Why Join Cub Scouts?
There is no other program like Cub Scouts
Over two million children nationwide participate in the active learning programs of Cub Scouts. Activities include camping, games, swimming, archery, field trips, nature experiences, and making and racing pinewood derby cars. Cub Scouting encourages kids to strive for their personal best, a lesson that will help them achieve success throughout their lives.
Cub Scouts is for boys and girls who are in the kindergarten through fifth grades. It is a family-centered, year-round program that teaches positive life skills, values, and attitudes. Cub Scout activities encourage character development, build citizenship, and promotes personal fitness. Scouts may join at any grade level; previous Scouting experience is not required.
How Do We Join?
See our page on joining Pack 345 for more information. Email pack345sf@gmail.com if you have any questions!
What about COVID-19?
See our page on Keeping Safe in COVID-19 for more information about how we've adapted our scouting program to keep our scouts and scout families safe -- and engaged -- during the pandemic.
Scouting Statistics
Originally found at: http://scoutingaround.com/boy-scouts/43-leadership/63-scouting-statistics.html (page no longer available)
Of any one hundred children who become Scouts, it must be confessed that thirty will drop out in their first year. Perhaps this may be regarded as a failure, but later in life, all of these will remember that they had been in Scouting and will speak well of the program.
Each of the one hundred will learn something from Scouting, and all will develop hobbies that will add interest throughout the rest of their lives. At least one will use it to save another person's life, and many may credit it for saving their own.
Four of the one hundred will reach Eagle rank, and at least one will later say that he or she valued his Eagle above his college degree. Many will find their future vocation through merit badge work and Scouting contacts. Seventeen of the one hundred children will become adult leaders and will give leadership to thousands of additional kids.
It is interesting to know that of the leaders of this nation in business, religion and politics, three out of four were Scouts.
This story will never end. Like the 'Golden Pebble' of service dropped into the human sea, it will continue to radiate in ever-widening circles, influencing the characters of men and women through unending time."
Another way of saying this is:
Of 100 children in Scouting -
18 will develop hobbies that will give them a lifelong interest.
8 will find their future life vocations.
1 will use Scout skills to save another's life.
1 will credit Scout skills with saving his own life.
2 of the 100 will reach the Eagle Rank.
17 will later become leaders in Scouting and will pass on their skills, inspiration and leadership to countless youth.
A comparative study of the records of Scouts and non-Scouts in a sampling of schools and colleges shows that Scouts hold most of the major positions of leadership in the student body. The survey resulted in the following statistics in regard to school officers bearing a large amount of responsibility.
Of senior class presidents, 89% were Scouts.
Of junior class presidents, 80% were Scouts.
Of business managers of school publications, 75% were Scouts.
Of student council presidents, 85% were Scouts.
Of school newspaper editors, 88% were Scouts.
Of editors of school annuals, 77% were Scouts.
Of basketball captains, 64% were Scouts.
Numbered among the Scouting alumni are:
64% of Air Force Academy graduates.
58% of West Point graduates.
70% of Annapolis graduates.
72% of Rhodes scholars.
85% of FBI agents.
26% of the 29 U.S. astronauts