This is a good presentation to work with when inviting parents in for a Cub Scout Round-up Night. Give parents the information they will need so they allow their child to join the Pack!

1. Pack <fill in #> – <School/Organization>

2. Agenda
 What is Scouting?
 How is Scouting Organized?
 The Scout Ranks
 The Pack
 Leadership
 Getting Started

3. What is Scouting?
Fun!
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4. What is Scouting?
These activities provide the opportunity for:
 Personal Achievement
 Sportsmanship and Teamwork
 Learning and Living Ideals
 Responsibility and Self-Confidence
 Citizenship
 Personal Fitness
 Spiritual and Character Growth
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5. How is Scouting Organized?

6. Your Pack
Pack
Tiger Den
1st Grade
Wolf Den
2nd Grade
Bear Den
3rd Grade
Webelos
II
5th Grade
Webelos I
4th Grade
Made up of five dens, each
with a rank that roughly
corresponds to grade level:
• Tigers
• Wolves
• Bears
• Webelos I
• Webelos II

7. The Scout Ranks

8. Bobcat
 Baseline rank
 Introduces boy to scouting ideas
 Cub Scout Oath, Law, Motto,
Handshake, etc.
 Should be earned in just a couple
meetings

9. Tiger – 1st grade
 Scout must accompanied by
an adult partner
 Divided into five achievement areas:
 Making my family special
 Where I live
 Keeping myself healthy and safe
 How I tell it
 Let’s go outdoors

10. Wolf – 2nd grade
12 achievement categories, each with associated activities:
 Feats of Skill
 Your Flag
 Keep Your Body Healthy
 Know Your Home and Community
 Tools for Fixing and Building
 Start a Collection
 Your Living World
 Cooking and Eating
 Be Safe at Home and On the Street
 Family Fun
 Duty to God
 Making Choices

11. Bear – 3rd grade
Achievements are grouped into
4 major areas:
 God
 Country
 Family
 Self

12. • Much more independence and personal
responsibility
• Webelos can start going on longer campouts
• Webelos II is all about getting scouts ready for
Boy Scouts
• Boy Scout troops often host events for
Webelos
• Activity badges prepare scouts
for merit badges
Webelos I & II – 4th and 5th grade

13. The Pack

14. Pack Meetings
Pack
Tiger Den
1st Grade
Wolf Den
2nd Grade
Bear Den
3rd Grade
Webelos
II
5th Grade
Webelos I
4th Grade
 Once a month
 Family-friendly
 Awards
 Run by adult leaders

15. Pack Events
 Blue and Gold Banquet
 Pinewood Derby
 Camping
 Sports events
 Picnics
 Fundraising
Coming up in October: Hooked on Scouting!
Everyone who signs up this year is invited to this event at
Independence Lake, where your scout will get fishing gear
and earn the fishing belt loop.

16. Fundraising
 BSA Traditional Popcorn Sale
 Last year in our Pack, <xx> scouts made <$xx> in sales.
 As a Pack, we keep 30% of the sales.
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17. Leadership

18. Pack Leadership

19. Required Positions
Position Person
Charter Organization Representative <Fill in for your pack> or <NEED A
PARENT VOLUNTEER!>
Committee Chair
Cubmaster
Treasurer
Committee Member - Popcorn Colonel

20. Required Positions
Position Person
Tiger Den Leader (and Assistant) <Fill in for your pack> or <NEED A
PARENT VOLUNTEER!>
Wolf Den Leader (and Assistant)
Bear Den Leader (and Assistant)
Webelo I Den Leader (and Assistant)
Webelo II Den Leader (and Assistant)

21. Other Pack Positions
 Advancement Chair
 Fundraising Chair
 Pack Trainer
 Secretary
 Membership Chair
 Den Leader Coach
 Assistant Cubmaster
 Pinewood Derby Chair
 Blue and Gold Banquet
Chair
 Trips and Outings Chair
 Camping Chair
 Publicity Chair

22. Everyone Benefits
Parents said that after one year in Cub Scouts:
• 80% of their sons learned to stay away from drugs, and to
help at home.
• 90% said Scouting encouraged family togetherness
through projects, going places, and talking with each
other.
• 95% said Scouting provides a safe and friendly
environment and created a sense of belonging, and their
sons learned to get along with others.

23. Want to Get Started?
 Fill out an application and submit with <xx> fee
 Buy a uniform
 Scout Shirt with Patches
 Hat
 Pants and belt (optional)
 Where to buy:
 District office (on Carpenter Rd,
just north of Michigan Ave )
 www.scoutstuff.org
 Craigslist or Ebay
 usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/ranks.asp

24. Learn more
www.michiganscouting.org/southernshores
www.boyscouttrail.com/cub-scouts/
usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/ranks.asp
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cub_Scout