The BSA recently introduced the SCOUTStrong Presidential Active Lifestyle Award - to help Scouts and their families add activity to their lives, and reward them when they do!  This challenge is for everyone associated with the Boy Scouts of America, including Scouts, Venturers, Parents, Volunteers, Council Staff, Board Members, Friends of Scouting, and BSA Alumni.

More information can be found about this great award program at http://scouting.org/SCOUTStrongPALA

Patriots' Path Council recently established a Help Desk, to provide assistance to new Cub Scout Leaders and Parents!  This useful resource is one place where leaders and parents can go to get the answers to their Cub Scout program questions.

A new page on the Patriots' Path Council web site, http://newcubscouts.ppbsa.org is filled with information specific to new Cub Scout parents and leaders.  The Help Desk also publishes a very useful and informative newsletter each month.

The Help Desk can be reached by phone at 973-845-2320, or by email at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

The Friday, September 23rd Pack Meeting featured a very special service project, Cub Scouts Cares.  The Scouts (with help from their Moms, and Dads) stuffed, stitched up, and prepared personalized bear messages for the children at Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ.

Celebrating 50 years as the St. Vincent de Paul chartered Cub Scout Pack, the 2011-12 Pack 59 scouting program kicks off on Friday, September 23rd, with our first Pack meeting of the year!  As always, the Pack meetings are held in the newly renovated St. Vincent de Paul School gym at 7:30 PM.

Our Den leaders have been busy planning the events and activities for the coming year, while the Pack leaders have been working hard as well.  Our September Pack meeting will include a special service project, named Cub Scouts Cares, where our Scouts will be creating personalized stuffed bears for the children at Goryeb Childrens' Hospital in Morristown, NJ.

Cub Scout Pack 59 is open to all boys in grades 1 through 5, and is not exclusive to children enrolled at St. Vincent de Paul school.  We welcome boys from all over Long Hill Township, as well as any of the other surrounding towns.  We work closely with the BSA Troop 59 on advancement planning for our Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts, as well as other events throughout the year such as Scouting for Food in November, Christmas In The Woods in December, and the Webelos Klondike Derby at the Watchung Reservation in January.

Please contact any of our Pack 59 leaders (listed on our Leader Page) to find out more or to join Pack 59!