CHICAGO CUB SCOUTS-Pack 3894

Pinewood Derby 2012 – Bigger, Better, Faster!

Ladies & Gentlemen…start your engines!! The pinewood derby car kits have been distributed; if you have not received your car please contact CubMaster Robert.

Date: Friday January 27th, 2012

Time: Doors open @ 6:00pm ( 1st Time Trials are estimated to start @ 6:15pm – We may change this to have a specific dens report in at this time)

Location: Queen of Angels Church Basement, 2330 W Sunnyside Avenue Chicago, IL 60625

RULES:

The spirit of the Cub Scout Race is to allow the boys to “do their best” and create , design & build their own car as much as possible with full adult supervision, but limited adult “hands on” as much as possible.

The following PDF link contains the new rules, so please be familiar with them.http://www.chicagocubscouts.com/documents/Pack 3894 Pinewood Derby 2012 Rules.pdf

There is a place for Adults to be totally hands on with their own Pinewood Derby Car!! A local Adult Pinewood derby event will be held soon, this will allow you to test your son’s car prior to the race, you should go check it out! Or if you are a procrastinator you can still go to this event and learn tips on how cars are constructed. Go here to find out more info

CHANGES:

The rules are same as 2011, only difference is “ Previous Years Cars AND components ( such as nails) are prohibited from Racing; only 2012 Models allowed.”

This year we will have half design awards from previous year to speed up the process. The 12 “design” awards that the boys can target their concept and design ideas around to try and win this award. We have structured the Awards around the 12 Monthly Core Values of Cub Scouting.

*Design Awards*	Monthly Core Value
Best Design	Responsibility
Best Detail	Perseverance
Best Paint Job	Positive Attitude
Best Scout Theme	Respect
Best Workmanship	Cooperation
Cubmaster’s Pick	Compassion
Most Aerodynamic	Health & Fitness
Most Innovative	Resourcefullness
Most Patriotic	Citizenship
Most Realistic	Honesty
Most Unique	Courage
Best in Show / Judge’s Favorite	Faith

FORMAT

Time Trials between each Den will occur first. We need to allow for all boys cars to run on each track for fairness. The top speed finishers in the Dens will then face-off for Top 3 Den Winners. This will occur until ALL Dens have concluded their winners. During the Races, Judges will determine the design award winners. There will be a period when those Boys who did not move towards Pack Championship Heats to pick up their car and play on “Shakey Jake” Test / Play Track.

The Top 2 Den Winners from Each Den will be entered in the Pack Championship Heats, where the same system of top speed finishers narrows down. Top 3 Pack Winners will be determined, as well as Top 3 Den and Pack Design Winners. Note** One award per boy per Pinewood Derby ( no chance of one boy winning more than one design award). We are working on a Pinewood Derby Judging Committee that falls outside the Parents, to make things fair for all. The overall winner brings home a Pizza Party for their Den.

ADULT ENTRY & HELP

The Adult Derby will no longer be held on same night. However , If you are interested in entering an Adult 2012 Derby we can recommend a nearby event being held on Jan 21st that allows you to race your own car. Check their site out at following link

Check back on this link for more information should we need assistance at Pack PW Derby.

GUESTS & FRIENDS OF PACK 3894

We will be inviting guest to this event, including the upcoming Kindergarten Classes (boys & their families) to share in the fun. In the past we have used this event to recruit new scouts into the pack. If you want to bring a new Scout in to see this event as a Spectator only, please have them register at following link below.

http://reg.chicagocubscouts.com/event/pw2012/

Uncategorized | | December 12, 2011 2:17 am | Comments (0)

Christmas Tree Recycling and Reclamation project

Christmas Tree Recycling and Reclamation project…Leave No Trace!

Starting Saturday January 7th – Friday January 13th, bring your Christmas Tree to the Farmers Garden Market at 2232 W. Lawrence Ave for recycling. R&R Hours are as follows: Saturday – Sunday 12-4pm and Monday-Friday 4-7pm.

