Volunteer
Leadership
Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions, as everything from unit leaders to pack committee
chairmen, committee members, den leader coaches, and chartered organization representatives.
Like other phases of the Scouting program, Cub Scouting is made available to groups having similar
interests and goals, including professional organizations, government bodies, and religious, educational, civic, fraternal,
business, labor, and citizens' groups. These "sponsors" are called chartered
organizations. Each organization appoints one of its members as a chartered organization
representative. The organization, through the pack committee, is responsible
for providing leadership, the meeting place, and support materials for pack activities.
Who Pays for It?
Groups responsible for supporting Cub Scouting are the boys and their parents, the pack, the
chartered organization, and the community. The boy is encouraged to pay his own
way by contributing dues each week. Packs also obtain income by working on approved
money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Cub Scouting
through the United Way, Friends of Scouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This
financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professional
service for units.
Pack 51 Cost of Scouting
Activities
Cub Scouting means, "doing." Everything in Cub
Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve
the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness.
Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack.
The most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.
Pack 51 Calendar
Cub Scout Sports and
Academics
The Cub Scout Sports and Academics program provides the opportunity for boys to learn new techniques,
develop sportsmanship, increase scholarship skills, and have fun. Participation
in the program allows boys to be recognized for physical fitness and talent-building activities.
Cub Scout Ranks
Camping
Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with theme-oriented action that brings Cub Scouts
and Webelos Scouts into the world of imagination. Day camping comes to the boy
in neighborhoods across the country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts
camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement. "Cub Scout Worlds"
are used by many Councils to carry the world of imagination into reality with actual theme structures of castles, forts, ships,
etc. Cub Scout pack members enjoy camping in local council camps and council-approved
national, state, county, or city parks. 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.
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