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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 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 though Cub Scout belt loops and
pins which are worn on their uniform.
- What are the responsibilities of a parent?
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- 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.
- 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 436 is very active, providing a rich environment for boys and their families. Typical annual events include:
- Scouting for Food
- Veteran’s Day Observance
- Caroling & Holiday Party
- Blue & Gold Banquet
- Pinewood Derby
- Spring Campout
- Memorial Day Observance
- Summer Day Camp
- Summer Resident Camp
- Community Service Activities
- and more!
- How much is it going to cost?
- The annual Pack 436 dues/registration for the year averages $50 and registration covers such items as the National registration fee, Boys' Life Magazine,
the neckerchief and handbook appropriate for your son's rank, and pinewood derby kits, and all patches and awards for the year
(through next March).
Since the Pack 148 charter begins on April 1, new Cub Scouts may pay
a prorated fee for the remainder of the year, depending on when they
register. Contact the Cubmaster for a prorated dues schedule.
Other costs include uniforms and some activity fees including
those for the Day Camp and Resident Camps. Youth members participate in
one fund-raising activity (popcorn), which helps to cover Den supplies,
equipment, and other activities.
- Where can I buy uniforms, pack and den number patches?
- The Scout Shop is located at:
- 800 Wyman Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21211
410-338-0144 - Store
443-573-2525 - Help Desk
443-573-2600 - Help Desk Fax number
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(click to check hours of operations)
Alternatively, you can order everything online from the BSA
retail store at ScoutStuff.Org
- How can I save money on the cost of uniforms?
- Beginning in this year Pack 436 is instituting a uniform
exchange. As boys outgrow their uniforms, change ranks, graduate to Boy
Scouts, or drop out, their uniforms may be donated to the Pack. The
Pack will then offer these items for sale to other Pack members at a
greatly reduced price. Common items that may be exchanged include caps,
shirts, neckerchief slides, and belts. Watch this Web site for an
inventory of items, and contact the Cubmaster for more details on the
program.
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