Bottle Rockets!!!! 8/18 3-5pm

2013 Cub Scout Fall Opening Pack Event 

Date: Sunday, August 18th, 2013, 3:00-5:00pm 

Where: Methodist CAMP (top of Elm St.) 

Activity: Bottle Rocket Blast off & Swimming!
Bring an empty 2-liter bottle decorated like a rocket (with the nose cone on the bottom of the bottle) and, using an air compressor, we'll blast it off into space!
Our usual time frame is--Swimming first as everyone arrives, then Bottle Rockets, then go inside for Summer Awards & Parent Orientation. 

*Sign-ups for all New Cub Scouts taken at this event. Boys in 1st-5th grade are welcome to join. 

*Yearly Registration Dues will be collected from all New and Returning Scouts ($50 payable to Pack 351) Fundraiser info will be available - or turn in your $30 buy out.
*Handbooks will be available for sale for $10 

*Don't forget your Swim Suit and Bottle Rocket! 

*You can also bring Snack Foods to share (chips, cookies, fruit), the Pack will provide Lemonade 

New Scouts: Please make sure we have your email address. We will send a reminder email with any other updates as it gets closer to the event date.

Hope to see you there!

Pack Cake Auction 4/21 3-5pm, Methodist Camp

Cub Scouts Pack 351

~Cake Auction~

Decorate a Fun, Crazy, Unique Cake!

Date: Sunday, April 21, 2013

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

Place: Wrightwood Methodist Camp (top of Elm St.)

What: Make a Fun Cake to Auction off! This is a Great Fundraising event for the Pack.

Winner: The Cake Bakers that earn the highest bids get to throw a whipped cream pie in the Cubmaster & Asst. Cubmaster's face!

New this year: Kids will get to do their own bidding! No worries parents, we'll have their limit marked on their paddle :)

Ideas: We've seen Lego Cakes, Pizza Cakes, Pirate Cakes, you name it! Look on-line for some unique ideas. You might also want to include a small prize with the cake to bring in even more bids, for example, a Star Wars Cake might come with a Star Wars Action Figure, etc.

Siblings: Siblings are Welcome to Participate!

See You There!

Summer Camp @ Camp Balboa 6/30-7/2

Cub Scout Summer Camp

Camp Balboa - San Diego

June 30 - July 2, 2013

Start:        6/30/2013 2:00pm

End:         7/02/2013 4:00pm

Cost:         $165/Scout*, $75/Parent

Cubs will enjoy fun and challenging experiences in sportsmanship, crafts, nature, fitness, aquatics, and showmanship. Including a Zoo tour.

Our Camp Activities emphasize the outdoors, and are designed with each Scout’s age, rank, and skill in mind. 

Archery and BB gun ranges will be available for Sport Belt Loop and Sport pin work, as well as for free shoot. 

Join us for a summer of Cub Scout-Webelos Fun at Camp Balboa! Camp Balboa lies nestled in the northwest corner of beautiful Balboa Park. It encompasses approximately 15 1/2 acres, with nine campsites with their own campfire ring and picnic tables. There is also a recreational size swimming pool, a patio and a picnic area with brick Bar-B-Q's. The camp also boasts an amphitheater for those good 'ole raucous campfires and sing alongs held under the beautiful San Diego sky. And, it's just a short walk from the World Famous San Diego Zoo.

More Info:

Each Scout must register with a parent, unless arrangements are made with another family to bring your scout.

We will be bringing our own tents and gear, all food provided.

Medical Forms do NOT have to be signed by a doctor this year, because camp is less than 72 hours in length.

Necessary Forms and more information will be sent out as we receive them.

This camp is intended for Cub Scouts who will be Wolves, Bears or Webelos Next Year. It is not intended for Scouts transitioning into Boy Scouts next year, they should speak to their leader about signing up for Boy Scout Summer Camp.

