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Cub Scouting is a year-round program uniquely designed to meet the needs of young boys and their parents. The program offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness. Service projects, ceremonies, games, and other activities guide boys through the core values and give them a sense of personal achievement. Through positive peer group interaction and parental guidance, boys also learn honesty, bravery, and respect. Family involvement is an essential part of Cub Scouting and parents are encouraged to play an active role in the program. Through interaction between parents, leaders, and friends, boys learn citizenship, compassion, and courage. This family-and community-centered approach to learning means that Cub Scouting is truly time well spent.
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- What are the requirements to join Cub Scouts?
- Tiger Cubs (entering first grade or age 7), Cub Scouts (entering second or third grade, or age 8 or 9), Webelos Scouts (entering fourth or fifth grade, or age 10).
- What does Cub Scouting offer my son?
- Cub Scouting offers fun and challenging activities that promote character development and physical fitness. Service projects, ceremonies, games, and other activities guide boys through the core values and give them a sense of personal achievement. Through positive peer group interaction and parental guidance, boys also learn honesty, bravery, and respect.
- How does participation in Cub Scouting affect participation other activities?
- The Cub Scout program is designed to compliment many other extracurricular activities. Typical time commitment is two or three Den meetings and one Pack meeting per month. Boys who participate in organized sports like soccer, baseball, basketball, swimming, gymnastics, etc., or academic-based extracurricular activities like music, art, science, etc., can be recognized for these activities through Cub Scout belt loops and pins which are worn on their uniform.
- What are the responsibilities of a parent?
- Provide help and support for the den and pack.
- Work with your son on advancement projects and activities.
- Attend pack meetings with your son and present his advancement awards to him at the pack meeting.
- Attend and assist with den outings.
- Attend Cub Scout Family campouts with your son.
- Consider Volunteering! Your scout leaders are all volunteers. Ask how you can get involved.
- Do Cub Scouts go camping?
- Yes, but they ease into it. They may go camping with a parent, or even with the entire family. More on Cub Scout camping can be found at http://www.scouting.org/cubscouts/activities/outdoor/camping.y.html
- What other activities are available to Cub Scouts and their families?
- Pack 707 is very active, providing a rich environment for boys and their families. Typical annual events include:
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- Fall Camp-Out
- Scouting for Food (Giving back to our community)
- Veteran’s Day Observance and parade
- Blue & Gold Banquet
- Pinewood Derby
- Spring Campout
- Memorial Day Observance
- Summer Day Camp
- Community Service Activities
- and more!
- How much is it going to cost?
- The annual Pack 707 dues covers such items as the National registration fee, pack dues, insurance, and all patches and awards for the year (through next March). Prices vary depending on whether the scout is returning or a new enrollment. Pack Dues are $20, this fee goes towards the purchase of awards and advancements and the daily running of our pack. The BSA also requires a registration that covers your sons insurance and helps to pay the overhead on the camps and facilities they will utilize while scouting. This registration fee varies from $18 - $23 per scout.
Other costs include uniforms, Handbooks, and some activity fees including those for the campouts. The Boys' Life magazine can also be subscribed to for $17.00/yr. Cub Scouts participate with their families in one or two fund-raising activities. This year will be focused on selling Trails' End popcorn and collecting aluminum cans for recycling. These funds go to help cover Den supplies, equipment, pack scholarships, and other activities.
- Where can I buy uniforms, pack and den number patches?
- The Scout Shop is located at:
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Blue Grass Council Office Contact
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- More information about the store, including hours and directions, can be
found on their web site at www.bgbsa.org
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If you can't make it to the store, and are comfortable specifying your son's shirt size (S/M/L), they will also take phone orders and ship via UPS. Alternatively, you can order everything online from the BSA retail store at ScoutStuff.Org
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