Category: Events

April 2022 – Spring Pack Campout

“And at the end of the day, your feet should be dirty, your hair messy and your eyes sparkling.” What We Did Our families camped in Moraine State Park! We setup camp on Friday night (after 5PM), spent the day enjoying Moraine State Park on Saturday, and we broke camp by on Sunday morning. Families were invited to camp one or both nights or just join the Pack for the day as their schedules permit. Potential Advancement Participating in this meeting helped our Scouts to complete the following advancement/award requirement(s): Mountain Lion (Lion Required Adventure): Req 1 Tigers in the Wild (Tiger

April 2022 – Arrow of Light & Cross Over Ceremony

No one can pass through life, any more than he can pass through a bit of country, without leaving tracks behind, and those tracks may often be helpful to those coming after him in finding their way. Robert Baden-Powell What We Did During this meeting, we presented members of Den 3 with their Arrow of Light rank; the highest rank in Cub Scouting and the only Cub Scout rank that is worn on a Scouts BSA uniform. We’ll also recognized these Scouts reaching the end of their adventures on the Cub Scout Trail and we sent them off to their

March 2022 – Pinewood Derby

RACERS, START YOUR (GRAVITY) ENGINES FOR THE 2022 PACK 457 PINEWOOD DERBY! What We Did After building Pinewood Derby Cars with their family and friends, our Scouts met to Race members of their Den and the Pack.  Scouts competed for the following awards: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fastest in their Den Coolest Car in each Den 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Fastest in the Pack The Most Patriotic Car in the Pack The Cubmaster Award *NEW Potential Advancement Participating in this meeting helped our Scouts to complete the following advancement/award requirement(s): Webelos / Arrow of Light Build It Adventure (Elective):  Requirements 1,

February 2022 – Snow Tubing!

Just went snow tubing for the first timeI liked it until I got on the tube. It was all downhill from there. What We Did We enjoyed an afternoon of outdoor snow tubing adventures at AvalancheXpress near Meadville PA Potential Advancement Participating in this meeting helped our Scouts to complete the following advancement/award requirement(s): Tigers in the Wild (Tiger Required Adventure): Req 5 Call of the Wild (Wolf Required Adventure): Req 1b Bear Necessities (Bear Required Adventure): Req 1b Stronger, Faster, Higher (Webelos Required Adventure): Req 4 Outdoor Adventurer (Arrow of Light Required Adventure): Option B Req 1 Event Photos Check back soon for photos

February 2022 – Scout Sunday 2022

Scout Sunday is a day where we celebrate the founding of the Boy Scouts of America. We celebrate this occasion with our Charter Organization, The Zelienople English Lutheran Church, who provides the resources necessary for Pack 457’s existence. They have chartered our Pack and the Scouts BSA Troop since 1940. This is a day each year to say thank you and give back to them. Scout Sunday is not about your religious faith. Scouts do not need to be Lutheran to attend this service. What We Did Our members joined with Scouts from Troop 457 to participate in the 9:45

January 2022 – Take Me Out to the Board Game

Take me out to the board game, Take me out with my Pack; Be it Sorry, or Life or Uno Attack, I don’t care if I never get back. Let me root, root, root for the whole team, If they don’t win, it’s a shame. For it’s one, two, three games or more, At the old board game! What We Did We had an evening of fun as playing our Scout’s favorite indoor games. Scouts brought one or more of their favorite (Scout / Age appropriate) games that can be played by a group in 10 – 15 minutes. Examples

How do you weigh a Pinewood Derby car?

You can use a kitchen scale or a postal scale to weigh your car while building it, but remember that scales can vary. So make sure you have an easy way to add or subtract weight during weigh-in.

Where should you put weight on Pinewood Derby car?

Opinions vary, but most experts suggest adding as much weight to the back of your car as you can without popping a wheelie. About one inch in front of the rear axle is usually a good spot. Learn more about where to add weight on a Pinewood Derby car.

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