Q. What is Cub Scout Day Camp?
A. Cub Scout Day Camp is held at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation's Camp DuPortail (a.k.a., the "Cub Scout Side of Camp"); Cub Pack 241 usually attends during the second week in July. Day Camp is open to Cub Scouts who have completed their Tiger, Wolf or Bear year, and transportation is provided to and from camp from Allegheny Lutheran Church by chartered bus. Departure is usually around 7:45AM with arrival back at the church by around 4:30PM. It is NOT an overnight camping experience.
Boys are separated by age/rank group and participate in activities that permit completion of certain parts of the rank toward which they will be working the following Cub Scout year (Wolf, Bear or Webelos). Additionally, the Cub Scouts participate in supervised activities in archery, BB shooting, outdoor games, crafts, nature activities and swimming. Each scout must bring a packed lunch each day; drinks are provided. Time is scheduled each day for a rest period and for visiting the Trading Post. Parents may wish to send some money with their Cub Scout for souvenirs and/or snacks. At the end of camp, each Cub Scout participant will receive a souvenir camp patch.
"Class B" (see below for further explanation) uniform T-shirts are the uniform of the day and should be worn with a cap or hat to keep the sun off. Swim trunks, towel and poncho, plus a water bottle or canteen, are also required. Parent volunteers are needed to go up to camp each day in order to maintain a "two-deep" adult leadership for each age group.
Q. What is Webelos Extended Camp?
A. Webelos Extended Camp is for those Webelos Scouts who have completed their Webelos-I year. Camp is held at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation's Camp Meade (a.k.a., the "Boy Scout Side of Camp");
Cub Pack 241 usually attends during the first part of the second week of August. It is a 3-night overnight camping experience designed to accustom the boys to camping as Boy Scouts. Camping is in canvas tents mounted on platforms; two Campers per tent. The tents are provided with a metal spring cot, but no mattress (foam pads or cardboard layers are recommended.) "Two-deep" adult leadership is mandatory; each Scout does NOT require an adult partner to participate. (see the calendar page for dates) Webelos Scouts may work on various Webelos Activity Pins, plus participate in camp-wide activities, BB-shooting, archery, boating, swimming, etc. Meals are served in Willits Boy Scout Dining Hall. Webelos Scouts who attend Webelos Extended Camp are transported by carpool. Sufficient personal belongings ("Class A" and "Class B" uniforms, swim trunks, towels, underwear, shorts, poncho, socks, sleeping bag, etc.) should be packed in a footlocker (with lock) for transport to camp and for storage during the week.
Q. What is the Cub Scout Superweekend?
A. The Cub Scout Superweekend is intended for all age Cub Scouts (those completing their Tiger, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos-I years), and is an overnight camping experience at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation's Camp Meade (a.k.a., the "Boy Scout Side of Camp"). Usually the event is held in mid-July. Cub Scouts AND their adult partners (one adult partner is required per camper) sleep in the tents on the "Boy Scout Side of Camp", eat three meals in the Willits Boy Scout Dining Hall, participate in a camp-wide campfire event, and experience "Cub Day Camp rolled into a weekend."
"Class A" and "Class B" uniforms, plus all the stuff you'll need for an overnight (including swim trunks, sleeping bag, sleeping bag pad, etc.) are required. Camping is in canvas tents mounted on platforms; two Campers per tent. The tents are provided with a metal spring cot, but no mattress (foam pads or cardboard layers are recommended.) Arrival is Saturday morning after 10:00 AM, with departure on Sunday after breakfast and a nondenominational worship service.
Q. What is Tiger Day?
A. Tiger Cubs get to experience their first taste of Cub Scout Day Camp by participating in Tiger Day, which is usually held the first weekend in October at Hawk Mountain Scout Reservation's Camp DuPortail (a.k.a., the "Cub Scout Side of Camp"). The Tiger and his adult partner spend a day at Camp and get to try BB-shooting, archery, crafts, and nature activities, as well as visit the Boy Scout trading post.
Q. What is the Pinewood Derby?
A. The Pinewood Derby is a race of gravity powered racing cars, each about 7" long, down a racetrack toward a finish line. Cub Pack 241 uses a double-elimination type of race. Cub Scouts and parents receive the Pinewood Derby kits about a month before the race, so that there's enough time to work on the kits together. Parents are asked to assist their sons in the construction of the derby car, as Cub Scouts are to do most of the work. Awards are presented for the top three speed finishers in each age group, plus awards for "Scout Spirit," "Best Use Of Color," and "Original Design". Each Scout also receives a participation award.
