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Pack 149 is located on Fort Leonard Wood which is a very wonderful convenience for our military families who are stationed here.  Our Charter Organization is the William C. Anderson Memorial American Legion Post 331, St. Robert, MO. 

We are of Ozark Trails Council out of Springfield, MO and our District is River Trails out of Rolla, MO. 

 

We are very much an organization to enhance young boys skills and ensure the interests of the Scouts are held.

Scouting is something that stays with you all your life.Cub Scouts provide young boys with programs and activities that allow them to:

* Try new things.
* Provide service to others.
* Build self-confidence.
* Reinforce ethical standards.



Welcome to Pack 149


 

Cub Scouting & Your Family

 

 

You are reading this because you have shown an interest in becoming a Cub Scout family.  You have chosen Cub Scouting because you know it is home and neighborhood centered.  You know that Cub Scouting is designed to support family life.  The program also helps to meet your boy's growth needs such as:

•To learn new physical skills.  He can do this through games, sports, and crafts.  As he develops his coordination, he gains a sense of worth and acceptance by his peers.

•To learn to get along with boys of his same age.  He needs to form friendships with other boys.  He needs to learn how to balance giving and receiving affection if he is to relate well to his peers. He needs to belong to a group of boys his own age.

• To develop his mental processes.  He can develop his mental process by reading, writing, and calculating.  He needs opportunities to use language to express ideas and to influence others.  He must move from a preoccupation with self to understanding how and what others think of him.  Opportunities for observation and experimentation will help him learn self-reliance.

•To develop a conscience.  He must begin to develop a sense of what is right and wrong and what is fair and unfair.  He will do this by cooperating with other boys, by being taught, by examples of adults, and from positive reinforcement.  He begins to develop cooperative social attitudes.

•To develop personal independence.  He needs to be less dependent on adults.  His same age buddies become important to him.

These are the developmental tasks a boy of this age needs to begin working on.  He needs to belong to a group of boys his own age.  This is exactly where Cub Scouting comes in.  A Den is like a small pack out of the Jungle Book theme, of six or eight boys in which he will achieve status and recognition.

As you learn more about how Cub Scouting works and what goes on in a Den and a Pack, you will see that the program helps your boy in these five important developmental needs.  The uniqueness of Cub Scouting is that you, as his family, join the program with your boy. You will help him all along the way.

Pack 149 welcomes you and your family to our organization and we hope that your experiences will be as beneficial to your family as it has been to all of our families.

                                                                                                        Sincerely,

Troy Johnston

                                                                                                Pack 149 Cubmaster

Attachments
Icon File Name Comment  
applicationadultenglish-28-501105.pdf Adult Leader Application  
cub_scout_application.pdf Cub Scout Youth Application  
ParentTalentSurvey-Cubs.pdf Parent Talent Survey  
TransferForm(Youth&Adult)_28-401P.pdf Transfer Forms (Adult and Youth)  

Cubmaster Notes



 

Cub Scouts: A Positive Place

    The BSA emphasizes a positive place in Cub Scouting. Any Cub Scouting activity should take place in a positive atmosphere where boys can feel emotionally secure and find support, not ridiculed. Activities should be positive and meaningful and should help support the purpose of the BSA.

The CS Program can be extremely rewarding for the boys in the program and their adult leaders. At the same time, it can be challenging, especially for the new leader facing his or her first group of boys.

The organization of the Cub Scout Program. Cub Scouting consists of: 

  • A boy - The individual boy is the basic building block for Cub Scouting and is its most important element. It is only when each boy's character, citizenship, and fitness are enhanced that the program is successful.
  • A den - Each boy belongs to a den of similarly aged boys. the den is the boy's Cub Scout family where he learns cooperation and team building, and finds support and encouragement.
  • A leader - Adult leadership is critical to achieving the purposes and aims of Scouting. By example, organized presentations, and one-on-one coaching, the boy learns the value and importance of adult interaction.
  • A pack - Each den is part of a larger group of boys of different ages and experience levels in Cub Scouting. The pack provides the resources for enhanced activities, opportunities for leadership, and a platform for recognition.
While there are other parts of the Cub Scout organization (districts, council, etc.) which are important administratively and to support adult leaders, they are more or less transparent to the boy in Cub Scouting.

