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Upcoming Events
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Jan 8 - Pack Leaders Meeting
Jan 23 - Harlem Globetrotters Registration Deadline
Jan 26 - Harlem Globetrotters
Jan 27 - Pinewood Derby
Jan 28 - Goodwill Good Turn
Jan 28 - Trainer's Edge
Jan 30 - Pack Meeting
Feb 2 - District Roundtable
Feb 4 - Goodwill Good Turn Pick-Up
Feb 5 - Scout Sunday
Feb 11 - Beltloopalooza
Feb 11 - District Banquet
Feb 12 - Scout Day at the Rodeo
Feb 12 - Pack Leaders Meeting
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Core Value of the Month:
Positive Attitude
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Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations. |
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January 2012
As boys participate in various activities, they will come to understand that all things change and they can make a difference in how that change affects their lives. A positive outlook will provide hope and excitement for their future.
Academics and Sports
The
Cub Scout Academics and Sports program is a great way to help
fulfill the aims of Scouting — building character, developing
citizenship, and encouraging mental and physical fitness. This
month you might feature these belt loops and pins.
 
- Geology: Cub Scouts can learn about the physical properties of this wilderness and the effects of wind, water, and ice on the landscape. (Requirements)
- Gymnastics: Many community organizations have programs where boys can learn different types of gymnastics events. (Requirements)
Outing in Scouting
- Cub Scouts: Take a hike in the same place as a previous hike and note the seasonal differences from the other time of the year.
- Webelos Scouts: Schedule a trip to gaze at the winter night sky.
 Resource Highlight: Cub Scout Grand Prix Pinewood Derby Guidebook (No. 33721A)
This book provides instructions for including Cub Scout derbies in your program. The pinewood derby, rain-gutter regatta, and space derby have long been a valuable part of the Cub Scout program. By participating in these events, Cub Scouts learn the craft skills necessary to make the racing vehicle, the value of fair play, and the importance of good sportsmanship. This book is on sale at the Alamo Area Council Scout Shop (2226 NW Military, San Antonio, TX) and at ScoutStuff.org.
Harlem Globetrotters
 Don’t miss out on high-flying action and non-stop excitement. With blazing ball-handling wizardry, mesmerizing gravity-defying dunks, side-splitting comedy and crowd interaction, the Globetrotters captivate both the young and the young at heart. This is a wholesome family entertainment experience that will create lifelong memories and always leaves fans smiling and cheering for more... the World Famous Harlem Globetrotters!
The Globetrotters will be appearing at the AT&T Center on Thursday, January 26 at 7:00 pm. Scout discounted tickets range in price from $14 to $154 per person. We must purchase the tickets as a group - 10 people or more - and our order must be made by Monday, January 23. Our Activities Coordinator will provide all the information on this event in an e-mail to the pack.
Pinewood Derby
 The Pinewood Derby is the premiere racing event for Cub Scouts! With the help of their parents, Cub Scouts build their own cars from kits containing a block of pine, plastic wheels, and metal axles. In addition to the racing event, there will also be a design competition. Awards will be presented for Best Scout Spirit, Most Patriotic, Most Original, and Sportiest - as well as the fastest cars in each age group.
Pack 903's Pinewood Derby will take place after school in the Bob Beard Elementary School cafeteria on Friday, January 27, with the Tiger Cubs beginning at 6:00 pm. Other age groups will follow. The final race - for parents who constructed a car for themselves - will begin at 8:30 pm.
Please be sure to follow the Rules provided below for the construction of your car. And please be sure to arrive on time for registration! You don't want to miss out on this exciting racing event!
Pinewood Derby - January 27, 2012
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Age Group
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Registration
Time
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Design
Competition
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Racing Time
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Tiger Cubs
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6:00 pm
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6:20 pm
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6:30-7:00 pm
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Wolf Cubs
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6:30 pm
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6:50 pm
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7:00-7:30 pm
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Bear Cubs
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7:00 pm
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7:20 pm
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7:30-8:00 pm
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Webelos Scouts
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7:30 pm
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7:50 pm
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8:00-8:30 pm
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| Parents Race |
8:00 pm
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8:20 pm
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8:30-9:00 pm
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Goodwill Good Turn
 The Goodwill Good Turn is an opportunity for Cub Scouts to do a Good Turn for Goodwill Industries. Our Scouts will place door hangers throughout the community (The Arbor at Sonoma Ranch) on Saturday, January 28. The door hangers will be handed out at the Pinewood Derby the prior evening. On the following Saturday, February 4, the Webelos Scouts will pick up food, clothing, and other items in the community and then deliver them to Goodwill. Details about this event will be sent to pack members in a forthcoming e-mail.
Pack Meeting
 The monthly pack meeting brings together boys from every den, their leaders, and their families, to participate in a large-scale event that serves as a showcase for everything the boys have learned and done in their individual den meetings. The pack meeting gives the boys a larger experience beyond their own den, and helps them to connect their individual activities to the entire Cub Scouting program.
Our
next pack meeting will be held on Monday, January 30, in the Bob Beard
Elementary School cafeteria. The official start time is 6:30 pm, but a
"gathering activity" begins
at 6:15 pm. Participants in the "gathering activity" could
receive a
special door prize. Come early and participate! See you at
the pack
meeting!
Scout Sunday
 The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting.
Scout Sunday falls on February 5 this year. Pack 903 requests that each Cub Scout wear his uniform to church that day. A Scout is Reverent!
Beltloopalooza
The Cub Scout Beltloopalooza is similar to the Boy Scout "Merit Badge University" - only more exciting! It is an opportunity for Cub Scouts to earn multiple Academics & Sports belt loops all at one time. The Beltloopalooza will take place on Saturday, February 11, starting at 9:00 am. Additional details about this fun event are forthcoming, but we would ask parents to please be prepared to help with this event. Thank you!
Scout Day at the Rodeo
 Sunday, February 12 is Scout Day at the Rodeo! Here is an opportunity for Cub Scouts to participate in an educational scavenger hunt and earn a 2012 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo patch.
Cub Scouts will register at 11:00 am in the Rodeo Hall of Fame building and pick up their scavenger hunt card to begin. There are five areas to hunt: the Rodeo Hall of Fame, The Texas Experience, Animal Adventures, Horse Education Center, and Little Hands on the Farm. Don't forget to get your scavenger hunt card along the way!
The Rodeo Performance is at 1:00 pm and you have until 5:00 pm to return to the Rodeo Hall of Fame building with your completed card to collect your patch!
The cost of this event is only $10 for all ages and includes Grounds admission, carnival, rodeo, and concert after the rodeo..
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