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If you could give your boy the greatest gift of all, what would it be? It wouldn't be money or anything money could buy.  Whether you are rich or poor, the greatest gift is within your power because that gift is helping a boy become a person with a good feeling about himself and a genuine concern for others.  Cub Scouting can help you provide this gift.

Your Son, Scouting and You

 As a parent, you want your son to grow up to be self-reliant and dependable - a person of worth, a caring individual. Scouting has these same goals in mind for him.

Since 1910 we've been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to help parents teach their sons how to make good decisions throughout their lives and give them confidence as they become the adult leaders of tomorrow.

In a society where your son is often taught that winning is everything, Cub Scouting teaches him to do his best and be helpful to others as expressed in the Cub Scout Promise motto, and Law of the Pack.

A Cub Scout den will involve your boy in a group of boys his own age where he can earn status and recognition. There he will also gain a sense of personal achievement from the new skills he learns.

The Purposes of Cub Scouting

Cub Scouting is the phase of the program offered by the Boy Scouts of America for first- through fifth-grade (or 7-10 year old) boys. The purposes of Cub Scouting are to help parents and community organizations help boys by:

• Positively influencing character development and encouraging spiritual growth
• Helping boys develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship
• Encouraging good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body
• Improving understanding within the family
• Strengthening the ability to get along with other boys and to respect other people
• Fostering a sense of personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and skills
• Showing how to be helpful and do one's best
• Providing fun and exciting new thigs to do
• Preparing boys to become Boy Scouts

Cub Scouting

Your Cub Scout is a member of a den. Most dens have six to eight boys in them and meet once a week.  Den meetings are a time for learning new things and having fun. Dens are led by a team of adult volunteers - the den leader and assistant den leader(s). Den leaders are usually parents of boys in the den.

Your Cub Scout is also a member of a pack. Packs consist of several dens. Most packs meet once a month.  Pack meeting susually follow a suggested theme and are a time for boys to be recognized for their accomplishments during the month, to perform skits and songs they've learned in den meetings, and to have fun with the entire family.

Packs are led by a Cubmaster and pack committee. Like the den leaders, the Cubmaster and assiant are volunteers and are usually parent of boys in the pack. Most pack committees consist of parents and members of the pack's chartered organization.  The pack committee makes plans for pack meetings and activities and take care of the "business" items necessary for a quality pack program.

The pack is owned by a community organization that granted a charter by the Boy Scouts of America to use the school, service club, religious group, or other group interested in youth.  The chartered organization approves the leadership of the pack, provides a meeting place, and operaters the pack within the guidelines and policies of the organizatiuon and the Boy Scouts of America.

Reprinted from Bear Cub Scout Book - Boy Scouts of America