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Pack 3024 is located in Plainwell, MI. Most of our cub scouts come to us from Plainwell Schools, but anyone from anywhere is welcome to join our Pack. We are chartered by the First United Methodist Church of Plainwell and are part of the President Ford Field Service Council. We would like to have your family as part of our pack. For information on registration and Pack meetings, contact
Cubmaster Ken Skibbe at kenneth.skibbe@gmail.com. 

Pack 3024 2017-18 Calendar



Pack 3024 has the following events planned for the 2017-18 school year.  Families interested in signing up their son (boys in Kindergarten through 5th grade) as a member of Pack 3024 are welcome to attend any Pack meeting and join at any time.  Curious about our program and need more information?  Please contact Ken Skibbe, Cubmaster at 269-876-9123 or Mandee Rose, Committee Chair at 269-779-7053.  Ready to join; follow this link to submit an online application -https://my.bsa.us/781paa3024mb.  We look forward to meeting you.  (Please note that these are the planned Pack events.  Dens (groups of boys arranged by grade) meet on the weeks that the Pack (all boys from Kindergarten through 5th grade) do not meet.)

September
    17th - Sign-Up Night @ Fannie Pell Park - 6 - 7:30 p.m.
    19th - Sign-Up Night @ Plainwell United Methodist - 6-7 p.m.
    19th - Pack Meeting @ Plainwell United Methodist - 7-8 p.m.

October
    15th - Leader/Parent NOVA (STEM) Counselor Training @ Plainwell Methodist - 7 p.m.
    17th - Pack Meeting (Halloween Fun) @ Gun River Conservation Club - 6 p.m.

November
    14th - Pack Meeting STEM NOVA @ Plainwell United Methodist - 7 p.m.

December
    1st - Pack Meeting (Plainwell Christmas Tree Lighting)
    2nd - Pack Meeting (Plainwell Christmas Parade) @ Yamaha Golf Carts - 1 p.m.
    8th - Pack Meeting (Bear Carnival & Lock-In) @ Plainwell Methodist - 7 p.m.

January
    26 - 28  Pack Meeting (Winter Camp) @ Rota-Kiwan Scout Reservation

February
   
4th - Pack Meeting (Sledding) @ Thurl Cook Park
    11th - Pack Meeting (Scout Sunday) @ Plainwell Methodist - 9:30 a.m.
    18th - Pack Meeting (Blue & Gold Banquet/Webelos Cross-Over) @ Gun River Conservation Club - 12:30 p.m.

March
    20th - Pack Meeting (Pinewood Derby Practice) @ Plainwell Methodist
    24th - Pack Meeting ( Pinewood Derby) @ Location TBD


April
    17th - Pack Meeting (Scouting for Food Flyers) @ Plainwell Methodist - 6 p.m.
    21st - Pack Meeting (Scouting for Food Pick-Up) @ Plainwell Methodist - 1 p.m.

May
    15th - Pack Meeting (Moving-Up Ceremony) @ Plainwell Methodist - 7 p.m.
    28th - Pack Meeting (Plainwell Memorial Day Parade) @ Old Hardings location - 10:30 a.m.

June
    17th - Pack Meeting (Summer Picnic) @ Thurl Cook Park - 12:30 p.m.



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Cub Scout Pack 3024 is chartered by the Plainwell First United Methodist Church, 200 Park St. Plainwell, MI and a majority of our meetings are held at this location.

You can submit an online application to join Pack 3024 at the following link:  https://my.bsa.us/781paa3024mb


We look forward to talking with you!


The following information comes from www.michiganscouting.org

What is Cub Scouting?
In 1930 the Boy Scouts of America launched a home- and neighborhood-centered program for boys 6 to 10 years of age. A key element of the program is an emphasis on caring, nurturing relationships between boys and their parents, adult leaders, and friends. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA's membership divisions.

