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Pinewood Derby® Season’s Revving Up. We’ll Help You Get Race-Ready!
If you’re new to Pinewood Derby, no problem! Just start dreaming your design and we’ve got all the tools and know-how to make your first build a success. For those more experienced racers, we have a tool line that can really refine your designs. And when it comes to how-to help, we’ve got you covered…
Read MorePlan Your Dremel Pinewood Derby® Days Demo at Lowe’s
The 2017 Dremel Pinewood Derby® Days Program, brought to you through Lowe’s Home Improvement Stores, aims to provide you, the Pinewood Derby® enthusiast, with a source for all of the materials and know-how you need to create a winning Pinewood Derby® car you can be proud of – regardless of your skill level. Starting in early-January and running through…
Read MoreA Den 9 Special Report On Their Pinewood Derby
Cub Scout reporters detail their favorite event of the year.
Read MoreRACE INTO SCOUTING – KICKING OFF RECRUITMENT SEASON
SCOUTERS START YOUR ENGINES! This summer and fall, we’re revving up recruitment with our “Race into Scouting” recruitment campaign. To help ‘DRIVE’ excitement for the 2022/2023 program year, Packs will have promotional Drivers Licenses to hand out at parades and festivals this summer. At school open houses, pre-made kits that include a mini racetrack, paper racecar…
Read MoreThe one thing you can do in high school that will be on your résumé for life
The place: A job interview at a high-paying company. The time: The not-too-distant future. The interviewer leans back in her chair and begins reading through the applicant’s résumé. The applicant is in their 40s and has impressive work experience and relevant skills. The interviewer gets to the section marked “activities and other experience” and starts…
Read MoreVisit with Scouts inspires Indiana Secretary of Education to offer strong endorsement
Last December’s Governor’s Luncheon for Scouting, an annual fundraising event hosted by the Crossroads of America Council, was an unqualified success, raising more than $1.2 million that will go toward offsetting the costs of providing Scouting’s programs to more than 26,000 youth in Central Indiana. It was the 26th annual Governor’s Luncheon, and the 26th…
Read MoreNorthern Star Scouting Guidelines for Unit Funds and “Scout Accounts”
Recently, a couple of units in District M reached out to their Commissioner with questions related to fundraising and “Scout Accounts”. To start, the primary intent of fundraising should be raising funds to help the Pack/Troop/Crew run their program, from paying for needed program items such as Pinewood Derby or camping equipment, to funding activities…
Read MoreRecruiting Pack Leaders – Turning Parents into Helpers, and Helpers into Leaders – Pt 2
Tune into a series of articles on Recruiting and Retaining Unit leaders over the next 3 months See Article 1 – Identifying the need for Unit Leaders Cub Scouting is a Family Program – Parents Need to Participate Too. OK, recruiting leaders is hard, we get that. But recruiting and training capable leaders is essential to having a…
Read MoreThey’re now Eagle Scouts, fulfilling a promise they made to each other as Tigers
All seven members of Troop 25’s Bull Patrol, who promised each other as Cub Scouts that they’d become Eagle Scouts some day, have done just that. Five of the seven were honored at the same court of honor this month. They are, from left: Cleveland Stockman, Alex Pearce, Robert Humphrey, Sam Cooper and Carter Stockman.…
Read More‘Smart marketing, social media and a bit of luck’: How this Cub Scout pack is growing
In August, members of Pack 173 volunteered at Minute Man National Historical Park in Massachusetts. (Courtesy of Chris Nichols) The odds were stacked against Pack 173 even before COVID hit. As a Cub Scout pack on a military base, turnover is extreme. Families stay at Hanscom Air Force Base in Massachussetts for one to four…
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