NOTE: Some of this information is preliminary, and subject to change. The pack will celebrate the end of the school year with a family campout May 16 thru 18, at Cedarkirk, a Presbyterian Camp and Conference Center. Cedarkirk is located on the south side of the Alafia River, several miles west of SR 39. You
Troop 734 Spaghetti Dinner May 17
Troop 734 will be holding a Spaghetti Dinner on May 17 to help pay for travel expenses for the Troop travel to summer camp. It will be at Hope Community (formerly Cork Methodist Church) 4815 W Sam Allen Road, Plant City, from 6:30 to 8:30 PM. You can either dine in, or get take-out. You
Pack Committee/Planning Meeting May 18, 2PM
We will be holding a Pack 734 planning meeting on Sunday May 18 at Hope Community, 2 PM. We are asking all Committee Members, leaders and interested Parents come to the meeting and let us know what programs they would like from the Pack. If you have an event or program you think would be
Pack Meeting – Monday May 19
NOTE: Date Change! Pack 734 will hold its last pack meeting for the school year on May 19, at Hope Community (previously Cork Methodist Church). The program begins at 6:30. The Pack will provide pizza and hot dogs, and each family is encouraged to bring a side dish – salad, vegetable or ?? – to
Lakeland Flying Tigers Baseball Game May 24
The minor league Lakeland Flying Tigers baseball team will have a special promotion for Scouts on Saturday May 24 at the Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium in Lakeland. The gates open with a lot of fun activities at 5PM, and the baseball game starts at 6:00PM against the Ft. Myers Mighty Mussels. Basic admission
Tampa Bay Rays Scout Day – Thursday June 5
The Tampa Bay Rays baseball team is having a special Scout promotion at the game against the Texas Rangers on Thursday June 5, with the game beginning at 7:30PM. Scouts will present the flag before the game, and there will be other displays and promotions. Cost is $31.08 per person, which includes a reserved seat
Sno-Cone sales – Friday July 4
As a pack fund-raiser, we will be selling Flavored Ice cups and water during the Plant City 4th of July festivities. This is held at the Plant City baseball/softball complex at Park Street & Alsobrook, and starts about 5PM. We need boys and adults to help with this. Helpers should wear their Pack 734 T-shirt.
Cub Program Book update
BSA has substantially revised the Cub Scout Program effective September 1, 2024. There are new program books for the new program. Major changes include the separation of the 4th grade Webelos rank from the 5th grade AOL rank. Webelos will continue to wear the blue uniform shirt. The Bobcat rank, which was earned only once
Recharter for 2025
The Pack will be starting the annual Recharter process, where we update our official records, and collect the annual registration fees and the Scout Life magazine subscription fees to pay to BSA National. This should be completed no later than the December 9 den meetings. (Sooner is better.) Active Scouts who were registered before August
PWD Car mini-build – Feb 17
After the den meetings on Monday February 17, there will be a small assortment of power tools at the church available to help shape the wooden blocks into Pinewood Derby cars. Bring the car and an idea of what the car should look like, and we will try to shape the wooden block into the