Parent Info
What is Cub Scouts?
The goal of the Cub Scout program is to provide ready-made opportunities for families to enjoy fun activities together. When you and your child first join Cub Scouts you become part of a group with children in the same grade, this small group is called a den.
Each grade level den has an animal or emblem associated with it, this is called a rank. (K=Lion, 1st=Tiger, 2nd=Wolf, 3rd=Bear, 4th=Webelos & 5th=Arrow of Light)
Cub Scouts work in their dens and at home on activities that are in their handbooks. These activities are grouped together by subject and are called adventures. After a number of required adventures and elective adventures are completed a Cub Scout earns the rank associated with their grade. Cub Scouts earn their rank in May after completing the required adventures and the Pack 236 scouting year.
Pack Dues
Annual Dues are paid to the Pack and to the BSA Organization.
See the infographic (left) to understand where your dues go.
Popcorn sales are great way to pay a portion or all of your dues in the future! See our Popcorn Kernel, Susan Ward-Hull, to sign-up!
Miami Valley Scout Shop
7285 Poe Ave.
Purchase uniforms, neckerchief slides, handbooks, T-shirts, and more!
Uniforms:
Uniforms can be purchased at the Scout Shop. Awards and neckerchiefs are included with your dues and do not need to be purchased by families. We have a Pack uniform swap of outgrown uniforms; get in touch with us to donate an outgrown uniform or pick up one second hand!
Class A Uniforms - Formal uniforms described below.
Class B Uniforms - Any Cub Scout T-shirt (Pack 236, Summer Scout Camp, Scout Shop Ts, etc...)
Lions
(Kindergarten)
Lion T-shirt
OR
navy BSA blue dress shirt (see Tigers, Wolves & Bears uniform)
Lion neckerchief
Cub Scout Belt
Hat optional
Tigers, Wolves, & Bears
(1st-3rd)
Navy Blue BSA dress shirt
Rank neckerchief
Cub Scout Belt
Hat optional
Webelos &
Arrows of Light
(4th & 5th)
Navy Blue BSA dress shirt
OR
Tan BSA dress shirt
Rank Neckerchief
Cub Scout Belt
Hat optional
Cub Scout Vocabulary
If you are new to Cub Scouts, some of the language used can be confusing! We try our best to explain terms on the calendar and in meetings, but here is a helpful list of scouting terms to get you started.
Committee Meetings
All parents are welcome to attend monthly committee meetings. Committee meetings are generally held the second Tuesday of the month, both in person and on Zoom. At the committee meetings, we work together to budget and finalize/communicate program plans.
