Pinewood Derby 2006 Corporate Sponsorship Program Initiative

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Pinewood Derby 2006Corporate Sponsorship Program
Initiative

• Cub Scouts Pack 425Bryans Road, MD

Community Involvement with Todays Youth
Tomorrows Leaders
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Cub Scout Pack 425 Pinewood Derby 2006 Sponsor
Invitation

•       We would like to invite you and your
  company to participate in our annual Pinewood
  Derby this year. Sponsorship is easy and is a
  great way to show your support for the Cub
  Scouting program in your community. You simply
  complete the attached Pinewood Derby Sponsor
  Form and decide whether you will build a car or
  would like to have your car built by the PACK. We
  will supply the Car Kit and the track. We
  encourage you to attend the race and if you would
  like, you may have business cards available for
  distribution. We will have Sponsor posters
  displayed in the Pit area. Your car will
  compete in a SPECIAL SPONSORS RACE and
  trophies will be awarded. We will also present to
  you and your company a certificate of
  appreciation for your support.
• We appreciate your financial support and thank
  you for participating in our Pinewood Derby. It
  is your involvement and support that ensure the
  continued success of the Scouting program in our
  community.

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Pinewood Derby Sponsorship Form
Company Name__________________________________
Address_________________________________________
Phone___________________________________________
Contact________________________________________
__ Amount of Sponsorship pledge_____________ C
ompany built car__________ Pack built
car______________ If Pack built car, please
specify color scheme______________ Do you have
a logo or decals with your logo
?_____________ _____________________
______________ Signature Date
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History of the Pinewood Derby
The first Cub Scouts to participate in a pinewood
derby were from Cub Scout Pack 280c of Manhattan
Beach, Calif. The event was originated by
Cubmaster Donald Murphy, and was run in the
Manhattan Beach Clubhouse on May 15, 1953. This
even was later publicized in the October 1954
issue of Boys' Life, with the magazine offering
plans for the track and car (which featured four
wheels, four nails, and three blocks of wood).
Since then, an estimated 40 million fathers and
sons have participated in races. Millions more
parents, den leaders, Cubmasters, and committee
members have been involved in various ways. The
rules of the very first race stated The derby
is run in heats-two to four cars starting by
gravity from a standstill on a track and run down
a ramp to a finish line unaided. The track is an
inclined ramp with wood strips down the center to
guide the cars. They still roll that way, 48
years later, accompanied by shouts of excitement
and grins of delight. What is a Pinewood Derby?
A bunch of fun! At the end it is a Pack of Cub
Scouts racing little wooden cars of various
shapes and colors on little plastic wheels down a
32' plywood track. But that is only a small part
of it. Each Cub Scout gets a kit with a block of
wood, four nails for axles, and four plastic
wheels. Then, based on the rules, he shapes and
paints his block or wood into a form to race down
the track. The Track's start line is
approximately. 5' high, and the track slopes down
to the floor and levels off for the final 16' or
so. Two judges are used for scoring the finish,.
Our Pack divides the Cub Scouts by rank -
Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos, and presents
awards to the top three fastest cars for each,
along with a best in show for each rank.