Welcome to Cub Scout Pack 8! Whether you are new to Cub Scouting or a seasoned veteran, here's all the information you need to be a part of the fun-filled adventure that is Scouting! You aren't just a part of an organization, you are part of a community!
To get started, you'll want to:
1) Read the parent's guide
2) Get the uniform
3) Get the handbook
4) Familiarize yourself with your Den
5) Start on the Bobcat requirements!
You'll also want to familiarize yourself with our advancement tracking software - www.scouttrack.com
We do need Parent participation to make the Pack go...please consider volunteering!
Finally, if you're itching to learn more, we suggest these website:
www.scouting.org/cubscouts
www.boyscouttrail.com/cub-scouts/cub-scouts.asp
www.scoutparents.org
Questions? Please contact our Assistant Cubmaster Mr. Kubala here or at 704 996 2043.
Participation Fees
The participation fee for the 2012 Scouting year for Pack 8 is $125 – this covers a range of expenses, broken down as follows:
- Awards (beltloops, activity badges, patches, etc.)
- Activities such as Blue & Gold, Corn Maze, Graduation, Pinewood Derby, Watermelon Festival, etc.
- BSA Charter fees & Boys Life Subscription
- Mecklenberg County Council facilities support (Belk Scout Camp)
For some activities where participation is more optional or there is a special per participant charge (e.g.,Fal and Spring Cuborees or an overnight Pack campout on the USS Yorktown), an additional charge may sometimes be announced, but the Pack attempts in budgeting to cover most participation charges in the annual fee.
In order to offset the cost of participation, the Pack offers the opportunity to sell Trails-End popcorn through a Boy Scout sales program – the Pack and the Council receive a commission for these sales, so if your Scout commits to and achieves sales of $400, the participation fee is considered to be satisfied.
The participation fee is due at the beginning of the year and will be collected at Pack meetings. For convenience, the pack has a PayPal account where this can be paid (pack8paypal@gmail.com) - click here for a helpful instruction guide. For each Scout who chooses to satisfy the participation fee through popcorn sales, his Akela must sign a commitment form to sell $400 worth of popcorn. If a Scout commits to $400 in sales but does not achieve or exceed that goal, the participation fee will be prorated to reflect sales achieved and will be due at the end of the popcorn sale in November.
Summary:
Fee - $125 per scout
Decision:
pay immediately through PayPal or by check at September Pack Meeting)
- OR -
commit to $400 in popcorn sales - if sell enough, fee waived, else pay prorated amount based an amount sold in November
Signing up after the year has started
If you missed our open house, NEVER FEAR! You can still sign up for Cub Scouts - Here's how:
Send me an e-mail with your information with your name, your son's name, grade level, address, phone number and preferred e-mail address, and fill out the forms attached (health form parts A & C along with a copy of your insurance card) and hand in your $15.
Please mail or drop the form off at the Assistant Cubmaster's House: 8709 Suninghurst Lane, Charlotte, NC 28277
We'll get you signed up and provide more information thereafter. Questions? Call me at 704 996 2043.
Christopher Kubala
Assistant Cubmaster, Pack 8
Boys who are older than 10, or who have completed the fifth grade, can no longer join our Pack, but they may be eligible to join the Boy Scouting Troops. Contact one of us below for information on how to join Troop 8.
We'd love to hear from you!
If you're thinking about joining Scouting - get some more information here: click here.
