2011 Cascade Tubing Trip

View Flyer: 2011 Cascade Tubing Info.pdf

View Release: 2011 Tubing Release.pdf

Date: Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 7:30am to 1:00pm.

Place: Portage - Cascade Mountain Tubing Hill.

Tentative Schedule:

7:15 am Meet at Glacier Edge Parking Lot
7:30 am Leave Glacier Edge School - Head by bus to Cascade Mtn
9:00 - 11:00am Tubing
11:30am Board bus - Head back to Glacier Edge School

Snacks and hot beverages provided during tubing.

Pack Pays for Scout ticket
Family pays for siblings and their tickets:

Age 6 and under: $10
Age 7 and over: $15

You complete a release form (above) in order to participate.

Volunteers needed to make this event a success!

Contact Scott Largent at 848-8244 if are able to assist in any with this great event.

2011 Pinewood Derby Pack 549

View Flyer:
2011 Pinewood Derby Flyer.pdf                                                                

View Rules: 2011 Pinewood Derby Rules PACK 549.pdf

Our annual Pinewood Derby will be: Saturday, January 22, 2011, at Glacier Edge Elementary School in Verona.

Car weigh-in and impounding on Thursday, January 20 at the pack meeting at the Glacier Edge School.

All cars racing on Saturday MUST be brought to and impounded at the Thursday pack meeting on the 20th.

Set up and equipment testing will be on Friday January 21 at 8:30pm at Glacier Edge School.

If you did not pick up a car at the December pack meeting, pick one up from your Den Leader. We will be very strict about the rules, so please read them carefully and if you have questions, please feel free to ask your leader or den leader from an older den.

A digital scale is at the Verona Public Library until Wednesday, Jan 19th @8:00pm to check the weight. Please try to weigh your car and get it set right before the Pack Meeting to ensure things go smoothly.

We need many volunteers to make this a fun event.

There are 100's of car building tips, decals and extras out there. Search the Internet for pinewood derby and you see tons of information. However, we want to keep it simple, keep the kids involved, and keep it fair. Please follow the rules so everyone has fun.

Here is the race schedule:

7:30-8:15 set-up

Webelo 2

8:15-8:30 Den 2

8:30-8:45 Den 3

Webelo 1

8:45-9:00 Den 4

9:00-9:15 Den 5

Bears

9:15-9:30 Den 9

9:30-9:45 Den 10

Wolfs

9:45-10:00 Den 6

10:00-10:15 Den 7

Tiger Cubs

10:15-10:30 Den 8

10:30-10:45 Den 1

10:45-11:00 Open Class

11:15-1:00 Pack Finals

Clean-up

2010 Popcorn Forms and Downloads

Here are the important documents for the 2010 Popcorn Sale. (Right Click the link and choose 'save as')

• Popcorn Information Sheet: Popcorn Info List.pdf

• Popcorn Rewards List: Popcorn Rewards List.pdf
• Popcorn Order Form: Popcorn Order Form.pdf

Pinewood Derby 2010 Rules

2010 Pinewood Derby Rules.pdf

Our annual Pinewood Derby is coming up Saturday, January 23 2010, at Glaciers Edge Elementary School in Verona! Car weigh-in and impounding on Thursday, January 21 at the pack meeting at Glaciers Edge School; ALL cars racing on Saturday MUST be brought to, and impounded at the Thursday pack meeting. Set up and equipment testing will be on Friday January 22. If you did not pickup a car at the December pack meeting, pick one up from your Den Leader. We will be very strict about the rules, so please read them carefuly, and if you have questions, please feel free to ask your leader or a den leader from a older den.

One of the pack's digital scales will be available at the Verona Public Libary for about a week leading up to the weigh-in. Please try to weigh your car and get it set right before the Pack Meeting to ensure things go smoothly.

There are 100s of car building tips, decals, and extras out there. Search the internet for pinewood derby and you will be overwhelmed. HOWEVER, We want to keep it simple, keep the kids involved, and keep it fair. Please follow the rules above and ensure everyone has fun.

Great All-In-One Resource Site

The Cub Scout Leader Portal at the Merit Badge.org Wiki site has a wealth of information spanning all aspects of cubscouting. Great for parents too. Provides summary of each rank's requirements, belt loops, ideas for meetings. Work sheets and things for the scouts are also covered. http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Cub_Scout_Leader_Portal or http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Scout Shop

Madison Scout Office and the National Scout Shop at 5846 Manufacturers Drive, Madison, opened on August 6, 2007.

Purchase uniforms, hats, etc. at the store.
Badge Magic:  Used to adhere permanent badges to uniforms and brag vests.

Glacier's Edge National Scout Shop

5846 Manufacturers Drive
Madison, WI  53704-6278

Glaciers Edge Council
5846 Manufacturers Drive
Madison, WI 53704-6279

The phone numbers are:

(608) 273-1005 or (800) 213-1418         (608) 273-8686 fax.

2009 Popcorn Forms and Downloads

Here are the important docs with the info you need. (Right click the link and choose 'save as')

• The 2009 order form popcorn order form 2009.jpg or in PDF 2009_OrderForm.pdf
  
• Miller's Show and Sell booth Sign-up: 2009 Popcorn Booth Sign Up-1019.xls
• The all important prize list 2009 Pack 549 Flyer: Popcorn Flyer 2009

Thanks Specialized Electric!

Special thanks to Mark and Ken from Specialized Electric for hosting our popcorn distribution again this year! They donatated their space and time to our Cub Scout pack. It was an excellent weekend, and shows once again what a great community Verona is and how a few people can make a big difference!


Click on the photos to see some shots of us setting up our popcorn and distributing 70+ orders and $40,000 in popcorn!

2009 Popcorn Fundraiser!

The 2009 Popcorn fundraiser starts Saturday September 26th!

Saturday September 26th is popcorn pickup at Specialized Electric. They are located in the industrial park south/east of Verona off of Hwy M. They are the building next to the UW-SwapShop. Go into the Specialized Electric parking lot and then drive to the large garage doors at the back of the building. (There's a map in the popcorn flyer.)

Each family needs to pick up their own popcorn or make arrangements with another family. Please email Andy Frank-Loron if you can not pickup at your time below to arrange a different time slot.

8:00 volunteers arrive - I would like 3 more adult volunteers to come and help get orders ready. Webelo scouts can come to help with their parents. Please email me ahead of time so I know how many people we have.

8:30 am Den 1
8:40 am Den 2
8:50 am Den 3
9:00 am Den 4
9:10 am Den 5
9:20 am Den 6
9:30 am Den 7
9:40 am Den 9
9:50 am Den 10
10:00 am Den 12
10:15 last call - left over popcorn will be sent to den leaders.

If you haven't signed up for a time-slot to do a show and sell at Miller's please see the spreadsheet below, pick a time slot.

Sept 26 Popcorn Pickup Location

Popcorn Pickup is Saturday September 26, 8:30 am - 10:30 am at Specialized Electric, 1041 Thousand Oaks Trail Verona, WI. (click to view google map)
If you have a son in two different Dens, come at the later time to pick both up.