Leader Resources

Pack 288 has a great program because of parental involvement. Scouting provides the framework to be able to do all kinds of fun and interesting things with your child(ren) but it takes volunteers to make it happen. The Boy Scouts of America provides training for volunteers and great program support such as low cost camp facilities and programs, skits, project ideas, monthly theme ideas, and so on. There is no sense in reinventing the wheel when it's all been done before!

We encourage at least one adult per family to take on one volunteer role, whether as a Tiger Den Leader, Awards Coordinator, or Blue & Gold Banquet Organizer - just to name a few of the opportunities. There's no obligation to volunteer but the more volunteers the pack has, the easier it is to deliver a great program. Together, we all make the pack run.

Leader Training

• Fast Start
• Youth Protection Training
• Cub Scout Training - Local opportunities through our district and council

Program Resources

• The Virtual Cub Leader's Handbook
• The MacScouter
• U.S. Scouting Service Project
• Boy Scout Trail
• Cubmaster.org

Religious Awards

• Light of Christ Religious Emblem - For Tiger and Wolf Scouts, Catholic
• Parvuli Dei Religious Emblem - For Bear and Webelos Scouts, Catholic
• Rosary Patch Program - Sponsored by the NCCS but could be used by all scouts (the rosary meditations are fully scripturally-based)
• “Duty to God” Recognition Patch - Sponsored by the NCCS but could be used by all scouts
• National Catholic Quality Unit Award - Pope Paul VI

• Archdiocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting (ACCS) - Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
• National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) - Awards, Recognition, Patches

Layers of Support: Local Scout Links

• Boy Scout Troop 288 - The troop our cubs graduate to
• St. Michael's Church and School
• Kaposia District
• Northern Star Council
• Boy Scouts of America