What To Expect

When you join our pack, we want to make you feel welcome. We have put together a Parent Manual to help you jump right in and feel prepared. We have meetings and documents on information for camp outs, meetings and events. Let us know if we missed out something.

Pack Meetings

Once a month all the Dens together meet for a "Pack Meeting", which we encourage all the Scouts and Families to attend. The Pack Meeting is a time we show off the Awards, Advancement, Electives, projects the scout have been working on in their Dens. We may have a skit, song, or something else planed for the families and scouts. This is a time for family to get information on upcoming events and activities. This is also a great time to share in the scouting spirit. Make sure you attend and watch what your scout is doing to advance on to their next rank. We encourage all scouts and leaders to wear their 'Class A' scout uniform.

Den Meetings

Den Meetings are held once a month and provide your scout with opportunities to enjoy various planned activities, learn new skills, and have great fun. While parental attendance is not required at Den Meetings (except for Lions and Tigers), it is certainly encouraged! Please keep in touch with your scout's Den Leader so that you will know what activities are taking place and can track the progress your child is making. Meetings are scheduled for the First Tuesday Each month at 6:30pm. Normally all meetings are at Crestview Presbyterian Church or Keehner Park. Make sure to talk to your Den Leader for location and time.

Fundraising

Every year the Pack participates in the Scout Popcorn sale. The campaign runs from August through October, with deliveries in November. This is the only fundraising activity of our Pack. All scouts participate in this event and receive prizes and other recognition. The Pack relies heavily on the funds generated by this fundraiser. Everyone’s participation is expected and appreciated. The pack retains 30% of the proceeds of the popcorn sold and is the single largest source of funding for all Pack activities.

Overnight Campouts

Scouting is an outdoor-based program. Camping is permitted by Cub Scouts only in an age-appropriate context. Scouts must have an adult family member with them at all times when camping. If your Scout wishes to attend only the daytime activities of a Family Camp-out you must make prior arrangements with the Cubmaster to discuss which guardian will be approved to take responsibility for your child if you cannot stay with them. You will need to fill out a permission slip for your child with all of the necessary emergency information included. Bring all the equipment you will need to enjoy the camp-out: tent, sleeping bags, lanterns, bug spray, and great walking shoes. Depending on the Camping event, meals are either provided or as a pack we work together to cook them. In the event of an overnight, your child can only tent with another child of the same age (within two-years) and gender and with permission of that child’s parent or guardian and the Cubmaster.

The most common Campouts are Cub World, Cub-O-Ree, Webelos Camp, and Peterloon. These are all with the Dan Beard Council and can be found on their site.

Fun Events

Pinewood Derby:
One of the most popular and successful family activities in Cub Scouting. Pinewood derby cars are small wooden models that Cub Scouts make with help from their families. Then they race the cars in competition which includes prizes for speed and design creativity. The cars are powered by gravity and run down a track. The Pack provides the kits along with rules and instruction for design and competition. The race is scheduled during one of the Pack Meetings, typically in February.
Blue & Gold:
Each year, Cub Scouts celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the BSA, on February 8, 1910, by having a Blue and Gold Banquet. It is usually held in February. or March. We Auction baskets of goodies to help fund this and other pack events.