2012 District Pinewood Derby
CALLING ALL RACERS! Every Cub Scout is welcome to race their pinewood derby car at the Union Canal District Pinewood Derby. Cubs should design and build their own cars with minimal adult help this year. Cubs may use a car that was raced in their Pack’s 2012 Pinewood Derby as long as it complies with the District Rules or they may build another car for this event. Family members & friends can compete in the “Friends & Family” race to be held the same day right after the scout racing. District Pinewood Derby 2012 Rules will be posted & emailed to Pack leaders soon. These rules apply to both the Scout and the Family & Friends Race. If you would like additional information and resources, you can go to the Boy Scouts of America Official Pinewood Derby website: http://www.pinewoodderby.org/
WHERE:
Hershey Region, Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA)
161 Museum Drive, Hershey, PA | 717-566-7100
Location is across Rte. 39 from the Member’s 1st Credit Union. Museum Drive is the second driveway on the right. Look for the Hershey Region AACA sign between the Museum & the Hotel.
WHEN:
Registration begins at 8:00 AM & Derby starts ~approx 9:30 AM
Expected to last no later than 12:30 PM*
(Estimated length depends on number of participants)
HOW MUCH:
Pinewood Derby is racing day for all Cub Scouts. ALL Union Canal District Cub Scouts may enter a 2012 car. Entry fee will be $5.00 per car for both Scout race and Friends & Family race.
On the day of the Pinewood Derby, there will be a concession stand with snacks and drinks available for purchase.
- Please note pictures will be taken of each participant to use on race day, so arrive early.
- Each participant will be able to name their car; the computer software will display the car name and
- NO GRAPHITE IS ALLOWED IN THE HERSHEY ANTIQUE AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA NO EXCEPTIONS! ONLY DRY POWDER LUBRICANTS MAY BE USED (like graphite) BEFORE THE CAR ENTERS THE BUILDING.
Volunteers are needed to man the concessions & serve as “Pit Crew” members. We hope to have AT MINIMUM, ONE person on the committee from all 17 Packs in the District.
Kevin Nickolaus, RaceMaster & Pit Crew Chief – kevin@papack108.org or 717-979-8023
Michelle Nickolaus, Pinewood Derby Co-Chair – michelle@papack108.org or 717-468-1622
Union Canal Klondike Derby February 3, 4, 5 2012
We will need to have a commitment from your troop to come to the event by January 12th so we can buy shells and be prepared for numbers.
General Outline of the weekend:
Friday Night: Set up camp either at the Adirondacks if your troop wants to rent them or find a spot in the Camping Circle. We will have the Dining Hall on Saturday as our main base for the activities Saturday.
Friday Activity: Shooting sports Safety Orientation 8:30 pm.
Saturday: This will be a full 9 to 5 day of activities for the scouts. Check in by 8:30 am for Troops coming on Saturday.
8:45 SPL/Scoutmaster meeting
9:00 Opening and Start of Activities PARADE FIELD
12:00 Lunch
5:00 End of Activities.
6:00 pm Dinner: Chili Cook off Competition
Troops are encouraged to bring their chili to the Dining hall for a pot luck group meal including the desert tasting and whatever is left over from lunch. Road kill should be well done. Please bring enough for your troop and a few extra helpings to share. If troops could bring crock pots to chili warm during dinner that would be a big help.
Stations
2 Long Range Bombardment (Seems the giant water balloon launcher was a hit last year.)
3 First aid and wilderness Rescue
This will entail the rescue and movement of a “injured” victim over a extended course using a variety of carries and stretchers.
4 Cooking (It will be something crazy again)
Dessert Cooking Competition. Each patrol would need to prepare a desert from scratch and cook it at the cooking station. Hot charcoal will be provided by the district. The desserts will be judged at the campfire by the staff. Desert should be large enough for a patrol (6-8). We suggest Dutch ovens that can be labeled and left with us until the evening meal. If not your troop needs to have a way for us to get your desert out to the dinning hall.
5 Sports Stations from the old days will be included.
6 Physical Fitness station
Challenge course for things like Tenderfoot and Physical Fitness merit badge and beyond.
4 – 5 The Union Canal Sled Race Troops
Scoutmasters
We are looking at having lunch at the Dining Hall of Hot Dogs and Hot Soup so everyone can gather at lunch for a quick hot meal
Evening:
7:00pm Scout’s Own , and a Mass if we can get that set up.
8:00pm (ish) Campfire : Troops should have a song, or skit.
Evening Activities after campfire: Man hunt or Capture the flag // Movie in the Dining Hall. Sleep lights out by 11pm
Sunday: On your Own check out of camp and return safely to home.
Adults needed to help cook lunch: Ok it’s hot dogs and soup so it’s not all that difficult.
Adults and older scouts are needed to run stations.
Scout’s own leader.
Click here to complete the registration form. 2012 KLONDIKE REGISTRATION
Peer to Peer Recruting
Peer-to-peer recruitment cards have been created to help Cub Scout families promote Scouting to their friends.
