CUB SCOUT PACK 3086

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CUB SCOUTPACK 3086

• Welcome
• to
• 2008 Exploring Scouting Night

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Cub Scouting in Pack 3086

• We are about families. Cub Scouting in Pack 3086
  is not an activity where you drop off your child,
  he practices, then you pick him up. Dad, mom,
  brothers, sisters can ALL be involved in
  scouting.
• To begin with, your son will be in
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• DEN Den 1 (2008-09 Tigers grade level)
• PACK 3086 (grade levels 1-5)
• DISTRICT Red-Tailed Hawk District
• COUNCIL Heart of America Council

 
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Rank Handbooks

• Although lots of activities may be accomplished
  at den or pack meetings, much of the advancement
  work will need to be completed at home with the
  familys help and involvement. In this regard,
  please become familiar with the Tiger, Wolf, Bear
  or Webelos Handbook, particularly its parent
  section. It will be helpful to the den leaders
  if you do.

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Pack Committee

• Pack 3086 is run by registered Boy Scouts of
  America (BSA) Adult Leaders who make up the Pack
  Committee. Following is the current pack
  leadership.
• Chartered Organization Representative Open
• Committee Chair John Conner
• Cubmaster Diane Conner
• Assistant Cubmaster Open TBD ASAP
• Webelos II Den Leader (5th graders) Dave Harder
• Webelos I Den Leader (4th graders) Wendy
  Cost/Gordon Rames/Roger Waldo
• Bear Den Leaders (3rd graders) Chris Stephan
• Wolf Den Leaders (2nd graders) Jeff Attwood/Troy
  Martin
• Tiger Den Leader(s) (1st graders) OpenTBD _at_
  School Night
• Secretary Amber Harder/Joani Wardle
• Treasurer Josh Wheeler
• Adult Leader Training Coordinator Open
• Advancement Chair Diane Conner/Trinda Wheeler
• Camping Coordinator John Carter
• Recruiting Coordinator Trinda Wheeler/Sue
  Reidmiller
• Webmaster Sean Yearout
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Additional Pack Positions/Coordinators

• Popcorn Kernel coordinates annual fall
  fundraiser
• Pinewood Derby Coordinator annual event held in
  January
• Blue and Gold Banquet annual event held in
  February
• Raingutter Regatta Coordinator annual event
  held in July
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All Cub Scout parents are encouraged to become
involved by attending monthly committee meetings.
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Parent Expectations

• Cub Scout packs can only operate and be strong if
  everyone helps. To ensure that no one volunteer
  bears the burden of too much responsibility, the
  pack requests that each family volunteer to
  assist with a minimum of one event throughout the
  year. A list of activities will be routed at
  fall pack meetings.

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Pack Annual Calendar

• Annually in June, the pack committee determines
  the annual calendar for the upcoming academic
  year. Please be sure to mark your familys
  personal calendar with den and pack activities.
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• Annual pack activities your family can look
  forward to include
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• October District Family Campout
• December Christmas caroling at retirement
  community
• January Pinewood Derby (and workshop)
• February Blue and Gold Banquet
• March Pancake Breakfast
• May Pack Family Campout
• June Day Camp, Bear Camp, Bike Hike
• July Raingutter Regatta, Fishing Derby, Webelos
  Camp
• August T-Bones Campout, Pack Picnic

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Registration Fees

• The following is an outline of what fees are
  required for your sons involvement in the Pack.
• B.S.A. Dues 10.00
• Pack 3086 Dues 65.00
• Boys Life Magazine 12.00
• Scout Account
• The Pack maintains a bank account at US Bank with
  records being kept by the Pack Treasurer, who
  reports monthly to the Pack Committee.

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Uniforms

• Where to Buy Nill Bros. at 135th and Mur-Len or
  the Scout Shop at the Heart of America Councils
  headquarters at I-435 and Holmes
• What to Buy
• Handbook - Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos Handbook
  (please purchase handbook as soon as possible)
• Blue Cub Scout Shirt
• Heart of America Council Patch
• Numerals 3086 (red and white)
• Your sons Den Number strip (Incoming 2008-09
  Tigers will be Den 1)
• World Crest emblem (purple patch with the
  fleur-de-lis symbol)
• Cub Scout belt (Designed to fit the Belt Loop
  awards that Scouts can earn)
• Neckerchief Slide
• Neckerchief will be provided by the pack and
  presented to newly registered Tiger cubs at the
  September pack meeting.

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The official uniform is the blue shirt,
neckerchief and belt.
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Beginning the Year The Bobcat Rank

• Everyone new to Cub Scouts Tigers, Wolves,
  Bears and Webelos begins the year by earning
  the Bobcat.

