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Welcome to Pack 52!

Cub Scout Pack 52 is made up of girls and boys from Kindergarten to 5th grade students attending Del Rey Elementary school in Orinda, CA.  Our pack has been in formation for over 50 years!  The site includes announcements about upcoming meetings, pack news, a calendar of upcoming events and a place to share great photos of our pack in action. 

Thank you for your interest in Pack 52!  If you are interested in joining Pack 52 or have any questions about the program, please see the Join Pack 52 page or email us at pack52orinda@gmail.com.

 

2026 Pinewood Derby - Information and Registration

Posted on Jan 26 2026 - 12:51pm

Click here for information about this year's Pinewood Derby: 2026 Pinewood Derby.

Register your car here!

If you have a workshop at home with a band saw or scroll saw and are willing to host sessions where scouts can sign up to have you (or one of us) rough-cut their wood, please let us know.  We are looking for a location to host this year's workshops.  If no one volunteers before the end of the week, the pack will purchase a scroll saw so that we can host the workshops.

Pinewood Derby Trophies

Posted on Jan 26 2026 - 12:40pm

Thank you to everyone who voted on this year's extra Pinewood Derby trophies. 

The three extra trophies that will be handed out this year are:

-Most Creative

-Funniest

-Most fuel-efficient (slowest) *To be eligible for this award, the car must finish each of its races without interfering with other cars.  I understand this is a popular award in some other packs with people competing to build the slowest car.

As a reminder, each den's top three fastest cars will get 1st, 2nd and 3rd place medals. There will also be trophies given to the fastest three cars of the whole pack. 

Hornet Overnight Date Options

Posted on Jan 26 2026 - 12:14pm
The original date (March 7th) for the Hornet Overnight did not get ten attendees so I'm offering alternative dates. 
 
Please complete the new form below and be sure to mark all dates that you are available. We will select the date that has the most responses (provided we get at least 10 people to sign up). 
 

Sacramento Train Museum

Posted on Jan 11 2026 - 12:09pm

 If you took the 1:53 train home...please bring it back, Amtrak is looking for it.

Mistletoe Results!

Posted on Dec 14 2025 - 9:33pm
We raised $836 for the pack, meeting our goal of $800.  
 
Thank you to the Arrow of Lights that harvested, the Webelos that packaged, and everyone else who sold. 
 
Since we reached our goal, we will not have a second sales day next weekend.

Scouting For Food: Part 2

Posted on Nov 12 2025 - 6:19pm

Scouting for Food Part Two will be held this Saturday, rain or shine.  We will meet at 9 am at Del Rey for a brief safety talk and to form new groups with scouts who did not attend Part One. Then we will head out into our assigned sections.

Each group will need a driver who can slowly drive along while the bags of food are collected and placed in the trunk.  You can use a wagon and collect on foot, but wagons can fill up, so a car is recommended.  Collections will be brought back to Del Rey.