A $5 donation per tree will go towards local Scouting to fund local community service projects! Join us on Saturday January 14th, from 9am-5pm, when all trees donated will be re-purposed and recycled. Event hosted by Pack 3894 and Urban Interests LLC …Go, Grow, Give Goodwill!

Recent Happenings | | January 3, 2012 12:56 pm | Comments (0)

Pack Christmas Service Project 2011 – Caroling

UPDATE - 12/12/2011 - Thanks to all the Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts who came out today to spread a little cheer at Martha Washington - what a great turn out. The residents loved it and sincerely appreciated all the delicious treats. The residents all want us back next year! A very special thank you to Paula and the McCabes for their musical talents , Pam (Mrs. Claus) & Lisa & KJ for putting this together.

Below is a list of those scouts who attended.

Aaron Tabor

Aidan Bradley

Aiden Cloud

Alexander Rahal

Blake Resendiz

Bobby Racila

Carson Cloud

Connel Cunningham

Cristian De La Cruz

Dylan Bradley

Edward Mahoney

Eric Panarese

Evan Rudolph

Holden Austen

Hunter Austen

Ian Thomas

Jack McCarthy

Jack Shea

Joseph Patrick Shea

Josiah Luby

Logan Meyers

Luke Miller

Michael Dugard

Nicholas Orr

Oliver Chermansky

Owen Krappman

Patrick McCabe

Peter Flynn

Presley Herschel/Bloze

Roan Thomas

Robert Rojas

Sean Peterson

Sebastian Bell

Turner Palm

Due to conflicts in time, we will not be able to Christmas Carol @ Bethany on Saturday Dec. 3rd.

We are changing Location, Date & Time to Friday, December 9 @ 3:45pm at Martha Washington ( Retirement Center) 2324 West Irving Park Road. We can use their parking lot on Irving Park Road and enter thru the front doors to the main office where we can gather before entering the "community" room. Everyone should arrive by 3:45pm if possible. Our contact person, said it would be ok to bring in homemade holiday treats. If every scout brought in a small plate of goodies (tied with a bow)

Everyone should wear holiday hat i.e. santa hat, reindeer horns, etc or scarf, etc.

Recent Happenings | | December 1, 2011 6:03 pm | Comments (0)

Council Service Project – 2011 Scouting for Food

UPDATE – 12/12/2011 – Thanks to All who participated by dropping off their share for this food drive. Below were the list of Scouts who participated:

Aidan Bradley

Avery Norback

Blake Resendiz

Bobby Racila

Charlie Galloway

Connel Cunningham

Cristian De La Cruz

Dylan Bradley

Emmet O’Brien

Eric Panarese

Holden Austen

Hunter Austen

Ian Thomas

Ian Winters

Jack Glick

Jack McCarthy

Joseph Hartman

Josiah Luby

Liam Correa

Liam White

Luke Sellers

Maximilian Barrios

Maximo Castillo

Michael Dugard

Oliver Chermansky

Owen Krappman

Patrick McCabe

Peter Flynn

Presley Herschel/Bloze

Roan Thomas

Robert Rojas

Sebastian Bell

Simon Bautista

Steven Reyes

Van Immonen

Will DeCaigny

Will Hartmann

The Scouting For Food program is a city-wide food collection program conducted inpartnership with the Chicago Food Depository. The program will be conducted during the firsttwo weeks of December by several thousand Scouts. The Scouts will be collecting fooddonations and delivering the food to their district collection site. The food will then betransported to the Chicago Food Depository for distribution to local food pantries.

In the Law of the Pack, a Cub Scout gives good will and in the Boy Scout Promise, a Boy Scout promises to help other people at all times. By participating in the Scouting for Food program, Scouts fulfill these words and assist needy neighbors.

