Hike

THIS SATURDAY, MAY 19TH, OUR PACK WILL BE TAKING A HIKE THOUGH THE PENNYPACK TRAIL LOCATED AT THE PENNYPACK ENVIROMENTAL CENTER ON VERREE ROAD. THE CENTER WAS ORIGINALLY FOUNDED AS A BIRD SANCTUARY. TODAY IT IS ONE OF PHILADELPHIA’S THREE ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERS. DURING THE HIKE WE MAY BE ABLE TO CHECK OUT THEIR BIRD BLIND, AND EXPLORE SOME OF THE HISTORICAL BUILDINGS ON THE CENTERS GROUNDS.

 

WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE ENTERANCE OF THE PARK LOCATED AT: 8600 VERREE ROAD PHILADELPHIA, PA 19115 AT 10AM.

 

 

As with any other scouting event, preparation is key. While it may not be a hot summer day, maintaining hydration, adequate energy levels and protecting your skin are the three most important things to keep in mind. EVERY Person, youth & adult, will be required to carry a filled water bottle with them as well has have some trail food with them.

It is also important to remember that you will need to carry whatever you bring with you for the entire hike, so try not to overdo it. Each scout should be able to carry his own gear and it is recommended that he/she bring a backpack to carry their stuff.
So, what do you need to bring along? Let’s get right down to it…
 Water Bottle filled with WATER ONLY
 Scout Cap or baseball cap
 Class A or Class B uniform preferred
 Long Pants
 Good Walking/Hiking shoes
 Spare Socks
 Pocket First Aid Kit
 Whistle
 Trail Food
 Light Bagged Lunch (nothing heavy, may have a small sports drink with lunch but no soda, juice, or other sugary drinks)
 Sunscreen
 Bug Spray
Some additional information that you may find useful
 Hiking Safety
 Always tell someone where you are going and when you will return.
 Never hike alone; use the buddy system.
 Dress properly for the weather and environment.
 Wear sun and insect protection
 Take an extra pair of socks in case you need to change.
 Obey traffic signs and signals.
 Avoid hiking along roadways.
 Stay on the trail.
 Be alert to your surroundings.
 Don’t litter as you hike.
 Be alert to dangerous animals, insects, and plants. Never touch a wild animal.
 Take 1 pint of water for each hour you will be hiking. Never drink untreated water.

You can find examples of hiking food here: http://www.hikingdude.com/hiking-food.php
With a trail mix recipe here: http://www.hikingdude.com/trail-mix-recipe.php
Information on Hiking gear can be found here: http://www.hikingdude.com/hiking-gear.php

Camping at Ockanickon Scout Reservation

Cub Scout Pack 155 Tent CampingOur first camping trip of the season, to Ockanickon Scout Reservation, is just a couple of weeks out. It is time to start collecting headcounts and payments.

When:  April 27th – April 29th
Where: Ockanickon Scout Reservation
Cost: $20 per person
Includes: All meals (Saturday through Sunday breakfast), Friday & Saturday evening snack
Full details: Camping at Ockanickon Scout Reservation

Headcounts and payments must be received by Monday April 23rd, 2018.

It is preferred that you email us your headcounts to signups@cubscoutpack1776.org. As well as on the sign up sheet that will be available tonight and next monday. Even if you previously told someone that you were attending, we still need you to sign up.

Please see the full event details at Camping at Ockanickon Scout Reservation – to know what gear one should bring.

Scout Night at The Phillies Tickets

2017 Phillies Scout Patch

The tickets for the Phillies game on Sunday April 22nd will be available for pickup at the Monday night meeting.  In the event that you cannot make the Monday night meeting. Please reach out to Sandi Ramos, using the contact information provided on the flier you were handed, to make arrangements.

Those scouts who wish to participate in the pregame parade around the field should be in full uniform and try to make it to the park by 11:45. You must be at the top of the ramp, located outside the ballpark, located at the Northeast corner of the ballpark (Phillies Drive & Darien Street), no later than 12:15 PM.  There is only allowed to be 1 adult per 6 scouts; Sandi is the point of contact, so please be sure you provide her with correct contact information in the event she needs to reach you.

The pack will be sitting in section 241, which is in left field. So the closest parking lots to the seats will be R, V, or S and the parking lots closest to where those in the parade will need to meet is Q or P.

Here is the parking lot map for your reference:

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2018 Pinewood Derby Champions

Let's Get Down and DerbyI would like to thank everyone who came out this weekend for our 2018 Pinewood Derby. It was a huge success and it appeared that all of the scouts had a great time. I would like to thank those who volunteered their time to help run the derby and make the event the success that it was. Thank You!

 

Race Winners:

  1. Jason S
  2. Aidan M
  3. Aedhan S

 

Best in Show:  

  1. Jeremy P

 

Once again congratulations to all of our winners.

The first & second place race winners and the first place best in show will go to the district finals (click here for the details) on Saturday April 21st. We wish you the best of luck and hope you represent the pack like true scouts

Note: Please let us know if you have pictures and videos  that you’d like to share.  You can send them to cubmaster (at) cubscoutpack1776 (dot) org.

2018 Scout Day at the Phillies

Reminder that final headcount and payment for Scout Day at the Phillies, is due on Monday April 9, 2018.

Scout Night/Scout Day are special events held by the Philadelphia Phillies for Scouts and their families at reduced ticket prices. This year’s event is April 22, 2018 and it is the Philadelphia Phillies vs the Pittsburgh Pirates. Tickets include:

  • A pre-game parade on the field for all scouts in full uniform, one adult per 6 scouts
  • A special 2018 Scout Day Phillies Patch
  • Fans under 14 will receive a TastyKake Obudel Hererra Emoji Cap
  • Units with 25 or more tickets get their name listed on the side auxiliary message boards during the game.

As stated above, if you haven’t yet signed up, you will need to move fast.  We have about 20-25 of the 50 reserved seats remaining at a cost of $16 each.  The seats will be in Section 241, rows 1-5, seats 8-17.

Important Notes:

  • Headcount and Payment is due Monday April 9th, 2018.
  • If your scout wishes to participate in the on field pregame parade, they must be in full uniform.

2018 Pinewood Derby

Let's Get Down and DerbyThree weekends ago we held our held our sixth annual Pinewood Derby Workshop. It went really smooth and we had a great turn out this year. Several boys and their parents took advantage of the opportunity to get some pinewood derby tips, choose a design, get their cars cut out and sanded down.  Afterwards they had last week and the rest of this week to get their cars painted, add the wheels and get ready to race.

This year’s Pinewood Derby is this upcoming Saturday, April 7th.  Vehicle registration and weigh in will start at 10:00 AM and end promptly at 11:00 AM.  The Pinewood Derby itself will begin at 11:00 AM with the first heat running at 11:15 AM.

REMEMBER, ALL CARS MUST BE REGISTERED AND WEIGHED IN BY 11:00 AM — NO EXCEPTIONS.

Once the race begins new cars will not be accepted under any circumstance.  The software we use to generate the race schedule uses an algorithm that guarantees each car runs on each track at least once and races against different cars each race.  It is impossible, once the first race begins, to add new vehicles to the lineup without starting all over and invalidating the results of any races that already had taken place.   We do not have the time to start over nor is it fair to the scouts who were on time. Therefore we will not be doing so.

SCOUTS MUST BE IN UNIFORM: This is a pack event, and the scouts should be in full uniform.  This will make for much better photos of the scout with his car, which most parents love to take.

Preregistration

For those that would like to preregister for the derby this weekend, we will have the scale available at the scout hall Friday evening from 7:00p – 8:00p in the Scout Room. You can check the weight of your car and if it is ready to go you may register it so you are all set for Saturday morning.

Lunch

Lunch will be provided at no cost for the participating scouts. Parents, sibling or friends may purchase something to eat and drink at a nominal cost, after lunch is served to the scouts.

Good Sportsmanship

This is already in the rules and you would expect that this should never be required to be part of the rules, but it is.  The Pinewood Derby is for the scouts and it is meant to be a fun time for the scout. Sometimes scouts and even parents can take things a bit too far which not only ruins it for the scout, but for other scouts as well. A visibly upset parent will make their child upset and that change in mood will spread to others.

Good sportsmanship is one of the things we teach our Cub Scouts and must be shown at all times.  Bad sportsmanship, regardless of whether it is from a scout or an adult is absolutely forbidden. A scout and his car will be disqualified if the scout, his parents, their guests, or leaders display unsportsmanlike conduct before, during, or after the derby.

The Rules

It is important to make sure that your car adheres to the rules. The rules are attached below.  The rules for our pack are in line with the district rules and strict adherence will be enforced.  If your car does not adhere to the rules it will be unable to race. It is also important to remember that the decisions of the judges are final.

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Congratulations Pack 1776!

