Cub Scouts This Week: Free Museum Day!!

Hello Pack 102 Families,

I hope you all had an enjoyable weekend.

Den Meetings:
We have regular den meetings this Wednesday at 6:30 in the classrooms at Ruhkala Elementary School.  Please have your son in uniform, with handbook and dues.

Webelos 2 Den:
The Webelos 2 Den will not have a meeting this Wednesday as they will be visiting a Boy Scout Troop 29 meeting this Thursday. Troop 29 meets at the Rocklin Community Center, 5480 5th Street in Rocklin..  The Meeting starts at 7:00 pm so please arrive by 6:50. 
Our Webelos Scouts need to be in full uniform.

Free Museum Day, This Saturday:
Free Museum Day is this Saturday, February 3rd. You are welcome to join us this year as we visit the Aerospace Museum of California, 3200 Freedom Park Drive, McClellan, CA 95652.. The museum opens at 10am so please arrive at 9:45. It will give us a chance to get a group picture in front of their large sign before going in. The cost is free.  Besides all the cool exhibits, they will also have a number of different planes out on the tarmac that you will be able to climb into and explore. Please have your scouts come in uniform.

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk Overnighter:
There is still time to sign up for the 5th Annual Boardwalk Spring Jam on March 16-17 at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk. Join us as we sleep overnight inside the Boardwalk's Cocoanut Grove. The Early Bird Price is $80.00 per person. Event T-shirts are an additional $15.00 per person.

Overnight Package Includes:

  • Sleeping Area inside the Boardwalk Cocoanut Grove
  • Free Play in the Casino Arcade
  • Evening Program and Games
  • Evening Movie
  • Dinner and Breakfast
  • Morning Program with Sand Castle Contest and Games
  • All-Day Rides Wristband
  • Event Patch
To make sure we make the Early Bird Registration Deadline of February 15th and guarantee our spots, please sign up on our Sign-up site, see link below, and turn in your payment by February 7th.  Also if ordering a t-shirt, please make of note of how many and what sizes. See attached Planning Guide for more information.


This is an awesome trip and so much fun. You won't want to miss it!

Pinewood Derby, Saturday, February 10:
Our Pinewood Derby is a little over a week away on Saturday, February 10th, so we wanted to send out some important information. Oh, and if you still need a derby kit, please contact me to arrange a time to pick one up.

We will be giving out 1st, 2nd and 3rd place awards for the following:
  - Tiger Class
  - Wolf Class
  - Bear Class
  - Webelos 1 Class
  - Webelos 2 Class
  
We also are handing out awards for:
  -  "Fastest" Sibling
  -  "Fastest "Pro Class" - for those parents who want to go all out on their own car
  -  Best Patriotic Design!
  -  Best Scout Design!
  -  Best of Show!
  -  Cubmaster's Pick!

Pinewood Derby Registration:
Wednesday, February 7th, we will be registering the pinewood derby cars.  A few of our leaders will be heading up the registration. Parents should take their scout to their den meeting first and then meet in the Room L2 (portable building next to the sheds) to register their car. Once it passes inspection and is registered, we will impound your car and bring it back on Race Day. There will be a small workshop area set up for you to use if you need to make any necessary adjustments before registering.

To make Race Day go more smoothly we would like all cars to be registered on that Wednesday.

Attached are our all important "Official Pack 102 Pinewood Derby Rules". Please make sure to read these thoroughly.

Pinewood Derby Parent Help Needed:

In order to make this a fun event that goes smoothly, lots of parent help is needed. We need help with set up and decorations starting at 12pm.  We will also need help with running some fun tables.  A table for scouts to make stands for their cars, a table for making tie slides, and a coloring and puzzle table.


If you are handy with woodworking, we are looking for one or two parents who can cut out the stand pieces ahead of time and bring them to the Derby. We will then have a table set up for the boys to assemble them.

 

Please let me know if you can help out with any of the above items. We want this to be an awesome experience for all our scouts and families!

Have a fantastic week!

Miss JoAnn