The Max McGraw Spring Campout weekend has finally arrived! Here are a few important reminders:

You are welcome to arrive any time after 5:00pm on Friday. Directions to the main entrance are below. If the gate is closed, you will have to enter the gate code, which has been sent to all attendees by email. If you did not receive it, please let me know at webmaster@pack801.org. The gate code will be valid for the whole weekend, so that you can come and go as desired.

Calling all campers! Spring is here and with that comes the annual Spring campout! Ready your tent, sleeping bags (cots or air mattresses) and lawn chairs and make your way to the best campout of the year!

Many thanks to all the Pack 801 scouts who helped with our Cereal Drive at Bell-Graham. Because of your efforts, we reached our goal and collected 257 boxes of cereal to donate to the Northern Illinois Food Bank! The Cereal Tower revealed at the April Pack Meeting was jaw-dropping.

Our next Pack Meeting is on Tuesday, April 17, at 7:00pm in the Bell-Graham cafeteria. We will have a guest speaker from the Northern Illinois Food Bank, and we’ll unveil the results of the Cereal Drive that the boys have been working on for the past week. And, we’ll still have all the features that make Pack Meetings fun: Skits, songs, awards, announcements, and, of course, games.

Pack 801 has been given a wonderful opportunity to volunteer at the Northern Illinois Food Bank (in Geneva) on April 28 from 9-11am. The Cub Scouts will sort, pack, and organize food and supplies that will be sent to local families in need. The NIFB distributes over 34.8 million pounds of food (which is the equivalent of 29 million meals) to our hungry neighbors. The NIFB provides nearly 1.3 million meals to children through their Youth Nutrition Program. Pack 801 is excited and proud to be working with this organization to help fight hunger in Northern Illinois. We need your help in making this important community service project a success. Please register here by April 13th to volunteer. Please note that each Cub Scout needs to be accompanied by an adult for this project. If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Lo Faso (630) 584-6039 or Amy Majewski (630) 973-9573. The address and telephone number for the NIFB are outlined below.

A big "Thank You" to all of you that volunteered to read announcements and collect cereal boxes from April 9 to April 16 for the Bell-Graham Cereal Drive. You will receive a reminder email the week of April 2nd. We still need volunteers to help collect cereal boxes before school starts on the following days: