Pack 215 Announcements & Happenings

  District Pinewood Derby Race Date: Sunday, March 30 | Time: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm The race will be held at Jungle Rapids in Wilmington. Race day check in will be at 1pm. The race starts at 2pm sharp with awards to follow afterwards. The entry fee is $5 per racer and a complete list of rules is available on the  registration page.

Our next planning meeting will be held on Thursday, April 3 at 6pm at Brixx Pizza in Mayfair. All are welcome and encouraged to come!

WHO: All Pack 215 Scouts and families WHAT: End-of-Year Trip to South Carolina (Charleston area) WHEN: Friday, May 9 - Sunday, May 11, 2025 WHERE: Patriots Point/USS Yorktown and camping nearby COST: TBA - will include admission to Patriots Point (on a reduced ground rate), Camp ground fees, and Meals - Saturday breakfast, lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast INFORMATION: Admission to Patriots Point will include access to USS Yorktown, USS Laffey, The Vietnam Experience Exhibit, the Medal of Honor Museum, and a privately guided tour for our group. We're looking at camping at nearby for the weekend since the overnight program at the Yorktown would not include our Lion Scouts due to their age. More info coming soon! Admission tickets on the group rate should be $22pp. Once we know how many camp sites we'll need, we'll be able to get a finalized total per person that'll be due by April 15.  RSVP for count purposes

Build Day: We will have tools available for Scouts to come have their car kit cut out on Saturday, February 8 from 1-3pm. We will be located behind the Parish Hall building at the back garage. This is a drop in event for time with the tools available. We'll also have a few cut examples and templates. All car decorating should be done at home over the following month before the Race Day. All racers will need to purchase a car kit from the Cape Fear Scout Shop ($7) although the Pack will have a few extras as well. Race Day: We will host this year’s Pinewood Derby on Saturday afternoon, March 8. The derby will be hosted in the St Mark Catholic School gym. The track will be set up and ready for an afternoon of fun!! Dens will compete against each other in the den group listed below only – then the top 3 from each den group will compete in the overall Pack Championship.  Division Check In Time Approx. Race Time AOLs  12:30pm 1:00pm Bears & Webelos 1:00pm 1:20pm Wolves 1:20pm 1:...

WHO: All Pack 215 Scouts and families WHAT: Jack Frost Winter Camping WHEN: Friday, January 24 5pm to Sunday, January 26, 2025 12pm (or earlier) WHERE: YMCA Camp Kirkwood, 2015 Camp Kirkwood Rd, Watha, NC 28478  REGISTRATION: open now through Friday, January 10 (due to Camp Kirkwood's deadline)  ATTENDANCE OPTIONS:  Friday-Sunday: camping 2 nights, 4 meals, Saturday activities ($80pp) Friday-Sunday: camping 2 nights, 4 meals, NO Saturday activities ($45pp) Friday-Saturday: camping 1 night, 3 meals, Saturday activities ($65pp) Friday-Saturday: camping 1 night, 3 meals, NO Saturday activities ($30pp) Saturday-Sunday: camping 1 night, 3 meals, Saturday activities ($65pp) Saturday-Sunday: camping 1 night, 3 meals, NO Saturday activities ($30pp) Saturday only: not camping, 2 meals, Saturday activities ($50pp) Saturday only: not camping, 2 meals, NO Saturday activities ($15pp) SATURDAY: Activities run from 9am to 5pm on Saturday - Zipline, Archery, BBs, Slingshots, V Swing...

The 2025 Pack Dues that cover the cost of all advancement items such as belt loops, adventure pins, patches, beads, and end of year promotion neckerchiefs will be $75 for the calendar year. Payments were due by December 9, 2024 and are now past due.  Payments can be made at  https://pack215.square.site/ .  This is a different fee from National's registration fee, which is due at the time of registration or re-registration and good for 365 days.