"A Good Turn is more than simple good manners.  It is a special act of kindness."

Meeting the substantial needs of every community is dependent on its citizens to answer the call of volunteerism. There is a natural fit between the Boy Scouts of America and other community organizations. Service learning is an integral part of the Scouting program. As a result, youth and adults seek opportunities to volunteer. Community organizations need volunteers to help them fulfill their missions. Working with these organizations creates a win/win situation for everyone.

The following is the list of service projects Cub Scout Pack 156 has been involved in--

March

2006

Charles E. Parrish “Camp Tubb” work day.  Scouts and parents went to Rock Island Tennessee to work at Camp Tubb.  Trash was picked up, pressure washing, road grading, removing downed trees for a new boat dock being constructed.

December 2005

Toy Drive Pack 156 collected toys for needy children here in Putnam County Tennessee. Special thank-you to Crystal Dias for making those wishes come true.

 

November 2005

Crest Lawn Memorial Cemetery Pack 156 along with the Veterans Honor Guard members Greg Nead, Earl Richardson & Al Williams; honored our Veteran’s in a ceremony. Cub Scouts placed American Flags upon the Veteran’s graves.
 

October 2005

Arda Lee's Hidden Hollow Park Hidden Hollow is located at 1901 Mt. Pleasant Road.  Hidden Hollow has a petting zoo, lake, trails, and cool stuff.  Pack 156 repaired the playground slide, sanded and painted a picnic bench, mulched the land play ground, and raked and bagged leaves.  The Pack has been invited for an overnight camp.

September 2005

Kids Helping Kids Campaign Ms. Karen Jackson a local business woman came up with an idea to create brown bag “snack packs”. Pack 156 as well as other local organizations donated non-perishable snacks and placed them in brown bags to help children that were affected by Hurricane Katrina or children removed from a meth home.

August 2005

Scouting for Food Campaign Every year the Boy Scouts of America collect food for the needy. Pack 156 collected non-perishable food and dropped it off to the United Way here in Cookeville.
 

April 2005

In April the the Bear Den (7 boys) and their parents spent 30 minutes each picking up trash at Capshaw School.
 

March 2005

March 2005 we supported the Leaders Against Meth Project (LAM).  Many children of arrested meth offenders are left as victims with little comfort.  18 of our Scouts collected 69 items of toothpaste and tooth brushes for these children.

February 17, 2005

In February we conducted a Book Drive for the Department of Children's Services.  Our scouts and their siblings collected 177 books!!  We had 75 youth and 150 adults participate in this project.

December 16, 2004

In December Pack 156 along with Capshaw Kids participated in a Toys for Tots drive.  We had 42 youth and 40 adults contribute 40 hours to this project.

December 1, 2004

The Wolf Den (at that time both Wolf Dens were one) decided to send care packages over to Iraq at Christmas time for the Troops in the 278th that are based in middle TN. They sent over 100lbs of needed items and 14 boys created Christmas Cards that went along as well. Some of the Troops that received the Cards and items sent Thank You notes back to us.  Our boys and adults gave 8 hours of their time to this project.

November 13, 2004

Pack 156 participated in the Scouting for Food Campaign.  Seventeen of our cub scouts and 13 adults contributed 18 hours of their time collecting food in Cookeville's neighborhoods. The scouts collected 312 food items which were donated to Stevens Street Baptist Church.

October 12, 2004

Pack 156 helped the serve food for the Friends of Scouting at Averitt Express in appreciation of their long standing support of Scouting in Putnam County.  We had 14 youth and 16 adults volunteer 120 hours of their time to serve 250 meals.  We participated with other Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops in the Upper Cumberland District.