Austin Pinewood Derby Race

 

News for Immediate Release

February 21, 2022

 

Public Invited to Attend Pinewood Derby on Sunday

 

Austin, PA

Austin Cub Scout Pack 524 invites the public to attend their Pinewood Derby Race and Cake Auction which will be held on Sunday, February 27^th, from 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm in the gymnasium of the Austin Area School. 

 

The pinewood derby is the wood car racing event of Scouts BSA. With the help of adults, scouts design, build, and decorate their own unpowered, unmanned miniature cars from wood, from kits containing a block of pine wood, plastic wheels, and metal axles.

 

Through the process of building and racing the car, the Cub Scout experiences a sense of accomplishment and the excitement of competition, while learning good sportsmanship and having fun.  By attending the race, the community can support this process and encourage the children in their efforts.

 

The annual cake auction will be held in conjunction with the pinewood derby on Sunday. Each scout, with the help of a caring adult, will bake and decorate a cake to be sold, auction-style, with proceeds to help pay for summer camp for the cub scouts.

 

All members of the community are welcome to attend this event on Sunday, February 27^th, which begins at 5:30 pm in the school gymnasium.  Derby car weigh-in will begin at 5:00 pm.

 

For more information about the event, please contact Cubmaster, Deb Barr, at 814-558-7531.