It’s almost summertime, but that doesn’t mean the Cub Scout fun has to end! Pack 564 stays active all year round with fun activities.

Before you head off to the beach, Disney World or wherever your summer vacation will take you, take a minute to check out this list of upcoming activities.

By attending three or more, your scout will earn the Summertime Pack Award pin!

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June

The annual Raingutter Regatta returns June 14, offering scouts the opportunity to build a swift sailboat fit to navigate the treacherous waters of the Pack 564 rain gutters.

Summer is prime hiking time, and the hiking club will gather on June 18 for our first hike of the season. We will hike Sweetwater Creek State Park.

July

We return to Stone Mountain in July for a Picnic and Laser Show. We won’t be hiking Stone Mountain this year. Scouts should wear Class As to show some Cub Scout pride!

We’ll also have another Hiking Club Hike on July 23 at 10 a.m. The location for this hike is also yet to be determined.

August

Join us Aug. 2 at 7:15 p.m. at MPUMC for the First Parent/Leader meeting of the year. We’ll start gearing up for the upcoming school year at this important meeting, so please try to attend!

The annual Back to the Pack Pool Party returns to the Mountain Park Aquatic Center on Saturday, Aug. 6 at 6:30 p.m. Plan on bringing a dessert!

The last Hiking Club Hike of the summer will happen Aug. 20 at Sope Creek Trail.

We will be sending 117 people to the USS Yorktown and Patriots Point, with 86 staying overnight on the ship and 31 people participating as day trippers.

Further additions or alterations aren’t possible at this point, sorry.

Please look for email with detailed instructions and information about the trip this week or next. In the meantime, check out the draft version with some details awaiting information from Patriot’s Point.

The service project for the Outdoor Ethics Action Award, which was canceled this fall because of rain, will be held March 12 as part of the March Hiking Club hike at Vickery Creek Trail.

Please sign up on the form at the bottom of the event page by February 26 so I can get good numbers to the park.

The official results are in for the 2016 Pinewood Derby.

Please congratulate Jeremy Beack, who took first place in the Tiger Division with an average speed of 119.3 miles per hour; Isaac Inks, who topped the Cub Division with an average speed 123.3 miles per hour; and Ruby McKenny, who led the Adult and Sibling Division with an average speed of 118.6 miles per hour.

Full results are available at the results page for the 2016 race.

Congratulations to everyone who competed!