Cub Scout Pack 159

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Cub Scout Pack 159

• New Parent Briefing

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What is Cub Scouting?

• F-U-N (with a purpose)
• Began in 1930 for younger brothers of Boy Scouts
• A year-round family program
• Designed for boys in 1st thru 5th grade
• The largest of the BSA's three membership
  divisions

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Purpose of Cub Scouting

• Character Development
• Spiritual Growth
• Good Citizenship
• Sportsmanship and Fitness
• Family Understanding
• Respectful Relationships
• Personal Achievement
• Friendly Service
• F-U-N and Adventure
• Preparation for Boy Scouts

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Membership

• Cub Scout Pack
• Packs are Made up of Dens
• Packs meet monthly
• Packs are run by a CubMaster (Adult) and his/her
  Assistants
• Dens are made of six ten boys (by grade)
• Usually meet twice/month
• Tiger Cub Dens First Grade Boys
• Wolf Cub Dens Second Grade Boys
• Bear Cub Dens Third Grade Boys
• WEBELOS Dens Fourth and Fifth Grade Boys
• Dens are run by Den Leaders (Adults), Denners
  (a youth member of the Den), and Den Chiefs (a
  Youth Boy Scout helper)

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Advancement

• Bobcat
• Earned by all Cub Scouts measures understanding
  of the Cub Scout Program
• Tiger Cub Badge
• 5 Tiger Cub achievement areas
• Worked with Adult Partner
• 15 requirements
• Consist of Indoor and Outdoor activities Just
  Right for a Boy in 1st grade

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Advancement Cont.

• Wolf Cub Badge
• 12 Achievements Involving Simple Physical and
  Mental Skills
• Bear Cub Badge
• 24 Bear Achievements in Four Categories
• Must Complete 12
• Requirements are Somewhat More Difficult than
  Wolf Rank

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Advancement Cont.

• WEBELOS
• WEBELOS Badge
• 1st Step in Transition from WEBELOS to Boy Scouts
• 20 Activity Awards
• Must Complete 3
• Arrow of Light
• Must Complete 5 more Activity Awards (total of 8)
• Highest Award in Cub Scouting

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Activities

• Cub Scouting Means DOING
• Everything is Designed to Have Boys Do Things
• Activities are Used to Achieve Aims of Scouting
• Citizenship Training
• Character Development
• Personal Fitness
• Activities are Age-Appropriate and F-U-N!

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Cub Scouts Academics Sports Program

• Provides the Opportunity for Boys to
• Learn New Techniques
• Increase Scholarship Skills
• Develop Sportsmanship
• Fun
• Participation allows Recognition for Physical
  Fitness and Talent-Building Activities

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Camping

• Age-Appropriate Camping
• Packed with Theme-Oriented Action that Brings
  Boys to the Great Out-of-Doors
• Day Camping for Tigers, Wolves, and Bears (Camp
  Akela)
• Half-week resident camping for Tigers, Wolves,
  Bears, and Webelos (CubWorld at Camp Snyder)
• Full-week resident camping for Webelos only
  (Goshen)
• Family Camping
• Programs Combines Fun and Excitement with
• Doing One's Best
• Getting Along with Others
• Developing an Appreciation for Ecology and the
  Outdoors

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Cub Scout Promise Colors

• I, (name), promiseto do my bestTo do my duty
  to God and my country,To help other people,
  andTo obey the Law of the Pack.
• Blue Gold
• Blue Stands for Truth and Spirituality, Steadfast
  Loyalty, and the Sky Above
• Gold Stands for Warm Sunlight, Good Cheer, and
  Happiness.

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Cub Scout Motto Law

• Cub Scout Motto Do Your Best.
• Tiger Cub Motto Search, Discover, Share.
• Law of the Pack The Cub Scout follows
  Akela. The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The
  pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The Cub Scout
  gives goodwill.

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Youth Protection / Safety

• Two-Deep Leadership
• No One-on-One Contact
• Respect for Privacy
• Separate Accommodations
• Proper Preparations
• No Secret Organizations

• Appropriate Attire
• Constructive Discipline
• Hazing Prohibited
• Junior Leader Training/Supervision
• Youth Member Responsibilities

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Pack 159 Specifics

• 80 Cub Scouts, 20 Adult Leaders,
• 8-10 Dens
• CubMaster Dan Cahoon
• Committee Chair Mark Kelly
• Charter Christ Presbyterian Church
• Pack Meetings 3rd Thursday, 700 815
• Location Fox Mill School Cafeteria
• Den Meetings Differs by Dens

www.cubs159.com
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Pack 159 Activities

• Pool Party
• Family Camp Out
• Scouting for Food Service Project
• Gifts for the Needy Service Project
• Pinewood Derby
• Rocket Races
• Potomac Nationals Campout
• Blue Gold Banquet
• Rain Gutter Regatta
• Wacky Sports
• Pack Picnic
• Den Activities
• Museums
• Skating
• Park Visits
• Bike Trips

• Camp Akela Day Camp
• Archery
• Swimming
• Crafts
• Fishing
• Field Games
• CubWorld Half-Week Camp
• Archery/BBs
• Crafts
• Canoes, Fishing
• Swimming Pool
• Goshen Scout Reservation Camp PMI
• Archery, BB guns
• Swimming, Canoes, Fun-oes, Fishing
• Scout Craft, Handicraft
• BMX Bikes
• Nature Center

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Summer Camping

• Optional Camping but Strongly Encouraged
• Camp Akela Day Camp
• All Cub Scouts Eligible to Attend
• 24 July 28 July 2006
• Algonkian Northern Virginia Regional Park
• 125 / Scout
• Need Adult Walkers
• CubWorld Camp Snyder Half-Week Resident Camp
• All Cub Scouts Eligible to Attend
• 5 July 9 July 2006
• Camp Snyder, Haymarket, VA
• 270 / Scout
• Need Adult Walkers
• Camp Goshen PMI Full-Week Resident Camp
• Scouts Entering 4th or 5th Grade in Fall
  (WEBELOS)
• 23 28 July 2006
• Goshen Scout Reservation, Camp PMI, Goshen, VA

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Costs

• Dues (per year)
• Boys Life Magazine 10.80
• Pack Dues 50.00
• Uniform
• Uniform Patches 60
• Book 5.30

Boys Life Magazine is Optional
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Questions?