Purposes of Cub Scouting:

The Boy Scouts of America began Cub Scouting as a program for younger boys more than 50 years ago. The purposes of Cub Scouting state that Parents, Leaders and Organizations work together to achieve the following:

Influence the development of character and encourage spiritual growth;
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 the ability to get along with and to respect others;
Foster a sense of personal achievement b developing new interest and skills;
Show how to be helpful and to do one's best;
Provide fun and exciting new things to do;
Prepare Cubs to become Boy Scouts.

The National Office of the Boy Scouts of America is located in Irving, Texas. Within the U.S., there are more than 350 Councils to service over 1,500,000 Cub Scouts. Here in Lexington, the Bluegrass Council is divided into 8 Districts that are sub-divided into Cub Scout Packs and Boy Scout Troops.

The Pack:

A Pack must be chartered from the BSA by a local organization. These can be churches, professional organizations, government bodies, or educational, civic, busi­ness, labor, or citizens' groups. Pack 73 has been chartered by Centenary United Methodist Church on Tates Creek Road in Lexington, Kentucky.

The Pack serves as a "parent" organization to the Dens and provides direction, program support and maintenance of the budget. The Pack is led by the Pack Committee that consists of representatives from each Den, Cubmaster and other volunteer leaders. The Pack Committee Chairman leads these monthly meetings and we encourage parents to participate. Meetings can be found on the Pack calendar. The Pack Committee along with the Cubmaster leads the group in planning and organizing Pack programs.

Packs are divided into Dens of six to ten boys. Dens are made up of boys in the same grade and age, so they can work together to earn the appropriate Rank.