Greetings from Pack 731!!

Want to join us? Just give a buzz to one of our contacts or even check out our on-line sign-up form!

We encourage all our active families to sign up for our Yahoo! Groups EMail list. Details of it can be found here. We carefully control the membership to prevent "spam" and mailing list abuse so it's open only to active families.

If you are looking for information on Pack 729 (Hood & Little schools) please visit www.Pack729MA.org.

Upcoming Events

Be sure to check out our calendar for a full list of upcoming events!! You can also read the newsfeed from our mailing list over to the right! Camping, popcorn selling and more!

Scouting For Food is coming up in November - flyers will be available at the Oct meeting

Pinewood Derby 2009 info still available online here.

Our next Pack Meeting is Fri Oct 16 - See you there! - Are you up for a jungle adventure?

2 Camping Opportunities Oct 24/25 - Sudden Pond with Pack 729 or Camp Massasoit

Family Weekend at Camp Massasoit

July31-Aug1 - WOW! what a ton of fun was had by all the families that attended the weekend at Camp Massasoit. We took over the Fuller 2 cabins and a few tent sites as well! Swimming, BBs, archery, boating, fishing, bug catching, ice cream - all the great stuff to make for a wonderful summer weekend. There are still weekends scheduled down there if you want to share in the fun!

Memorial Day Parade

May 25, 2009 - 30 Cub Scouts from Pack 731, several intrepid leaders and a few parents marched proudly in the annual North Reading Memorial Day Parade. Almost 1000 flags were handed out along the parade route! Great job Cubs!

Scout Breakfast sponsored by the King of Sweden

May 9, 2009 - 300 Scouts from MA & S NH wre invited to a special breakfast hosted by the King of Sweden, the honorary chairman of Worl Scouting. 7 Cubs from Pack 731 were among those invited. The scouts heard from crew members from some of the ships involved in the Volvo around the world race and witnessed several special scouting awards. They also toured Race Village. This is a Volvo car made out of Legos.

Flintlock District Pinewood Derby

Mar. 21, 2009 - Pack 731 was proudly represented at the District Pinewood Derby in Concord, MA. The boys all did a great job on their cars and should be proud of their accomplishments. Thank you also to the parents who provide the support, encouragement and transporation to make it all posible!

Tigers - Sean McCullough - 2nd Place (believed to be the highest finish ever by Pack 731!)
Wolves - Ben Tenney - 8th place
Bears - Joseph Constantino -
WebelosI - Timothy Goucher -
Webelos II - Nick Selfridge - 11th Place

Scouting For Food 2008

Nov 21, 2008 - The Cubs of Pack 731 collected a very large amount of food for the North Reading food pantry. They also made a generous donation of goods to Local Heroes. The cubs showed they really know how to sow "Seeds of Kindness"!

Veteran's Day 2008

Nov 11, 2008 - 17 Tigers, Cubs & Webelos braved a cool and blustery day to pay tribute to those who have served our country at the annual North Reading Veteran's Day Ceremony on the Town Common. They were a great addition to Boy Scout Troop 750 who were the honor guard for the VFW. Everyone there knew that Scouting is alive & well in North Reading!

Pack Outing to the Lawrence Eagle Tribune

Oct 22, 2008 - 32 Tigers, Cubs & Webelos enjoyed a tour of the Lawrence Eagle Tribune. Do you know how much aluminum the newspaper uses each year? Ask a Scout!

Another Great year for Popcorn Sales!

October 2008 - The first weekend in October found the Scouts camped outside of Stop & Shop selling many cans and boxes of yummy Trail's End Popcorn to support the activities of the Pack and Boston Minuteman Council. This can of popcorn was soon sold to a happy customer. The little Scout buddy in the box went off to camp at Sudden Pond later that day...

When the final order sheets were turned in, the Cubs had sold almost $10,000 (retail) worth of popcorn - Way to go Cubs!

Adventures in Reading

Oct 17, 2008 - The Pack enjoyed a presentation from North Reading's Children's Librarian and a Book Swap at our recent meeting. Every boy went home with 2 new-to-him books, and many boxes of books were also donated to the library book sale to help support all the library services. Read On Cubs!

Sudden Pond Camp Out 2008

June 21, 2008 - Pack 731 ended our 2007-2008 year with one of our favorite events - camping at Sudden Pond. Over 75 cubs and family members had a great time fishing, hiking, carving, crafting and knot tying. Mrs. Spicer led us in a fun campfire with skits and songs and a guest appearance by Mr. I. The scouts also participated in a moving flag retirement ceremony. The night was capped off by the old camp favorite, s'mores!

Memorial Day Parade 2008

May 26, 2008 was a bright, sunny day which saw a large number of Cub Scouts from Pack 731assemble to march in North Reading's Memorial Day parade, including several new spring recruits! Reports from the parade route were "Great looking Pack!" and "Thank you for the flag!" Great job Cubs!

Blue and Gold Banquet

A great time was had by all at the Blue & Gold brunch held at the Hillview. A little rainy weather couldn't dampen the spirits of all the Cubs who have been working hard all year on their achievements. Special thanks to Mrs. Gonthier, Mrs. Stats and the rest of the committee for all their organizing and decorating! We were sorry to say goodbye to a few leaders who are moving on to Boy Scouts - Mr. Intorcio and Mr. Furst. We also bid a fond farewell to the Korstanje family who are returning home to the Netherlands after 3 years with us. We hope they will think of us whenever they use their "Dutch oven"

Want to See More Cub Scout Events?

Additional events from the past year or so can be seen on our History Page