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Pack 297 is an active, growing pack that serves the Northwestern part of Peoria, Arizona. Sun City Elks Lodge is our Chartered Organization and is where our monthly pack meetings are held. We draw boys from several surrounding schools including; Apache, Coyote Hills, Vistancia, Frontier, Parkridge and Zuni Hills.
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What Is Cub Scouting? The Purposes of Cub Scouting Since 1930, the Boy Scouts of America has helped younger boys through Cub Scouting. It is a year-round family program designed for boys who are in the first grade through fifth grade (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age). Parents, leaders, and organizations work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting. Currently, Cub Scouting is the largest of the BSA´s three membership divisions. (The others are Boy Scouting and Venturing.) The ten purposes of Cub Scouting are: 1. Character Development 2. Spiritual Growth 3. Good Citizenship 4. Sportsmanship and Fitness 5. Family Understanding 6. Respectful Relationships 7. Personal Achievement 8. Friendly Service 9. Fun and Adventure 10. Preparation for Boy Scouts

Pack Photo 2009

Membership
Cub Scouting members join a Cub Scout pack and are assigned to a den, usually a neighborhood group of six to eight boys. Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders).
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.

Interested in becoming a Cub Scout?
To download the registration form for Scouts in Adobe PDF format click here.
To download the Scouting fees in PDF format click here.
To download the Scouts Welcome Packet click here.
To contact Pack 297 for information Click Here

Scout Meetings are held at:

Sun City Elks Lodge

10760 W Union Hills Dr., Sun City AZ 85373,
 
Just West of 107th Avenue on Union Hills Drive

Mailing Address:

Pack 297
6635 W Happy Valley Rd
Suite A104 PMB 104
Glendale, AZ 85310

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 leaders, and chartered organization representatives.
Like other phases of the Scouting program, a Cub Scout pack belongs to an organization with interests similar to those of the BSA. This organization, which might be a church, school, community organization, or group of interested citizens, is chartered by the local BSA council to use the Scouting program. This chartered organization provides a suitable meeting place, adult leadership, supervision, and opportunities for a healthy Scouting life for the boys under its care. 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.

Interested in becoming a Volunteer Leader? To download an application to be a Cub Scout Leader in Adobe PDF format click here .

Advancement Plan
Recognition is important to young boys. The Cub Scouting advancement plan provides fun for the boys, gives them a sense of personal achievement as they earn badges, and strengthens family understanding as adult family members work with boys on advancement projects.
Tiger Cub. The Tiger Cub program is for first-grade (or age 7) boys and their adult partners. There are five Tiger Cub achievement areas. The Tiger Cub, working with his adult partner, completes 15 requirements within these areas to earn the Tiger Cub badge. These requirements consist of an exciting series of indoor and outdoor activities just right for a boy in the first grade.