Cub Scout Pack 281, Gold River CA

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Blue & Gold Celebration

Posted on Feb 18 2020 - 10:23pm

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Start: Feb 28 2020 - 6:00pm

End: Feb 28 2020 - 8:30pm

Location:Gold River Discovery Center (GRDC) Multi

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Please join us to celebrate the Birthday of Cub Scouts at this year's Blue & Gold celebration! We are excited to present this "All American" theme'd party, filled with food, fun and friends.

January 26, 2020 update

Posted on Jan 26 2020 - 7:34pm

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Friday night's Pinewood Derby was a roaring success. The scouts had a blast racing their creations. Much gratitude goes out to the many family volunteers who helped with the event and to the judges for volunteering their time . Thank you also to the Scouts from Troops 281, 217, and 380 who helped run the event. Most of the scouts are former members of Pack 281 and it's wonderful to see them returning to help the younger Cub Scouts.

December 8, 2019 update

Posted on Dec 8 2019 - 8:43pm

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Thank you to everyone that participated in the Pack's holiday caroling event and the GRDC Miners on a Mission event. A huge thank you to Nico's mom, Terri Palomba, and Aiden's mom, Erica Hung, for organizing the caroling event. The scouts, parents, and patrons all enjoyed themselves.

December 1, 2019 update

Posted on Dec 1 2019 - 7:51pm

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December Pack holiday caroling

Our Pack's traditional holiday caroling event is scheduled for this Friday, December 6, at the Gold River Shopping Centre. This is a fun event as the scouts sing holiday songs at the various stores and get to enjoy a cup of hot chocolate at the end. Please RSVP on Scoutbook as soon as possible so we can inform Bel Air grocery store how many hot chocolate cups and treats are needed.

We will meet at the Gold River Starbucks at 6:00PM. Please have your scout dressed warmly in their Class A uniform, along with holiday accents (Santa hat, lights, etc.). We will serenade the patrons at Starbucks then move on to the next establishment until we arrive at the Bel Air supermarket. In addition, if the weather cooperates, we will sing some carols in front of the Christmas tree by Blaze Pizza.

Scouts that did not receive their Pinewood Derby car kits at the November Pack meeting will receive their kits at the caroling event.

And speaking of Pinewood Derby............

Pinewood Derby

The Pinewood Derby is scheduled for January 24, 2020 at the GRDC MP room. More details will be provided in the coming weeks. However, the design categories have been set. There will be 5 categories for this year's Pinewood Derby:

Scouting (anything having to do with Scouting)
Animals and insects (mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and bugs)
Movies and TV shows (Star Wars, Star Trek, Superheroes, anything from a movie or television show)
Food items
Cool vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.)

Awards will be given to the scout who's design is selected by the judges for each category. In addition, 1 design will be selected as the Best In Show design.

The 3 fastest cars and the Best In Show car will advance to the District races.

Attached are the design rules for the Pinewood Derby cars.

November 24, 2019 update

Posted on Nov 24 2019 - 6:57pm

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November Pack Meeting

Thank you to all the scouts and families that attended last Friday's Pack meeting. All of the scouts in attendance received their Pinewood Derby car kits. Scouts that did not attend the Pack meeting will receive their Pinewood Derby car kits at the December holiday caroling event.

Pinewood Derby categories

There will be 5 categories for this year's Pinewood Derby:

Scouting (anything having to do with Scouting)
Animals and insects (mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, amphibians, and bugs)
Movies and TV shows (Star Wars, Star Trek, Superheroes, anything from a movie or television show)
Food items
Cool vehicles (cars, trucks, motorcycles, etc.)

Awards will be given to the scout who's design is selected by the judges for each category. In addition, 1 design will be selected as the Best In Show design.

The 3 fastest cars and the Best In Show car will advance to the District races.

Attached are the design rules for the Pinewood Derby cars.

November 17, 2019 update

Posted on Nov 17 2019 - 7:40pm

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November Pack Meeting

Our next Pack meeting is scheduled for Friday, November 22, at the GRDC Multipurpose Room. The meeting starts at 6:30 PM and Cubmaster Jasper has a fun agenda planned for the scouts, with the theme of "citizenship." Please have your scout dressed in their Class A uniform for the the meeting.