CUB SCOUT BASICS

Dues for Pack 103:

New Scout           $33.60**/yr 
                          ($49.60 with subscription to Boys Life)
Returning Scout   $30.00/yr 
                          ($42.00 with subscription to Boys Life)

                           ** the fee includes the Pack103 hat 
                              and the gold Uniform "B" (T-Shirt)

A scouting year is Jan through Dec. New Scouts registering in the fall pay for the last four months of the year and all the following year. Fees are due in December.

PACK 103 Code of Conduct

• Be on time. 
• Wear the Scout uniform properly, as shown in each Scout book.
• When the Scout Sign is up, only adult leaders speak ·
• Follow Akela's instructions and help others to follow them.
• Take pride in yourself, your Pack, your community and your country.
• Most Den and Pack meetings are held at the Williamsburg United Methodist Church, our charter organization, and Scouts should behave with reverence while in the building · 
• DO YOUR BEST 

• Accompany your Cub Scout to Pack and Den activities
• Help organize one special event each year (e.g., Pinewood Derby, Christmas party, Blue and Gold Banquet)
• Plan and run one Den meeting program a year
• Read your Scout's handbook and work with your Scout on activities not covered in Den meetings. Cub Scouting is an opportunity for parents and Scouts to spend time learning and doing things together.
• Assist in maintaining order during any Pack or Den function PACK

Being a Cub Scout is a privilege, not a right. Pack discipline is meant to ensure the safety and best interest of all our Cub Scouts. Discipline at Pack and Den events is at the discretion of the Scout leaders in accordance with the following guidelines: 

• Failure to obey a rule will result in the following action: 
  -- First warning: A verbal instruction 
  -- Second warning: A time-out or removal from an activity. In the case of dangerous behavior, a Scout leader may choose to proceed directly to this warning 
  -- Third warning: Parents will be asked to remove a Scout for the day.
• In the case of repetitive behavior, Den leaders may ask parents to participate more directly with their Scout in Den functions.
• Den leaders have the right to exclude a Cub Scout from their Den for reasons of continuing misconduct. The situation will be reviewed by the Pack Committee and the Cub Scout's parents. In extreme cases the Scout may be dismissed from the Pack.
• No Scout or adult in attendance at a Cub Scout function is permitted to use alcohol or illegal drugs. Any Scout or adult in violation of this rule will be suspended for 30 days, pending an expulsion review by the Pack Committee. Adult tobacco use is strongly discouraged at Pack functions; if tobacco must be used, it should be a minimum of 100 yards from the Scouting program and should be outside the view of the Scouts or members of the public. 
• Non-Scout siblings are welcome at Pack 103 functions, but parents are responsible for the conduct of their non-Scout children at all times. Parents may be asked to remove disruptive children from these events.

CUB SCOUT PROMISE

I promise, to do my best,
to do my duty to god and my country.
To help other people,
and to obey the law of the pack.

Promise ... To promise means you will keep your word when you tell someone you will do something. People will trust you when you keep your promises.

Do my best ... We are not all alike, so when we do our best it means that we have tried as hard as we can.

Obey the Law of the Pack ... Be a goo Cub Scout and be proud that you are one.

SCOUT LAW

"The Cub Scout follows Akela. The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow. The cub Scout gives goodwill."

Remember Akela (ah-Kay-la) in the story? Akela is a Cub Scout name for a good leader. This can be your fahter, mother guardian, aunt, uncle, grandparent, teacher, den leader, Cubmaster, or den chief. Cub Scouts learn to be good leaders. 

To be a good leader you must also learn to follow good leaders and learn from them.

Helps the Cub Scout grow ... The pack gives you a chance to learn new skills and to meet new friends. The pack also gives you a chance to be proud of yourself when you earn each new rank.

Gives goodwill ... A Cub Scout is kind and thinks about making other people happy.

Do Your Best.

This means to try as hard as you can in everything you do.

When you shake hands, use your riht hand. Put the first tow fingers along the inside of your friend's wrist. This means that you are brothers in Cub Scouting and that both of you help other people and obey the Law of the Pack.

SIGNS UP !!

Make this sign with your right hand. Hold your arm up straight. Do not bend your elbow.

The two fingers stand for the two points of the Promise - to help other people and to obey.

They look like a wolf's ears ready to listen to Akela.

When you say the Cub Scout Promise or lthe Law of the Pack, give the Cub Scout sign. This is the sign of Cub Scouts all over the world.

The Cub Scout salute means you respect our country's flag. Salute with your right hand.

If you are wearing your Cub Scout cap, place your two fingers on the brim. 

If you do not have a cap, place your two fingers over your eyebrow.

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

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