The Bobcat is the Key to Scouting because
learning, memorizing and reciting the various
items (see next slide) provides the groundwork
for you and your sons buy-in to what the Cub
Scout program stands for and works to instill.
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Bobcat Badge/Rank Requirements

• Cub Scout Promise
• I promise to do my best
• To do my duty to God and my country,
• To help other people, and
• To obey the Law of the Pack.
• 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
• Webelos
• WEll BE LOyal Scouts
• Cub Scout Motto
• Do Your Best

• Cub Scout Handshake
• Your index and middle fingers are extended along
  the wrist of the person with whom you are shaking
  hands indicating you
• 1) help other people, and
• 2) obey the law of the pack.
• Cub Scout Sign
• Your index and middle fingers like wolf ears -
  indicating you are ready to listen. They also
  signify that as a scout, you will
• 1) help other people, and
• 2) obey the law of the pack.
• Review How to protect your children from child
  abuse A Parents guide.

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Fun and AwardsAtDen and Pack Meetings
Cub Scout Promise
I promise to do my best To do my duty to God and
my country, To help other people, and To obey
the Law of the Pack.
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This little guy is the Cubby Award, which is
presented to the den that has the best behavior
at the months pack meeting. He belongs that
that den until the next pack meeting where he
will be awarded to the next deserving den.
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Cub Scouts earn beads for achievements completed
throughout the year.
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Tiger Den

• What does it mean to be a Tiger?
• A parent must attend all events with their Tiger
  Cub.
• Tiger Den Meetings are coordinated through
  shared leadership.
• Each month, you will
• have one den meeting (maybe two if you need it),
• one field trip with the Tiger den,
• and one Pack meeting (with all the Brougham Cub
  Scouts).
• At your meetings and field trips you will learn
  about things like your community, keeping
  yourself healthy, outdoor activities, and
  communication.

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Tiger Den Program
BOBCAT RANK. As a reminder, your son will need
to earn his Bobcat rank first. You will need to
help him achieve this outside of his regular den
meetings. This rank can be achieved and
presented to him as early as the October pack
meeting.

• TIGER RANK. The Tiger Cub Handbook is organized
  into five requirements. Each of the requirements
  has three components
• Den meeting activity
• A field trip
• Family activity
• Once all 15 requirements are completed, your
  scout earns his Tiger rank. In the same manner
  as the Bobcat rank, the Tiger rank will be
  presented to you to present to him at a pack
  meeting. The emblems can be sewn onto his
  uniform as they are earned. THIS rank is usually
  achieved by Februarys Blue and Gold banquet.

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Recognition

• In Cub Scouts, it is important that the boys
  receive recognition for their achievements OFTEN.
  
• DEN MEETINGS At each den meeting, they will be
  recognized for their progress toward rank the
  Tiger rank with beads to add their Tiger emblem
  (which hangs from the right shirt pocket of their
  uniform).
• PACK MEETINGS At Pack meetings, rank awards are
  presented when earned.

OTHER AWARDS The Cub Scout Academic and Sports
Program provides opportunity to earn other awards
belt loops and pins and can be earned at any
time throughout their Cub Scout career. In the
same way, Cub Scouts have the opportunity to earn
many other awards, including but not limited to
the Outdoor Activity Award, the Summertime
Activity Award, World Conservation Award, and
Leave No Trace Award. These are presented at the
monthly Pack Meeting.
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Tiger Den Leader

• As with the Wolf, Bear and Webelos dens, one
  parent will be designated the den leader.
• The den leader is responsible for
• Tracking the boys' progress toward ranks.
• Communicating rank and elective achievements
  (belt loops) to the Cubmaster.
• Attending the monthly Pack Committee meeting.
• Coordinating shared leadership, making sure
  each family is prepared to plan and execute one
  months activities, including the field trip
  (Go-And-See).

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Shared Leadership

• In the Tiger den, each family signs up for a
  month that they will plan the activities. This
  is called shared leadership.

• The Tiger den's activities will largely be
  planned by the other parents in the den. This is
  not as frightening as it sounds. The Cub Scout
  Program Helps provides parents with everything
  they need to conduct the months activities (den
  meeting and go-and-see).
• There are numerous benefits to this setup!
• The den leader is green too. He or she doesnt
  know EVERYTHING about the Cub Scout program
  either and you can all learn together without
  undue pressure being put on one person.
• All Tiger parents get a small taste of what it is
  like to be a leader in scouting. After all, pack
  leadership will fall to you as older scouts exit
  the program by crossing over to a Boy Scout
  Troop.
• Maybe most importantly, if a parents steps
  forward and takes a roll in the pack, the more
  likely their scout is to remain interested.

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Its not rocket science!

• Den 6 has fun with the food pyramid.

