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There were two mistakes in yesterday’s Pinewood Derby post. Both have been corrected, but for the avoidance of doubt:
- The Pinewood Derby will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2012.
- There is no cost to enter the derby, and the Pack has purchased a kit for each scout.
At the Derby, scouts will vote on car designs. Awards will be given for the following four categories:
- Coolest design
- Fastest looking
- Most “scout-like”
- Funniest
The Derby will be held at its usual location, the upstairs gym at Riverside Presbyterian Church. Registration will begin at 10:00am and end at 12 noon. Since the racing will begin at 1pm, your family will give you time to get lunch at the cafe that will be run by Girl Scout Troop #657 in the RPC social hall.
Finally, a great number of people have already volunteered to help out at the Derby. This is a huge help and we truly appreciate all of your contributions. If you have any questions about the specifics of your duty, please contact your den leader.
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Time Slot |
Duty |
Adult Name |
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8:00 – 9:00 |
Setup |
W. Schlesser |
|
8:00 – 9:00 |
Setup |
S. Cochran |
|
9:00 – 10:00 |
Setup |
D. Georgopulos |
|
9:00 – 10:00 |
Setup |
T. Gaynor |
|
10:00 – 11:00 |
Registration |
J. Jerz |
|
11:00 – 12:00 |
Registration |
C. Pacourek |
|
11:00 – 12:00 |
Voting |
D. Mooney |
|
12:00 – 1:00 |
Voting |
V. Pecis |
|
10:30 – 11:00 |
Movie Room |
S. Briolat |
|
10:30 – 11:00 |
Movie Room |
M. Mathews |
|
11:00 – 11:30 |
Movie Room |
T. Perry |
|
11:00 – 11:30 |
Movie Room |
G. Adami |
|
1:00 – 1:30 |
Movie Room |
Lanigan |
|
1:00 – 1:30 |
Movie Room |
T. Caruso |
|
1:30 – 2:00 |
Movie Room |
F. Guitierrez |
|
1:30 – 2:00 |
Movie Room |
S. Cameron |
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2:00 – 2:30 |
Movie Room |
T. Hutchings |
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2:00 – 2:30 |
Movie Room |
J. Stack |
|
2:30 – 3:00 |
Movie Room |
G. Ricco |
|
2:30 – 3:00 |
Movie Room |
J. Lukas |
|
3:00 – 3:30 |
Movie Room |
K. Layng |
|
3:00 – 3:30 |
Movie Room |
D. Brand |
|
3:30 – 4:00 |
Cleanup |
G. Briolat |
|
3:30 – 4:00 |
Cleanup |
L. Waddle |
|
3:30 – 4:00 |
Cleanup |
J. Brand |
|
3:30 – 4:00 |
Cleanup |
C. Friend |
The Pinewood Derby is one of the biggest events of the year. Be sure to mark your calendars for Saturday, January 28, 2012.
There is NO cost to enter the Derby, and all scouts that participate will be given an awesome patch. There will be four design award categories (more information soon) and awards for fastest car by den. We will also have a championship round for the sixteen fastest cars.
Pinewood Cars were distributed at our Pack Meeting on Tuesday, December 13. If you weren’t at the meeting, pick up your scout’s pinewood kit from your den leader. Make a note of the number on the box, since this will be your son’s identification number for the race.
The rules for our 2012 Derby can be found here (Derby Rules 2012). These spell out the dimensions for the cars, the weight (no more than five ounces), and other important considerations.
More information will be posted as we get closer to the race. An especially big thank you to all volunteers that signed up at the last Pack Meeting, we will post a full list of volunteers by time slot & job in January.
Updated to correct the incorrect date.
Our next pack meeting is December 13, at 7:00pm, and it may be one of the best of the year. Our fun lineup includes:
- Popcorn awards for more than 30 scouts and, for the top sellers ($800 or more), a chance to throw pie-in-the face of the pack leader of their choice
- Deadline to register and pay for the upcoming Dozin with the Dinos at the Field Museum on February 10, 2012. There are just 11 spots left, click here for more information.
- Information and first chance to register for two upcoming pack activities: Polar Prowl (Jan 14) and Chicago Steel (Jan 22).
- Details and a save-the-date for our Spring Campout, which will be to the White Pines Ranch in Oregon, IL on April 20-22, 2012.
And that’s just the first 15 minutes. As we previously announced, the main event will be a special visit from Animals for Awareness. This program is sponsored by a non-for-profit organization that rescues and cares for exotic animals. The volunteers will be discussing the background of each of the animals that they bring to our meeting and will let the scouts get up close and (under close supervision) pet and touch the animals. Who hasn’t wanted to pet a gator? Well, if you don’t like gators, don’t worry there will be several other animals, including some that will be much fluffier or fuzzier.- Now if that wasn’t enough… there’s one last important item.
