How Can You Help? 

The den and the pack rely on parent participation to run a successful program. 

Cub Scouting operates through volunteer leadership.  Consider volunteering as a member of the pack leadership team or as a parent helper. 

Volunteer leaders are an example of Scouting's principle of service to others.  By volunteering in Scouting, you are also giving your son the gift of your time.  What could be more valuable?  You will have an opportunity to be a positive influence in the life of your son and his friends. 

Here are some of the ways you can volunteer:

Den Leader & Assistant Den Leader

Leads the den at weekly den and monthly pack meetings.

Attends the monthly pack committee meeting.

Cubmaster& Assistant Cubmaster

Helps plan and carry out the pack program with the help of the pack committee. 
Emcees the monthly pack meeting and attends the pack committee meeting.

The Pack Committee

Pack committee members (positions listed below) perform administrative functions of the pack.The committee meets monthly.

Secretary

The secretary ensures proper records are kept within the pack. Specifically, the secretary will:

• Keep informed of all Cub Scouting literature, materials, records, and forms to help leaders function effectively. Help new den leaders access needed tools.
• Acquaint den leaders with the contents of the Pack Record Book so that they will know how to supply the information that should be recorded there.
• Maintain up-to-date information on membership, leadership, attendance, and advancement in the Pack Record Book or special software.
• Maintain an inventory of pack property.
• Handle correspondence for the pack. This may include writing letters of appreciation and requests for reservations, or ordering supplies through the local council service center.
• Keep notes on business conducted at pack leaders’ meetings. Record only key items such as things needing follow-up or items for the history of the pack.
• Notify leaders of pack leaders’ meetings and other activities.
• Provide den leaders with records and forms for meetings.

Treasurer

The treasurer ensures the pack’s finances are sound. Specifically, the treasurer will:

• Help the pack committee and Cubmaster establish a sound financial program for the pack with a pack budget plan.
• Keep up-to-date financial records. Enter all income and expenditures under the proper budget item in the finance section of the Pack Record Book. Credit each Cub Scout with payment of dues. From time to time, compare the records with those of the den leaders to make sure they agree.
• Be responsible for thrift training within the pack. Encourage each den leader to explain the pack financial plan to each boy and his family so that boys will accept responsibility for paying dues and family members will be alert to opportunities for boys to earn dues money and develop habits of thrift.
• On the request of den leaders, sympathetically counsel with a boy who does not pay dues, determine the reason, and encourage regular payment. If the boy is unable to pay, work out a plan with the Cubmaster and pack committee so that the boy can earn dues.
• Report on the pack’s financial condition at the monthly pack leaders’ meeting. Make regular monthly reports to the pack committee at the pack leaders meeting.
• Provide petty cash needed by leaders. Keep a record of expenditures.
• Guide the pack in conducting council-approved pack money-earning projects.

Advancement Chair

The advancement chair helps boys move through the ranks of Cub Scouting and transition into a Boy Scout troop. The advancement chair will:

• Have a working knowledge of the Cub Scout advancement plan.
• Help plan and conduct induction and advancement recognition ceremonies, coordinating as needed with the Webelos den leader or Scoutmaster.
• Educate parents, guardians, and pack committee members in ways to stimulate Cub Scout advancement.
• Collect den advancement reports at pack leaders’ meetings for use when ordering badges and insignia from the local council service center.
• Promote Boys' Life magazine as an aid to advancement.
• Help build or obtain advancement equipment for use in making advancement ceremonies more effective.
• Promote the wearing and proper use of uniform and insignia.

Membership and Reregistration Chair

This position is essential to the health of the pack. The chair will:

• Along with the Cubmaster and pack committee, develop and carry out a plan for year-round membership growth.
  • Conduct an annual census of boys in the chartered organization for systematic recruitment.
  • Work with pack committee members to promote recruitment plans.
  • Follow up on Cub Scout dropouts to help return them to full, active membership.
• Plan, coordinate, and lead the annual rechartering process.
  • Prepare registration papers and an annual report to the chartered organization. Secure signatures and registration fees for the coming year.
  • Arrange for the annual membership inventory, a uniform inspection, and the annual charter review meeting.
  • Help the Cubmaster and chartered organization representative plan and conduct the formal charter presentation.
  • With the chartered organization representative, submit a charter application and annual report to the chartered organization for approval.
• Along with the Cubmaster and pack committee, see that eligible boys transition to the next rank's den at the appropriate time, and that Webelos Scouts and parents/guardians have a smooth transition into a Boy Scout troop.
• Along with the Cubmaster, follow up on former pack members who are now Boy Scouts and recruit them as potential den chiefs.