Welcome to Weston's Cub Scouts Pack 341!

This website contains information that should get you and your son off to a good start for the coming year. Please keep this packet as a handy reference for future information needs regarding Pack policy and uniform information. Thank you.

Your son is a member of Pack 341, which is in the Pine Island District, belonging to the South Florida Council, which encompasses Broward, Dade, and Monroe counties.

The Pack is made up of Dens, which is a group of boys usually in the same grade as that of your son. Each Den is assigned a Den number. Collectively, we are Cub Scouts, and are members of the National organization, the Boy Scouts of America.

All packs have a Chartered Organization which acts as a ‘sponsor’, and ours is Imagine Charter School at Weston, located at 2500 Glades Circle Weston FL , 33327.

The Pack is run by the registered BSA Adult Leaders of the Pack who make up the Pack Committee which includes a Committee Chair, Secretary, Treasurer, Event coordinators, Awards coordinators, Den leaders, Assistant Den Leaders, and others.

All parents of a Cub Scout in Pack 341 are welcomed and encouraged to become a Committee Member. Our committee meetings are usually held the first Tuesday of each month at 7:15pm at a preselected Committee members house and is open to all parents of Scouts in Pack 341. Den meetings are usually held weekly on Mondays or Wednesdays at either Imagine Charter School in the evening or at a pre selected Den Member's home.

Unless previously announced, our Pack meetings are usually the last Monday of each month at Imagine Charter School at 6:30pm.

Pack 341 uses www.scouttrack.com extensively to plan events, track progress and communicate upcoming events to its members.

To view the pack calendar, you will need a userid and password. If you did not receive or have lost your user id and password, please email the webmaster to obtain it.

Den Meetings

Lots of Cub Scouting happens in the den. Please remember that your son’s Den Leader is a volunteer putting forth his or her time and effort to help your boy ‘do his best’ to earn his badges, participate in the fun, and gain all the positive values that the Cub Scout program offers. Please assist them in the following ways.

Please have your son to den meetings on time. Your den leaders have lots of activities planned and it is important to have the whole group together to begin the evenings fun and projects.

Please pick up your son from den meetings on time. Your den leader has places to go and kids that they have to put to bed, too. Better yet, ask your den leader if they could use an extra pair of hands that night and stay. Not only will your help be appreciated, but you can see what your son is working on.

Tiger Cubs must have an Adult Partner with them at all meetings, trips, etc. Enjoy the time together!

Please pay your den dues promptly. Your den leader or other parents will be purchasing various items for craft projects, supplies, snacks, etc., and it sure helps to have the money ‘on hand’. Also, please make sure your son has his handbook, and anything else he needs for the meeting before leaving the house.

Be an active parent. Everybody has some special abilities and ‘know how’ that can be of great help in matters relating to Cub Scouts. Please make sure you have completed the Parent Talent Survey Sheet and return it to your leader. In addition to the boys learning new skills from you, I promise that you will have a good time helping them.

Pack Meetings

Whereas at weekly Den meetings the boys might do activities towards earning rank badges and awards, the monthly Pack meeting is where these awards are presented. It is an important part of the program, as it allows the boys to receive their recognition in front of the group as a whole, inspires the younger scouts to strive towards achieving future ranks, and brings everybody together for the big night!

At Pack meetings, the Cubmaster will ‘do their best’ to make sure that each Den has a chance to display that special craft they made, song they learned, skit they’ve rehearsed, or interesting place they visited. In addition, there might be a drawing, advancement ceremony, or other theme event planned for the evening.

Please observe the followings guidelines in regards to Pack meetings.

Please accompany your son to his Pack meeting. Pack meetings are a family event - brothers, sisters, grandparents, but most of all, YOU! We require you there not only to help keep order at the meeting (things can get a bit rowdy), but also because in Scouting many awards are presented to the parent to then be presented to the Scout. Cub Scouting is a family program.

Please arrive to Pack meetings on time. Plan on arriving at least ten minutes early to purchase a ticket for a drawing, confer with your son’s Den leader about upcoming things, chat with friends, etc., as the meeting needs to begin on time. If your son is helping out as a member of a flag ceremony, or assisting with other Pack meeting activities, it is imperative to have him there on time. Thank you.

If your son has a uniform, the Pack meeting is definitely the place to wear it. Class A - Shirts tucked in - looking sharp!

Most of all, we hope to make Pack meetings entertaining, enriching, and FUN!!!

$$$$$$$$$$ Pack 341 and B.S.A. Dues $$$$$$$$$$

Throughout the Scout year, your Den leader or Pack Treasurer will be collecting money for various Pack functions and activities. These will be addressed in the monthly newsletters that will be handed out at Pack Meetings, and also via weekly information given to you at Den meetings. The following is a reminder of what two fees are required for your son’s involvement in the Pack.

B.S.A. Dues $11.00 This annual fee must be collected in January from every registered Scout and Adult leader for the annual rechartering of the Pack. This fee includes the $10.00 yearly membership to B.S.A. and $1.00 for the insurance issued to cover the boys and Adult Leaders at all Scout functions. The deadline for this early January.

Pack 341 Dues $39.00 This fee goes towards the cost of your son’s handbook, a subscription to Boy’s Life magazine and the many awards that will be presented to him throughout the year. The deadline for this is early January.

The Pack maintains a separate bank account at Wachovia Bank with records being kept by a Pack Treasurer.

Fund Raisers

Throughout the year there will be various fund-raisers. Some of these might go to benefit the Pack for a trip, outing, or needed supplies, and some to benefit the Scout, Pack, and South Florida Council. As Cub Scouts, we will always try and make sure to emphasize the fun in fundraising. Thank you.

Cub Scouting and You

When your son earns his Bobcat badge he learns the Laws of the Pack. One of these laws states “ The Cub Scout Helps the Pack Go”. Throughout the year there are banquets, fund-raisers, Scout shows, parades, derbies, camping trips, and many other activities and functions. Ambitious as they are, a Cub Scout still needs your help in implementing the program and thereby giving us the chance to keep our promise in the part of the Law that states “The Pack Helps the Cub Scout Grow”. Remember, the Pack is all of us working together... leaders, parents, and Scouts.

Unlike other programs your son might enroll in, Cub Scouting involves the whole family, no matter what size or parental make-up exists in the home. In Tigers, you are your son’s Adult Partner. In Wolves and Bears you are Akela, the wise leader of the tribe of Webelos, and the final judge of your son’s efforts. At the Webelos rank, you are the Activity Badge counselors that could help influence a boy’s career direction

Throughout the year you will be asked to assist on different committees, and at different events. Please volunteer freely, and give of yourself when called upon to help. You will find it a rewarding experience, and one in which you and your son will remember that you did together. Thank you.