Pinewood Derby Cars from 2010
We will be distributing kits for our Pinewood Derby Race on Saturday, January 28, 2012. As we have done in the past, the Pack is covering the cost of the Pinewood Derby so all scouts can participate. It may take your scout a while to design and build his engineering masterpiece, so that’s why we’re handing them out now – so you have well over a month to work on this fun project with your scout.
Happy Thanksgiving Pack 24 Families!
Please mark your calendars for December 13, our next Pack Meeting, since we
are planning a special surprise for the scouts. Of course, we will have our traditional pie-in-the-face for our top popcorn sellers, and will also be previewing upcoming outings, but in addition, we will be welcoming some special visitors.
Who are they? Glad you asked: the Animals for Awareness program for rescued animals. Their volunteers are going to be bringing a lynx, fox, kinkajou, skunk, snake, tortise, parrot and alligator. The program gives a backgound on each animal which and how it came to be rescued. A special part of the program is that our the scouts to get up close and touch & pet some of the animals, under the very close supervision of the trained Animals for Awareness staffers.
More information on this chartiable 503(c)(3) educational organization can be found on their website. For those of you who are savvy users of social media, visit their Facebook page and give them a “like.”
Pack 24 will head out to the Field Museum for the Dozin’ with the Dinos overnight on Friday, February 10, 2012. There are museum tours, crafting activities, bedtime stories and much more fun. Registration is open to all Pack 24 scouts, parents/ akeylas and siblings (ages 6-12). The cost is $51 per participant (scout, parent, sibling), which includes all activities, parking, a Friday night snack and Saturday breakfast.
Click here (2012 Family Packet-Dozing with the Dinos) to download the official information from the Field Museum. This packet includes a sample program, directions, frequently asked questions and other important information.
To register for this excellent outing, please click here (Permission Form) to download the Child Participant Permission Waiver. Fill out the form and bring and the $51 per person fee it to Denny Georgopulos at 343 Selborne. The absolute deadline to register is Tuesday, December 13 which is the date of our December pack meeting, so you can bring your waiver and payment to this meeting. All checks should be payable to “Pack 24 Cub Scouts.”
If you have any questions, email us at pack24riverside@gmail.com. See you there!
Hello Pack 24 Parents:
Our November Pack Meeting will be on Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm at Riverside Presbyterian Church. All scouts should be in their class “A” (formal) uniform. We’ll have an update on upcoming outings such as Cantigny, Dozin’ with the Dinos and some other important news. However, the main focus of the meeting will be the Bobcat Patch Ceremony for all new scouts.
Bobcat Badge
If your son has recently joined Pack 24, we will ask you to be ready to participate in the Bobcat Ceremony with him. As part of the ceremony, the new scouts will recite the law of the pack, scout promise, scout motto and scout handshake; our veteran scouts will help out with the words.
At the end of the ceremony, we will celebrate the new scouts’ accomplishments with a reception in the RPC social hall. We’ll ask all scout families, new and old, to bring a dessert to help us share this happy occasion.
See you there!
Cantigny Overnight November 18: Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 2. Be sure to bring your payment to Mark Janopoulos by the deadline (if you don’t have it in by then – you won’t be able to go) Also – registration is now open for all school aged siblings. We are over 50% full, so sign up right away (click here for more details).
Popcorn orders (and payments) are due to your den leader by Halloween (that’s Monday October 31).
Bobcat Badge
Our next pack meeting is Tuesday, November 8 at 7pm. We will be conducting our new scout ceremony, where our 14 new scouts will be given their Bobcat patch. We ask that everyone bring a dessert or snack to share since we will have a reception to welcome our new scouts. All scouts should wear their “Class A” uniforms for this important pack meeting.
Who is ready for an excellent overnight? As discussed at our last pack meeting, we are preparing to return to Cantigny, but not for a campout. We’re going to stay indoors at the First Division Museum, which is on the Cantigny grounds – very close to the tanks.
Come climb on this tank!
All of the details for this outing can found in the attached file (click on it to activate, then a second time to open it for viewing): Pack_24_November_18_2011[1]
The cost is $45 per participant (scout or adult). Space is limited to sixty (60), so registration is limited to cub scouts until Wednesday, October 26th, after this date we will allow school-aged siblings to sign up. The absolute deadline to register is Wednesday, November 2. As detailed in the attachment, bring your payment to Mark Janopoulos by this date. If you don’t have your payment in by the deadline, you will not be registered (sorry, no exceptions).
Pack 24 is off to a solid start to our popcorn campaign for 2011. We would like to thank all the families that volunteered their time over the past two weekends to help us reach our goals.
We’re especially thankful for the businesses that permitted our scouts to sell outside of their locations:
- Riverside Foods
- Riverside Bank
- Jewel – Osco (Stickney)
Please try to frequent these businesses as a way to say thank you for their support of Pack 24.