Scouting for Food is a chance for our Pack to reach out to the community to help fill the Waukesha food Pantry. Our scouts distribute bags one weekend, then come back and collect bags filled with nonperishable food, which is then brought to the pantry. Food levels are usually pretty low this time of year, and this is a much needed service.

March 6th at 9:30am is the Scouting for Food bag drop-off. WE NEED YOUR HELP!! We will be distributing bags to each house in the streets surrounding Randall Elementary. Please show up early for your route and bags, then distribute until you've hit every house, or your bags are gone.

March 13th at 10:00am we will revisit the route and collect food for the Waukesha Food Pantry. Please consider attending both weekends. It usually doesn’t take that much time, and is a great help to our community. If you can only make one weekend, please make it the first (March 6th). We will meet @Randall (near the playground on the south side of the building) to distribute maps, bags, and form groups.

Our general area can be seen in the map below. We will not distribute to the college, church or schools in our area, just the residential houses.

Because we will be holding a virtual race, we are going to need to collect cars and weigh them ahead of time. Car drop off will be this Thursday, February 4th from 6:30 - 8 at Evangelical & Reformed UCC (where we have been meeting on Saturdays). If you are unable to make it to this drop off time, please reach out to Jen Wray or another member of the Pack committee and we will arrange to have you drop off your car before this time and we will insure it gets to the weigh in night and over to the race.

The race will be available online at 9 am. We are still waiting on the meeting information to send out so all families can log in and watch the race, but will send that out as soon as we have it. 

If you have any questions on the pinewood derby, do not hesitate to reach out.

Attached to your car is our specification sheet and below are the rules and regulations, which we will use during the inspection day to ensure your car is “street legal”. This assures uniform weight and that the car will run down the track without issue. You have been assigned a number already. Please make sure that appears on your car. Also, please read ALL of the rules below, and read through the specification sheet. It speeds up the registration process if everyone comes prepared.

We will be holding the Pinewood Derby virtually this year, due to COVID. We are working with Troop 4 who runs our race to set up a virtual meeting where everyone will be able to log in online. The race will be run in the morning of the 6th, but all cars will need to be turned in earlier so we can get them to Troop 4 to run. We are still working on the exact timeline, but are planning to have a weigh in session mid-week leading up to the race. Please keep an eye out for more on that in the next few days.

If you have not yet worked on your pinewood derby car and need help with cutting your car, the Scout Shop is offering free pinewood derby cutting day on January 30th, but does require a sign up. Please see the below from the scout shop website. . 

PINEWOOD DERBY season is coming. We have everything you need to rev up your car. Ask an associate about FREE Pinewood Derby car cutting days January 9th, 2021 and 30th, 2021 10 am to 1:45 pm at the Scout Shop. 15 minute time slots will be offered. Sign up today, call the Potawatomi Scout Shop at 262-446-5155

I know how exciting it can be to build a car as an adult, but I implore you to please let your Scout do most of the work on this project. It is much more meaningful for them, and you will be surprised at the skill and creativity they bring to this project. Even if it’s just a block of wood with wheels going down the track, it’s theirs and they will be proud of it. If, however, you really want to build your own car, or your Scout’s other siblings want a chance to compete, kits are available for purchase. They are $3.99 and the pack usually has a few extras. Otherwise they are available at the Scout Shop on Bluemound Rd. or at Sherper’s (call to ensure they’re in stock).

The annual Winter Blast Adventure will be held in Johnson Creek on January 23rd, 2021.

There are still slots available to participate in the 2021 Winter Blast event in Johnson Creek. The event has been limited to one weekend this year due to availability of venue and # of scouts that can be in attendance.

Check-In:                7:45AM

Flag Ceremony:     8:30AM

Announcements:    8:45AM

Program Begins:    9:00AM

Closing:                    3:30PM

Program Ends:        3:45PM

We have a hike scheduled for Saturday June 27^th at Minooka Park.  This
will be a great opportunity to get out and enjoy nature. We intend on utilizing social distancing practices as best as possible and feel free to bring/use a mask as desired.  We will hike the yellow trail which is 3 miles long as part of the Trail Trekker's program.

 The scouts should wear class B uniforms(scout t shirt – the new one if you have gotten it from your den leader, or any other one you have) and make sure they bring the 6 essentials for hiking…

1. First Aid Kit
2. Water Bottle
3. Flashlight
4. Trail Food
5. Sun Protection
6. Whistle

We will need some adults to walk with us to assist in keeping up social distancing.

Any questions please feel free to send them to Steve Bradley steve.bradley@pack30waukesha.org