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[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”What is a Pack?”]Cub Scouts is broken down into ranks by year. Kindergartners are Lions, First Graders will be Tigers, Second Graders are Wolves, Third Graders are Bears, and Fourth and Fifth Grades are Webelos. Each of these grades/ranks will be their own Den. Thus, all Second Graders will be in the Wolf Den, so that there will be a group of like-aged boys or girls all working together toward their Wolf badge. If there are a large number of Scouts in one grade, then there may be two or more Dens at each level. Boys and Girls are also separated into different Dens, but the Pack is the group of all Dens—all Lions, Tigers, Wolves, Bears, and Webelos—which gets together for monthly meetings, camping trips and other outings. This lets Scouts of all ages and skill levels interact and learn from each other.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”What Is A Cub Scout?”]As described by Scouting.org, the official BSA website, Cub Scouting is fun! No matter what grade you are in, first through fifth, it can be a blast. Do you like to learn by doing? This is just the place. You can learn to tie knots, set up a tent, or shoot a bow and arrow (archery). Have you ever cooked a meal on a campfire? Sent a secret code to a buddy? Built a birdhouse? Hiked? Earn rewards for doing these things in Cub Scouts. As a Cub Scout, you will be part of your own Pack. The Pack is divided into smaller groups called dens. All of the Cub Scouts in your den are in the same grade and may even go to the same school. The Cub Scout Pack belongs to a church, a school, or some other group of people in your community or neighborhood. This group makes sure your Pack has good adult leaders, a place to meet, and exciting things to do. The group gets help from the Boy Scouts of America, which is part of Scouting around the world.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”Who Can Be A Cub Scout?”]Any child in Kindergarten through Fifth Grade may join Cub Scouts. However, Cub Scouts is for families: moms, dads, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, everyone can be part of Cub Scouts. Whether your involvement is as limited as attending meetings with your Scout, participating in planning Den or Pack events, or being a part of the Pack Committee or a uniformed leader is up to you, but it will be an excellent way to interact with and help your Scout grow.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”How Often Do Cub Scouts Meet?”]Cub Scouts meet in their Dens approximately one to two times a month, and a Pack meeting is held for all Cub Scouts and their families once a month. Beyond that, a Den may hold a special activity, such as a service project or visit to a local museum. Likewise, The Pack will conduct several additional special events such as a campouts, the Pinewood Derby and fun trips such as camping in a cave at Cumberland Caverns or sleeping on the Yorktown aircraft carrier.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”What if I’m Not An Experienced Camper?”]Not a camper? No big deal. We as a Pack will help all new families learn what they need for equipment and supplies for a Cub Scout campout, and we camp as a unit so that there will always be more experienced families to help out if needed. Also, Cub Scout camping is not primitive backpack camping. You can bring almost all the luxuries of home to a Cub Scout campout if you want. Also, very little camping, usually one night or less, is required to earn a Cub Scout rank. However, camping usually ends up being one of the parts of Scouting that the Scouts like best, so you may find your Scout asking you to take him out more often.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”What Kinds Of Activities Do Cub Scouts Do?”]Well, Cub Scouts pride themselves on outdoor activities, and so you will have the opportunity to go camping, hiking, and fishing, at both the Pack and Den level. We also run a Pinewood Derby where the Scouts (and siblings and adults, if they want) get to design and build a race car out of a block of wood to race against their Dens and the Pack. But it’s not all rough and tumble outdoor activities; Cub Scouts learn about their community, how to be good citizens, how to help around the house, the importance of exercise and balanced nutrition, all at age appropriate levels. The goal of Cub Scouts is to develop the Scouts into good, moral, well-rounded adult citizens.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”I’m A Mom, Can My Child Join?”]Of course! Scouting is not a fathers only activity. Scouting is for families, whatever that family unit may be. Many dads are involved, but so are moms, grandparents, and other family members. In fact, for much of the history of Cub Scouting, all Den leaders were women — Den Mothers.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”Where Do Pack 710’s Scouts General Come From?”]Pack 710’s Chartered Organization is Addison Elementary School PTA. Therefore, many of our Scouts in the Pack attend Addison Elementary School. But, it is not a requirement to attend Addison in order to become a member of Pack 710. We welcome all families who want to be part of our Pack no matter whether you go to Addison, another school, or are home schooled. All are welcome![/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]
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Cub Scouts is a year-round program, and you don’t need a new uniform every season, so compared to many other sports or after-school activities, it is very low-cost. Pack 710 collects “dues” once per year and they are around $140 and your only required purchase will be a uniform. All uniform pieces can be purchased at the Scout Shop by the Braves stadium or online at scoutstuff.org. We say around because dues can be prorated depending on when in the year your scout joins the pack.
We sell popcorn to also help raise money. This, along with dues, helps the Pack pay for most events, activities, awards, games, equipment and other things the Pack needs.
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[eliteaccordion][elitetoggle title=”How Can I Help?”]What a great question! Cub Scouts is a volunteer-run program. All the Pack Leaders, Committee Members, and Den Leaders are all giving their time freely to help the Scouts, and we would appreciate your help in doing that. You can sign up as a uniformed leader, to be a Den leader or assistant Den leader. But if that seems like more than you wanted to do, you can also sign up to be a member of the Pack Committee to assist in a non-uniformed leadership role. Still seem like too much? Well, each little bit that you do to assist the Pack and Den Leaders is greatly appreciated. Offer to take on coordinating and planning an outing or just help with a craft at a Den meeting.[/elitetoggle][/eliteaccordion]