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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