2011 parent presentation

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Pack 160

Parent/Guardian

Introduction/Refresher


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Cub Scouts

Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America hashelped younger boys through CubScouting.

It is a year-round family program designed forboys who are in the first grade through fifthgrade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age).

Parents, leaders, and organizations worktogether to achieve the purposes of CubScouting.


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The Purposes of Cub Scouting

The ten purposes of Cub Scouting are: Character Development Spiritual Growth

Good Citizenship Sportsmanship and Fitness Family Understanding Respectful Relationships

Personal Achievement Friendly Service Fun and Adventure Preparation for Boy Scouts


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Volunteer Leadership

Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in theCub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions, as everything fromunit leaders to pack committee chairmen, committee members, den leaders,and chartered organization representatives.

LutheranChurch of

The Holy Trinity

Pack

Committee

Pack(made up of

dens)

Includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the charteredorganization.

The chartered organization provides a suitable meeting place, adultleadership, supervision, and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the

boys under its care. Each organization appoints one of its members as achartered organization representative.


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Current Pack LeadershipChurch Leadership

Pastor John Houck

Pack Committee Leadership Dan DeAntonio Church Representative Peter Lukawski Committee Chair Bryan Heller Scout Master

Katrina Lukawski Advancement Chair

Pack Leadership Donald Kichline Cub Master

Den Leadership

Elizabeth Witters Tiger Den Leader Don Kichline Wolf Den Leader Amy Bausher Bear Den Leader Alaina Weidner Assistant Bear Den Leader

Lisa Teprovich Webelos I Den Leader Mary Kirk Webelos II Den Leader


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Vacant Leadership Positions

Committee Leadership Secretary Treasurer Fundraising Chair Membership and Reregistration Chair

Pack Leadership Assistant Cub Master

Den Leadership Wolf Den Leader

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Cub Scout Organization

Den

Pack

Tiger1st grade

Wolf2nd grade

Bear3rd grade

Webelos I4th grade

Webelos II5th grade

Key:

LeaderMeeting

FrequencyDen Leader

Cubmaster

Twice/month

Once/month


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Cub Scout Membership

Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membershipdivisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)

Cub Scout membership* is:

230,843 Tiger Cubs755,587 Cub Scouts615,765 Webelos Scouts438,682 Pack Leaders

47,418 Packs

*As of December 31, 2010

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Who Pays for It? Cub Scout Organization: The community, including parents,

supports Cub Scouting through the United Way, Friends ofScouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to theBSA local council. This financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council

service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units.

Pack and Den Fundraising: In Pack 160, we have one majorfund raiser (popcorn sales) and some smaller fund raisersthrough the year (generally bake sales at pack activities andsandwich sales). This pays for awards, den supplies, and pack supplies for each year.

Registration (Feb.): Invoiced for each scout covers registration,Boys Life, insurance, handbook, neckerchief, and neckerchief

slide.

Individual Scout: Uniforms, summer day camp fee, and otheroptionally attended events (bowling, Klondike, etc.) are theresponsibility of the scout. There is assistance available in the form of a uniform bank and camperships

for those needing such.


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Registration Fees


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2010-11 Pack 160 Budget

Program Expenses $2,585

Scouttrack, advancement, Cubmobile, Pinewood Derby, PackMeetings, postage, Den supplies

Income $1,140Redners ($70/month x 6 months) $420

Other (Fellers bake sale, Blue and Gold) $420

Bank balance $300

Fundraising Need $1,512

Per scout fundraising $70


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Advancement Plan Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub

Scouting advancement plan provides fun for the boys,

gives them a sense of personal achievement as theyearn badges, and strengthens family understanding asadult family members work with boys on advancementprojects.

Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first-grade (or

age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are fiveTiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, workingwith his adult partner, completes 15 requirements withinthese areas to earn the Tiger Cub badge. Theserequirements consist of an exciting series of indoor andoutdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.

Bobcat. The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join CubScouting.

Wolf. The Wolf program is for boys who havecompleted first grade (or are age 8). To earn the Wolf

badge, a boy must pass 12 achievements involvingsimple physical and mental skills.


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Advancement Plan

Bear. The Bear rank is for boys who have completedsecond grade (or are age 9). There are 24 Bearachievements in four categories. The Cub Scout mustcomplete 12 of these to earn the Bear badge. Theserequirements are somewhat more difficult andchallenging than those for Wolf rank.

Webelos. This program is for boys who have completedthird grade (or are age 10). This is the first step in histransition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop.As he completes the requirements found in the WebelosHandbook, he will work on activity badges, attend

meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the BoyScout requirementsall leading to the Arrow of LightAward.


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Activities

Cub Scouting means "doing."Everything in Cub Scouting isdesigned to have the boysdoing things. Activities areused to achieve the aims of

Scoutingcitizenship training,character development, andpersonal fitness.

Many of the activities happenright in the den and pack. Themost important are the bi-weekly den meetings and themonthly pack meetings.


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Academics and Sports

The Cub Scout Academicsand Sports program providesthe opportunity for boys tolearn new techniques,

increase scholarship skills,develop sportsmanship, andhave fun.

Participation in the programallows boys to be recognizedfor physical fitness and talent-

building activities.

Academics Sports

ArtAstronomyChessCitizenship

CollectingCommunicatingComputersDisability AwarenessFamily TravelGeographyGood Manners

HeritagesLanguage andCultureMap and CompassMathematicsMusicNutritionPet Care

PhotographyReading and WritingScienceVideo GamesWeatherWildlife Conservation

ArcheryBadmintonBaseballBasketball

BB ShootingBicyclingBowlingFishingFlag FootballGolfGymnastics

HikingHockeyHorsebackIce SkatingKickballMarblesPhysical FitnessRoller Skating

SkateboardingSnow SkiingSoccerSoftballSwimmingTable TennisTennis

UltimateVolleyball


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Camping Age-appropriate camping programs are packed

with theme-oriented action that brings TigerCubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts into thegreat out-of-doors.

Day camping comes to the boy inneighborhoods across the country; resident

camping is at least a three-day experience inwhich Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts campwithin a developed theme of adventure andexcitement.

Cub Scout pack families enjoy camping in local

council camps and other council-approvedcampsites.

Camping programs combine fun and excitementwith doing one's best, getting along with others,and developing an appreciation for ecology and

the world of the outdoors.


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Publications

Volunteers are informed of national newsand events through Scoutingmagazine(circulation 1,000,000). Boys aresubscribed to Boys' Lifemagazine

(circulation 1.1 million). Both are published by the Boy Scouts ofAmerica.

Also available are a number of youth andleader publications, including the Tiger

Cub Handbook, Wolf Handbook, BearHandbook, Webelos Handbook, CubScout Leader Book, Cub Scout ProgramHelps, and Webelos Leader Guide.


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Pack Communications

Scouttrack

Newsletters

Handout/Flyers Den Meetings

Pack Meetings


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