ABOUT US

As a parent or guardian, you want your child to grow up to be a person of worth, who is a self-reliant, dependable, and caring individual. As your child moves through Cub Scouting, you will find that Scouting has these same goals in mind for them. 

Since 1910, Cub Scouting has been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to assist parents/guardians in strengthening character, developing good citizenship, enhancing physical fitness, and building self-esteem and ethical values in youth.

Imagine a program that can help children learn, grow, and mature while they are

having fun. There are activities in which you and your child can participate together with the rest of the family and get to know each other even better.

All of the Cub Scout programs in which you and your child will participate are

designed to teach children something they will use throughout their lives. Here

are just a few of the things children will gain through Cub Scouting:

● A feeling of belonging to a positive and fun group of children and caring adults.

● New social skills that will help them get along with others.

● Develop new mental skills from reading and writing, to planning and organizing.

● A greater understanding of other people and the world around them..

● A system of values that will help them grow and make good decisions.

● A concern and caring for people, and even opportunities to help others.

● Self-confidence and stronger self-esteem.

In a society where children is often taught that winning is everything, Cub Scouting teaches them to do their best and be helpful to others as expressed in the Cub Scout Promise. These values help children make good decisions throughout their lifetimes and give them confidence as they become an adult leader of tomorrow.

With all the negative influences in today’s society, Scouting provides children with a positive peer group and a program that is fun and adventurous and helps them to be prepared to shape their own futures. And the best thing about it all is that you do, learn, and experience the program along with your child, making it all the more special and valuable through your involvement in Scouting!

Alicia Gholami - Co-Committee Chair

Masami Richards - Co-Committee Chair
Charles Hennessy - Cubmaster

Monika Miller - Chartered Org Representative
Lavania Gopal-Krishnan - Treasurer
Allison Sweeney, Kat Misrack - Advancement Coordinator

Katie Barredo - Recruiter
Amanda Brazil, Christine Shulse, Melissa Hejtmanek - Fundraising

Lavania Gopal-Krishnan - Registrar

Darren McLaughlin - Quartermaster

Steven Hejtmanek, Dan Potter, Emad Gholami, Darren McLaughlin, Waseem Mohammed, and Garry Burns - Pinewood Derby Coordinators

Ryan Mattson, Charles Hennessy - Outdoor Activity Coordinator

Christine Shulse - Trail Trekkers Hike Coordinator 

Masami Richards - Day Camp Coordinator

Melissa Garcia, Nikki Daniels - Scouting for Food Coordinator

Christine Shulse - Fourth of July Parade Coordinator

Pack 815 is a family program designed for boys and girls who are in kindergarten through fifth grade. 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 entire Pack (all grade levels) meets once a month for one hour. Pack meetings are typically held at 4:00 or 5:00 PM at Greenbrook Elementary School. 

Dens (individual grade-alike groups) also meet once a month for one hour.  Meetings are fast paced and lively and can include scout skits, jokes, competitions, traditions and guest speakers.

Siblings and family members are always wlecome at our Pack meetings and events!

Along with monthly pack meetings, the Pack offers families regularly planned outings,

hikes, service projects, and special events. Some of our activities and outings in the

past have included:

• Camping Trips 

• Bike Rides 

• Raingutter Regatta

• Pinewood Derby 

• Danville July 4th Parade 

• Rocket Launching

• Paper Airplane Contest

• Family Hikes

• Blue & Gold Celebration Banquet

• Service projects to help our community (Scouting For Food, Trash pick up, School garden project etc.)

For 2025-26 Scouting year, there are two steps to pay annual dues.  

1. The online registration through my.scouting. org will ask for a payment of $234 (effective November 15, 2025), plus an optional $15 for Scout Life magazine to be delivered to your home.

2. Pack annual dues are $100 (for Lion - WEBELOS) and $75 (for Arrow of Light).  Please make a payment via Zelle (pack815@gmail.com) 

Those two fees cover the entire year of scouting events, meetings, and activities (June 2025-May 2026). The only time you will be asked for additional funds will be for our family camping trips. 

In order to sustain our pack, we need to participate in various yearly fundraisers: the council sponsored popcorn sales and others that our pack chooses. 

Parents/Guardians play a pivotal role in Cub Scouts. You are your child’s “akela” or

leader. Parents/Guardians are the one who will sign off when they feel their children have  completed the achievements.

● The Pack is parent-led. This is different from the next level - Boy Scouts - where the

troop is led by the scouts themselves.

● As a Cub Scout parent, you will come to Pack meetings and get to go on interesting

field trips and campouts. Many activities can accommodate the whole family, even

younger siblings.

● Parents love our events, and feel scouting represents good old “family fun” at its

finest!

Adults involved in Pack 815 include individuals credentialed in scouting; all have completed BSA adult training for their positions and child protection and abuse-avoidance training. In addition, our parent-involved Pack Committee and BSA Council oversee our leadership volunteers. 

All our leaders are required to take the following courses: 

Safeguarding Youth Training (Online)

Every leader in Cub Scouting must complete Safeguarding Youth Training, which provides essential information about working with youth. Training needs to be retaken every year.  Go to: https://www.scouting.org/training/youth-protection/

State Required AB 506 Mandated Reporter Training & LiveScan

The State of California requires all adult volunteers who work directly with children to take the AB 506 Training as well as get LiveScan fingerprinting done. For more information: https://californiascouting.org/ggac/