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Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth
grades.
Boys and girls who are older
than 10, or who have completed the fifth grade, can no longer join Cub
Scouting, but they are eligible to join the Scouts
BSA program.
Boys and girls aged 14 or older can join the Venturing,
Sea Scout, or Exploring program.
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| Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting.
Cub Scouts is a year-round family program designed for
kindergarten through fifth grade youth. Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. |
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Cub Scouts join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight
Cubs.
Dens of Lion Cubs (kindergarteners),
Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cubs (second-graders), Bear Cubs (third-graders),
Webelos (fourth-graders) and Arrow of Light (fifth-graders)
usually meet weekly to do crafts and projects and work on their
advancement through Cub adventures.
For information on Cub Advancement, see our Advancement
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Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of
Cubs in the pack and members of the chartered organization.
At Pack meetings, Cubs receive the advancement awards they've
earned since the last meeting, and take part in ceremonies,
activities and games.
The Pinewood Derby is a favorite activity
for Cub Scouts
Cubs build and race their own Pinewood Derby cars |
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At the Rocket Derby, Cubs can launch model rockets
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Cubs can also build and race boats in the Raingutter Regatta
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Special Opportunities
for Cub Scouts
Cub Scouts can attend a variety of camps and weekend events,
usually with an adult partner. There are several Cub Adventure
Weekends each year, in which the Cubs take part in games and
activities on a fun theme. Every summer there are Cub Day Camps
at a number of locations around the District and Council, and
also overnight Resident Camps at Camp Barton on Cayuga Lake and
Camp Tuscarora in Deposit.
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Cub Scout camps usually include many
activities, such as archery, crafts, nature, sports and other
things Cubs love to do!
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Cub Camps involve the Cub Scouts in
interesting themes, such as knights in armor or the Wild West -
they're all different, and all fun!
The Camp Barton 2011 Resident Camp was set in
Barton Flats during the 1848 California Gold Rush - see
here for pictures.
Our 2012 Cub Camp was at Scotland's Castle
Frontenac in the year 1212 for The Quest for the Barton Grail. See here for the story of
the camp, with lots of pictures.
In 2013, we went to Barton Hall in foggy 1913
London, where the Cubs solved mysteries
with Barton Holmes, Sherlock's brother, in A Study in
Azure. See here for the mystery,
with pictures...
The 2014 Cub Resident Camp theme was Leatherstocking
Tales, as Camp Barton became Fort Barton on the frontier.
You can find the story here.
In 2015 the Space Invaders came to Camp
Barton. See here for the
whole story!
For the 2016 Cub Resident Camp, Camp Barton became Cretaceous
Camp, and dinosaurs roamed the gorge...
In 2017 the Cubs graduated from the Barton
School of Mystery and Magic.
In 2018, we had a Rocky Mountain
Rendezvous...
For 2019, the Cubs will go on A Knight's
Quest...
See our District Scrapbook page
to see more pictures of the fun our Cubs had at Cub Weekends and
Camps over the last few years.
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Cub Scouts can attend day activities sponsored by the District
or Council, where Cubs can
earn many different Adventure belt loops.
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The Fall Cub Adventure Weekend at Camp Barton usually has a Halloween theme - Boo
at Barton
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A note on girls in Cub Scouts
Girls, from kindergarten to fourth
grade, can join Cub Scouts in a Pack which chooses to
participate in Family Scouting. Each den within a pack which chooses to accept
both boys and girls will be single-gender. Sponsors may also
choose to keep their pack as a boys-only pack, and/or may choose
to sponsor a new girls-only pack. Unless noted otherwise in the list of
packs below, all of our District Packs have dens for
girls.
Also, girls
between 11-17 years of age are eligible to join Scouts
BSA - for more information, see that page. The older-youth
BSA programs, Venturing and Exploring,
have been co-ed for many years, and remain open to both boys and
girls from 14-20.
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For more information on Cub Scouting, see:
www.joincubscouting.org
There's a Cub Pack Near You!
