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Join Us!
Join Us!
Thank you for your interest in join Cub Scout Pack 374!
If you are interested in joining Cub Pack 374, please contact us at membership@cubpack374.org or contact any of our Pack Leaders, especially the Den Leaders for your Scout's grade level. Guests are always welcome at our monthly Pack Meetings, so come by and meet us.
New Youth Members
New Youth Members
Ready to join? Here's what to do:
1. Register with the BSA Online: Go to my.souting.org to apply now
2. Contact membership@cubpack374.org for information about your den and Pack dues
Dues are $60 for the 2024-25 school year, August - July. (See the breakdown below)
3. See the Getting Started section below
Parents
Parents
We require ALL our parents to be involved with our Pack!
We are a volunteer-run organization, and we can only provide a good program when we have active parents. Furthermore, every year we lose leaders as scouts age out of the Pack. We are always in need of Den Leaders and Committee Members, but if leadership isn't your thing, there are plenty of volunteer opportunities at Pack and Den events throughout the year.
Most parents do not need to register with the BSA, but all our Den Leaders and Committee Members do. If you are joining in one of these official roles, you will need to:
Register with the BSA Online
Earn your Youth Protection Training Certificate
Go to my.scouting.org
Create an account or login to your existing account
Click on "Home" and then "My Dashboard"
Select the "Take Course" arrow to the right of "Youth Protection Training"
Send us the PDF certificate you receive at the end
AB506 Requirement (Mandated Reporter Training and LiveScan)
Follow steps on this website https://californiascouting.org/svmbc/
Getting Started
Getting Started
New to the Pack? Welcome!
New to the Pack? Welcome!
Joining a Cub Scout Pack for the first time can be overwhelming, especially for the parents. Let's try to make this easy for you.
If you have questions at any time, please email membership@cubpack374.org or contact your Pack Leaders.
Where your annual dues go
Where your annual dues go
We try to keep our Pack dues reasonable. Our annual dues are not enough to cover the cost of running our program and we rely on fundraising to help fund our scout activities and awards throughout the year.
We collect dues in the Fall (or when a new scout joins) "for the school year." Technically you are paying to register your scout with the BSA for the following calendar year. We formalize our roster for the next year and "recharter" our Pack with our local BSA council beginning in October.
Here is a breakdown:
$24 - Den dues (Used to pay for material for den meetings)
$20 - Pack Dues (Awards, PWD Cars, Food for events, Rental Fee's, Decorations, etc)
$10 - Scout - O - Rama card (Coupon card that is also your admission ticket in to Scout - O - Rama)
Handbooks and Uniforms
Handbooks and Uniforms
You will need to make a trip to the Scout Shop, or head over to scoutstuff.org to pick up your Class A uniform and handbook. You will need:
The Handbook for your current rank
Uniform Shirt and Pants *
Kinders wear the Lion shirt.
1st - 3rd graders wear the blue shirts and pants. Buy a shirt large enough to last until 4th grade.
4th - 5th graders transition to Boy Scout beige shirts and olive pants.
A hat for your current rank
A neckerchief and slide for your current rank
A Cub Scout Belt
(recommended) Uniform socks
(optional) Badge Magic for applying patches to the uniform (recommended if you don't like sewing)
*Official uniform pants tend to run large and long; it is okay to substitute similar dark blue or olive pants.
The Pack will provide all the patches you need. No need to buy them.
You can find guides for placing patches and looking your best in uniform here:
The Scout Shop
The Scout Shop
The Scout Shop is in downtown San Jose, roughly behind the Shark Tank / SAP Pavillion:
970 W Julian Street, San Jose, CA 95126
408-279-2086
Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm, Saturday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Online Resources
Online Resources
We rely heavily on our online resources for pack and den communications, and for tracking Scout advancement. You should become familiar with:
Our Advancement tracking tool, calendaring tool, and our primary means of announcement communications for the pack. Make sure your profile is up to date!
The official BSA site about Cub Scouting is a great resource.
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