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CUB SCOUT DICTIONARY
Date: 9/1/08 - 6/30/09
Location: NO LOCATION
CUB SCOUTS – The scouting organization for boys in 1st – 5th grades. Led by adult volunteers.
BOY SCOUTS – The scouting organization for boys in 6th – 12th grades. Led by the boys.
TIGER CUB – A 1st grade Cub Scout. Can be recognized by their bright orange shirts.
Wolf Cub – A 2nd grade Cub Scout.
BEAR CUB – A 3rd grade Cub Scout.
WEBELOS 1 – A 4th grade Cub Scout.
WEBELOS 2 – A 5th grade Cub Scout.
WEBELOS - Webelos is meant to provide a transition period from Cub Scouts to Boy Scouts. Webelos continue to do all Pack activities, but also get involved with some Boy Scout Troop activities.
RANK – The primary award that the boys work on each year (Tiger Cubs work on their Tiger Badge and Bobcat Badge, Wolf Cubs work on their Wolf Badge, Bear Cubs work on their Bear badge, Webelos 1 Cubs work on their Webelos Badge, Webelos 2 Cubs work on the Arrow of Light – the highest award in Cub Scouting).
DEN– A small group of 5-10 cub scouts who are all the same age. Den’s typically meet twice a month, and also go on field trips.
PACK – A group of Den’s that consist of all age groups. Pack 556 meets on the 4th Friday of each month, and has a variety of other Pack events, activities, and community service.
COUNCIL – We are part of the Santa Clara County Council. The council provides camps and a professional staff to assist Pack and Den volunteers.
PACK MEETINGS – Pack meetings consist of all the boys. Parents and siblings are encouraged to come along. We hand out awards earned that month, play games, have a great time. Pack Meetings are on the fourth Friday of the month and start at 7:00 PM. Our goal is to be done no later than 8:30 PM. Our pack meets at Blossom Hill Elementary School. At times, our pack meeting will be held at a different location.
JAMBOREE– A large gathering of scouts.
SCOUTING FOR FOOD – An event we take part in every year to collect food for local food banks. We distribute "door hangers" in our neighborhoods, and then return a week later to collect the food. The bags of food are then collected by a parent volunteer and delivered to the food bank.
BLUE AND BOLD BANQUET – A celebration of Cub Scouting’s birthday in February. We have a dinner, entertainment, and the "Crossing Over" ceremony. The banquet takes the place of the February Pack Meeting
PINEWOOD DERBY – A Cub Scout classic where each boy builds a model race car from wood and we race them down a 32’ track. The January. Winners go on to the District pinewood derby. There are additional awards for "Best design," "Best paint job," Most creative," and several categories. This is definitely a pack favorite!
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