Packs in Cortland County
Cincinnatus - Pack 86 - Bryan Lamoree -
bryan.lamoree.10@gmail.com
(609) 233-7694.
Thursdays at the United Presbyterian Church 5695 Deer Path Lane,
Cincinnatus at 6PM-7PM
Cortland
Homer
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Pack 85
- Quentin Giles (607) 745 - 1473
Facebook Page
qdgiles@yahoo.com
Homer American Legion, third Mon, 6:00 pm
Note: Pack 85 is for boys only.
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Pack 1
- Brian Cornwell, Cubmaster
pack1cubscoutshomer@gmail.com 607-624-4127
Homer Congregational Church
Webelos Sunday 3:15 - Lion-Bear Thursday 6:30.
Pack nights 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30PM
Marathon
- Pack 90 - Marti Bemis - mbemis0718@gmail.com
(607) 423-8595.
Tuesdays at the First Presbyterian Church in Marathon at 6pm.
McGraw - Pack 91
- Facebook
Page
Fay Sautter (607) 345-8680 Email: allisb48@gmail.com
Cubmaster: Brad Billings 607-745-2571
pack91cubmaster@yahoo.com
Methodist
Church, Sun, 4:00 pm
Scott - Pack 61 - in
formation. Contact Stacy Hall at stacy.hall@scouting.org
or (315) 481-9759
If you are interested in starting a new Pack, Troop or Crew
in your area, please contact the Taughannock District Executive
or Cub Scout Associate at DE@TompkinsCortlandScouts.org
NOTES:
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Unless otherwise noted, all Cub Packs are
"Family Packs" - membership is open to both boys
and girls.
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Dens are formed by grade level - Lions
(Kindergarten), Tigers (1st grade), Wolves (2nd grade),
Bears (3rd grade), Webelos (4th grade) and Arrow of Light
(5th grade).
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Dens, other than Arrow of Light, can be
either single-gender or mixed boys and girls, at the option
of the den. Arrow of Light dens are single-gender.
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Packs in Tompkins County
Ithaca
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Pack 4 - Robin
Stedinger, 257-8016
robinstedinger@earthlink.net
Pack meets once a month at First Congregational Church, Sat,
1:00-3:00PM - dens meet weekly or bi-weekly at various locations
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Pack 55 -
Ellis Hollow Community Center
Cubmaster Liam Murphy Pack55@TCScouts.org
Pack meetings: Second Sunday of each month. Den meetings
weekly at various locations.
Dryden - Pack 24
e-Mail Contact
leadership@drydenpack24.com
Pack
24 Facebook Group
Pack Meetings will normally be at Asbury Church, 87 West Main Street,
Dryden, NY, on the fourth Wednesday of the month. Den Meetings will normally
be at Asbury Church or the American Legion, 2272 Dryden Rd., Dryden,
NY, and very by day & time, depending on what the Den has
decided.
Freeville
- Pack 46 - currently not meeting
Groton
- Pack 10 - Facebook
Page
Facebook messenger: @grotonnycubscoutspack10
Shana Snyder 607-591-9565 grotonnycubscoutspack10@gmail.com
Groton Elementary School, Wednesdays
Lansing – Pack 48 -Facebook Group
Steve Patrician stevepatrician@gmail.com
315-278-7437
All Saint’s Parish Center, Pack Meetings on the 3rd Mon
of each month at 6:30pm
Newfield - Pack 34
- Facebook
Page
Ben Lapierre - Cubmaster
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newfieldcubscoutpack34
E-mail: newfieldcubscoutpack34@gmail.com
Pack meetings are at Masonic Temple, Dens meet at different
locations, Mondays at 6:00PM
Trumansburg - Pack 3
Steve Manley - Cubmaster smanley02@hotmail.com
(301) 580-3708
http://tburgcubs.ScoutLander.com
Post 770 American Legion - Last
Wednesday of each month at 6:30PM.
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