Calendar
From campouts under Oregon stars to our legendary Pinewood Derby — here's what's coming up for Pack 972.
📅 August 27 — Welcome Back Meeting
🕡 6:30 PM | 📍 Gammans Park
Regroup as a Pack and get excited for the upcoming Scout year! Refreshments provided. All returning, new and prospective families. All are welcome!
📅 September 2 —Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in to see location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅 September 3 — Rain Gutter Regatta
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Get ready to set sail! Join the entire Pack for our annual Raingutter Regatta! Bring clean, empty cans and bottles.
📅 September 17 — Pack Activity: Whitaker Pond Hike
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 7040 NE 47th Ave, Portland, OR 97218
Kick off fall with a family-friendly hike through one of Portland's best nature parks. Bring the 6 Scout essentials! Sign in to RSVP
📅 September 26 — Timbers Game: Scouting Night
🕘 7:30 PM | 📍 Providence Park
Join our Pack and other cub scouts from our council at the Annual Scouting Night at The Portland Timbers.
📅 October 7 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in to see location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅 October 8 — Regular Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This month's flag ceremony will be led by the Wolf Den. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 October 11 — Pack Activity: Salmon Habitat Restoration
🕘 10:00 AM | 📍 Meet at 5304 Spirit Lake Hwy, Toutle, WA
Join the Pack on a family-friendly hike and mushroom identification trip. Bring the 6 Scout essentials!
📅 October 16 — Family Campout
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Camp Baldwin: 76201 Dufur Valley Rd, Dufur, OR
Join the Pack for one or both nights at BSA Camp Baldwin. Check out the Packing List and don't forget the 6 Scout essentials! Sign in to RSVP by October 11. Help make this incredible! Sign up for a task here!
📅 October 22 — Individual Den Meetings
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church (unless otherwise noted by Den Leader) Meet as a Den. Lion and Tiger parent participation required.
📅 November 4 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍sign in to see location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅November 5 — Monthly Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This month's flag ceremony will be led by the Wolf Den. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 November 10 — Pack Activity: Fire Station 14 Tour
🕘4:00 PM | 📍 1905 NE Killingsworth St, Portland, OR 97211
Join the Pack on a tour of Fire Station 14.
📅 November 19 — Pack Activity: Blanchett House Sack Lunch Prep
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Join the Pack for a service project of making sack lunches for the Blanchett House.
📅 December 4 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅December 3 — Monthly Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This month's flag ceremony will be led by the Wolf Den. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 December 4 — Deadline to enter missing Advancements in Scout Book
🕘 11:59 PM | 📍 Online at: https://advancements.scouting.org/
Make sure your Scout's activities as logged! After the deadline, Webelos Den Families will then order, pick up and assemble awards for upcoming banquet.
📅 December 10 — Fall Awards Banquet & Potluck
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Get gussied up in your uniform, make a dish to share and join the Pack in an Awards celebration. Sign in to RSVP and sign up to bring a dish here by December 12. And don't forget to pick up your Pinewood Derby kit at the Banquet!
📅 December 12 — Service Opportunity: Donation Sorting
🕘 10 AM | 📍Northwest Children's Outreach
Join the Pack from 10-12 for a morning sorting donations.
📅 January 6 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅 January 7 — Regular Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This month's flag ceremony will be led by the Wolf Den. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 January 21 — Individual Den Meetings
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church (unless otherwise noted by Den Leader) Meet as a Den. Lion and Tiger parent participation required.
📅 February 3 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅February 4 — Monthly Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This flag ceremony's meeting will be led by the Wolf Den. Information about Scouting4Food upcoming Service Project and the Candy Bar & Meat Stick Fundraiser and the Candy & Meat Stick Order Form will be presented. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 February 6 — Service Project: Friends of Trees Planting
🕘4:00 PM | 📍 Colwood Natural Area; 6373-6001 NE Alderwood Rd.
Join the Pack in a meaningful service project planting trees. Tools Provided. Dress for the weather and bring the 6 Scout essentials! RSVP here by February 1.
📅 February 11 — Deadline to Submit Order Form
🕡 Times Vary | 📍online
The Bear Den will follow up with any missing scout family to determine how much product they would like to prepurchase to sell on behalf of the pack. With help of the Treasurer, Bear Den families will collect payment and make the product order on behalf of Pack.
