Pack 338 News

In this issue

Calendar of Events
Pinewood Derby Update
Camp Akela Date Set
Minnesota Wild Game
Dan Patch District Training Day

Calendar of Events

Tues, Jan 12th	Den Meetings  Time set by den leaders  St. John's 100 Wing Rooms
Tues, Jan 16th	Polar Cubs  Phillipo Scout Reservation
Tues, Feb 2nd	Parent/Leader Meeting  7:00 pm  St. John's Room 303
Sun, Feb 7th	Pinewood Derby  Racing starts at 1:00  Concessions available at noon  St. Johns new gym

Pinewood Derby Update

The Pinewood Derby is coming February 7th. Check-in of the cars will be the evening before at St. Johns. More details will be provided later, but for now, keep working on those cars!
As a reminder, workshops are being held at Air Traffic in the Burnsville Mall. All the details are available on the Air Traffic web site (http://www.airtrafficonline.com/store/pc/home.asp).
The Pack 338 Pinewood Derby rules and a flyer with more information have also been posted in the downloads page.

Camp Akela Date Set

Polar Cubs is almost here…and we need to start thinking about Summer and Camp Akela!   

As a pack we have picked the weekend of July 23^rd for our adventure.  The camp will start Friday July 23^rd (6pm) and end Sunday July 25^th (3pm).  Webelos outpost will continue for another day.

Price:

• Scout:  $90
• Adult:  $90
• Webelos Outpost:  Additional $32 / each (child and adult)

Registration Methods:

1. Send me an email ASAP to let me know if you are going.  Bring a check at our next event:  Pinewood Derby
2. Register at Pinewood Derby:  Saturday Feb 7^th.  Bring a check
3. Final chance to register:  Blue & Gold Dinner:  Sunday, Feb 28^th.  Bring a check.
4. Any registrations after that date, will be based on Camp availability

1^st time campers

So you have never gone camping outside before.  I can give you a first hand account from last year.  I had never…yes never…gone camping before.  So call me the ultimate novice.   After that weekend, I was hooked on camping.  It was a fun program put on by the Camp.  The kids had a good time.  And…really…I had a blast as well!

Now you don’t need your own tent, they have 2 person tents for you to sleep in.  However, if you have on, you can bring it.  You just need a sleeping bed, mosquito net is recommended, marshmallows/smores, clothes, swimming trunks (pool time), ball/glove, and other fun camping stuff.   And yes they have showers, so you can clean up when you need to.

The food was good.  The entertainment was fun.  There are fun games.  The kids learn a lot.  I never knew my son was a secret Robin Hood with his newly discovered archery skills!

It was the main reason why I wanted to be your camp coordinator now.  It was one of the best weekends I had with my son. 

So…if that isn’t a testimonial…I don’t know what is…

We are having a great turn out for Polar Cubs (36 scouts).  It would be fun to have a similar group at Camp Akela.  Please let me know if you are coming!

Phil O'Konski (click here to send Phil an email)

Minnesota Wild Game

Are you ready for some... hockey? How about a Wild game. Our pack has scheduled a pack outing to a Wild game on March 21st. Each person attending will receive a ticket to the game and a Minnesota Wild jersey patch. Plus all scouts and their siblings are invited to meet at section 124 after the game and come down to ice level to take a shot on the ice of Xcel Energy Center.
Tickets are $31 per person. Contact Brian Hermann if you are interested.

(Click here to send an email to Brian Hermann if you have questions or to sign up)

Dan Patch District Training Day