Cub Scout Pack 379

Parent information and expectations

Parent involvement

• Critical to the success of the pack and your individual scout
• Expectation: Contribute your skills as a Den leader, run a pack/den meeting, or serve on a committee
• Committees

Pinewood derby: planning, set-up

Blue & Gold (typically 5^th grade parents)

Fundraising: Popcorn sales, wreath sales

Recruiting

Awards and advancement

Pack leadership

Den and Pack meetings

• 2-3 Thursdays per month 6:30 @SLP MS
• Scouts do fun, educational activities toward rank advancement
• Attend to lead or support the meeting activities
• Meet with other parents in planning committees
• Offer your skills and expertise to the den

Staying in the loop

• Pack email distribution list
• Email from registration
• By request to cubscoutpack379slp@gmail.com
• Den emails – coordinate with den leader
• Pack website: www.cubscouts379.org
• At the bottom of the Pack website home page, click on the +GoogleCalendar to sync

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Registration

• www.GoScouting.org
• Search by zip code to find Pack 3379 and click Apply Now
• New! Anniversary renewals
• Annual email reminder
• Financial aid is available

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Fundraising

• Popcorn and wreaths
• Storefronts and door-to-door sales
• Skills: Money management, sales pitch
• Parent volunteers manage order forms and inventory, setup storefronts
• Trail’s End app for popcorn
• Earnings shared between pack and individual scout account

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Community service

• Incorporated into Pack/Den meetings
• Weekend events (2-3 per year)
• Parents participate with scouts and volunteer collected or created donations
• Some past events:

Snuffle boards

Letters of Love

Park clean-up

Sandwich making

Collecting winter gear

Pinewood Derby

• Scout-made car racing in February
• Awards for speed, design, and creativity
• Learn about engineering, problem-solving, patience, and sportsmanship
• Parents support scouts in building their OWN car
• Pack activities and optional workshops to teach core skills
• Parents can build a car and race in Friends and Family races
• Parent committees plan for event or coordinate day-of activities

Camps

• Parents attend. On weekends, stay 1 or 2 nights or come for the day.
• Cost of camps can be subsidized by fundraising

Advancement

• New curriculum focused on simplification and alignment across the pack
• Duty to god – Spirituality, not necessarily religious nor focused on the Christian God
• Activities align with specific adventures at each rank

Scouting online tools

• Scoutbook (Advancement)
• Website: Scoutbook.Scouting.org
• App: Scouting
• Monitor your scout’s advancement and collaborate with the Den Leader
• My Scouting (Registration by way of GoScouting)
• Website: my.scouting.org
• App: myScouting
• Registration, account management, and adult leader training

Note: Currently confusing, Scouts is working to consolidate these tools.

Learn more:

Parent video about Scoutbook

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Crossing over

• Transition from Cub Scouts to Scouts BSA in the Spring of 5^th grade
• Arrows of Light (fifth grade) should “shop” local Scout Troops
• Two troops in SLP
• Others in nearby communities

Blue & Gold

• Celebration of scouting
• Crossing over ceremony
• Annual advancement and other awards
• Mid March
• Commonly planned by 5^th grade parents

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Questions?