Klondike Banner

Congratulations to the scouts who attended this year’s Klondike Derby, A Winter Jungle. Their combination of scout spirit, team work, and ability to complete the tasks at hand, as they went from station to station, earned Cub Scout Pack 1776 a first place win for the second year in a row. Those who attended the Klondike Derby are welcome to attend the April round table, on Wednesday April 11, to be recognized for their accomplishment.

Once again, congratulations!

2018 Pinewood Derby Workshop

Pinewood DerbyTomorrow we will have a pinewood derby workshop starting at 10:00 AM.  We will be handing out the Pinewood Derby car kits along with the rules for the Pinewood Derby. Then we will go over the basics of how to turn your block of wood into a pinewood derby car as well as provide cutting services for those who need them.

This is a service for parent and scout, you must be present with your scout to work on his pinewood derby car.

We also ask that anyone with a scroll saw, coping saws, dremel tools (with cutting attachments) or other smaller woodworking tools to please bring them to assist with cutting.  It would be a huge help.

Since the work shop will encroach on the lunch hour we will have hot dog lunches available for $3 which will include a hot dog, a juice, and a snack. Other snacks will be available as well.

Coin Wars Concluding

As you may seen by now, Venturing Crew 1776 is hosting a coin war fundraiser at the pack to help raise funds for a high-adventure camp this summer. The fundraiser started on Feb 5th, and will end on Feb 26th. This means there is only ONE meeting left to try and help your den win!

Each den has a bin, with our younger and smaller dens having a joint bin, that is located at the snack bar. Add any loose change you have to your den’s bin in order to obtain positive points towards your total score! Each cent is equal to one point, so a quarter is worth 25 points. If you want to sabotage another den, add dollar bills to their bin! Each dollar takes away 100 points from the den.

At the end, our Venturers that serve as Den Chiefs will count up the points for each den and announce the winning den at the following meeting. After the winning den is announced, that den will get to vote on what prize item they wish to have from a list that the crew has created.

Thank you for helping the crew on this adventure, and good luck to all of the dens!

Klondike Derby Final Headcount & Payment Due

Just a reminder that tonight is the last night to finalize our headcount and collect payments for this weekend’s Klondike Derby.

The Klondike Derby is an event modeled after the Klondike Gold Rush.  Please note that this is *NOT* the Pinewood Derby, where you work with your son to build a wooden race care.  In the Klondike Derby the scouts will be broke down into sleds (teams). They will then pull the supply filled sled from town (station) to town (station) performing activities at each town (station). The activities are themed and offer fun and/or a challenge to scout skills/scouting knowledge.

The cost of the Klondike Derby is $8 per scout and $4 per adult and it includes lunch (hot dogs and chips), hot cocoa, thermal mug, and loads of fun – adults get lunch only.

The Derby will begin around 9:00am “Rain or Shine“.  Please be there no later than 8:45am.  The event coordinators are seeking volunteers to assist.  Assisting will beat standing around in the cold all day with nothing to do.

Please remember to bring your neckerchief, handbook and a bottle of water with your son’s name on it.

Now for the important stuff — The weather is expected to be mostly sunny with a high of 40 degrees and a low of 28 degrees.  It will be colder in the morning and gradually warm up as the day goes on.  At this time of the year things can change pretty quickly meaning it could be snowing, raining, warmer or colder.  BE PREPARED but more importantly make sure your boys are prepared.  In addition to dressing properly and bringing the required supplies, bring spare socks, and a heavy blanket just in case.

Dressing in layers (for cold weather)

When it is cold outside and you are going to be out in the elements for an extended period of time it is vital that you dress in layers.  Below is some basic layering advice to assist you

  • Layer 1 – Under garments, heavy socks.
  • Layer 2 – Long Johns
    • If they are the Under Armor type, do not wear a t-shirt underneath it.
    • If you don’t have long johns then a long sleeve shirt and sweatpants work.
  • Layer 3 – Pants & Shirt
    • Pants should be something that can shield the wind; jeans are not good for this; but acceptable if the only alternative
    • Running pants and hiking pants are great, a nylon mixture not cotton.
    • These should be something that do not hold water.
  • Layer 4 – Outer Shell, Coat, Hat, Gloves, Boots, Rain Jacket/Poncho
    • A coat, while not seen as cool anymore, is your best line of defense.
    • Hoodies, even if lined, will not repel wind and moisture.
    • Don’t forget a hat and gloves. Mittens will keep your hands warmer but gloves will provide free fingers. A good combination is cotton gloves inside water proof mittens.
    • Boots are a must *AND REQUIRED*

LOCATION:

Wissinoming Park (parking lot is on Cheltenham Ave.)
5801 Frankford Ave
Philadelphia, PA United States