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Message from the Cub Master
What do Henry "Hank" Aaron, Steven Spielberg, Gerald Ford and Walter Cronkite all have in common? They were all involved in Scouting during their lives. Eleven of the twelve men that walked on the Moon were scouts. History will show that many leaders in government, military, sports and business were involved in Scouting. Many are even Eagle Scouts .
 
Scouting was started in 1907 by Robert Baden-Powell in Great Britain. On February 8, 1910, W.D. Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America in the United States. The YMCA began providing support to the new organization and Scouting began to grow.
 
Cub Scouting is available to all boys from first-grade through fifth-grade and their families. The Cub Scout program uses a fun and challenging system to pursue the aims of character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness. The program is divided into age-based programs of Tiger Cubs, Wolf Cubs, Bear Cubs and Webelos. Each age-based program is formed into a Den and all the Dens combine to make a Pack .
 
You have lots to do as a Cub Scout —crafts, games, sports, songs, stories, and puzzles, to name a few things. Much of the fun happens right in the den and pack. The den usually meets every week, and the pack meets once a month during the school year. At den meetings and pack meetings, Cub Scouts do different things for fun and learning. Cub Scouts also do events like the annual Blue & Gold Banquet and derbies such as the Pinewood Derby and Raingutter Regatta. Cub Scouts will also do family camping and community service projects.
 
Cub Scouts also earn awards and recognition. The most common awards are advancement awards which the boys earn as they advance. The boys will do many requirements and earn their badges of rank: Bobcat, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos and Arrow of Light . Arrow of Light is the highest award that can be earned in Cub Scouting.
 
The aim of Cub Scouting is to help boys grow into good citizens who are strong in character and personally fit. Every award the scout earns teaches a new skill and contributes to their personal development. Scouting gives our boys a group where they can use their time constructively and make their community a better place to grow up and to live.  
 
If you have any questions or would like more information about Cub Scouting or Pack 116 you can e-mail me at KCDeyerle@aol.com .
 
Kevin Deyerle
Cubmaster, Pack 116
Palmetto Council, BSA
 
If you are paid to do Scouting, you are called a Professional;
If you are not paid to do Scouting, you are called a Volunteer;
If you pay to do Scouting, then you are called a Scouter.