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Tiger Den Go-And-See to Union Broadcasting
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ACADEMIC AND SPORTS PROGRAM

• Belt Loops
• Pins

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OTHER AWARDS
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Scouting in Pack 3086 isBIG FUNThroughout the
Year
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SEPTEMBER
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The years first pack meeting in September is the
opportunity to be recognized for achievements
completed at summer camps.
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Pack Meetings are opportunities for scouts to
perform a silly skit or song theyve practiced at
their den meetings or get everyone together for a
fun game.
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September also kicks off the packs annual
fundraiser Trails End Popcorn
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Learning to be in front of a group is important .
. . and easier to do when sharing the stage.
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OCTOBER
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SERVICE Adopt-A-Street

• When driving down Black Bob, you might have
  noticed a sign noting that Pack 3086 has adopted
  the street from 151st to 159th Streets.
• Our obligation is to conduct two street clean-ups
  a year. We schedule the clean-ups in October and
  April.
• The city provides trash bags, gloves and safety
  vests. We hope you can join us. This service
  project often fulfills a requirement in the
  handbooks.

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Cub Scout Family Campout

• Cub Scout campouts are family-oriented as most of
  the activities in the Cub Scout program.
• The first opportunity is in October. All members
  of the family can come out for this overnight
  camp. In the morning, the Cub Scouts not
  siblings will then have fun activity rotations
  in the morning.

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Jason Conner and his sister, Amanda bed down for
the night.
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Camporee

• When the Cub Scout Family Campout concludes, its
  time for a Boy Scout troop to run a program for
  Webelos only that is, fourth and fifth graders.
• As with all Cub Scout activities, these are more
  age-appropriate for 9-11 year-olds.

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The host Boy Scout Troop came up with some really
interesting and fun activities for the Webelos.
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More Campouts

• Cub Scout camping opportunities are supposed to
  be limited so that these boys dont get burned
  out on camping before joining the Boy Scout ranks
  in 6th grade.
• But depending upon parent volunteers, our pack
  can explore opportunities to camp at the KC Zoo,
  the Omaha Zoo, Camp Naish, etc. All we need are
  organizers!

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Decembers pack meeting is an opportunity for
scouts to get a treat in preparation for
Januarys big event . . .

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RACE January 31, 2009
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SERVICE Christmas Caroling
We get to go caroling at Cedar Lake Retirement
Community. Were all a little surprised at how
much we enjoy this event!
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JANUARY
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2008
Pinewood Derby
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Parent volunteers check in cars to make sure they
are within the derbys published racing
guidelines.
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Cars must weigh no more than 5 ounces.
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Winners from each den these are the Tigers and
Wolves get to stand on the podium!
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Bears and the Webelos I and II den winners
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Weston Harder
Luke Wardle
Alex Wheeler
at the Red-Tailed Hawk Districts Pinewood Derby
held in March.
And finally, the winners and representatives of
Pack 3086
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One of these impressive trophies could be yours
if your car is a Pack 3086 winner!
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FEBRUARY
In a special ceremony during the Blue and Gold
Banquet, second year Webelos formally cross the
bridge to BOY SCOUTS!
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Blue and Gold 2008
We watched five boys from our pack proudly cross
over to Boy Scouts in an honorable ceremony led
by Boy Scout Order of the Arrow performers.
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A REAL Family Celebration
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Tigers are recognized for achieving rank!
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Wolves are recognized for achieving rank!
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Bears are recognized for achieving rank!
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Webelos I are recognized for achieving rank!
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Pancake BreakfastMarch 28, 2009
March 28, 2009
The pack has hosted a pancake breakfast the last
two years in the spring with the ultimate goal of
purchasing the packs own pinewood derby track.
All scouts are expected to sell a minimum of 10
tickets and to serve breakfast at the event.
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Den 3 visits City Hall and takes advantage of
this photo opportunity with Mayor Copeland!
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Go-And-Sees or field trips arent just for Tigers!
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Bears and Webelos camp overnight at Webelos Woods
in April!
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Canoeing is part of THIS campout!
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Fire-building,tent-raising and cinnamon
biscuit-making.
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SUMMERTIME

• Pack Bike Hike
• Pack Campout
• Day Camp
• Bear Resident Camp
• Webelos Resident Camp
• Fishing Derby
• Raingutter Regatta
• Pack Swim
• Scout Night at the T-Bones
• Pack Picnic

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JUNE
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Day Camp Activities

• BB Gun Shooting
• Archery
• Slingshot
• Fishing
• Mapping
• Leather Stamping
• Outdoor Cooking

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One of the activities scouts most look forward to
at Day Camp is the BB Gun shooting!Safety is
ALWAYS a priority.
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JULY
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He who blows the steadiest WINS!
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Pack Campout at Ironwoods
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Webelos Resident Camp at Naish Scout Reservation
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AUGUST

• Scout Night at the T-Bones
• Back to the Pack Picnic

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The cleanest, most bug-free campout youll ever
be lucky enough to go on.
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Some of the boys topped off the night with a
good-natured pillow fight.
Scottie Kloiber watches the movie, while dad and
sis give in to the sandman.
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Morning comes all too soon!
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Pack Picnic
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Special thanks to those parents who volunteer!
Our pack cannot function without you . . . And we
still need MORE volunteers. Please inquire as to
how you can help!