Letter To Parents

Your Son, Cub Scouting, and You

As a parent, you want your son to grow up to be a person of worth: a self-reliant, dependable, and caring individual.  Scouting has these same goals in mind for him.  Since 1910, we've been weaving lifetime values into fun and educational activities designed to assist parents in strengthening character, developing good citizenship, enhancing physical fitness, and building self-esteem and ethical values in youth.

Imagine a program that can help your son learn, grow, and mature while he is having fun.  There are activities in which you and he can participate together with the rest of the family and get to know each other even better.  This is exactly what Scouting is.  Every activity gives you and your son the chance to discover and share together.

What does your son learn in Scouting?  Well, it is a lot more than crafts, games, and outdoor skills.  All of the Cub Scout programs in which you and your son will participate are carefully designed to teach your son something he will use throughout his life.  Here are just a few of the things your son will gain through Cub Scouting.

• A feeling of belonging to a positive and fun group of boys and caring adults.
• New social skills that will help him get along with others.
• Develop new mental skills from reading and writing, to planning and organizing.
• A greater understanding of other people and the world around him.
• A system of values that will help him grow and make good decisions.
• A concern and caring for people and opportunities to help others.
• Self-confidence and stronger self-esteem.

With all the negative influences in today's society, Scouting provides your son with a positive peer group and a program that is fun and adventurous.  It helps him to "be prepared" to shape his own future.

Cub Scouting is fun!  But it is fun with a purpose.  Woven through all the fun is an inspired program that really works.  Tried and proven methods are used that transfer traditional values, build character, and develop leadership skills--all in the context of fun and family togetherness.