Pack 603 Pinewood Derby
Cub Scouts are given their pinewood derby kits. If you haven't received yours, please contact Shawn- she has a few extras. If you have lost wheels or axels or need a new kit- they are available at http://www.pinetreebsa.org/ or at Reny's or Joseph's. The date of this year's race has not been finalized but we expect it will happen during the third of fourth week of January. We'll let den leaders know as soon as we have a date and location secured. This is a great time for the boys and a family member to work together on the car.
All cars must pass the following inspection to qualify for the race:
1-Width shall not exceed 2-1/4 inches.
2-Length shall not exceed 7 inches.
3-Weight shall not exceed 5 ounces.
4- Axles, wheels, and body shall be from the materials provided in the kit.
5- Wheel bearings, washers, and bushings are prohibited.
6- No lubricating oil may be used. Axles may be lubricated with powdered graphite or NO SILICONE. 7- The car shall not ride on any kind of spring.
8- The car must be free-wheeling, with no starting devices
9- No loose materials of any kind are allowed in the car.
10- The Pack does not provide weights. The racer must supply those.
11- Once the car has been inspected and officially registered, it cannot be worked on or fine-tuned without the express permission of the head race official and then only to reapply something that came off after check in.
12- Cars cannot be carved in the front. We have a post that rises at the starting point of our track and the entire front of the car must be behind the post at the start of the race.
Letter to the Editor: Food drive teaches Cubs about helping others
Cub Scout Pack 603 was recently sent a thank-you note from the Augusta Food Bank. The Cubs collected some food as part of our annual "Scouting for Food" drive last month.
Three families received enough food to feed them for a day due to the efforts of the Cubs, but really it should be us thanking the Food Bank and their staff rather than the other way around.
Part of the mission of scouting is to teach the boys that they have a responsibility to help other people at all times. We want them to grow up realizing that they are a part of a community and even boys as young as 7 can make a difference.
This food drive gave us the opportunity to teach that lesson to our Cub Scouts.
Chuck Mahaleris
Augusta
(Source: Kennebec Journal, December 16, 2008)
Thanks to everyone who took part in this good deed!
SCOUTING SKI DAYS Please contact Matt Mower (
mmower@bsamail.org) for more info on these tickets. The first price is the Jr ticket and the second price is the adult ticket price: Shawnee Peak, Jan. 19 ($24/$29)Sugarloaf USA, Feb. 1 ($29/$39)Sunday River, Feb 8 ($29/$38)Shawnee Peak (yes, two dates!), March 1 ($24/$29)Mt Abram, March 8 ($22/$27)
UPCOMING LEADER TRAINING OPPORTUNITY K-Valley District: February 21, 2009, Belgrade Central School: New Leaders Essential and Cub Leader Specific
Neat Things to Do With Your Son or Den
Every Saturday 10 AM to 1 PM there is a different arts and crafts project at Michaels in Augusta. Cost $5 per child. 623-3832 for details. Lowe's Augusta & Home Depot Augusta- 1st Saturday of every month. Check with the stores for details.
Klondike Derby January 31, 2009 at China Elementary School! Keep the Date Free. More Details as soon as we receive them.
Popcorn- Individual Sales Over the Internet
From Thanksgiving through Christmas, your Cub can sell popcorn to family and friends online. Boys were given their usernames and passwords at one of the recent den meetings.
If you do not have yours, shoot me a note and I will send it to you. (I kept a copy of all of them).
The pack does not earn anything from this sale. It is strictly to help your Cub! He will earn Scout bucks that can be applied towards summer camp, uniform, scouting merchandise, etc. I think this is a great way for the boys to earn their way to summer camp!
Here is a sample text for an email your Cub can send to family and friends to tell them about the program. Feel free to change it around.:
Hi,My Pack, Cub Pack 603, and I are working towards going to summer camp and go on other special Scouting trips.I hope you will support me in my efforts to earn some money to help pay my way by buying some Trails End popcorn! By doing this I will get part of the profits credited to my program fees.This is a perfect time of the year for popcorn! It makes great Christmas gifts and has a good selection of flavors and taste great!Go to
http://www.orderpopcorn.com/ and use my order key, which is #____________!
The order will be shipped directly to you!
Thanks, I really appreciate you helping me out and I know I will enjoy my time in Scouts! We do some really cool things!
Happy Holidays!
(Your Name)
Looking for a Good Deed for Your Den? Check Out These Websites!
Looking for the Pack 603 News and Notes?
You will find our newsletter and links to all kinds of things for Den Leaders, Parents and Cubs
No comments:
Post a Comment