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Cub Events
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There is a whole array of great Alpine District events and activities for Cub Scouts and their Families! Please join us and have fun!
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MARCH 6, 2010 - SAMMAMISH, WA. The Pinewood Derby, probably the most beloved and well known of Cub Scout events, began with one Parent’s idea in one small Cub Scout Pack in the 1950’s and spread like wildfire nationwide. Currently, Pinewood Derby races are held in almost all Cub Scout Packs. Some Districts provide a Championship Derby Race for even more fun and excitement.
 On The evening of March 6th, our local Alpine District held it's largest Pinewood Derby ever at Eastlake High School in Sammamish. Over 100 Cub Scouts competed for prizes in their age rank divisions as well as for the overall Grand Champion. The Alpine District includes 33 Cub Scout Packs and stretches from Newcastle to North Bend and from Sammamish down to the northern part of Renton. “This is an extremely special Derby, and coincides with the 100th Anniversary of the birth of Scouting in the United States. We are very proud of these boys and their participation in this extremely fun event” said Philip Boynton, Alpine District Chair & MC of the event.
The Cub Scout program is designed to build values and character in elementary school age boys. Another such Volunteer and fellow MC, Julie Reed, stated “The Pinewood Derby in particular promotes Sportsmanship, Citizenship, Personal Achievement, and Family Understanding. “We take great pride in partnering with parents to reinforce these fine values in the young boys of our communities. It was wonderful to watch the boys open the evening with a Flag Ceremony and then work through the ups and downs of both winning and losing. As Lord Baden Powell, the Founder of Boy Scouting was fond of saying, ‘Scouting is FUN with a purpose’, and that is certainly what we’ve seen here tonight.”
The Event organizer, John Eberhardt, explained “This represents a great opportunity to teach our Scouts through an exciting Scouting event, and I am so happy to be serving with all the other dedicated volunteers that make events like this possible.”
The Scouts with the fastest cars at this year’s event are:
- 1st Place: Trevor H. (Pack 200, Issaquah)
and his car, the “Silver Bullet”
- 2nd Place: Jacob A. (Pack 571, Sammamish)
and his car, “Dragon Fire”
- 3rd Place: Ben A. (Pack 571, Sammamish)
and his car, “GTS”
The Alpine District is part of the Chief Seattle Council of the Boy Scouts of America. Cub Scouts learn values and build character, while serving their local communities and participating in fun events like Pinewood Derbies. Serving nearly 2.8 million young people between 7 and 20 years of age at more than 290 councils throughout the United States and its territories, the Boy Scouts of America is the nation’s foremost youth program of character development and values-based leadership training.
For more information, contact Christina Coonradt, Alpine District Executive via email at
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& phone: (206) 902-2309, or John Dietz, Alpine District Membership Chair at (425) 204-0234.
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 Greetings Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, and Committee Chairs! Please consider this an open invitation for your units to Join Alpine District in a Scout Field day on Sat 6/5 at Pickering Farms at 236 236 th Place Southeast, Issaquah, WA 98029. We will be celebrating 100 years of Scouting!
This is a great oppertunity to showcase your Packs and get more youth involved in scouting! We will have the entire field during the farmer's market and our vision is to have as many packs, troops, teams and crews there as possible to show off what they do. Each unit would set up a display, demonstration or game for people to wander through and check out! We look forward to seeing all of your units there. We can make this great and really showcase where scouting is after 100 years of excellence. This is truly a great oppertunity not only for your unit, but for the Alpine District, the Council, Scouting, and the Communities we serve!
Our Alpine District Cub Scout Assistant Commissioner (Tom Coornradt) is Chairing this event, and can be reached via his Contact Page for any questions regarding Cub Scout Field Day. Tom, like you, is a volunteer offering his time and effort to this great program for our Scouts and Communities.
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 Our 2010 Alpine District Cub Scout Day Camp will be will be July 27th through the 30th (Tuesday through Friday) at Hans Jensen Park (a section of Lake Sammamish State Park), and the theme sure sounds like fun: Cub Scouts Blast Off!!
The fun and learning will be spectacular, with the themed activities including: Archery and BB Guns, Woodworking, Crafts, Scout Skills, Outdoor cooking, Field games! This will be a fun, morable experience for you & your son and we hope it is the highlight of your summer!
There will be two sessions offered again this year from Tue 7/27 - Fri 7/30:
- Day session . . . . . . . . 9:00am until 2:00pm (Camp Director: Joanne Mockford)
- Twilight Session . . . . . 3:00pm until 8:00pm (Camp Director: Tom Coonradt)
Cub Scout Day Camp involves the efforts of Pack and District Volunteers to create an educational, inspirational, and fun experience for Tiger Cubs, Wolf & Bear Cub Scouts, and Webelos. A Scout Professional and  volunteer Camp Director supervise an adult Volunteer Staff of our fellow Alpine District Volunteers. Camp Directors are certified by the National Camping School of the Boy Scouts of America. The Camp Program is carefully designed by a committee of experienced camp leaders guided by Parents' suggestions.
