Cubmobile fun
By MrBroekhuis | April 20, 2010
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April Fishing Pack meeting
By MrHeckendorn | April 18, 2010
Mr Ledeboer has setup again the April Pack meeting at the Lil-Le-Hi Trout Hatchery.
Date: Tuesday April 27, 2010
Location: Lil-Le-Hi Trout Hatchery
Time: 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM
Agenda:
After a brief, traditional Pack meeting, the scouts will witness educational demonstrations to include:
Trout Hatchery Tour (including feeding the trout)
Bass Fishing
Fly Casting
Spin Casting
Fly Tying
Please follow the link for more details
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Protected: Cubmobile 2010
By MrBroekhuis | April 14, 2010
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Mr. McPeek Status Update 4
By MrMcPeek | April 1, 2010
Good Morning All,
Well my bags are packed and I am ready to go cause I am leaving on a jet plane! OK yes that was cheesy, however this will be my last email from sunny California until I return in Dec., all of my future emails will be sent from overseas in Afghanistan. For those who might be interested my mailing address has changed to the following:
IT2(SW) Douglas McPeek
NMCB 21 DET 1
FPO AE 09501-2101
My last few weeks here have been busy, finishing up final qualifications, taking a class on the newest releases of IEDs, and getting to hit the gas chamber (WHAT FUN!!! NOT!!!!)
My nerves are starting to kick in, its more not knowing what lies ahead of me. I feel comfortable with the job I will be doing, and am looking forward to the challeges that will come from it.
I am looking forward to seeing you all in December!
Take care of yourselves and each other!
Warmest Regards,
Doug
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Hoagie fundraiser
By MrHeckendorn | March 29, 2010
The Hoagie fundraiser is our second and final annual opportunity to
generate funds to support your boys’ scouting activities. What is
special about this fundraiser is it a Pack 72-only event with typically
a VERY high percent of funds being returned to the boys.
Hoagie orders should be called( 610-336-9649) or emailed
ullmichelle@yahoo.com into Michelle Cardinale by April 10th
Hoagies will be made at the pack house on Wednesday April 21 for
delivery on Thursday April 22
Please plan to help with assembling of the hoagies in order to get
credit for selling
Profit of the hoagies will be returned to the cub accounts
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Camp Spirit Work Day Spring 2010
By MrBroekhuis | March 25, 2010
It’s that time of year again to get Camp Spirit ready for another season of outdoor fun, cleaning up the grounds and taking care of a variety of projects that need doing both inside and outside (see the flyer for more details). This year’s work day will take place on Saturday April 10th, from 8:30 am to 4 pm. Show up any part of the day – all help is appreciated. There will be jobs for all ages, and we’ll probably be working on our new Pack Garden by then as well. Hot dogs will be served for lunch.
Hope to see many of you there!
Camp Spirit Spring 2010 Work Day Flyer
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Mr. McPeek Status Update 3
By MrMcPeek | March 22, 2010
Date: Monday, March 22, 2010, 8:29 PM Good Evening All,
Well it has been a little while since my last email to all of you. It has been quiet here in California with a lot of sailors taking some well deserved time off before our deployment. We will be back to our normal routine tomorrow. I was allowed to take 96 hours of special liberty, and Cindy made it out here for that time off which was great. I know it has been less than 2 months since I have seen her, however it sure did lift my spirits. We got to spend some time with family and friends, took a trip to Seaworld and toured the USS Midway. We had a great time and I was sad to see her go. Next time I will see her in person will be sometime in December.
So my time here in California is coming to an end and should be heading overseas to the Middle East at the end of the month. The remaining time here will consist of spending some time on the shooting range with my M16, and getting my desert gear issued. Reality is setting in, we are heading into some dangerous areas. PLEASE, keep my family and all of our servicemembers past and present in your prayers
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