Parents of young boys face a lot of choices in after-school activities. Boys want to have fun, while parents want them to learn positive values and skills that will last a lifetime. If your boy is about to enter first through fifth grade, Cub Scouting may be exactly what you are both looking for.

Generations of American men have participated in and benefited from Cub Scouting, and the experience of serving millions of participants over almost a century has enabled us to make Cub Scouting one of the most exciting and rewarding programs available to your family.

As a parent, you can be assured that Cub Scouting ... 

• Involves a variety of family activities  
• Encourages good behavior  
• Teaches lifelong values
• Strengthens the bonds of family

The Purposes of Cub Scouting
Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (of 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purpose of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing).

The 10 purpose of Cub Scouting are:

1. Character Development
2. Spiritual Growth
3. Good Citizenship
4. Sportsmanship and Fitness                                       
5. Family Understanding
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Personal Achievement
8. Friendly Service
9. Fun and Adventure
10. Preparation for Boy Scouts

Membership
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cubs Scouts (second-grades), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth-graders) meet weekly.

Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. the committee includes parents of the boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.

Activities
Cub Scouting means "doing". Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness.

Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack , the most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.

All new scouts are required to complete an application with the appropriate registration fees.  

Pack 27 Dues are $1 each meeting, which help pay for future registrations, insurance and Boys Life Magazine.  Other costs include uniforms and some activity fees including those for the Day Camp and Resident Camps. Youth members and their families are expected to participate in fund-raising activities, which helps to cover Den supplies, equipment, and other activities.

For questions about completing the application, or about the Cub Scout Program, please contact Cubmaster Matt Yost. He can be reached by clicking Contact Our Pack.