OUR MISSION: Cub Scout Day Camp strives to support the purposes of Cub Scouting by providing each boy the opportunity to experience new things in a safe, outdoor environment, nurturing a spirit of teamwork and belonging, helping Packs provide an exciting summer program and HAVING FUN!
WHERE: Hans Jensen Park (a section of Lake Sammamish State Park)
WHEN: Tue 7/27 - Fri 7/30 with 2 Sessions Offered: DAY (9:00am - 2:00pm) and TWILIGHT (3:00pm - 8:00pm)
PROGRAM SUPPORT: All Packs Must Provide Sufficient Adult Volunteers for your Scouts to attend. For Alpine District this is tentatively set at 3 Adult Volunteers for every 5 Scouts.
FEES: For one Session for a Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos Scout (Day or Twilight) for all 4-days for only $70 if Registered by Mon 5/17, and $80 after 5/17. Adult Volunteers and Den Chiefs are FREE (no charge).
T-SHIRT: All Registered Tiger, Wolf, Bear and Webelos Scouts will receive a Camp T-Shirt to wear to Camp.
STATIONS: This year’s theme of “Blast Off” will encourage the boys to imagine that they are “exploring brave new worlds” and travelling to the “edge of the galaxy… and beyond!!” The theme will be used in everything possible, and will be reflected in six (6) different stations each day, including: 
- Archery and BB Guns
- Woodworking
- Crafts
- Scout Skills
- Outdoor cooking
- Field games
If you & your son cannot join us at one of our two Alpine District Day Camp sessions, then we hope you will get an opportunity to join another District's Day Camp in the Chief Seattle Council. But of course we are very proud of the enthusiasm, creativity and opportunity for your son that our Alpine Day Camp provides. Please join us!
DAY CAMP PAPERWORK: Your Pack's Day Camp Coordinator, Committee Chair, or Cubmaster was provided a Packet at the February Alpine Roundtable on the evening of Thu 2/11. This packet contains the following:
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What is “Cubapalooza?” Cubapalooza is a jamboree event for youth ages 6 – 11 and their families. It is meant to encourage youth who are unfamiliar with Cub Scouts and to share the excitement and joy of the Scouting program; to give current Tigers/Cubs/Webelos a chance to work on age-appropriate activities and earn progress towards their ranks; and – most of all, to provide a family-friendly good first camping experience to new and younger Scouts.
When and where is it? Saturday, August 21st, 2010 at Hans Jensen Park (a section of Lake Sammamish State Park). Overnight camping is available on Friday night (no program activities) and Saturday night (campfire bowl), with closing ceremonies held Sunday morning.
What are the activities? Planned activities for Scouts include catapults, cooking, Scout games, nature walks, and emergency preparedness. Activities for Scouts as well as guests include birdhouse building, carnival games, ropes & knots, trail of the Bobcat, and water rockets.
Why hold a Cubapalooza? As Cubs, the boys are too young to participate in this year’s 2010 Boy Scout National Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. They should have the opportunity to experience the same type of event – Scout games, making new friends, and camping out in the woods with fellow Scouts. This is also a great opportunity for your Pack to work towards your Summertime Pack Award and put the “out” in Scouting!
How do we find out more? More information will be available at April Roundtable, or feel free to reach out to John Eberhardt directly via his contact page.
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The 2010 Alpine District Webelos Woods Weekend will be held again at beautiful Camp Pigott on September 18th & 19th.
 Webelos Woods is a fun-filled camping weekend designed to give both first and second year Webelos Scouts, and their parents, a preview of the Boy Scouting experience. It is an introduction both to Boy Scouts as a ‘boy led’ program and to camping Boy Scout style. Webelos Woods also provides opportunities for Webelos Scouts to see and participate in several interesting Boy Scout skills and activities, and to earn progress toward many Webelos activity badge requirements in a single event.
- Come for the weekend, or just for the day.
- Earn achievements towards your Activity Badges, the Webelos Badge, and the Arrow of Light.
- Visit with members from your local Boy Scout troops and learn about what each troop does.
- Explore a Boy Scout Camp, and learn about the Order of the Arrow.
- Your Pack’s Webelos can camp together as a group and have a lot of fun. The adventure awaits you!
On Saturday, Webelos Scouts will be grouped together and guided through their activities by an Eagle Scout and their Den Leaders. They will visit and participate in 10 different activity stations, each staffed by a Local Boy Scout Troop. There is a break for Lunch that can be purchased at the Camp. Webelos from a given Pack will camp together with their parents, cook their evening meal together, and later be entertained by the hilarious antics of the Boy Scout Troops at a special campfire program.
Sunday offers breakfast with your Pack, an Interfaith Service, a mini-competition, and a closing awards & flag ceremony. We put a whole lot of fun & progress into just over a day's time! |
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