The Purposes of Cub Scouting

Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age).

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

Apart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Cub Scout Promise, the Law of the Pack, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging.

Cub Scout Promise

I, (name), 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.

Cub Scout Motto

Do Your Best.

Law of the Pack

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

Akela means "good leader." To a Cub Scout, Akela may be a parent, a teacher, a religious leader, a Cub Scout leader, or another guide.

  Membership 

Boys in first through fifth grade can join Cub Scouts.  Boys join a Pack and are then assigned to a den. A den is a group of 8-10 boys.

Tiger Cub Scouts are those in first grade, Wolf Cub Scouts are boys in second grade, Bear Cub Scouts are in third grade and Webelos Scouts are in fourth and fifth grades.

Our scouts have monthly den meetings (2-3 a month) where leaders cover rank achievements, belt loops, activity pins, skills, fun and more.

Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for Pack Night.  Pack Night is held at the end of the month and allows us to recognize the accomplishments of our scouts. Monthly awards, special earned awards, announcements are all covered during this gathering. Our Pack typically has a theme for each Pack Night which includes activities and entertainment for our scouts and their families. 

Where we meet:

Imagine Charter Elementary School at Rosefield
12050 N. Bullard Ave.
Surprise, AZ 85379.
(Intersection of Bullard and Cactus) Click on our calendar for the upcoming meetings and scheduled events. 

For More information, please click on 'Contact Us' 

There is a $40 registration fee to join our Pack which includes a subscription to Boy's Life Magazine. There also are den dues. The den dues vary from about $1.00 on up to about $4.00 per meeting.  Each den leader sets his or her own dues depending on the number of boys in the den, and the skills and activities they have planned.

There is also the cost of the handbook, and uniform.  The handbook costs $9-15 (2 types, same book - one is paperback and one is spiral bound).  A Cub Scout shirt is $23, necessary patches cost @ $12, the neckerchief is $6, the neckerchief slide is $4, the hat is $13, and the belt ranges from $8-12, depending on size. (These prices are as of April '09 and are subject to change at any time. For more information please visit www.scoutstuff.org). We also recommend buying a brag vest for your scout, so he can display all the patches he's earned (available for purchase during Pack Night).

Fundraising:  We must fund raise in order to keep costs down.  As a pack we try to come up with creative fundraising activities.  Those include: car washes, selling candy bars, cookie dough, popcorn, etc.  Fundraising offsets the cost of the annual re-charter fee, awards, and pack activities.