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Cub Scouting is fun for the whole family! In Scouting, boys and girls start with their best now selves and grow into their very best future selves.
The monthly Pack Meeting brings together boys from every den, their leaders, and their families, to participate in a large-scale event that serves as a showcase for everything the boys have learned and done in their individual den meetings. The pack meeting gives the boys a larger experience beyond their own den, and helps them to connect their individual activities to the entire Cub Scouting program.
Pack Meeting Attendance
Pack Meeting Attendance
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.
The Pack Meeting Location
The Pack Meeting Location
Pack meetings are usually held at the chartered organization's facility or at another location provided or arranged by the organization. The meeting space will need to be large enough to accommodate all Cub Scouts and leaders in several dens, along with their families, and provide space for exhibits of den projects, presentations, and pack ceremonies.
Pack meetings are generally held in the same place and at the same time each month, except when they involve outdoor activities. Blue and gold banquets, derbies (Pinewood Derby, Space Derby, or Raingutter Regatta), and other special events may also require a different meeting place.
The uniform is an important part of the Scouting program as it has been since scouting was first started. The uniform identifies the scouts and adults with Cub Scouts and gives them a sense of belonging to the den, the pack, and the Boy Scouts of America. Scouts should wear their uniforms to all den meetings, pack meetings, and special pack activities.
A Den Chief is a Scout, Venturer or Sea Scout assisting a Cub Scout den. But the story is far more important than those words suggest as the Den Chief:.
Pack Meeting Activities
Skits
Skits
Dens may present Skits at the pack meeting. These can be pantomimes, sketches, or short plays. The main purpose of Skits is for the boys—and the audience—to have fun. But as boys practice performing in these informal Skits, their confidence and leadership skills begin to develop as well.
Games
Games
Playing is an important part of the Cub Scout program. Boys enjoy playing games, and games teach boys important values such as good sportsmanship, self-confidence, and fair play in an environment where taking part and doing one's best are more important than winning.
Demonstrations and Displays
Demonstrations and Displays
During their den meetings, Cub Scouts will have learned skills that they can demonstrate at the pack meeting. They will have worked on craft projects that can be displayed. These demonstrations and displays give boys a sense of pride in their own accomplishments. The Cub Scouts are also able to see what goes on in the other dens and how their den activities are a part of the bigger picture of what the pack, and Cub Scouting, is all about.
Scout Leader Uniform
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Uniforming-Your-ScoutPack Meeting Agenda
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The monthly agenda typically follows the Monthly Themes (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) from the Cub Scout Program Helps. Cub Scout pack meetings have seven parts:
Before the Meeting. Adult leaders in the pack gather to be sure the meeting place is prepared: the room is set up, exhibits and displays are prepared, equipment is ready, and the agenda is distributed.
Gathering. A gathering time provides interesting things for boy and families to do while waiting for everyone else to arrive.
Opening. A brief ceremony marks the beginning of the meeting. Pack ceremonies often consist of a flag presentation, a brief prayer, or a Song.
Program. The program section of the meeting may include presentations and performances by the dens that demonstrate things the boys learned during the month, activities that involve the entire audience, or a featured event.
Recognition. An important part of the pack meeting is formal recognition given to the Cub Scouts who have earned badges, arrow points, beads, or other awards, and the leaders who have earned training awards, religious emblems, or other community awards.
Closing. The closing begins with announcements about special events, coming activities, the theme for the next month, and the date of the next pack meeting, followed by a closing ceremony.
After the Meeting. After the pack meeting, many packs provide refreshments for an informal fellowship session, and the leaders and boys help to put the meeting space back in order.
The outline above describes a typical pack meeting but is not mandatory. The pack meeting can be varied and adapted to suit the needs of the pack or those of a specific activity.
The Cubmaster's responsibilities are to:
Conduct a pack program according to the policies of the BSA.
Complete Cubmaster Fast Start Training and position-specific Basic Leader Training. Attend monthly roundtables.
Plan and help carry out the Cub Scout program in the pack. This includes leading the monthly pack meeting, with the help of other leaders.
Help the pack committee with a year-round recruitment plan for recruiting boys into Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos Scouting.
Know about and use the appropriate and available literature, including Boys' Life and Scouting magazines, Cub Scout Program Helps (2009, 2010, & 2011), and the Webelos Leader Guide.
See that the pack program, leaders, and Cub Scouts positively reflect the interests and objectives of the chartered organization and the BSA.
Work with the pack committee on:
program ideas
selecting and recruiting adult leaders, and
establishing a budget plan.
Guide and support den leaders. See that they receive the required training for their positions.
Help organize Webelos dens and encourage graduation into a Boy Scout troop.
Help establish and maintain good relationships with Boy Scout troops.
Maintain good relationships with parents and guardians. Seek their support and include them in activities. Involve male relatives such as uncles and grandfathers so that Cub Scouts will have additional male role models.
See that Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts receive a quality, year-round program filled with fun and activities that qualify the dens and pack for the National Summertime Pack Award. See the BSA Den Meeting Plans.
Guide Cub Scouts in goodwill and conservation projects.
See that the responsibilities specified for the assistant Cubmaster are carried out.
Help the pack committee chair conduct the annual pack program planning conference and the monthly pack leaders' meetings.
Work as a team with the pack committee chair to cultivate, educate, and motivate all pack leaders and parents or guardians in Cub Scouts.
Take part in the charter review meeting and annual charter presentation ceremony.
Request den chiefs for all dens and, after selection, see that they are trained. Recognize the den chiefs at pack meetings.
Insure that dens are using the Denner program and conducting flag ceremonies (requried for rank advancement).
Conduct an impressive graduation ceremony for Tiger Cubs.
Meet with the unit commissioner, Webelos den leader, and Scoutmaster to establish plans for the Webelos Scouts' transition to Boy Scouting.
Help plan and conduct impressive Webelos graduation ceremonies involving parents and guardians, the Scoutmaster, the Webelos den chief, the Webelos den leader, and the troop junior leaders.
Conduct impressive Arrow of Light Award ceremonies.
Encourage high advancement standards for all Cub Scouts.
Help bring families together at joint activities for Webelos dens (or packs) and Boy Scout troops.
Support the policies of the BSA.
Encourage all leaders to meet the standards set in the Cub Scout Leader Awards.
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