Costs Involved in Cub Scouting

MEMBERSHIP DUES

Each Pack sets its own membership dues so there is enough money to cover the expected costs of providing a quality program. We have a fairly active Pack and require a lot of money to pay for all our activities, patches, training, and crafts. Because of that, we ask that each family contribute toward the maintenance of our Pack so we can keep being active and giving our Scouts a fun and educational experience.

Our basic annual membership per Cub Scout is $15.00.

WHERE ALL THE MONEY GOES

• $10.00 Council—to cover general administration and organizational costs of district-wide activities like Scout-O-Rama, and other District activities. Also helps fund the council campgrounds and provide training of other District level volunteers.
• $1.00 Insurance
• $4.00 Pack activities—awards/badges and other activities & achievements, craft supplies, and parent training materials. This also goes toward paying the $10/leader and $20 pack recharter fees.
• $12.50 Boys Life Magazine—Paid separately, 12 monthly issues full of exciting stories and adventures.

Small weekly dues may be asked to cover additional costs such as materials for projects and snacks. If charged, these Den dues are generally $1-2 per meeting.

In addition to the $5.00 that goes into the Pack for registration, there are other funds that must be raised to support the Pack and the Scouts to pay for activities, registration, insurance, awards, training, and more. The average cost to the Pack per Scout is $130 per year. The Pack raises most of that money through fundraisers (Popcorn Sale, Bottle & Can Drives) and some through donations from our Chartering Organization (the Avon Rotary Club), and from local businesses. Obviously we do not want to incur those costs directly onto the Scouts and their families, so your continued participation in our fundraisers is essential to keeping the cost of scouting to individual families to a reasonable level.

The Council estimates that it's cost per boy is around $175. Most of their money also comes from fundraisers and donations. Once a year they come to our Pack to ask the parents to donate money to council. The popcorn sale also helps raise money for the Council as well as for our unit and the individual scout (Cub Accouts).

Uniforms

A Cub Scout should wear his uniform to Den Meetings, Pack Nights, and all Scout outings.

SHIRTS

Blue (long or short sleeve)—Tiger, Wolf and Bear (First, Second and Third Grades)
Tan (long or short sleeve)—Webelos (Fourth and Fifth Grades)
Scout Leaders 

SCOUT BELT

Navy Blue web belt—Tiger, Wolf, and Bear (First through Third Grade)
Tan web belt—Webelos (Fourth and Fifth Grades)

SCARF & SLIDE

Appropriate scarf & slide for rank

REQUIRED PATCHES

Pack Numbers (26)
Den Number or Patrol patch
World Crest patch
American Flag (included on shirt)
Great Sauk Trail Council shoulder patch

All participation patches and badges of rank are bought by the Pack as they are earned and handed out at meetings. Instructions regarding the correct placement of badges can be found inside Cub Scout books. More detailed instruction sheets showing correct insignia placement are also available at the Scout Shop at no charge.

OPTIONAL UNIFORM ITEMS

Blue Class B T-Shirt (can be worn to all events except Blue & Gold and Cross-Over meetings).

BRAG VEST, RED—This may be bought or made. All outing segments, District and special patches that are not official rank insignia are put on vests rather than on the uniform.

CAP—Appropriate cap for rank, i.e., Orange, Blue, or Tan

PANTS—Cub Scout Pants or neat dark blue or black jeans