There will be 2 pinewood derby workshops held seperate from Lowes’ at :
Sterling Hammock’s house 132 Flying Mist Isle., Foster City
On Feb. 11th at 10:00am – 12:00pm
On Feb. 25th at 10:00am – 12:00pm
Please bring your car and don’t forget your son. We will supply the tools but you need to bring your own paint and weights. If you can donate a $1-$2 for tool maintenance/sand paper it would help. Thank you.
PLEASE refer to pack447.shutterfly.com/volunteer for the volunteer schedule. Without your help we couldn’t make this possible so please sign up for atleast 1 hour.
Our Pinewood Derby is an event that many of the boys and sometimes dads wait for all year.
Where : Audobon Elem. 841 Gull Avenue Foster City, California 94404
When : Car registration (means weighing, measuring, any repairs or changes and logged in then leave) will begin at 12:00pm and end at 5:00 NO Cars will be registered AFTER 5:00pm
Event/Race will begin at 5:00pm and end at 7:30pm
The pack will sell food (hotdogs, drinks, chips and more) and the proceeds will help the pack so please come support the pack.
RULES (Full rules are posted on the website)
ALL CARS MUST PASS INSPECTION TO QUALIFY FOR THE RACE
Following are the inspection points
1. The car weight shall not exceed 5.0 ounces. The official race scale shall be considered final.
2. The overall length of the car shall not exceed 7 inches.
3. The overall width of the car shall not exceed 2 ¾ inches.
4. The car must have 1 ¾” clearance between the wheels.
5. The car must have 3/8” clearance underneath the body.
6. The wood provided in the kit must be used. The block may be shaped any way that is desired.
7. The wheels supplied with the kit must be used. The wheels may not be cut, drilled, beveled or rounded. You may remove the seam from the wheels.
8. The axles supplied with the kit must be used. They may be polished or lubricated.
9. Wheel bearings, washers or bushings are prohibited.
10. The car must not ride on any type of springs.
11. The car must be freewheeling, with no starting devices.
12. No loose material of any kind, such as lead shot, may be used.
Den 4 & Den 8 are having a hike.
Where : 4040 Woodside Road, Woodside 94062
meeting in parking lot
When : Jan. 28th @ 10:00am
Cost : Free Yah!!!!!
On the trails you can sometimes see Black-tailed deer, raccoons, black squirrels and common birds include acorn woodpeckers, chickadees, towhees, and Stellar jays.
When : 8:40am till 11:00am
Where : Marine Science Institute
500 Discovery Parkway
Redwood City, CA 94063-4746
Exit off of Highway 101 at Woodside Rd./Seaport Blvd. As you exit, take Seaport Blvd. toward the Bay (to the East). Take Seaport Blvd. to Chesapeake Dr. and turn left on Chesapeake into the business park. Follow Chesapeake and turn left on Saginaw. Then turn right on Cardinal Way. Follow Cardinal Way all the way to the end. At the end of the road veer right, pass the Stanford Boathouse, and continue on to the Institute.
Cost : Approximately $25 per family depending on how many come. Siblings are encouraged to come.
Please email Bryan/Tracy or Subrat Pani by Jan. 31st how many (# of children & # of adults) will be coming.
Lunch : There is space to have lunch after so pack a lunch if you plan to stay. There are no garbage cans so plan to bring garbage home. Tracy & Matthew will bring lunch if anyone would like to stay.
Rain : If it is raining they will still teach the boys. Bring a change of clothes if you are worried about them getting sick. This activity is an amazing one for them even if it rains.
Guided Elephant Seal excursion
Anne Bonneville from Den 6 has organized event so if interested please email her at kilbon@yahoo.com.
This will consist of a 3 mile ranger-guided hike to see the breeding elephant seals and museum visit just south of Half Moon Bay. This is an amazing event for Webelos to get their naturalist badge and all families to get together for family fun. If the weather is nice, folks may want to get there around noon and have a picnic.Bring your binoculars if you have some.
We have three groups of 20 persons at hiking times 1:15, 1:45 and 2:15. Driving time from Foster City is approximately 1 ½-2 hours. We must be there 15 minutes before the hike, so I suggest we should all be there by 1 PM and divide into groups.
Cost : $7 per person plus $10 parking
We have space for 60 people to attend.
Blue & Gold is coming Feb. 11, 2012 5:00pm till 7:30pm. The WHOLE family is invited to celebrate your accomplishments as scouts.
Please check the pack447.shutterfly.com/volunteer website for the pot luck & volunteer information. Please just bring a dish that will feed enough for 6 people. We have made changes this year (regarding types of food and amounts) so please go to the web site & sign up to bring a dish. When entering your name please don’t forget to list the name of what you are bringing under the COMMENTS.
All dens will be performing skits to entertain & amaze us. There is NO COST.
ALL popcorn prizes will be handed out at the Blue & Gold.
Pinewood Derby Workshop
Bring your car kit or kits will be
available for purchase.Parent/adult must stay with youth.
Stations will be set up for: Car Design, Cutting, Sanding, Painting, Wheel Attachment, Weighing
Cost: Free
Date: Sat, Feb 4, 2012
Time: 10am-2pm
Location: Lowe’s San Bruno, 1340 El Camino Real, San Bruno
Go to pacsky.org/activities: to register
Go to pacsky.org/activities: to download flyer
Questions? Contact Marti Noble : BSAMarti@hotmail.com or (650) 624.3145.
Must go to pacsky.org/activities to sign up
Last night was so much fun and we wanted to give a special thanks to Theresa and all of the parents who helped with everything. There were a couple of hick ups (uncontrolled) but all in all I think it went well. If you took any pictures please email them to your den leader or Tracy Avins to post. These are only some of the pictures, I will send a second post with the rest. Check out everyone having a blast…… Read more
