Annual Events

The Pinewood Derby is one of the most beloved events on the Pack calendar. Each Cub Scout receives a kit (block of pine, wheels, axles) and works with a parent to design and build their car. The Pack provides the kit; you supply the imagination, paint, and tools. On race day, cars are weighed in, bracketed, and raced on our multi-lane wooden track.

Awards are given for speed and for design (most creative, best paint job, etc.). It’s an all-Pack event — siblings and family are welcome.

Cub Scouting was founded in February 1930, and Packs across the country celebrate with a Blue & Gold Banquet each February. Ours is a sit-down meal where families come together to recognize each Scout’s progress over the program year, hear about upcoming events, and welcome any Webelos crossing over to a Scouts BSA Troop in the spring.

Pack-wide camping happens a few times a year. These are family campouts — parents and siblings come along. Locations vary; in our area we frequently use Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp William B. Snyder, and local state parks.

No camping experience required. Veteran families help newer families get set up. The Pack provides program activities (campfires, hikes, games, service projects) and you bring your own tent and food.

Day Camp is a flagship summer event. Held over 4–5 days at Locust Shade Park, it’s run by the Aquia District (not just our Pack) and brings together Cub Scouts from across the area. Activities include BB guns, archery, crafts, games, songs, and a closing campfire. Drop-off and pick-up each day — not overnight.

Scouting for Food is a national BSA tradition. Over two weekends in the fall, Scouts distribute door-hangers asking neighbors to leave non-perishable food on their porches, then return the next weekend to collect donations and deliver them to local food banks. It’s one of the largest service events of the year and a great introduction to citizenship in the community.

Each year Ebenezer UMC celebrates the Scouting program at a special Sunday service. Scouts attending in uniform may help usher. Attendance is voluntary and welcomes Scouts of all faiths.

We’ve been continuously chartered since 1997. December 1 is our birthday — sometimes celebrated at a Pack Meeting, sometimes just acknowledged.

For 5th-grade Scouts, the Crossover Ceremony is the culminating event of Cub Scouting. It’s a meaningful, often emotional ceremony where each Scout walks a symbolic bridge from the Pack to the Scouts BSA Troop they’re joining. Families and Troop leaders are present.