Our AOL Scouts (5th Graders) are invited to volunteer at Christ’s Church’s Annual Tree Sale alongside Scouts from our affiliated Scouts BSA Troop - Rye’s Troop 2.

Time is currently TBD, but final schedule, details and a SignUp Genius are forthcoming, so if you’ve got an AOL Scout please put this on your calendar and plan to have your Scout attend.

The Pack's annual Cubmobile Races will be held on Sunday, November 20th from 11 AM - 1 PM on Holly Lane in Loudon Woods. So it's time for your Den to either build or tune up its Cubmobile! Please see instruction and rules here on the Files page of our website.

ONLY Scouts who have paid their dues and sent in their annual medical forms / waivers are eligible to race.  Scouts MUST wear bicycle helmets, closed-toed shoes, long pants and long sleeve shirts, and all Cubmobiles must have a working brake and seatbelt. Everyone MUST bring a paper (not plastic) lawn bag of leaves to cushion obstructions along the race course.

NO PARKING IN LOUDON WOODS — please park outside the subdivision and walk in.

Once again, The Sarmiento family, who live at the race’s finish line at 8 Holly Lane have graciously offered to host us this year, so we will gather on their front lawn to kick things off.

Scouts from our affiliated BSA Scout Troop will teach our Cubs some Scout skills like First Aid, using a compass, and pitching a tent, among others. As part of our ongoing commitment to helping our community, please bring a food item to be donated to our local food pantry.

We’ll see you at our usual location: Christ’s Church.

Our October Pack Meeting will feature Master Storyteller Jonathan Kruk will tell our Cubs some (not too) scary Halloween stories to get us in the mood for the season. Jonathan’s stories and how he tells them are an event not to be missed! See you there!

Our 1st Pack Meeting is all about animals! Once again, our friends from Animal Embassy will join us with their collection of exotic rescued animals for us to see and learn about!

This is also another chance for those interested in joining the Pack to come learn about it. For the boys and girls… they’ll learn why Cub Scouts are called Tigers, Wolves, and Bears, why the Bobcat is so important to Cub Scouts, and just what The Jungle Book has to do with it all!

We’ll also have a Q&A session for the parents to learn how our Pack functions, so come to our September Pack Meeting to learn all about Pack 2!

Come learn what Cub Scouting is all about and how your son or daughter can join in the fun!!

We will be hosting an Open House/SignUp Event, from 7:00 - 8:30 PM on Wednesday, September 14th at Christ’s Church in Rye.

There’s no formal presentation… just a chance for you to ask Pack Leaders some questions. Any interested parents of boys or girls in the 1st through 5th grades (or 7-10 yrs old) are invited to stop by anytime during that period to learn more about Cub Scouting and Pack 2.  Please spread the word!

This is one of our premier events each year! Rye Pack 2, along with other Packs in our area, participate in this day chocked full of fun events!

You can come early to enjoy all the different activities or just be there by dinner after which Pack Leaders will lead the Cubs along a candle-lit path in the woods to a the annual ceremony with Chief Akela. There, Akela and his council lead a fireside ceremony where our Cub Scouts are promoted to their next rank. It's something your Cub will NEVER forget! Watch your email/calendar for more information regarding this great event!

“Young ones who have learned all they can from the Pack and have met the challenges of Akela will cross the river to the Mountain of Scouting where they will find The Trail to Eagle.”

On this night, our Arrow of Light Scouts (5th Graders) will cross over from Cub Scouting to Scouts BSA, leaving the Pack to join a BSA Scout Troop.

AOL Scout families will receive information on this from their Den Leader,.

Webelos Scouts (4th Graders) are invited to attend and witness the ceremony.

April’s Pack Meeting will be unlike any other, so save the date…

It’s The Blue and Gold Banquet!!

“The Blue & Gold” is when Packs across America celebrate the birthday of Cub Scouting. Brunch will be served, Cubs will learn the history of Scouting and one of the most solemn events of the Cub Scouting year will take place - The Awarding of The Arrow of Light.

