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The following sections describe scouting opportunities for boys in elementary school. Boys DO NOT have to attend Bear Canyon to be a part of Pack 662. An application to join can be obtained by contacting the CubMaster or by calling the Denver Council at 303-455-5522. If you wish, you are invited to visit a pack meeting as a family to learn more about us!
Any boy who is 7 years old or in first grade can join as a Tiger. The Tiger Cub program is a one-year introduction to Scouting. The Tiger Cub motto is "Search, Discover, Share." The program transitions the boys (and parents!) to the Cub Scouting program, which lasts 3-1/2 years.
Each Tiger Cub joins with a parent partner and forms a team. There are no more than 10 teams in a Tiger Cub group. Siblings are not permitted to attend the meeting, since they become a distraction to the team. Tiger Cub groups operate on a system called "shared leadership." Each boy/adult team takes their turn in providing leadership once or twice to participate in 18 "Big Ideas" with help from a coordinator. In this way, each boy has the opportunity to serve in a leadership role with an adult partner during his Tiger Cub experience. The Tiger group also attends the monthly Pack meeting. In April, the Tiger Cubs are inducted into the pack as Cub Scouts with a "cross-over" ceremony. By May, they will earn their first achievement rank - Bobcat.
The Tiger Cub uniform consists of an orange T-shirt.
Any boy who is 8 years old or in second grade can join as a Wolf. But first, you must earn your Bobcat rank. A Wolf den meets two or three times per month to complete 12 Achievements and up to 22 Electives so each boy may earn his rank and arrow points by May. The Wolf den also attends and participates in the pack meeting. In keeping with Cub Scouting's family-oriented principle, parents are encouraged to attend den meetings and required to attend pack meetings. Rank advancements are not given at the pack meeting without a parent or guardian present.
There are preferably 8, and no more than 10, boys in a Wolf or Bear den, and two unrelated adult leaders. Siblings are not permitted to attend the meeting, since they become a distraction. However, parents are encouraged to attend if they wish to. Parents will be expected to volunteer to help with at least one activity in a den meeting.
Any boy who is 9 years old or in third grade can join as a Bear. But first, you must earn your Bobcat rank, if you haven't already. A Bear den meets two or three times per month to complete 12 of 24 Achievements and up to 24 Electives so each boy may earn his rank and arrow points by May. The Bear den also attends and participates in the pack meeting. In keeping with Cub Scouting's family-oriented principle, parents are encouraged to attend den meetings and required to attend pack meetings. Rank advancements are not given at the pack meeting without a parent or guardian present.
Any boy who is 10 or 11 years old, or in fourth or fifth grade, can join as a Webelos. But first, you must earn your Bobcat rank, if you haven't already. A Webelos patrol meets two or three times per month to complete 20 Activities to earn rank badges, compass points and the Arrow of Light. Webelos begin to experience outdoor activities, such as family camping. The Webelos patrol also attends and participates in the pack meeting.
Parents are expected to volunteer to help with at least one activity in a patrol meeting, and will need to be involved during outdoor activities such as camping.
Dues for Cub Scouts for the 2002-2003 year are $50. Second year Webelos, who will only be with the pack until January, will be charged $30. If these fees are a financial burden for your family and this is all that stands in the way of your son joining Cub Scouts, please contact the Cubmaster in confidence regarding your situation.
If you are already 11 years old or in fifth or sixth grade, contact the Denver Council at 303-455-5522 for information on joining a Boy Scout troop near you.
I 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.
The Cub Scout follows Akela.
Akela is a good leader: your mother, father, Cubmaster, den leader or teacher.
The Cub Scout helps the Pack go.
Come to all the meetings. Think of others, and do what you can to help.
The Pack helps the Cub Scout grow.
Learn things from others. The Pack is here to help you!
The Cub Scout gives goodwill.
Smile. Be happy. Do things that make others happy. They don't have to be big things. Little things help too.
Webelos stands for WE'll BE LOyal Scouts.
The two fingers stand for two parts of the Promise--"to help other people" and "to obey." They look like a wolf's ears ready to listen to Akela. Give the Cub Scout sign when you say the Promise or the Law of the Pack.
Here's how you shake hands with another Cub Scout. This means that you help others and will obey the Law of the Pack.
DO YOUR BEST!
Salute with your right hand. Hold your fingers as you do for the Cub Scout sign, but keep your two fingers together. Touch your fingers to the front of your cap. If you are not wearing a cap, touch your eyebrow. Use this salute only when wearing your uniform.
