Welcome to St. Bede Cub Scout Pack 646! We have a fun year planned of camping, service projects, sporting and racing events.
If you're new this year, here's the quick guide to getting started:
- Register - If you are not yet a registered member of Pack 646, please join! To do this, you'll need to complete a registration form and pay dues. Dues this year is $75 and go towards our fees to register and insure the Cub Scouts, supplies for Den activities, Spring and Fall Pack camping trips, and Pack activities like the Raingutter Regatta, Pinewood Derby, and Blue and Gold Ceremony. We are committed to making sure that every boy who wants to join Pack 646 can do so, regardless of income so if dues are a problem, please come talk to one of the Pack Leaders and we'll find funds to help you out.
If you missed or can't make it to our Roundup Night on September 8th at 7pm in St. Bede's playground, please email cubmaster646@gmail.com to join our Pack. - Know your Den - Cub Scouts is for boys in 1st through 5th grades:
1st grade = Tiger Den
2nd grade = Wolf Den
3rd grade = Bear Den
4th/5th grade = Webelos
After 5th grade, boys are welcomed into Boy Scouts. - Mark your Calendar - We meet Mondays while school is in session from 7-8pm in St. Bede cafeteria. Most weeks, boys work with their Dens to advance to the next rank before the Blue & Gold banquet, scheduled for May 3, 2015. About once a month, all the Dens get together for a Pack Meeting or a special event like the Pinewood Derby on February 28th. We also have several camping trips planned that are open to the entire family. Download the entire calendar here.
- Acquire your Scout Materials - While you don't need to go out and buy a full scout uniform, we do recommend buying a Scout handbook for your rank immediately. Eventually, you'll also need a Class A uniform, which includes a Scout shirt, neckerchief and slide, and patches (Council patches, Pack numerals-6,4,6, and World Crest patch). You can get all of these at the Scout Shop. We planning a Uniform Exchange in September so you may want to wait to see what you can acquire there. You can either sew or use Badge Magic to attach the patches.
We will also have Class B uniforms (a Pack 646 T-shirt) available for sale this year. Class A and Class B uniforms are both acceptable for Den and Pack meetings. - Start work on the Bobcat rank - All Cub Scouts, regardless of age, will always begin by earning the Bobcat rank. After that, they will work on the rank of their Den. Bobcat requirements are in the handbook and can also be found here. Note that Cub Scouts are switching to the Boy Scout Oath and Law but the books are not yet updated.
- Have fun! - This is the most important thing on the list. We have lots of fun activities planned but are always looking to improve so if you have feedback, ideas, questions, concerns, please let us know.
Cubmaster Darrell and Assistant Cubmaster Mary
Thanks to Pack 90 for the handy checklist!