The Arrow of Light is the highest rank in Cub Scouting and the only Cub Scout rank that can be worn on the BSA Scout uniform. This is an event for all Cubs to enjoy and one you won’t want to miss. We hope you’ll join us! (A signup Genius will be available soon.)

Join us for a climb in the tree tops at Boundless Adventures located right near us on the Purchase College Campus at 735 Anderson Hill Rd. in Purchase, NY!  More details and a Sign Up Genius will be provided soon.

A Scout is Helpful… and has a duty to their community.

More details to come, but please mark this date for our Spring Service Project.

For AOL Scouts, a key part of earning the Arrow of Light is learning what it’s like being in a Scouts BSA Troop.

Our Arrow of Light Scouts (5th Graders) are invited to visit a meeting of Rye’s BSA Troop 2 to experience what their meetings are like and to learn more about joining a Troop. If you have any questions, please contact your Den Leader for more information

AOL Scouts (5th Graders) cross over from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA , formerly called Boy Scouts, in the Spring of the year. It’s an exciting time for both Cubs and their parents!

As Cubs cross over, there are a few things we want to share with parents both about Pack 2’s crossover activities as well as Scouts BSA itself, which is different in a number of ways from Cub Scouting. At this PARENTS ONLY meeting, leaders from both our Cub Scout Pack and our affiliated Scouts BSA Troop (Troop 2) will be present to talk with parents about the crossover, how Scouts BSA differs from Cub Scouting and answer any other questions parents may have.

If you currently have an AOL (5th Grade) Scout, even if he or she is not sure they’ll go into Scouts BSA, we strongly encourage you to attend this meeting.

At this month’s Pack Meeting, we’ll be visited by a special guest from Science Tellers who will tell us an interesting and fun story using experiments and a few brave volunteers from the audience. See you there!

Scouts from our affiliated BSA Scout Troop will show our Cubs a little about some Scout skills like First Aid and Packing a Pack among others.

Due to the snowstorm expected for Jan 29th, this year’s Pinewood Derby will now be held on Saturday, February 5th!

Cub Scouts! Start your engines!

Our annual Pinewood Derby races will be held at Rye Presbyterian Church from 4-6 PM on Saturday, February 5th. Come cheer on your car and those of your Denmates! We are holding it in-person this year, so we hope you’ll be there.

By popular demand, we’ll also be Livestreaming the Derby on YouTube (as we did last year). It seems folks loved being able to have Grandparents and other family members watch the races, so we’ll do it again.

Details how to watch the livestream have been sent via our Pack Announcements to help ensure we do not have any unwanted guests join us. Please contact your Den Leader if you have not received the link.

In order to race your car at Pack 2’s Pinewood Derby, it has to pass inspection at this event.

To do so, you MUST bring your Pinewood Derby car for inspection and impounding at Rye Presbyterian Church between 7 and 9 PM according to the schedule below. It will be weighed, measured and inspected for compliance with the rules, which you can find here on the Files page of our website. Then it will be impounded until the races — you will not get it back until after the race.

There are many other rules, but please note that the problem we see most often is Cubs putting weights on the underside of their cars — you can only do so if you fully recess them inside the car; otherwise they will make the car unable to race as it will drag on the track , which rises up between the wheels!

Inspection Schedule:

7PM - Tigers (1st Grade)

7:30 - Wolves (2nd Grade)

8PM - Bears (3rd Grade)

8:30 - Webelos/AOL (4th & 5th Grade)

At January’s Pack Meeting we will kick off the Pinewood Derby season with a screening of Down & Derby and will serve a pizza dinner for all in attendance. Please note that the meeting will start at 6 PM, not our usual 7 PM to be sure we have time for the full movie!

We will also be answering any Pinewood Derby questions for parents/scouts who are new to The Great Cub Scout Race. See you there!