Northern Star Council BSA1 WELCOME!WELCOME! Northern Star Council Fall Youth Roundup

Northern Star Council BSA2 Our Goals Inform you about the Scouting program Sign up boys in our Scouting programs Organize dens and patrols Let’s Get Started!

Northern Star Council BSA3 Boy Scout Troop Pledge of Allegiance I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Northern Star Council BSA4 BOY SCOUTS 11 Year Olds

Northern Star Council BSA5 A CUB SCOUT PACK First Graders – Tiger Cubs Second Graders – Wolf Cubs Third Graders – Bear Cubs Fourth & Fifth Graders - Webelos

Northern Star Council BSA6 What is Cub Scouting? 1.Character Building 2.Citizenship Training 3.Family Oriented 4.FUN! 5.For Boys in Grades 1 through 5

Northern Star Council BSA7 Why People Join Scouting 1.World’s premier character building movement. 2.Scouting has a track record - Since 1910 and growing strong. 3.Building today’s youth to be tomorrow’s leaders.

Northern Star Council BSA8 What Parents Want 1.Bring the family together 2.Help boys develop 3.Meet other people 4.Learn to get along 5.Master new skills 6.Be Happy!

Northern Star Council BSA9 What Boys Want... FUNFUN

Northern Star Council BSA10 What Boys Want... ACTIVITIES

Northern Star Council BSA11 What Boys Want... CAMPING

Northern Star Council BSA12 Let’s Sing a Song Introducing Your Pack Leaders!

Northern Star Council BSA13 How Scouting Does Business Every Scouting Unit is “Owned” by an Organization

Northern Star Council BSA14 How Does it Work? Den Meetings Pack Meetings Special Activities

Northern Star Council BSA15 ADVANCEMENTADVANCEMENT Earning the Ranks of Scouting

Northern Star Council BSA16 TIGER CUBS Five Achievements with three parts: Family Activity –White Bead Den Activity –Orange Bead Go See It! –Black Bead

Northern Star Council BSA17 BOBCAT No matter what age or grade a boy joins Cub Scouting, he must earn his Bobcat badge.

Northern Star Council BSA18 WOLF 12 Achievements centered on the Scouts “Duty to God, Country, Family, and Self”

Northern Star Council BSA19 BEAR Need to complete 12 out of 24 achievements. Chance to earn 25 Arrow Points or Electives

Northern Star Council BSA20 WEBELOS Activity badges in five areas: –Physical Skills –Mental Skills –Community Involvement –Technology –Outdoor

Northern Star Council BSA21 PACK ORGANIZATION Part of the FAMILY of Scouting

Northern Star Council BSA22 FINANCE Registration Fee Dues / Uniform Money Earning Projects “Friends of Scouting” United Way

Northern Star Council BSA23 TRAINING Every youth member deserves a trained leader! –Fast Start –Youth Protection –Basic Leader Training –Leader Specific Training

Northern Star Council BSA24 CAMPING KEEP THE OUTING IN SCOUTING Cub Scout Resident Camps Webelos OutPost Webelos Adventure Days 5th Grade Webelos Camps

Northern Star Council BSA25 ORGANIZE DENS Den Rosters Leader Positions

Northern Star Council BSA26 PACK LEADERSHIP A real opportunity to get to know your son.

Northern Star Council BSA27 DEN LEADERS Register as a Den Leader and you can participate in a PILOT PROGRAM. The Den Advancement program will help you organize and implement den meetings with step-by-step instructions, as well as, an inclusive listing of materials in an effort to take the guess work out of meeting planning.

Northern Star Council BSA28 REGISTRATIONREGISTRATION Annual Fee Boys’ Life Magazine

Northern Star Council BSA29 THANK YOU! Your adventure has just begun!