📅 February 18 — Individual Den Meetings
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church (unless otherwise noted by Den Leader) Meet as a Den. Lion and Tiger parent participation required.
📅 February 13 — Family Open Swim Night
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 East Portland Indoor Pool
Join the Pack for a night of family fun! Per PPR's rules all children must be accompanied by an adult at all times. And any children under 48" in height must always be supervised in the water by a person aged 16 years or older who remains within arm's reach at all times.
📅 March 3 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅March 4 — Arrow of Light Crossover Ceremony
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Get gussied up in your uniform, make a dish to share and join the Pack in an celebration of our Arrow of Light scouts. Sign up to bring a dish here by March 1.
📅 March 6 — Service Project: Scouting4Food Drop & Weigh-in
🕘11:00 AM | 📍 Holy Redeemer
An annual BSA tradition since 1986, Scouting for Food rallies Scouts across the nation to collect food for local food banks. Our Scouts will make their individual collections earlier in the morning before transporting the donations to Holy Redeemer for distribution.
📅 March 19 — Individual Den Meetings
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church (unless otherwise noted by Den Leader) The Bear Den families will distribute candy bars & meat sticks to Scout families during Den meetings.
📅 March 20 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Saturday shift here!
📅 March 21 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Sunday shift here!
📅 March 27 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Saturday shift here!
📅 March 28 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Sunday shift here!
📅 April 3 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Saturday shift here!
📅 April 4 — Candy Bar & Meat Stick Booth Sales Opportunities
🕡 Times Vary | 📍Safeway, 5920 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Sign in to sign up for a Sunday shift here!
📅 April 7 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅April 8 — Monthly Pack Meeting
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Grab your uniform and join us for our monthly Pack Meeting, where we come together as a pack family. Each meeting opens with a Flag Ceremony led by one of our dens — a proud tradition that sets the tone for the evening. This month's flag ceremony will be led by the Lion Den. Individual Den Meetings to follow.
📅 April 16 — Family Campout
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Camp Clark: 17500 Cape Lookout Rd, Cloverdale, OR
Join the Pack for one or both nights at BSA Camp Clark. Bring the 6 Scout essentials! RSVP here by April 10.
📅 April 22 — Annual Bike Rodeo
🕘4:00 PM | 📍 Arbor Lodge Park
Hone your biking skills and earn a merit badge with this fun Pack Bike Rodeo through the Arbor Lodge neighborhood. Dress for the weather and bring the 6 Scout essentials! RSVP here by February 1.
📅 April 29 — Service Project: Trash Pandas trash collection
🕘4:00 PM | 📍 Colwood Natural Area; 6373-6001 NE Alderwood Rd.
Join the Pack in a meaningful service project cleaning up a beloved park. Pickers, buckets and bags provided.
📅 May 2 — Annual Pinewood Derby
🕘3:00 PM | 📍Peace Lutheran Church
Start your engines! And get set for the ultimate cub scout race! Pizza and drinks provided. Let us know how many in your pit crew will be there! Sign in to RVSP here! Help us make Pinewood Derby the best event of the year: volunteer! More information and official rules can be found on the Pinewood Derby Page.
📅 May 5 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 sign in for location
Join the Pack's leaders and families as we plan and organize upcoming events to make a rich and rewarding experience for our Scouts; they deserve it!
📅May 6 — Pack Activity: Model Rocket Building
🕘 6:00 PM | 📍 Kenton Park
📅 May 16 — Pack Activity: Rose Parade Float Decoration Session
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Conrad Construction: 5325 NE 109th Ave, Portland, OR 9722
📅 May 28 — Deadline to enter missing Advancements in Scout Book
🕘 11:59 PM | 📍 Online at: https://advancements.scouting.org/
Make sure your Scout's activities as logged! After the deadline, Webelos Den Families will then order, pick up and assemble awards for upcoming banquet.
📅May 29 — Pack Activity: Junior Race Parade
🕘 12:00 PM | 📍 Hollywood District (specific location TBC)
📅May 30 — Pack Activity: Model Rocket Launch
🕘 3:00 PM | 📍 Portland International Raceway Overflow Parking
📅 June 3 — End of the Year Awards Banquet & Potluck
🕘 5:30 PM | 📍 Peace Lutheran Church
Get gussied up in your uniform, make a dish to share and join the Pack in an End of the Year Awards ceremony and celebration. Sign up to bring a dish here by June 1.