PACK 115 |
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| Join the Cub Scouts |
| Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped boys younger than Boy Scout age though Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program for boys in the first grade through fifth grade. We need parents, leaders, and organizations to work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Cub Scouting is designed to develop character, teach good citizenship and learn respectful relationships through personal achievement and fun adventures such as sportsmanship and fitness. |
| Membership |
| Boys join our Cub Scout Pack 115 of the Baltimore Area Council and are assigned to a den, usually a group of six to eight boys. Our Pack currently has over 70 cub scouts. Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders) meet with their own den. Then, on the third Tuesday of each month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of our Cubmaster at the Crofton Woods Elementary School. Please reference the “contact us” page of our website CroftonPack115.org and email the membership chairperson if you would like to join. |
| Volunteers |
| The whole Pack wouldn’t run without the help of volunteer leaders, both men and women to serve in a variety of positions, as everything from den leaders to pack committee chairmen and committee members. We still have volunteer positions to fill! Please check out the “contact us” page and see if there is anything you can do to help the Pack. |
| Costs |
| There are nominal annual dues of $45 for the Cub Scouts. In addition, for $10 additional, the boys can subscribe to Boys’ Life, which is the official magazine of the cub scouts. The Pack participates in Popcorn Sales in the fall which raises additional funds to underwrite some of the activities planned by the Pack. In addition, the scouts are encouraged to pay their own way for certain camping adventures. |
| Advancement |
| Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scout pack is fun for the boys and also gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges working with their family on projects. |
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Bobcat. The bobcat rank is for all boys when they first join Cub Scout. |
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Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first-grade boys. The Tiger Cub, working with his parent, completes several requirements to earn the Tiger Cub badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade. |
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Wolf. The Wolf program is for second grade boys. To earn the Wolf badge, a scout must pass several achievements involving simple physical and mental skills. |
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Bear. The Bear rank is for third grade boys. There are numerous Bear achievements that are somewhat more difficult and challenging than those for Wolf rank. |
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Webelos. This program is for boys who have completed third grade. A Weblos may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. As he completes the Webelos requirements by working on activity badges this leads to the Arrow of Light Award. |
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Arrow of Light Cub Scouting's highest award. |
| Camping |
| Bringing the scouts to the great outdoors by camping programs packed with theme-oriented action is a focus of scouting. Day camps and overnight camps bring a world of adventure and excitement to the boys. Generally these camps are planned with actual theme structures of castles, forts, ships, and are at local council approved campsites. Camping programs combine fun and excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors. |
| CUB SCOUT PROMISE: I, (say your name), promise to do my best to do my duty to God and my country to help other people, and to obey the law of the pack. |
LAW OF THE PACK: The Cub Scout follows Akela. The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The Cub Scout gives goodwill. |
CUB SCOUT MOTTO: Do Your Best! |