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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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! RSVP here: https://evite.me/yQVXkvv7GY
📅 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 meeting 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. Bring the 6 Scout essentials! RSVP here by October 1.
📅 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 meeting 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 meeting 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. RSVP and sign up to bring a dish here by December 12. https://evite.me/zFvCyf1tEA And don't forget to pick up your Pinewood Derby kit!
📅 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 meeting 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 month's meeting will be led by the Wolf Den. Information about Scouting4Food upcoming Service Project and Candy Bar & Meat Stick Fundraiser. 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 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 one or both nights at BSA Camp Clark. Bring the 6 Scout essentials! RSVP here by November 1.
📅 March 3 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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) Meet as a Den. Lion and Tiger parent participation required.
📅 April 7 — Parent/Leader Meeting
🕘 7:00 PM | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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 meeting 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! 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 | 📍 5833 N Haight Ave
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.