Scouting is family oriented:
- Most activities are intended for the whole family.
- You work with your son on his various award requirements
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Your boy is a member of a Cub Scout den.
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The den meets once a week except for first grade Tiger Cubs who may meet less frequently.
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The den is led by a den leader (usually a parent).
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Den meetings have games, crafts, songs, ceremonies, and lots of fun.
- Your boy is a member of a Cub Scout Pack. We are Pack 944.
- A Pack meets once a month - all Cub Scout families can attend.
- The monthly Pack meeting is led by the Cubmaster.
- The Pack meeting is the summary of the month's den meetings and activities.
- Pack meetings have games, skits, stunts, songs, ceremonies, and presentations of badges that the boys earned that month.
- The Pack Committee supervises the activities of the Pack.
- The Committee meets once a month.
- The Committee is led by a chair and has a minimum of 3 members.
- The Committee selects leaders, performs record keeping, manages pack finances, orders badges, maintains pack equipment, helps train leaders, and recognizes leaders.
The pack is sponsored by a “chartered organization”.
- Chartered organizations include schools, parent associations, religious organizations, service clubs, and other groups interested in youth. Our charter organization is Bethany United Methodist Church in Ellicott City.
- The chartered organization approves leaders, provides a meeting place, and operates packs within the guidelines and policies of the Boy Scouts of America.
- The chartered organization selects a chartered organization representative who serves a liaison between the pack and organization.