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Hey Cub Scouts! We will be meeting on Tuesdays instead of Thursdays this year. We are still meeting at Christ United Methodist Church on shiloh Road in Corinth. Our first den meetings will be held on Tuesday, September 12th. Check out the CALENDAR button above to see all the great things we have planned!Who is Pack 123?Yocona Council Cub Scout Pack 123 is located in Corinth, Missisippi and is sponsored by Christ United Methodist Church. This Pack consists of 5 dens of Cub Scouts, 1 each for Tiger (1st Graders), Wolf (2nd Graders), Bear (3rd graders), and 2 dens of Webelos (4th and 5th graders).We have approximately 70 active scouts and 13 plus active leaders. We are the largest pack in the Jacinto District of the Yocona Area Council, and one of the most active packs in the council. If you live in Corinth or Alcorn County and your son is between first and fifth grades we would love to have them join us in our Cub Scout pack. For more information, please send an e-mail to webmaster@cubpack123.org Yocona Area CouncilThis link will carry you to the website of the Yocona Area Council of Northeast Mississippi. www.yocona.orgWhat Is Cub Scouting?
The Purposes of Cub ScoutingSince 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through CubScouting. 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). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's three membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.) The 10 purposes of Cub Scouting are:
MembershipCub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually Volunteer Leadership Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions, as everything from unit leaders to pack committee chairmen, committee members, den leaders, and chartered organization representatives. Like other phases of the Scouting program, a Cub Scout pack belongs to an Who Pays For It? Groups responsible for supporting Cub Scouting are the boys and their parents, the pack, the chartered organization, and the community. The boy is encouraged to pay his own way by contributing dues each week. Packs also obtain income by working on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Cub Scouting through the United Way, Friends of Scouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units. Advancement Plan Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scouting advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects. Bobcat. The Bobcat rank is for all boys who join Cub Scouting. Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first-grade (or age 7) boys and are age 8). To earn the Wolf badge, a boy must pass 12 achievements involving simple physical and mental skills. Bear. The Bear rank is for boys who have completed second grade (or are age 10). A boy may begin working on the Webelos badge as soon as he joins a Webelos den. This is the first step in his transition from the Webelos den to the Boy Scout troop. As he completes the requirements found in the Webelos Handbook, he will work on activity badges, attend meetings led by adults, and become familiar with the Boy Scout requirements—all leading to the Arrow of Light Award. Activities Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness. Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The most important Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with theme-oriented action that brings Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts into the great out-of-doors. Day camping comes to the boy in neighborhoods across the country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement. "Cub Scout Worlds" are used by many councils to carry the world of imagination into reality with actual theme structures of castles, forts, ships, etc. Cub Scout pack families enjoy camping in local council camps and other council-approved campsites. Camping programs combine fun and excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors. Publications Volunteers are informed of national news and events through Scouting magazine (circulation 900,000). Boys may subscribe to Boys' Life magazine (circulation 1.3 million). Both are published by the Boy Scouts of America. Also available are a number of youth and leader publications, including the Tiger Cub Handbook, Wolf Handbook, Bear Handbook, Webelos Handbook, Cub Scout Leader Book, Cub Scout Leader How-to Book, Cub Scout Program Helps, and Webelos Leader Guide. Character Development Since its origin, the Scouting program has been an educational experience concerned with values. In 1910, the first activities for Scouts were designed to build character, physical fitness, practical skills, and service. These elements were part of the original Cub Scout program and continue to be part of Cub Scouting today. Character can be defined as the collection of core values possessed by an
Cub Scouting IdealsApart from the fun and excitement of Cub Scout activities, the Cub ScoutPromise, the Law of the Pack, the Tiger Cub motto, and the Cub Scout sign, handshake, motto, and salute all teach good citizenship and contribute to a boy's sense of belonging. Cub Scout PromiseI, (name), promise to do my best To do my duty to God and my country, Cub Scout MottoDo 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. Colors The Cub Scouting colors are blue and gold. They have special meaning, which will help boys see beyond the fun of Cub Scouting to its ultimate goals.
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