These cards are based on the eye-catching resources created for the 2011 recruitment campaign showing our youth engaged in fun-filled activities. An easy-to-use business card template was created to help families promote Scouting. These cards will be a great tool to be used by local councils who are facing the challenges of limited school access.
The cards can be pre-printed with contact information on the back or left blank so Scouts and their families can write invitation information for prospective Scouts. For more information on where to access and how to use this new tool, read the Cub Scout peer-to-peer recruitment flier.
Guide to Safe Scouting
After a thorough review and an extensive revision, the latest version of the Guide to Safe Scouting is now available online. The changes include revisions of some sections and elimination of others due to a lack of relevance. The printed Guide to Safe Scouting will be available for purchase in April.
Going…Going…Gone!
Folks, Spring is here, and so is camping season!
Camping programs at Hidden Valley and Camp Tuckahoe are filling up fast as registration deadlines approach. 
Registration for Boy Scout Summer Camp Week #3 (July 10-16) at Hidden Valley has now exceeded capacity, and that camp session is now closed to further sign-ups.
This is the third summer camp session that has already exceeded capacity, along with Boy Scout Summer Camp Week #2 (July 10-16) and Webelos Resident Summer Camp Session #1 (June 27 to July 1) at Camp Tuckahoe. Space for all other summer camp sessions is still currently available at Tuckahoe and Hidden Valley.
Units wishing to be placed on a waiting list for these closed sessions at Hidden Valley and Tuckahoe will be able to do, but are strongly encouraged to consider making a reservation for another camp session. If space becomes 
available in those sessions currently closed to additional sign-ups, units will be transferred into the now-closed sessions in the order their summer camp reservation was received.
For more information on summer camp reservations at either Hidden Valley or Tuckahoe, we encourage you to visit the “Camping” section of our website. It is possible that other summer camp sessions will continue to fill up in the weeks ahead and we strongly recommend that units make firm reservations as soon as possible to avoid being shut out of the camp session your unit is planning to attend.
Service Hours
As discussed during the training for the new Journey to Excellence program at last week’s Roundtable, all service hours are now to be entered at a special site established for this purpose.
Please visit http://scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence.aspx and scroll to the bottom right, where you see the Good Turn for America logo to enter hours completed during council, district, unit and individual Scout service opportunities. The hours entered at this location will be used to measure a unit’s contribution to the community, and in the evaluation of the unit’s Journey to Excellence.
If you attempt to enter hours at the old Good Turn for America site, you will be redirected.
The Summit
Excitement continues to build around the BSA’s newest adventure destination, The Summit Bechtel Reserve, in West Virginia. As previously announced, this will be the new location of the National Jamboree beginning in 2013, as well as the World Jamboree in 2014. The Summit will also be host to high adventure and training opportunities as well.
A new website, specifically created for the Summit is now online. Check out summitbechtelreserve.org for all the latest news on this ambitious project!
Scouting’s Journey to Excellence
“Scouting’s Journey to Excellence” is the BSA’s new council performance recognition program designed to encourage and reward success and measure the performance of our units, districts, and councils. It is replacing the Centennial Quality Awards Program as a means of encouraging excellence in providing a quality program at all levels of the BSA.
Check out http://scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/JourneyToExcellence.aspx for more information, and be sure to attend Roundtable on February 10, 2011 (7 PM at Zion Lutheran Church in Hummelstown), where we will be reviewing the entire program.
It is EXTREMELY IMPORTANT that every unit has at least one representative at this session!
NEW Medical Form!
The National Office has released a new medical form, for immediate use. Although a new version was just released last year, it was felt that a new form was required so that there was one form for all events, including day trips, week long camping, and high adventure, such as Philmont. The new form is still only good for one year.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The physical you have right now is good until the date of expiration (one year from the date of completion). It will not be necessary to have a new form filled out if the one you currently have will not expire before the completion of your events.
A convenient link to the form is located here. New BSA medical form
There is also a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page available here. It is anticipated that most questions you have regarding the new form will be answered in the FAQ’s. If you still have a question, feel free to contact Kevin Gill, District Executive.
BIG Popcorn News
The top seller for each district is:
- Adventure: Isaac Hess; Troop 1910; $4,275
- Blue & Grey: Bailey Miller; Pack 111; $2,205
- Blue Mountain: Alexander LeVerdiere; Pack 362; $2,195
- First Capital: Kyle Swartz; Pack 39; $3,527
- Frontier: Cole Miller; Troop 186; $1,635
- Indian Steps: Keith Stein; Pack 40; $1,606
- Oliver Perry: Benjamin Landrum; Pack 56; $1,210
- Union Canal: Matthew Kelley; Pack 202: $2,616
The top selling Scout in each district will be receiving a free week of summer camp at one of the NBOF Council camps.
Candle Sales Pennants:
Scouts who sold candles as part of this year’s sale were eligible to receive a sports team pennant. Those will be distributed by each district’s District Executive at January roundtables. Unit kernels should contact their DE to make arrangements to pick these up if they won’t be at roundtable.
Congratulations to all of these outstanding Scout-Salesmen!!!
Great job to everyone, and happy holidays!
