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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.
- 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 242 is very active, providing a rich environment for boys and their families. Typical annual events include:
- Holiday Partys
- Blue & Gold Banquet
- Pinewood Derby
- Spring Rendezvous Camp
- Summer Day Camp
- Cub Scout Summer Camp
- Water Fun Camp/Rain gutter regatta
- Public Lands Day
- Fall Cub-o-ree/Spook-o-ree
- Community Service Activities
- and more!
- How much is it going to cost?
- The annual Pack 242 dues of $30 covers the National BSA registration fee and Boys' Life Magazine for the year.
You also need to purchase the handbook appropriate for your son's rank. For Tigers it is $6 all other rank books are $9.
The rain gutter and pinewood derby kits are $4 each if you choose to participate.
Since the Pack 242 charter begins on January 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 Cub Scout Summer Camps. Youth members participate in
one main fund-raising activity (popcorn), which helps to cover Den
supplies, equipment, and other activities.
- Where can I buy uniforms, pack and den number patches?
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Lincoln Trails Council
262 W Prairie Ave
Decatur, IL 62523-1190
PHONE: (217) 429-2326, or toll-free, (800) 416-2328
FAX: (217) 429-3326
Alternatively, you can order everything online from the BSA retail store at ScoutStuff.Org
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