We’re firming up plans for our first-ever Pinewood Derby workshop. If you’d like to get help building your scout’s car, please join us. Help us get an idea of how many people to expect by RSVP-ing at the link below.
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Photos of our January pack event can be seen here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/69425392@N07/sets/72157629005391909/
Thanks to everyone in Den 6 for making our December pack event a success. A highlight of the evening was watching the top three popcorn sellers hit committee members in the face with a pie. You can see video of the three pie-throwers in action below.
If you did not get your Pinewood Derby car from your den leader, please contact them for your kit. If you did not get a copy of the Derby Guidelines, you can download them here.
Thanks to Matt N. for sharing his photos from the meeting here:
December Pack Event photos
Our awesome Popcorn Kernel shared this photo of his garage at popcorn pick up time:
We hope your scout has received all of his popcorn and is busy delivering it and collecting payment.
Please note that we’ve changed the date of our December pack meeting from Saturday to Thursday, December 15. Details are as follows:
The December Pack Event will be held on Thursday December 15 th from 6:30 to 8:30 PM at Farms Intermediate’s multi purpose room (581 Taylor Road Brighton, MI 48114). This will be, for lack of a better term, a normal indoor pack meeting with a community service theme. We are asking that people bring donations for a local animal shelter i.e. unopened food, bedding (new or used blankets, towels, etc…), or toys. We will start with a flag ceremony, there will be a Christmas Carol sing along led by Den 6, then den awards, followed by Elder-Beerman and popcorn awards, a small service projects for the dens to work on, then the closing flag ceremony. We will most likely be requesting some other items from the dens as well, I will get that information out as soon as I can.
Pack 381′s 2nd Space Derby will be held at Ore Creek Elementary in the Commons. The address of the school is 3250 N. Hartland Rd.in Hartland.
Rocket check-in is at 6:00p and the derby begins at 6:30p.
Rockets will be judged and awards will be given in the following categories:
Most Patriotic, Most Colorful, Most Futuristic, Best Scouting Theme
Food: We won’t be serving a meal, just snacks as outlined below
Den 1 – Please bring fruit
Den 2 – Please bring dessert
Dens 3 & 4 – Please bring salty snacks
Den 5 – Please bring vegetables to munch on
Den 6 – Please bring dips for the fruit, veggies or salty snacks
Dens 7 & 8 – Please bring a variety of beverages
Here is a list of Space_Derby_Building_Tips
If you don’t have your space derby kit yet, please track down your den leader. The kit will not include the rubber bands – we hand those out at the race. Please note that the maximum rocket length is 7 inches. No other materials other than what is in your kit should be added to the rocket.
Have fun working on this with your scout!
Our October pack meeting will be at Van Gilder’s Farm in Fowlerville on Thursday, October 27. The meeting begins at 6:30p with a flag ceremony, awards and the Tiger Cubs Bobcat ceremony. After that, the scouts and their families are free to explore the Harry Potter-themed corn maze and/or take a “mildly haunted, age-appropriate” hay ride.
The corn maze and the hayride are free for scouts, but the cost for parents and siblings is $6. After the pack meeting, we will have cider and donuts to snack on.
Address to punch into your GPS: 5781 E. Grand River, Fowlerville, MI 48836
Hope to see you there!
This is a busy time of year for our Pack in terms of fundraising. We’re currently selling Scouts popcorn door-to-door and at the Wal-Mart in Howell. We have a few time slots still available that can be reserved here:
We’re also selling coupon books for Elder-Beerman’s Community Day sale in November. These time slots can be reserved here:
Please join us for our first pack event of the year. Details are on the attached PDF document and can be found below. Please RSVP by Friday so we can accurately plan for food.
Where: Hickory Ridge Pines, Located on Hickory Ridge Road ~2.5 miles north of M-59 (Highland)
When: Saturday, Sept. 24 from 3:00-5:00p
What to bring: Each den has been assigned to bring a dish as follows:
Den 1 – hotdogs/buns
Den 5 – salads
Den 6 – sides
Den 8 – desserts
Den 2 – drinks
Den 3 – just yourselves!
We’ve finalized our schedule for the next school year of scouting. You can download it in PDF format here:
Shedule of Events 2011-2012
Pinewood Derby Results are in! Click on the links below to download any of the reports you’re interested in.
We hope your scout had a great time racing and is looking forward to our next Pack event. Geocaching on April 30th!
