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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: $175 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 is currently collecting $10 per month to cover it.
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.