Scouting is FAMILY Oriented

• Family involvement is the most important part of Cub Scouting
• Activities are intended for the whole family
• You work with your son on his various award requirements
• Many skills he will learn are family oriented

Your son is a member of a Cub Scout "Den"

• Pack 164 dens usually meet about once-twice a month
• The "dens" typically consists of all the boys in the same grade
• A den leader (usually a parent) leads the den
• The den leader is usually assisted by an assistant den leader, and sometimes a den chief (an older Boy Scout).
• Den meetings have games, crafts, songs, ceremonies, and lots of fun!

Your son is a member of a Cub Scout "Pack"

• Pack 140 is made up of 5 dens (grades 1-5).
• The Cubmaster leads the pack meetings which are determined throughout the school year.
• The pack meeting lets the boys show off the skills they've learned in their den meetings
• Pack meetings have games, skits, songs, ceremonies, and presentations of badges and awards that the boys earned that month

The Pack is run by the Pack Committee

• The pack committee is the "Board of Directors" of the pack
• It is open to all parents
• The committee meets once a month and plans pack meetings and other activities.
• The committee selects leaders, performs record keeping, manages pack finances, orders badges, maintains pack equipment, and helps train and recognize leaders.

 The Pack is owned by a Chartering Organization

• Charter organizations include schools, parent associations, service clubs, religious organizations, and other groups interested in youth.
• The charter organization approves leaders, provides a meeting place, and operates packs within the guidelines and policies of the chartered organization and the Boy Scouts of America.
• The charter organization selects a chartered organization representative who serves as a liaison between the pack and organization.