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The purposes of Cub
Scouting: Since 1930,
the Boy Scouts of America has
helped younger boys though 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.)
The 10 purposes of Cub Scouting
are:
1.Character Development
2. Spiritual Growth
3. Good Citizenship
4. Sportsmanship and Fitness
5. Family Understanding
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Personal Achievement
8. Friendly Service
9. Fun and Adventure
10. Preparation for Boy Scouts.
*Membership*
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), Bears 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.
*Volunteer Leadership*
Thousands
of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved
in the Cub Scout program. They serve in variety of
position, as everything from unit leaders to pack
committee chairmen, committee members, den leaders, and
chartered organization representatives.
Like other phases
of the scouting Program, a Cub Scout pack belongs to an
organization with interests similar to those of the
BSA. this organization, which might be a church, school,
community organization, or group of interested citizens,
is chartered by the local BSA council to use the
Scouting program. This chartered organization provides a
suitable meeting place, adult leadership, supervision,
and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the
boys under its care. Each organization appoints one of
its members as a chartered organization representative.
The organization, though the pack committee, is
responsible for providing leadership, the meeting place,
and support materials for pack activities
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