Objectives

The Scouting For Food program has several objectives:

1. Help provide food for needy families.

2. Teach young people the value and importance of serving the community and helping their neighbors.

3. Provide and opportunity for the Chicago Area Council to give back to the community.

4. Provide visibility for Scouting.

Just a reminder that Saturday, December 3rd is Bag Distribution for the Scouting for Food program. We have some rules from the Area Council:

1. Scouts must have adult supervision.

2. Under no circumstances are scouts to enter any homes or buildings.

3. Do not ring doorbells or knock on doors.

4. Hang bags on doorknobs. Do not place in mailboxes.

5. Scouts should wear uniforms or other Scout identification.

6. Do not distribute bags after dark.

7. Record streets where bags are distributed so you can recall locations for collecting day.

There are thank you cards available at www.chicagocubscouts.com/documents/ScoutforFood_Thanks.pdf Please print these out and insert them into the bags or deliver them when you pick up the food. Bag Collection is on Saturday, December 10. After you collect the food, bring it to St. Matthias Church/School, 4910 N. Claremont Ave. We will be there between 10 AM to 1 PM. We will take a Pack picture at 11:00 AM if you can make it, but you can drop the food off anytime between 10 and 1. Please let your Den Leader know if you have any questions or concerns. We have extra bags if you need them.

Thanks for all your efforts

Uncategorized | | November 18, 2011 1:57 pm | Comments (0)

Volunteer, Helping the Pack, Help Wanted

Currently Pack 3894 is looking to grow in its strength of the committee, we have adopted a “2 Deep” per Den Committee Involvement Policy to ensure some type of balance among the representation of parents in the pack from all dens. We do encourage as many to step up to help our den leaders with simple task sometimes, or the planning of an event , etc. Some roles may require more talents, and more time but together with more involved parents we all can make a difference in not only your son’s experience but others.

Listed Below is the Help Wanted, those marked with ** are positions that highly need to be staffed. If you are interested please email CubMaster Rojas @ trirrr@aol.com

** Pack Committee Members need to be approved by Sponsor Representative, Pack Comm. Chair & Cub

Master. National Council Adult Application Form would need to be filed out after this form is submitted.

____ Public Relations Chair ( Avg. monthly involvement: 2-6 hours ) Urge pack participation in appropriate

programs of the chartered organizations

. Publicize and promote pack participation in Scouting Anniversary Week activities. Circulate Tiger Cub, Cub

Scout, and Webelos Scout recruiting fliers and leaflets to invite boys to join. Outreach to the Local

Community in ways to further promote Scouting. Make use of the news media in publicizing pack events.

____ ** Fund-raising Chair ( Avg. monthly involvement: 6-10 hours ) Work with Popcorn Peanut Kernal on

overall Marketing Campaign. Coordinate the Fund-raising efforts for the pack with other Sub-Committee

Members to organize Fund-raising Events like Pancake Breakfast and others if needed.

____ ** Ceremonies Chair ( Avg. monthly involvement: 2-4 hours ) Work with Cub Master & Pack Leaders to

enhance the promotion of formal Ceremonies, Awards Presentations, Arrow of Light , New Members

Ceremonies at Pack Nights and other Events. Coordinate the preparation of Stage, Lighting, AV Equipment

for Pack Night. Work with Advancement Chair to ensure there is a formal presence to all Awards

Presentations.

____ Membership Chair ( Avg. monthly involvement: 2-4 hours ) Work with Cub Master to do year round

Recruiting Efforts, like working early with Kindergarten Grades in following year to join.

At least a month before charter expiration, also arrange for the annual membership inventory, a uniform

inspection, and the annual charter review meeting.

Conduct an annual census of boys in the chartered organization for systematic recruitment. Work with

pack committee members to promote recruitment plans.

Work with the Cub master and pack committee to develop and carry out a plan for year-round membership

growth. Follow up on Cub Scout dropouts to help return them to full, active membership.

____ ** Pack Chaplain ( Avg. monthly involvement: 1-2 hours ) Coordinate that every Pack Event have some

Interfaith Benediction or Prayer. Guide or Conduct Interfaith Service at Campouts. Promote Scouting’s

Religious Awards Programs to the Pack & Dens.

____ Pack Trainer ( Avg. monthly involvement: 1-4 hours ) Encouraging pack leaders to attend Cub Scout

Leader Basic Training, which includes New Leader Essentials and Cub Scout Leader Specific Training.

