To: The Cub Scout Family

You are reading this because you have shown an interest in becoming a Cub Scout family. To be a Cub Scout, your boy needs to have completed the first grade, or be at least 8 years old.

You have chosen Cub Scouting because you know it is home- and neighborhood-centered. You know that Cub Scouting is designed to support family life. The program also helps to meet your boy�s growth needs such as:

1. To learn new physical skills. He can do this through games, sports, and crafts. As he develops his coordination, he gains a sense of worthiness and acceptance by his peers.

2. To learn to get along with boys of his same age. He needs to form friendships with other boys. He needs to learn how to balance giving and receiving affection if he is to relate well to his peers. He needs to belong to a group of boys his own age.

3. To develop his mental processes. He can develop his mental process by reading, writing, and calculating. He needs opportunities to use language to express ideas and to influence others. He must move from a preoccupation with self to understanding how and what others think of him. Opportunities for observation and experimentation will help him learn self-reliance.

4. To develop a conscience. He must begin to develop a sense of what is right and wrong and what is fair and unfair. He will do this by cooperating with other boys, by being taught, by examples of adults, and from positive reinforcement. He begins to develop democratic social attitudes.

5. To develop personal independence. He needs to be less dependent on adults. His same-age buddies become important to him.

These are the developmental tasks a boy of this age needs to begin working on. He needs to belong to a �gang� of boys his own age. This is exactly where Cub Scouting comes in. A den is like a neighborhood gang of six or eight boys in which he will achieve status and recognition.

As you learn more about how Cub Scouting works and what goes on in a den and a pack, you will see that the program helps your boy in these five important developmental needs. The uniqueness of Cub Scouting is that you, as his family, join the program with your boy. You will help him all along the way.

To find out how you can help your boy by becoming a Cub Scout Family, please fill out this simple form and return it to your Den Leader.

In making this survey, your pack committee wants to uncover ways you can enjoy giving assistance. Please answer the following as completely as possible:

1. My hobbies are: _______________________________________________________

2. I can play and teach these sports:_________________________________________

3. My job, business, or profession would be of interest to Cub Scouts: ____________

4. I am willing to help as: ___ pack committee member, ___ den leader, ___ assistant den leader,
___ assistant cub master, ___ cub master, ___ other.

5. My scouting experience: Cub Scout ____________________ Boy Scout ____________
      Explorer ______________________ Adult Leader ____________________________________

6. I can help in these areas
   General Activities:
___ Carpentry ___ Swimming ___ Games ___ Nature ___ Sports ___ Crafts ___Outdoor activities
___ Music/Songs ___ Bookkeeping ___ Typing ___ Sewing ___ Drawing/Art ___ Radio/Electricity
___ Drama/Skits ___ Cooking/Banquets ___ Transportation
Other ___________________________________________________________________
   Special Program Assistance:
___ I have a station wagon ___ Van ___ truck     ___ I can make contacts for special trips and activities.
___ I have a workshop     ___ I have access to a cottage or camping property or a boat.
___ I have family camping gear.     ___ I can help Webelos Scouts with Scouting Skills.
___ I can, or know other who can, help with our Sports and Academics program.
Other __________________________________________________________________
   Webelos activity areas I might be able to help with:
___Aquanaut ___Artist ___Athlete ___Citizen ___Communicator ___Craftsman ___Engineer
___Family Member ___Fitness ___Forester ___Geologist ___Handyman ___Naturalist
___Outdoorsman___Readyman ___Scholar ___Scientist ___Showman ___Sportsman ___Traveler

Name ________________________________________ Home phone ___________________________
Business phone _________________________________ Cell phone ____________________________
Address______________________________________________________________________________
Email _______________________________________________________________