Q. What is the Klondike Derby?
A. The Klondike Derby as sponsored by Cub Pack 241 is its only outdoor winter activity. The event is a "completion" activity, with each age-grouped team towing a "Klondike Sled" through various skill stations. Stations may include some basic first aid, throwing a life preserver, knot tying, Pennsylvania wildlife identification, and compass directions, among others. Upon completion of the Derby, Scouts and Leaders are invited to enjoy hot chocolate and snacks. All registered participants receive a "Klondike Derby" patch or pin for their patch collections. Klondike Sleds may be made as a den project or generic Pack-owned sleds may be used. Each Scout must bring extra socks, a poncho, hat or cap, gloves, and waterproof shoes or boots.
Q. What's the difference between Den Meetings and Pack Meetings?
Do I have to stay during Den Meetings?
A. A Den is usually composed of 6-8 boys and is led by at least two registered leaders (Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader). Tiger meetings require a parent or adult partner to attend every Den meeting, but once the Cub Scout starts his Wolf year parents no longer need to attend the Den Meetings. Den meetings are held weekly, either at Allegheny Lutheran Church or at Brecknock Elementary School. Class "A" uniforms are generally worn to Den meetings, but Class "B" uniforms may be worn on occasion if there are especially active or messy meetings planned. Pack Meetings are held monthly, usually the third Tuesday of the month, during the regular meeting time. The Pack Meetings are intended for the entire family of the Cub Scout to attend and all are welcome. Pack Meetings are usually a mix of skits, songs, and award presentations; frequently the monthly "theme" that each Den has worked on during the month is the theme of the Pack Meeting. Occasionally a special guest will come and display his or her area of expertise. Class "A" uniforms are the uniform of the day. Pack Meetings are held in the Fellowship Hall at Allegheny Lutheran Church.
Q. What is the difference between the "Class A" and the "Class B" uniform?
What is the required uniform?
A. The "Class A" uniform is the button-down uniform shirt with two breast pockets. Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts wear the blue uniform shirt. It is strongly recommended that matching pants be worn to make the uniform look, well, uniform. Webelos Scouts have the option of wearing the blue uniform shirt and pants or the Boy Scout tan uniform shirt with olive green pants. Again, it is strongly recommended that pants of the correct color be worn to make the uniform look uniform. Badges and ranks that the Cub Scout earns are to be attached to the uniform shirt as indicated on the inside covers of any of the Cub Scout handbooks (Wolf, Bear, Webelos). Cub Scout Sports and Academic loops will only fit the Cub Scout belt, NOT the olive Boy Scout Belt. "Class B" uniform is a navy blue T-shirt emblazoned with the Cub Pack 241 logo. These uniforms are intended for outdoor service projects, Day Camp, and "messier" Den Meetings. The T-shirts are available from the Pack Committee at a cost of $6.00 each.
Q. What are the different ranks and their respective requirements?
A. Rank Advancement
Q. How is the Pack Leadership set up?
A. Cub Pack 241 is chartered to Allegheny Evangelical Lutheran Church, Knauers, PA. The Chartered Organization has a Representative who sits on the Church Committee and serves as the Pack contact to the Church Committee. Directly responsible to the Representative is the Pack Committee Chairman who is in charge of the Pack Committee. The Cubmaster is responsible to the Pack Committee, and in turn, the Den Leaders are responsible to the Cubmaster. See also: Contact Us.
Q. Who's in charge of setting up Pack Events?
A. Pack events are coordinated by the Pack Committee. Most events involve parental help and input and the Pack Committee may ask many parents to participate or help out. Volunteers are always welcome, and are essential to maintaining the quality program Cub Pack 241 has become known for.
Q. What can I do to help?
A. Assistance is always needed with the various planned events that our Cub Pack is involved with. Even if you are not able to serve as a registered leader, your help is still needed and appreciated. Please contact our Pack Committee Chairman to volunteer. Contact Us
Q. How are events paid for? - fundraisers, etc.
A. The Pack participates in several fundraising events over the course of our Cub Scout year. In the fall, the Boy Scouts of America sponsors a popcorn fundraiser, in which our Pack participates. In addition, the Pack holds a frozen pizza sale (February) and an annual Chicken Dinner (March). Profits from these events are used to pay for Cub Scout awards, chartering a bus for Cub Scout Day Camp, Field Trips, Klondike Derby registrations, Boys Life subscriptions, Camp subsidies for each boy, and other expenses. Some events require a payment from the parents in the event the Pack subsidies are insufficient to cover the full costs. Examples include Cub Scout Day Camp, Webelos Extended Camp, and Cub Scout Superweekend, among others.
Q. What do the dues (annual & weekly) pay for?
A. Annual dues (usually around $10.00) cover registration costs, insurance and other expenses by the Boy Scouts of America. Weekly dues (usually $1.00/week) are used by the Den Leaders to pay for craft supplies and program materials (that are not already provided by the Pack Committee) that are required for the weekly Den Meetings.