Encouraging den chiefs to attend Den Chief Training

. Conducting orientation of new families and pack leaders

. Remaining current with training material and program updates

. Keeping track of pack training records.

___ Assistant Cub Master(s) ( Avg. monthly involvement: 1-5 hours ) Help the Cub Master as needed. Be

ready to fill in for the Cub Master, if necessary. Participate in pack meetings.

Supervise den chiefs and see that they are trained.

Conduct the monthly den chief planning meeting for all den leaders, assistant den leaders, and den chiefs

to plan and coordinate weekly den meetings and pack meeting participation. Work with neighborhood

troops that supply den chiefs and into which Webelos Scouts may graduate.

Help with pack activities, such as dinners, derbies, bike safety workshops, service projects, etc. Work with

the pack committee on outings to see that the pack and dens qualify for the National Summertime Pack

Award.

___ Fund-raising Sub Committee Member ( Avg. monthly involvement: 1-5 hours ) Help with your Den’s

own Popcorn / Peanut Sales Efforts, both Group Sales & Online. Providing Information to other Parents on

Sales, product to pass information back to Popcorn/ Peanut Kernel and/or Fund-raising Chair. Help with

other Fund-raising Events such as Pancake Breakfast.

___ ** Program Sub Committee Member ( Avg. monthly involvement: 1-5 hours ) Help with Pack Events, with

planning or taking the lead role to plan the entire Event. Work with Pack Outdoor Co-Chairs on any Outdoor

Event sub task. This position can range on how much you want to do because the Events and Task vary.

Uncategorized | | October 6, 2011 2:22 am | Comments (0)

Pack 3894 Fall 2011 Campout – Near Starved Rock

Friday October 7th through Sunday October 9th

Girls Scouts, originally planned to attend with Cub Scouts, however because of no Girl Scour Leaders being available for this weekend– the girl scouts camping with Pack 3894 has been cancelled.

1.) Location

Illini State Park

2660 E 2350th Rd, Marseilles, IL 61341

link to google maps

2.) Directions ( approx 1 hr 45Min)
I-90 E/I-94 E, Take exit 53 to merge onto I-55 , Take exit 250B to merge onto I-80 W , Take exit 97 toward Marseilles, Turn left onto E 24th Rd, Continue onto Rutland St, Continue onto Main St , Continue onto E 2350th Rd

3.) Cost : This is to be determined by your Den Leader ( The Den’s will be cooking for themselves); this will include food, camping fee & Patch. Estimate $15-$20 per person. RSVP to your Den Leader , they will need to have a strong head count by Pack Meeting, this Friday September 30th. See bottom of the email for Den Leader’s contact information.

4.) Youth Protection Training
-All parents and legal guardians attending MUST have completed the Youth Protection Program. Turn in/email your certificates to your Den Leaders or me prior to departure (see contact information below). No exceptions will be made and this matter will be strictly enforced. The reason for this policy is because of the nature of sleeping arrangements on overnighters and all parents need to be aware. Not following this policy puts our entire Pack at risk, via the BSA Tour Permit that we have filled out. The Youth protection online course is free and takes approximately 20 minutes to go through. The link to this can be found at here https://myscouting.scouting.org/ If you had previously camped with the Pack in the last year, we already have your CERT. on file.

We prefer you send the Pack “electronic” copy and paste of your Certificate; so when you prompted to print it; also SAVE the file or copy and paste it into Wordpard or Word as a file and email it to me. Or you can login to your online account and click View Certificate link and pull up that version and copy & paste it in same fashion as a file to save and email back to me.

5.) Carpooling
-Please communicate with your respective Den Leaders about car pooling.

6.) Pack Dues
-All participants MUST have turned in their $50 Pack dues prior to departure. The dues are crucial for the financial stability of the Pack and the fact that this event was planned with the intent of no charge to each boy.

7.) Attendees
-This is a Scout/Parent event. ONLY registered Cub Scouts and parents/legal guardians. Not following this policy puts our entire Pack at risk, via the BSA Tour Permit that we have filled out.