The Purposes of Cub Scouting

Cub Scouting has nine purposes: to

  • Positively influence character development and encourage spiritual growth
  • Help boys develop habits and attitudes of good citizenship
  • Encourage good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body
  • Improve understanding within the family
  • Strengthen boys' ability to get along with other boys and respect other people
  • Foster a sense of personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and skills
  • Show how to be helpful and do one's best
  • Provide fun and exciting new things to do
  • Prepare boys to become Boy Scouts

Membership
Cub Scouting has program components for boys in the first through fifth grades (or ages 7, 8, 9, or 10). Members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. New this year is the Kindergarten program for boys (Lions).  First-grade boys (Tiger Cubs),  Wolf Cub Scouts (second graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth and fifth graders) meet weekly.

Once a month, all of the dens and family members gather for a pack meeting under the direction of a Cubmaster and pack committee. The committee includes parents of boys in the pack and members of the chartered organization.

Volunteer Leadership
Thousands of volunteer leaders, both men and women, are involved in the Cub Scout program. They serve in a variety of positions, as everything from unit leaders to pack committee chairmen, committee members, den leader coaches, and chartered organization representatives.

Like other phases of the Scouting program, Cub Scouting is made available to groups having similar interests and goals, including professional organizations, government bodies, and religious, educational, civic, fraternal, business, labor, and citizens' groups. These "sponsors" are called chartered organizations. Each organization appoints one of its members as a chartered organization representative. The organization, through the pack committee, is responsible for providing leadership, the meeting place, and support materials for pack activities.

Who Pays for It?
Groups responsible for supporting Cub Scouting are the boys and their parents, the pack, the chartered organization, and the community. The boy is encouraged to pay his own way by contributing dues each week. Packs also obtain income by working on approved money-earning projects. The community, including parents, supports Cub Scouting through the United Way, Friends of Scouting enrollment, bequests, and special contributions to the BSA local council. This financial support provides leadership training, outdoor programs, council service centers and other facilities, and professional service for units.

Tiger Cubs BSA
Tiger Cubs BSA is a simple and fun program for first-grade boys and their families. The Tiger Cub program introduces boys and their adult partners to the excitement of Cub Scouting as they "Search, Discover, and Share" together.

The Tiger Cub program is conducted on two levels. First, the Tiger Cub and his adult partner meet in the home to conduct activities for the whole family. Second, the Tiger Cub and his adult partner meet twice a month with other Tiger Cubs and adult partners in the den, using the planned "big idea" (or theme) for their activity during one of the meetings. Each den meeting is hosted by a Tiger Cub-adult partner team.

Tiger Cubs BSA follows a school-year cycle. Boys remain in the Tiger Cub program until they complete first grade. At that time, they graduate into a Cub Scout den and are eligible to participate in Cub Scout summer activities, including Cub Scout day camp.

Activities
Cub Scouting means "doing." Everything in Cub Scouting is designed to have the boys doing things. Activities are used to achieve the aims of Scouting - citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness.

Many of the activities happen right in the den and pack. The most important are the weekly den meetings and the monthly pack meetings.

Camping
Age-appropriate camping programs are packed with theme-oriented action that brings Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts into the world of imagination. Day camping comes to the boy in neighborhoods across the country; resident camping is at least a three-day experience in which Cub Scouts and Webelos Scouts camp within a developed theme of adventure and excitement. "Cub Scout Worlds" are used by many councils to carry the world of imagination into reality with actual theme structures of castles, forts, ships, etc. Cub Scout pack members enjoy camping in local council camps and council-approved national, state, county, or city parks. Camping programs combine fun and excitement with doing one's best, getting along with others, and developing an appreciation for ecology and the world of the outdoors.

Publications
Volunteers are informed of national news and events through Scouting magazine (circulation 900,000). Boys may subscribe to Boys' Life magazine (circulation 1.3 million). Both are published by the Boy Scouts of America. Also available are a number of Cub Scout and leader publications, including the Wolf Cub Scout Book, Bear Cub Scout Book, Webelos Scout Book, Cub Scout Leader Book, Cub Scout Program Helps, and Webelos Leader Guide.