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What is Cub Scouts?
Pack 234’s Program
- Den meetings twice per month
- Pack meetings once per month
- Pinewood derby & Rocket derby
- STEM Night
- Blue & Gold Banquet
- Religious emblem activities
- Service and conservation projects
- Camping twice per year as a pack
- Summer camp
- Hiking during the pack year & summer
The Costs of Scouting
Registration fees
BSA memberships are for 12 months, and each family renews online via credit card.
- Youth: $190 annually
- Scout Life Magazine is $15 per year (previously called Boys Life, highly recommended).
- Adult leaders: $95 annually.
Program fees
This includes patches, pins, awards, derby kits, den meeting supplies, campsite fees, web hosting, training, and any other costs that our pack has to pay to deliver a high-quality program.
This typically runs $100-200 per scout, depending on a wide variety of factors. Pack 234 sells popcorn to pay program costs without having to collect additional dues from families.
Units frequently raise funds to defray or eliminate the program fee entirely. Successful units can also defray registration costs!
Other costs
- Uniforms – usually $50-$75. The pack may have uniform items in its uniform bank.
- Handbook – $24
- Summer camp – $200-500 for one week. Day camp is the least expensive, and sleep-away camp costs the most. While this price is good for one-week camps (compared to other camps), it can still put a burden on families. Camp (in all of its flavors) is optional but highly recommended.
- Pot luck food and supplies – Picnics, campouts, and other events generally rely on some sort of pot-luck participation.