8.) Equipment-this is a recommended list
-Tent *if you do not have a Tent — no problem, please tell your Den Leader or contact me.
-Sleeping bag
-Sleeping mats
-Pillow
-Extra set of clothes
-3 Pairs of socks
-Rain coat/poncho
-Jacket-weather appropriate
-Hiking boots/Sturdy shoes
-Extra pair shoes
-Flashlight with batteries
-Water bottle
-Personal toiletries-(soap, toothbrush, toothpaste, washcloth,etc)
-Prescription medicines (if needed)
-Extra pair prescription glasses (if needed)
-Back pack(optional)
-Binoculars (optional)
-Notebook-small and pen/pencil (optional)
-Lantern (optional)
-Compass (optional)
-Stocking Cap (to sleep in)

9.) Pack Steward/Support Team
-The support team will consist of multiple veteran campers and 2 Eagle Scouts and will be on hand to lend assistance if needed.

Please do not hesitate to email Dave Lawless
or your Den Leader (see contact information below) if you have any questions whatsoever. Thanks for everything and I look forward to seeing everyone at Illini State Park Saturday October 7th!

Thanks

Dave Lawless

Outdoor Committee Co-Chair

Den Leader Contact Information:

ThunderCats (1st Grade) Den
Doug Sellers – email :mrdougsellers@gmail.com

Claire Immonen – email : claire.immo@gmail.com

Gators (2nd Grade) Den

Gina Luby – email: gmluby27@msn.com
Lego Bears ( 3rd Grade) Den
Lyzette Austen-email: lyzette@mindspring.com
Sharks (3rd Grade) Den
Michael Thomas-email: michael@ptoes.com
Scorpions (4th Grade) Den

Paul Krappman – email: paul@krappman.com
Huskies ( 5th Grade) Den
Chuck Judy-email: c_judy@sbcglobal.net

Uncategorized | | September 11, 2011 11:54 pm | Comments (0)

BlackHawk Scout Night 2011

Tickets for our annual Chicago Blackhawks Scout Night are on sale now! Scout Night will be held on Sunday, November 13 as the Chicago Blackhawks take on the Edmonton Oilers at 6pm. All scouts in attendance will receive a Chicago Blackhawks Scout Patch, scout unit recognition on the stadium scoreboard, the chance to win Chicago Blackhawks merchandise and much more!

We have reserved a limited number of tickets for Scout Night and they are available nowso get them before they are gone! Tickets start at $40 (includes savings off regular single game pricing).

Included a copy of our 2011-2012 Chicago Blackhawks Scout Night Flyer which has additional information on our Scout Night. If our game on November 13 doesn’t work for your scout group, please ask about our special block of seating held for scouts for other Chicago Blackhawks home games! Other game dates with seats held for Scout groups are:

Friday September 23 vs Washington

Saturday October 15 vs Boston

Tuesday October 25 vs Anaheim

Saturday October 29 vs Columbus

Friday November 11 vs Calgary

Tuesday November 29 vs Phoenix

Friday December 2 vs NY Islanders

Friday December 16 vs Anaheim

Wednesday December 21 vs Montreal

Wednesday December 28 vs Los Angeles

Monday January 2 vs Edmonton

Sunday January 8 vs Detroit

Tuesday January 10 vs Columbus

Sunday January 15 vs San Jose

Tuesday January 24 vs Nashville

Tuesday February 21 vs Detroit

Thursday February 23 vs Dallas

Sunday March 11 vs Los Angeles

Tuesday March 13 vs St Louis

Wednesday March 21 vs Vancouver

Sunday March 25 vs Nashville

Thursday March 29 vs St Louis

Tickets for these nights all run $40 or $49 each depending on the game date.

If you have any questions or if you’re interested in bringing out your scouts, please don’t hesitate to email nzombolas@chicagoblackhawks.com, or directly call at (312) 455-7097.

Recent Happenings | | 11:29 pm | Comments (0)

2011-2012 Events Planned – Are you Ready??

