January 2026 Newsletter
Hope you all had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Of course everyone is back to school and back to work and we all have to remember what it’s like to live in a civilization again. But we’ve got a lot of fun activities this month to kick off the year right.
December Roundup
Our Scouts did a great job gathering and wrapping presents for a Hayes family in need. Service is an important part of the Scouting experience and I love the big service projects we do, but there’s something special about Adopt-A-Family, as it’s it gives us the opportunity to make a deeply personal positive impact on someone’s Christmas, and their life and I thank everyone who participated.
Of course we also donated no shortage of socks or “snowballs” and those too made a positive impact in our community.
For our final Den Meeting of 2025 Bears and Wolves also got together to make two different kinds of houses, some for birds, and some to eat, and had a lot of fun making both, even though we only ate the Wolves’ houses. We decided they tasted better.
Cub Scout Klondike
On January 24th January 31st, Cub Scouts get a fun day outdoors and get to test their winter skills!
Activities include:
Arctic Survival – Build a fire
Ice Floe Rescue - Save a life
Harpoon Hurl – Accuracy
Snowshoe Shuffle - Speed
Injured Skier Lift - Teamwork
Bring a small amount of tinder for "Arctic Survival"
A few special notes, it’s at Beverly Park in Beverly Hills, Michigan, not Livonia, about a 25 minute drive away and the cost is $13.00 for youth, $7.00 for adults. Lunch is included.
You must order your tickets by January 10th.
Blue & Gold Tickets
The Blue & Gold, held on February 1st at DeLuca's Restaurant in Westland is our annual banquet where we celebrate the birthday of Scouting, get awards, and send off our Arrow of Light Scouts to their Troops. The theme for this year is Pokémon!
Be sure to get your tickets by January 16th.
Pack Discord Server
If you haven’t joined the Pack Discord Server yet please do. That’s where you’re going to find the latest quick communications from Pack 729, like were to park during the Trunk or Treat due to high winds.
You can download Discord at: discord.com/download
You can join our server using this link:
discord.gg/z3mMkGmyUH
2026 Annual Dues
This is a reminder that your Scout’s 2026 Annual dues were due by December 31st, 2025. Many Packs have monthly dues or even per meeting dues, but due to successful fundraising our dues are a simple $20 per year and can be paid at https://www.hayespack729.org/trading-post/p/pack-729-dues-2026.
Upcoming Events
Den Meeting
January 6 | 6:30pm
This Den Meeting will be followed immediately by our Committee Meeting.
Den Meeting
January 13 | 6:30pm
Our regularly scheduled Den Meeting.
Pack Meeting - Fire Station
January 20 | 6:30pm
Meet at the brand new City of Westland, Michigan Fire Station #2. If we need to reschedule due to an emergency we will let you know.
Cub Scout Klondike
January 24 | 9:30am
January 31 | 9:30am
Cub Scouts get a fun day outdoors and get to test their winter skills!
You must order your tickets by January 10th.
Blue & Gold Banquet
February 1
The Blue & Gold is our annual banquet where we celebrate the birthday of Scouting, get awards, and send off our Arrow of Light Scouts to their Troops. Scouts come in full uniform, looking as put together as possible (which is why we have the uniform inspection before Blue & Gold) and parents are welcome to dress up as well. This we’re we’re back at DeLuca's Restaurant in Westland, and you can find us in the back private room, where we have our own entrance.
The theme for this year is Pokémon! Be sure to get your tickets by January 16th!
From the fire station to winter survival we’re going to have a lot of fun this month so be sure to dress warm and we’ll see you on the trail!
