Pack228 Cub Scouts B.S.A.

“Brave Heart Thank You Note071

2012 Pinewood Derby Rules
1. Only cars built from the official Cub Scout “GRAND PRIX Pinewood Derby Kit” will be allowed to race. Kits may be purchased from either the Scout Shop or The Backpacker. Cars may only use the wheels & axles supplied in the kit (the wheels must have “BSA PINEWOOD DERBY” printed on them).
2. SEE RULE 1.
3. Drivers should bring in their own car and check on Friday night.
4. Drivers should build as much of their car themselves as age allows.
5. Uniforms should be worn Friday night to weigh in and Saturday for the race.
6. Cars will be weighed, measured and inspected on Friday night, January 27th from 6:30-8:00pm. If a car is disqualified you will have until 8:00pm to make any corrections. Cars will then remain at the school until race time. Weigh-in & the Race will be in the Cafeteria.
7. Car Specifications:
Weight: 5.00 oz. Maximum
Length: 7 inches Maximum
Width: 2.75 inches Maximum
Clearance: 3/8 inches Minimum
8. Only cars built for the 2012 race will be allowed.
9. Graphite may be used, however, must be applied outdoors and not in cafeteria. Wheel bearings, washers & bushings are not allowed. Shaving the wheels is not allowed.
10. Cars will be grouped by age for each race.
11. Procedure for age group races:
a. Races will be run in groups of four cars selected at random.
b. The cars run four races on alternating lanes.
c. The total time for all four races will be used to determine each car’s rank.
d. The fastest three cars in each age group will move on to the finals.
12. Procedure for the finals:
a. Races will be run in groups of four cars selected at random.
b. The cars run four races on alternating lanes.
c. Previous times from age group races will not affect the finals.
d. The total time for all four races will be used to determine final results.
13. The race times on Saturday, January 28th will be:

7:00am – 7:30am Show and Shine
7:30am Early Bird (if you can’t make your race time)
8:30am Tiger Cubs
9:30am Wolves
10:00am Bears
10:30am Webelos I and Webelos II
11:00am Parents & Siblings
11:30am Finals
12:00pm Boyscouts

14. Racers must be on time for their age group to race.
15. Trophies, ribbons & patches will be awarded.
16. Racers may also build garages to be judged for ribbons. Show and Shine rules: Each scout gets two votes for best car and for best garage. They must vote for a different car and garage for their two votes. Top number one vote is awarded first place. Second number one vote is awarded second place. Third number one vote is awarded third place. Number two vote is used for tie breakers. Cubmaster, Asst. Cubmaster, and Executive are used to break any further ties.

Please see the “Catholic Committee on Scouting” page for an informational letter.  Parent meeting to be held December 10, 2012 at 6:30 pm in the Activity Center in room 3.

December Service Project:  Brave Heart

Please see www.braveheartchildren.org for more details

Brave Heart Donation List

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Camping checklist

HELPFUL HINTS for FAMILY CAMPING

• Pack children’s clothes in a bundle ready for the day – socks, underwear, shirt, pants – altogether. Wrap an elastic around the clothes to keep them together.
• Let each child have their own bag for their clothes (a plastic garbage bag is good). They can pull out a bundle of clothes easily by themselves.
• Use as much ‘disposable’ as you can: plates, cups, utensils. This helps mother have a little vacation.
• Don’t have a lot of money to get started? Look around your home, use what you have: Example, make bed rolls(conforters,old electric blanket,ect.)for sleeping bags.
• Have a “practice” camp out in your back yard. If you’ve forgotten something on your check list you can run to the house for it. Also, you’ll see how your children will do.
• The first ingredient of a successful outing is a good plan. Consideration should be made of time, destination, activities, food, personal equipment and organizing group tasks.
• Take along an onion bag to hang your pots in after washing. It keeps them clean and up out of the way.
• Take cheeses, crackers, jerky, fruit (dried), candy bars, etc. for lunches instead of stopping to cook a full meal.
• Make a checklist of items your camping mode includes, then check it each time you leave home. Nobody is enough of an expert to think of everything. Among items most often forgotten: salt, matches, tool kit, flashlight, batteries, mantles, ample rope and cord.
• Use big plastic lawn bags for camp garbage. Anchor with a rock and/or tie one corner to a tree. Smokey Bear will love you!
• A small “toy” broom is perfect for camp use. Roll it up in the tent or tuck in a corner closet of the camper. It is small enough to get into tight corners.
• If you’re Cooking over an open fire, coat the bottom of your pans with soap ahead of time, for ease in removing soot. This is an oldie but it really works.
• A small police type whistle can carry a long distance in the outdoors Buy one for each member of your camping group – with strict instructions to blow it only if lost or in an emergency. Great for small kids.
• Use empty plastic pill bottle (remove the labels) for matches, toothpicks, lantern mantles – or any other small item that might get lost or broken. These snap top bottles can really take rough going. Film canisters (35 mm) work well too – but they aren’t see-through.
• Often the last thing you do before you leave camp site is wash up dishes and clean up gear. Use the dish water to make doubly sure the fire is out. Pour and stir.
• Nylon net makes a tough, fast drying dish cloth for camp work. A square doubles as a strainer, too.
• To make sure an easy hand washing station for camp, hang a large plastic jug from a tree, punch a hole in the side (just above the bottom) and whittle a wooden plug to fit. Attach the plug with a string, so it won’t get lost, fill the jug with water and let it warm in the sunshine. Keep at the right height for small fry, hang a towel next to the jug and see how clean everybody stays.
• You can make a camp hotter heater by filling a square tin five gallon can with water, then setting it close to the fire. Add cold water occasionally to replace the warn to hot that you take out.
• Add half gallon milk cartons or plastic Clorox jugs filled with water and frozen as good ways to keep your ice chest cool but dry. Gallon zip lock bags filled with water and frozen flat makes for plenty of stackable ice in the cooler, but after thawing a little can leak out.
• A child’s collapsible wading pool makes a neat camping bathtub. Set it up inside the tent (or out in the clearing if you’re camped in the boonies), fill with water and let solar energy heat it for you.
• Dining flies are easy to set up and provide shade and rain protection for less than $30.00. They’ll make life easier for tenters, camp owners, even motor home types.
• Tie or use a large safety pin – a sock to the tent opening and put in a small flashlight. If somebody has to get up in the night, the light will be easy to find (and put back). A magnetic flashlight at the door of the camper will serve the same purpose.

Duty Roster 11-12 – for Pack

Round Up is Wednesday August 31 @ 6:00 in the STM Cafeteria.  We need all Leaders there to help!  Any Scouts who would like to help will receive a Recruiter Patch so please try to help your Pack.  We will have a game and it will be fun anyway!