Responsibilities to the Boys

All Cub Scout leaders have certain responsibilities to the boys in Cub Scouts. Each leader should:
  • Respect boys' rights as individuals and treat them as such. In addition to common-sense approaches this mean that all parents/guardians should have reviewed How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide, and all youth leaders should have taken the BSA's Youth Protection training.
  • See that boys find the excitement, fun, and adventure that they expected when they joined Cub Scouting.
  • Provide enthusiasm, encouragement, and praise for boys' efforts and achievements.
  • Develop among the boys a feeling of togetherness and team spirit that gives them security and pride.
  • Provide opportunities for boys to experience new dimensions in their world.

Den Leader Responsibilities

In addition to the leader's general responsibility to the boys in Cub Scouting, the den leader has certain other leadership responsibilities that may be summarized as follows:

  • Work directly with other den and pack leaders to ensure that their den is an active and successful part of the pack.
  • Plan, prepare for, and conduct den meetings with the assistant den leader adn den chief (if Wolf, Bear or Webelos den leaders) or adult partners (if Tiger Cub den leaders).
  • Attend the pack leader's meetings
  • Lead the den at the monthly pack activity
  • Ensure the transition of their Cub Scouts to a den of the next rank (or to a Boy Scout troop if Webelos) at the end of the year.

Cubmaster Responsibilities

Den leaders adn Cubmasters (with supporting unit committee members) represent the leadership team that makes the pack go. In general, the Cubmaster (sometimes referred to as the Unit Leader) is the guiding hand behind the work of other pack leaders and serves as program adviser to the pack committee. He or she is a recruiter, supervisor, director, planner, and motivator of other leaders. The Cubmaster's main responsibilities are: 

  • Work directly with the pack trainer, den leaders, den chiefs, and pack committee chair and members to make sure that all dens are functioning well.
  • Plan the den and pack programs with the help of other leaders
  • Lead teh monthly pack meeting with the help of others, involving all dens in some way.
  • Coordinate pack membership, recruiting, and transition.

Role of Training

Core to succeeding with these responsibilites is the concept that every Cub Scout deserves a trained leader. Being a trained leader helps you deliver the program in a way that is effective and efficient with a focus on the core objectives for the boy.

Becoming a trained leader requires completion of the following training:

  • Youth Protection
  • Fast Start
  • This is Scouting
  • Leader Position - Specific

Consult with your pack trainer or visit www.myscouting.org for training options.

 
Very Respectfully,
                                                                                                          Glen Roussin
                                                                                                             Pack 149, Cubmaster

 

                                                                                                                                                                              


FRIENDS OF SCOUTING


What is Friends of Scouting?

Friends of Scouting is the annual campaign where the Ozark Trails Council asks Scouting families, businesses and civic-minded citizens to support our mission of providing the Scouting program to hundreds of young people here in Central Missouri.

Why should I give to Friends of Scouting?

Friends of Scouting provides roughly one-quarter of the money needed to operate the Ozark Trails Council's Scouting camps, programs and facilities for a calendar year. These camping and training facilities are the "outdoor classrooms" in which Scouts have fun, learn leadership skills and develop into better young men and women. The Ozark Trails Council spends approximately $200 per Scout each year to deliver these benefits and much more.

I already paid my child's registration and his unit collects annual dues. Haven't I already supported Scouting?

Your child's registration fee goes directly to the National Office of the Boy Scouts of America. If your child's Scout unit collects dues, that money stays with the unit to help pay for trips and other activities. None of that money helps the Ozark Trails Council pay for:

 

  • Maintaining and staffing the council's camping properties
  • Training of adult volunteer leaders in youth protection
  • Providing programs like Cub Scout Day Camp, Cub Scout Adventure Days, Cub Partner Campouts, Cub Scout Resident Camp, Webelos Extreme Adventure Camp, Webelos Winter Camp, Boy Scout Summer Camp, Boy Scout Winter Camp, Silver Pines Youth Leadership Training, Venturing Spring and Fall Activities

We need your support

Become a Friend of Scouting

The Ozark Trails council runs an annual campaign titled Friends of Scouting. There are 2 ways you can donate now:

1. Give online by clicking the link and entering your zip code to support your local Scouting:
GIVE NOW!

2. Contact the Council Service Center at (417) 883-1636 x239 to pledge and have giving statement sent to you.