Steps to Get Started

Welcome to Cub Scouts

Cub Scouts is a year-round program that offers fun activities to promote character and leadership development for boys and girls K-5.

Cub Scouts embrace the outdoors through camping, hiking and other outdoor activities. We also focus on helping our communities through service projects and building confident kids!

The Scout program is designed to help young people develop physical fitness (well-tuned and healthy), mental fitness (able to think and solve problems), and emotional fitness (self-control, courage, empathy and respect for self and others).

Please connect with us with any questions or join us at an upcoming event so we can get to know you.

What are the steps to get started?

1. A completed Youth application

It’s less paperwork to join online.

2. Youth member’s annual fee

The annual fee for our pack is $160 for each Cub Scout, $85 of the fee is paid when you join online and goes to the BSA national and council levels, $75 is payable separately to the Pack and helps to cover costs of all our events and advancement awards.

Scholarships are available. If annual fee is an issue for your family, please contact any of the Leaders. We want any kid who is interested to be able to join in and enjoy the program. 

3. Uniform

Uniforms are an essential component of Cub Scouting. Cub Scouts feel part of a group and have a place to display and show off recognitions and awards when they wear their uniforms.

The uniform for Cub Scouts in Pack 100 consists of:

• Blue uniform shirt ~ $33 plus patches
  • These patches should be in place: Council, Pack number, World Scouting insignia, and rank.
  • Webelos have the option of the tan uniform shirt with blue shoulder tabs. Same patches.
  • Lions (Kindergarten) wear a Lion t-shirt in place of the blue uniform shirt. ~$15
• Scout belt ~ $15
  • Scouts will wear Adventure loops they earn on their Scout Belt.
• Neckerchief and the slide for their rank.
  • The Pack provides neckerchiefs and slides as Scouts rank up.
  • Cub Scout Webelos (Grade 4-5) Rank Colors ~ $8
    • Webelos will wear Adventure pins they earn on their Rank Colors

Optional parts of the uniform:

• BSA Scout Uniform pants. Dark pants or jeans in good shape are fine.
• BSA Socks
• BSA Hats

Where to Buy :

• The Mountain West Council Scout Shop
• ScoutShop.Org
• A used shirt or handbook in good shape is fine!

4. Handbook

Cubs need the handbook for their rank. Handbooks serve as their guide to Cub Scouting as they work through the requirements to reach the next rank.

Den Leaders often encourage cubs to read along with their lessons and check off Adventure Requirements as they are completed.

Handbook~ $25.00, optional cover ~$13, handbooks are also purchased at either ScoutShop above

5. Youth Protection Training (YPT) for at least one parent or guardian. Go to My.Scouting.org and create an account. You’ll receive an email notification with your account information, including a member ID/reference number. You do not have to be a registered member of the Boy Scouts of America to take Youth Protection training.

True youth protection can be achieved only through the focused commitment of everyone in Scouting. The BSA Scouting places great importance on creating the most secure environment possible for our youth members.

6. Download the My Scouting app

7. Fundraising

We try to keep the annual fee as low as possible so every family can participate. But the low annual fee does not fully cover the costs of running the program. Pack 100 usually has one major fundraiser in the fall, selling Scout Popcorn.

Some families will just pay extra, which is ok, but we ask parents to encourage their Cubs to participate in the fundraisers to help the Pack with a good spirit, and to put at least some effort into this joint fundraising event. There are no mandatory dollar amounts or required number of time slots, but kids earn recognition for participating and a great sense of accomplishment for helping their Pack.