Pack 120

Cub Scouts Pack 120 Online Handbook

     Hi, and welcome to Cub Scouts Pack 120! Here’s hoping the information and
guidelines presented to you in the next few pages will help you get 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.

     To begin with, your son is a member of Pack 120, which is in the Sabine District,
belonging to the Three Rivers Council, which encompasses Jefferson, Orange,
Hardin, and Chambers Counties. The Pack is made up of Dens, which is a group of
boys usually in the same grade as that of your son. 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 the
First United Methodist Church located at 104 13th St (corner of 13th St. and
Nederland Ave).
     The Pack is run by the registered BSA Registered 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 120 are welcomed and
encouraged to become a Committee Member. Our committee meetings are held the
first Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at First United Methodist Church and are
open to all parents of Scouts in Pack 120.
     Den meetings are held two or three times per month at a time and location
designated by your den leader.
     Our Pack meetings are usually held on the third Tuesday evening each month at
First United Methodist Church Activity Center from 7:30pm to 8:30pm.

Pack Web Site

     In order to keep good communication going with the many families that make up
Pack 120, we have established an internet website where you will find the pack
calendar, a location to find signup forms for the upcoming camps and scouting
activities as well as ongoing pack announcements and discussion. To check it out
just point your web browser to http://www.NederlandPack120.org .
     Please take the time to visit the website!! It really helps to keep informed of
your scout’s upcoming events!

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 evening’s fun
      and projects.
 ♦   Tiger Cubs must have an Adult Partner with them at all meetings, trips, etc. Enjoy the
      time together!
 ♦   Bring required supplies to the den meeting. 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.
 ♦   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 also
      you can see what your son is working on.