The 2011-2012 Pack 3894 Events, along with District & Council Events have been sketched out. The Pack Committee is so excited this year to hit the ground running on some of the familiar Events, to build on and make better. We also have brainstormed to develop some new Events, Fund Raising Events, Service Projects, and Field Trips. In past years, the Dens took it upon themselves to ask other Dens to join them on outings. In 2011-2012, the Pack Committee will coordinate the Events to allow for more things to do over the year. Many of the Events will be self funded, which means no additions to Pack Fees, but nominal charge for Campouts, Hikes, etc.

The list here is growing, but to see the officially scheduled Events please visit our Calendar Schedule link.

We do encourage to please provide and Feedback, Event Ideas!! please post below….

Are you ready ??

Pack Fall Campout

Chicago Sports Discount Nights

Monthly Den Outings

Pancake Breakfast

Christmas Service Project

Scouting for Food Service Project

Pinewood Derby I

Adult Pinewood Derby

Himalayan Hike

Blue & Gold Dinner

Spring Campout

Cub Scout Day Camp

Sailing with the Sea Scouts

Summer Campout

Campfires

District Sports Day

Day Hikes

Pack Picnic

..and much more

Uncategorized | | 9:59 pm | Comments (0)

Sailing with the Sea Scouts Summer 2011

This pack event will take place multiple times in the Month of August 2011 on Lake Michigan from Monroe Harbor. This is a rare opportunity for ALL the boys in the pack to meet the Sea Scouts, board their Sailing Vessel and take a ride with them on Lake Michigan. This event is absolutely free and the only thing we require is at least a 2 to 1 ratio of Boys to Adults; the only exception are Tiger Scouts without another Sibling in the Pack ( Parent/Guardian would need to attend ).

Because we want as many boys to attend and the limited seating on the ship, we will schedule out the following dates for you and your son to choose and reply back in email to me as soon as possible so that we can form touring groups. So each of these groups is a first reply- first serve basis, once a group is at Maximum capacity of 20; I will place you in your second choice date.

DATES

Please select your 1st & 2nd Choice Date:

Group #1 Thursday August 11th 6:00pm could not be filled short notice

Group #2 Tuesday August 16th 6:00pm spots full

Group #3 Thursday August 18th 6:00pm could not be filled presently

MORE DATES to follow should there be interest

** If we need to schedule out more dates after this we can, for now we want to see how much interest and availability exists for the pack. This is also weather permitting!

The Ship & Location

You would be sailing on “Nautilus”, a 47′ racing-designed sloop which has broad, flat decks. This deck design, while optimum for racing, also lends itself to carrying more people during a leisure sail. With that in mind, she should be able to carry up to 20 of your group. Nautilus is moored in Monroe Harbor, opposite Buckingham Fountain and Grant Park.

Contact:

Please reply back by Email to Jim McCabe and let me know the following if your son plans to attend;

Your Son’s Name:

Your Son’s Age:

If Parent/Guardian is attending , Name of Adult:

1st Choice & 2nd Choice Date:

Also, if you have a PFD ( life vest for your son already):

See you on the high seas!!

Recent Happenings | | August 8, 2011 8:01 am | Comments (0)

2011 Pack 3894 Summer Picnic

Pack 3894 Summer Picnic is on Sunday August 28th from 12pm to 3pm at Welles Park (Western Street Side).

We traditionally have the picnic in June, but moved it to August to allow for the Pack and Boys to earn the SummerTime Pack Award and for potential new scouts to come join us. We also will have the Girl Scout Unit of Queen of Angels joining us to share in the fun of the close out of the summer. We will be having some fun activities that is geared towards boys and girls of all ages--- so please mark your calendars to make sure you can attend this fun only event.

We are looking for assistance in food preparation, we would like each family to do a pot-luck item to the picnic. We are asking for Side Dishes, like Salads, and Deserts. We also needs some volunteers for games. Please Email Dave Lawless and indicate what item you will bring to ensure we don't have duplicates. Please check back again on this link for more upcoming information.

PS Have the boys wear their Class B T-shirts only for this event.

Recent Happenings | | July 29, 2011 8:10 pm | Comments (0)