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JOIN SCOUTING !
Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has
helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program
designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9,
and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to
achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of
the BSA's three membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and
Venturing.)
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack
and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys.
Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts
(third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders) meet weekly.
Once a month, all of the dens and family
members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack
committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the
chartered organization.
To download an
application to be a Cub Scout, click here
BOY SCOUTING
More About Boy
Scouting
Boy Scouting is one of the traditional
membership divisions of the BSA, is available to boys who have earned the Arrow
of Light Award and are at least 10 years old or have completed the fifth grade
and are at least 10, or who are 11, but not yet 18 years old. The program
achieves the BSA's objectives of developing character, citizenship, and personal
fitness.
To download an
application to be a Boy Scout, click here
Venturing is a youth development program of the Boy Scouts of America for young
men and women who are 14 (and have completed the eighth grade) through 20 years
of age. Venturing's purpose is to provide positive experiences to help young
people mature and to prepare them to become responsible and caring adults.
To download an
application to be a Venturer, click here
BE AN ADULT LEADER
Adult leaders are needed in every phase of
the Scouting program, and can be one of the most rewarding experiences of your
life. Here's what it's like to be a leader in Scouting...
So many evenings we spend on the phone,
seeking advice and support from other leaders when disappointments or problems
occur. "How do I keep my boy's attention?" "What are your ideas for the
ceremony?" "How do you work with boys in three different grades?"
Our dining tables are covered with bits of
rope, menus, tour permits, and merit badge cards for each and every boy in the
troop. A couple of them won't show up, and don't think to call and let us know.
Sometimes we feel unappreciated.
Yet, these boys can fill us with pride at
their determination and accomplishments. Their smiles light up a room; and when
they say "Thank You" it makes it all worth it.
We help these boys build relationships.
Some struggle more than others. Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly... is
encouraged by the Scout Oath and Law. And sometimes we too must learn these
lessons over and over again with the boys. But we are willing to keep learning.
Please be patient if we appear distracted
or frustrated or overwhelmed at times. Forgive us if we are not the kind of Boy
Scout Leader you would be if you had the time. Instead, provide us with
encouragement or offer your help. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers.
We are, after all, only mentors...role
models...leaders. Volunteers who have taken an oath to give these boys, your
boys, the most precious gift we have to offer- the gift of time. We invite you
to give of yourself - to join us - and to be greatly rewarded.
To download an
application to be an Adult Leader, click here
START A NEW UNIT
Scouting is a volunteer program, with Cub
Packs, Scout Troops, and Venturing Crews sponsored by institutions or groups. If
your church, school, club, business, association or group would like to charter
its own Scouting unit, you only need to apply to the council office. Make
Scouting your program for youth!
To download a New
Unit Application, click here
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