Whether you are a new parent to Cub Scouting or have been with us a while, the following pages should provide some useful information.  Of course, if you ever have any questions, you are always welcome to talk to your son's den leader, Cub Master or any Pack committee member.

Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. 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 traditional membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.)

The 10 purposes of Cub Scouting are:

1. Character Development
2. Spiritual Growth
3. Good Citizenship
4. Sportsmanship and Fitness
5. Family Understanding
6. Respectful Relationships
7. Personal Achievement
8. Friendly Service
9. Fun and Adventure
10. Preparation for Boy Scouts

The Cub Scout program has an organizational structure that puts boys into groups called dens with recommended sizes of from 6 to 10 scouts.  Dens of boys in a community form a Pack which is part of a District.  Districts combine to make a council.

We are Pack 11 of the Osceola District in the North Florida Council.

    click here to see the Organizational Flow Chart of the Cub Scouts.
    click here to see the Organizational Flow Chart of Pack 11.

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 individual that leads to moral commitment and action. Core values are the basis of good character development. In helping boys develop character, Cub Scouting promotes the following 12 core values.

      1.     Citizenship - Contributing service and showing responsibility to local, state, and national communities.

2.     Compassion – Being kind and considerate and showing concern for the well being of others.

3.     Cooperation -  Being helpful and working together with others toward a common goal.

4.     Courage – Being brave and doing what is right regardless of our fears, the difficulties or the

consequences.

5.      Faith – Having inner strength and confidence based on our trust in God.

6.     Health and fitness -  Being personally committed to keeping our minds and bodies fit.

7.     Honesty – telling the truth and being worthy of trust

8.     Perseverance – Sticking with something and not giving up, even when it is difficult.

9.     Positive Attitude – Being cheerful and setting our minds to look for and find the best in all situations.

10.  Resourcefulness – Using human and other resources to their fullest.

11.  Respect – Showing regard for the worth for something or someone

12.  Responsibility – Fulfilling our duty to God, country, other people and ourselves.