By Steven Chen
Pack 178 Great Neck Chapter of Cub Scouts of America held its annual celebration of Blue and Gold Dinner on the evening of Feb. 8 at the Adria Hotel Reception Hall.
The dinner is a birthday celebration for Cub Scouts as an organization, as well as a bridging ceremony for its Arrow of Lights scouts, who are fifth graders, to cross over in becoming the new members of the Boys Scouts.
Among the 180 plus guests that attended the celebration was Rabbi Daniel Schweber of Temple Israel of Great Neck, who led a non-denominational prayer during the opening remarks.
Board of Education Trustees Donna Peirez and President Barbara Berkowitz, who shared experience as a Den Leader for Cub Scouts when her son attended the pack, also attended the celebration as distinguished guests.
The dinner also celebrated the retirement of Pack Cubmaster David Lau, who led the pack in a successful record breaking year in terms of cub membership and fund raising through the cub’s popcorn sale drive.
The evening ended with a magic show for the scouts.
For the 2018-2019 year, the pack will be co-led by Lee Korn and Steven Chen as Cubmasters. The pack will also have two major new initiatives: the first being the establishment of a new Lions Den for Pre-K students, the other accepting girls as members of the Cub Scouts.
The pack will be reaching out to the community with more detail for interested families in the coming months.
