Pack Meetings

The monthly pack meeting brings together families from every den to participate in a large-scale event that serves as a showcase for everything the Cub Scouts have learned and done in their individual den meetings. The pack meeting gives everyone a larger experience beyond their own den, and helps them to connect their individual activities to the entire Cub Scouting program.

Cub Scouting is a family program. Pack meetings are for families—parents or guardians, brothers, sisters, and other family members—as well as all the Cub Scouts, den leaders, and pack leaders. District Scouters, such as the unit commissioner, should always be invited to attend, along with members from the chartered organization, community leaders, or anyone the pack leadership wishes to invite. Visitors from another pack, a troop, or a crew may also be present.

Typical Agenda

• SETUP - Pack Leaders and the Den who is assigned to run the Pack Meeting arrive about 1 hour before the meeting starts to set up the meeting.
• GATHERING ACTIVITY - Starting about 15 minutes before the main program starts, arriving Cub Scouts participate in a simple activity to keep them focused and engaged while waiting for the meeting to start.
• OPENING CEREMONY AND WELCOME - This brings all the Scouts together to kick off the meeting. Pack 654 always starts with a Flag Ceremony, run by the Den who is in charge of the Pack Meeting. Our Cubmaster then opens the meeting with a fun song or group activity, provides an overview of the main activity for the evening and conducts any important Pack business, such as recognizing new scouts and scouts who have earned their rank and any special awards.
• MAIN ACTIVITY AND PARENT PROGRAM - The main activity is the fun and educational portion of the meeting for the Scouts. This will vary from meeting to meeting, depending on the main focus for that month. Check out our photo albums above for some great examples of what we have done in the past. During this main activity, Pack Leaders may also meet with parents to go over logistics for upcoming events (Camping, Money Earning projects, etc.), to provide training (Youth Protection, Scoutbook, etc.).
• CLOSING CEREMONY / CUBMASTERS MINUTE - Once the main activity is finished, our Cubmaster will close out the meeting with a few final words.
• CLEANUP - Many hands make for light work, and so once the meeting is closed, all Pack members pitch in to help clean up our meeting space. A Scout is Clean!