Chartered Organization

Pack 35 is chartered by Ashland Elementary School, 15300 Bowmans Folly Drive, Manassas, VA 20112. Ashland Elementary School is referred to as the Chartered Organization. It provides a suitable meeting place and facilities for Pack Meetings, adult leadership, supervision, and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the Scouts under its care. Pack 35 is the Scouting unit that conducts Cub Scouting for Ashland Elementary School. Pack 35 operates within the Occoquan District of the National Capital Area Council (NCAC), Boy Scouts of America.

Mission and Vision Statements

The mission of Cub Scout Pack 35, consistent with the mission of the BSA, is to prepare young people to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.

The vision of Cub Scout Pack 35, consistent with the vision of the BSA, is to prepare every eligible youth to become a responsible, participating citizen and leader who is guided by the Scout Oath and Scout Law.

Nature and Purpose of the Pack

Pack 35 operates under the guidelines of the BSA as incorporated on February 8, 1910, and charted by Congress in June 1916, which is to provide for Scouts an effective educational program designed to build desirable qualities of character; to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship; and to develop personal fitness.

Since 1930, the BSA has helped younger Scouts through Cub Scouting. Cub Scouting is a year-round family-oriented part of the BSA program designed for Scouts who are in kindergarten through fifth grades. In Cub Scouting, Scouts, families, Leaders, and chartered organizations work together to achieve the following objectives:

• • Influence a Scout’s character development and spiritual growth.

  • Develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship.

  • Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body.

  • Improve understanding within the family.

  • Strengthen a Scout’s ability to get along with others.

  • Foster a sense of personal achievement by developing new interests and skills.

  • Provide fun and exciting new things to do.

  • Show a Scout how to be helpful and do their best.

  • Prepare them to be a Scout and to serve the community.

All the activities that Leaders plan and that Scouts enjoy should relate to one or more of these purposes. These purposes help achieve the overall aims of the BSA of character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness.

The Pack will provide a well-planned, year-round program of activities that meets the aims of Scouting, and more specifically, the purposes of Cub Scouting. The Pack will endeavor to provide trained, qualified and enthusiastic leadership for all Den and Pack Meetings and activities. The Pack will make efforts to support Council activities and programs, within reason.