Pack 3495 South Arbor Charter Academy. Agenda What is Scouting? How is Scouting Organized? The Scout...

Welcome to Cub Scouts!Pack 3495

South Arbor Charter Academy

AgendaWhat is Scouting?How is Scouting Organized?The Scout RanksThe Pack LeadershipGetting Started

What is Scouting? FUN!

What is Scouting? FUN!

What is Scouting? -ActivitiesWeekend CampingSummer Resident CampBuild and Race Pinewood DerbyBuild and Launch Water RocketsCommunity Involvement

4th of July ParadeVisit Police/Fire StationsRecycling Center

What is Scouting?These activities provide the opportunity for:Personal AchievementSportsmanship and TeamworkLearning and Living Ideals

Responsibility and Self-Confidence Citizenship Personal Fitness Spiritual and Character Growth

How is Scouting Organized?

Your Pack

Pack

Tiger Den 1st

Grade

Wolf Den2nd

Grade

Bear Den3rd

Grade

Webelos II 5th

Grade

Webelos I

4th Grade

Made up of five dens, each with a rank that roughly corresponds to grade level: • Tigers • Wolves • Bears • Webelos I • Webelos II

The Scout Ranks

BobcatBaseline rank Introduces boy to scouting

ideasCub Scout Oath, Law, Motto,

Handshake, etc.Should be earned in just a

couple meetings

Tiger – 1st gradeScout must accompanied by

an adult partnerDivided into five achievement areas:

Making my family specialWhere I liveKeeping myself healthy and safeHow I tell itLet’s go outdoors

Wolf – 2nd grade12 achievement categories, each with associated activities:

Feats of SkillYour FlagKeep Your Body HealthyKnow Your Home and CommunityTools for Fixing and BuildingStart a CollectionYour Living WorldCooking and EatingBe Safe at Home and On the StreetFamily FunDuty to GodMaking Choices

Bear – 3rd gradeAchievements are grouped into 4 major areas:

God CountryFamilySelf

•Much more independence and personal responsibility•Webelos can start going on longer campouts•Webelos II is all about getting scouts ready for Boy Scouts• Boy Scout troops often host events for Webelos• Activity badges prepare scouts for merit badges

Webelos I & II – 4th and 5th grade

The Pack

Pack Meetings

Pack

Tiger Den 1st

Grade

Wolf Den2nd

Grade

Bear Den3rd

Grade

Webelos II 5th

Grade

Webelos I

4th Grade

Once a monthFamily-friendlyAwardsRun by adult leaders

Pack EventsBlue and Gold BanquetPinewood DerbyCampingSports eventsPicnicsFundraising

Coming up in October: Hooked on Scouting!Everyone who signs up this year is invited to this event at Independence Lake, where your scout will get fishing gear and earn the fishing belt loop.

FundraisingBSA Traditional Popcorn SaleLast year in our Pack, 32 scouts made

$13,140 in sales. As a Pack, we keep 30% of the sales.

Leadership

Pack Leadership

Required PositionsPosition Person

Charter Organization Representative

Melissa Lowell

Committee Chair Scott Snyder

Cubmaster Tom Langeland

Treasurer Kevin Pitcher

Committee Member - Popcorn Colonel

Amanda Wheaton

Required PositionsPosition Person

Tiger Den Leader (and Assistant) NEED A PARENT VOLUNTEER

Wolf Den Leader (and Assistant) Chuck Hennemann

Bear Den Leader (and Assistant) EJ Winslow

Webelo I Den Leader (and Assistant)

Chris Sorel

Webelo II Den Leader (and Assistant)

Tammy Mayrend

Other Pack PositionsAdvancement ChairFundraising ChairPack TrainerSecretaryMembership ChairDen Leader CoachAssistant Cubmaster

Pinewood Derby Chair

Blue and Gold Banquet Chair

Trips and Outings Chair

Camping ChairPublicity Chair

Everyone BenefitsParents said that after one year in Cub Scouts: • 80% of their sons learned to stay away from

drugs, and to help at home. • 90% said Scouting encouraged family

togetherness through projects, going places, and talking with each other.

• 95% said Scouting provides a safe and friendly environment and created a sense of belonging, and their sons learned to get along with others.

Want to Get Started?Fill out an application and submit with $80 feeBuy a uniform

Scout Shirt with PatchesHatPants and belt (optional)

Where to buy:District office

3914 Bestech Rd, Ypsilantiwww.scoutstuff.orgCraigslist or Ebayusscouts.org/advance/cubscout/ranks.asp

Learn morewww.michiganscouting.org/southernshores

www.boyscouttrail.com/cub-scouts/

usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/ranks.asp

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub_Scout