Payment Schedule:

$50.00 deposit due at registration (non-refundable) for each scout and adult

50% due 4/30/13 ($82.50/scout, $25/parent)

Balance due 5/31/13 ($32.50/scout, $0/parent)

*Please Contact Becky Johnson rdukes412@hotmail.com if you are interested in Fundraising to help off-set the cost. Last year, for example, scouts raked yards for donations and sold Beef Jerky.

To Register:

The San Diego Council is taking on-line registrations for those who wish to sign-up. We encourage you to sign-up as soon as possible, these camps fill up quickly!

2013 Cub-Webelos Resident Camp

• Session 1   ~   June 30 - July 2 (Register Online)

Or, enter this Link to San Diego Council Website into your browser and click on Session 1 - June 30-July 2 Register Online:

http://camping.sdicbsa.org/CubCamping/BalboaCubResidentCamp.php

Once there, you will need to fill in the following information:

Out of Council Rank: (Wolf, Bear or Webelos--whatever your scout will be NEXT year)

Council Name: CIEC

District Name: Other

Pack #: 351

Primary Leader Name: Douglas McKain

Primary Leader Email: themckains@verizon.net

Primary Leader Phone #: 760-249-5860

Payment Options: Paypal, Credit Card, e-check, or mail-in check

Let us know if you have any problems with the registration.

Any Questions?? Please let us know!

2013 Blue & Gold Dinner

Cub Scouts Pack 351

Blue & Gold Dinner

“Celebration of Scouting”

Sunday, February 24, 2013

3:00pm—5:00pm

Sunrise Church, Wrightwood

Invite your whole Family to come celebrate your

accomplishments as Scouts. Dinner, Awards, Flag

Ceremony, Skits, Songs, and Slide Show.

Main Dish: Chicken will be Provided by the Pack. Dens are assigned to bring the following:

            Webelos II — Drinks

            Webelos I  — Side Dishes

            Bears — Desserts

            Wolves — Desserts

Scouting for Food:

Cub Scouts are participating in a Service Project to help refill food pantries after the holidays. Plastic Bags and Door Hangers are available through your Den Leader. Please bring as many canned/boxed foods as you can—ask your friends and neighbors! All food to be donated to the Sunrise Church Food Pantry.

Slide Show Pictures:

Please send digital pictures of Den or Pack activities tothemckains@verizon.net and they will be included in the slide show.

Pinewood Derby!!!

Pinewood Derby

Pack 351 Cub SCouts

January 13, 2013

Sunday

Location: Sunrise Church, Hwy 2, Wrightwood

Set-up track starts at 1:30 pm

Check-in begins at 2:30 pm

Racing starts at 3:00 pm

Ends about 5:00-ish

Bring Snacks & Drinks to Share (Peanut/Tree Nut Free Zone)

Sibling Races will also be held. Car Kits for siblings are $4.00.

Race Rules: Cars must be 5 ounces or less. You must use the car kit you were given (no hobby store cars, axles or wheels). You may add weights, paint and decorations, but DO NOT alter the width of the axles. The cars run down a track with a raised guide between the wheels. Do not add anything to bottom of your car except a very thin weight. Height of the car cannot exceed 4-1/2” or it will get stuck under the timer. Boys must build the car on their own as much as possible.

Have Fun and Good Luck!

***Note: There will be no official pack build day this year, sorry.

Pack Holiday Party

What: Pack 351 Cub Scout Holiday Party

When: Sunday, December 16, 2012

Where: Methodist Church CAMP (top of Elm St.)

Time: 3:00-5:00pm

What: Bobcat Ceremony, Games & Activities, Potluck Dinner

Bring: Milk Cartons (school lunch size) to build Gingerbread Houses. If you can, bring extras for siblings and anyone who doesn’t have one. Please wash them out, Thanks!

Potluck: Main Dish, Side Dish, Drinks or Dessert (your choice, but please no peanuts/tree nuts). Pack will provide Lemonade.

Fall Fundraiser $

All fundraiser money is now due! Please contact Becky to turn it in. There is a little bit of product left over so if you think you'd like to sell extra, let her know. Remember, the highest seller gets a prize!