Pack 968 Cub Scout Signup Instructions:

Welcome to scouts. There are two application forms to complete. One form is to sign up your scout, and one form is for an adult volunteer. An adult volunteer (usually a parent) must sign up with each scout, as the scouting program is family oriented and completely run by volunteers. The adult volunteers are involved in many ways, such as helping out with organizing/running/supervising a den meeting or event, attending parent committee meetings to help plan upcoming activities, or taking a den or pack leadership position - whatever works best for you.

Make sure you fully complete the Cub Scout Youth Application, from the scout’s name on down (you can leave the part above the scout’s name blank).  The parent’s signature at the bottom is required (I’ll sign as Cubmaster, and you don’t need to fill in the amount of fees at the very bottom – we’ll take care of that).

Also fill out the Adult Application completely, starting with your name.  The background and reference information is required, as is your signature (at the bottom of the form).  You can again leave the top part of the form above your name blank.  We’ll also fill out the following fields:  Training code & date, Program, Position Code, Position, Boys’ Life, and Fees (at the very bottom).  We’ll take care of the approval signatures in the bottom-right part of the form.

You can return the filled out forms to me in the mail (or bring them to a scout meeting), along with a check for $40 made out to Cub Scout Pack 968. This will cover your son’s first year registration fees, Boy's Life magazine, his Scout handbook, a neckerchief and neckerchief slide for his uniform, and all awards/patches that he'll earn during the year. You'll need to purchase his uniform shirt. You won't ever need to pay any more fees after the initial signup fee - in each year after the first year the annual costs for the above listed items are paid for by the proceeds the Scouts receive from our annual Christmas Tree Lot fundraiser at the El Segundo Scout House. This works out to be a very good deal for the scouts and their families, as the out-of-pocket expenses after the initial signup are minimal for as long as the scout stays in scouting. To make this work, each family that has a scout in the program must contribute 16 hours of volunteer time at the Christmas Tree lot, doing things like tree sales, delivery, attaching stands to the trees, flocking, etc.

First grade boys sign up as Tiger Cubs, second graders are Wolf cub scouts, third graders are Bear cub scouts, and fourth and fifth graders are Webelos scouts.  We don't generally have scout meetings during the summer; regular den and pack meetings resume in September. The summer activities we do have are the Soap Box Derby (July), and optional day/resident camps.  We will have an annual parents planning meeting, probably in late August, to schedule the major events we want to do for the coming year (camping trips, pinewood derby, the annual Blue and Gold banquet, other outings, etc.).

Feel free to email me with any questions you may have.

Thanks, and once again, welcome.

Julio Catzalco

Cubmaster, Pack 968

cubmaster@pack968.com

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