GREETINGS

Welcome scouts, scouters, and scouting enthusiast to the website of Cub Scout Pack 3338, located in West Lafayette, Indiana. This website was created on behalf of the pack to assist effective communication among our scouts and scouters. Accordingly the site shall strive to provide timely and accurate information regarding pack events and meetings.

Additionally, by showcasing our pack we hope that the site shall also serve as a promotional device encouraging involvement in scouting for the youth of our community and others around the world - including yours! Please be sure to bookmark our site and visit often as it will be updated frequently. You are also invited to register as a member of our pack forum where you can join us in discussions about our pack and scouting in general.

If you have any comments, questions, and/or concerns about our website or scouting in general please feel free to contact us any time by clicking the "contact us" link located on top of this site.

Blue and Gold

With the turn to February comes one of the most important times of year for all Cub Scouts: The Blue and Gold! The Blue and Gold is a scouting "birthday party." It is the highlight of the year...a special time of celebration and afternoon of fun and cheer! Friends and families will get together with the scouts and we will see all that has been achieved thus far in the year for rank advancements and special awards. We will also announce those that are crossing over from Cub Scouting into Boy Scouts! See you there!!

PACK 3338 REMINDERS

Remember, it is never too late to start scouting...continue to invite friends to join us and share in the excitement of scouting at any time! Information is currently being updated on this site...please continue to check back for changes. Thank you for your patience! Our pack meets on the third Wednesday of every month unless there is a conflict with the school calendar.  Please review the calendar for additional pack and den meeting information ...

February's Core Value of the Month is "Resourcefulness" ... "Using human resources and other resources to their fullest. Cub Scouts will gain the knowledge and the means to meet situations effectively whether they are working on a service project or completing a den activity."

CUB SCOUTING

The Boy Scouts of America was founding way back in 1910 with Cub Scouting coming 20 years later in 1930. The program helps boys who are in the first through fifth grades year round by providing them with age-appropriate activities designed to develop their personal character. Volunteers mostly parents work together to achieve the purposes of Cub Scouting.

The ten purposes of Cub Scouting are: Character Development, Spiritual Growth, Good Citizenship, Sportsmanship, Family Understanding, Respectful Relationships, Personal Achievement, Friendly Service, Fun and Adventure, and Preparation for Boy Scouts.

Boys who participate in Cub Scouting join a Pack and are assigned a den, which consist of a group of six to eight boys. The den is an age appropriate level - Tiger Cubs (first-graders), Wolf Cub Scouts (second-graders), Bear Cub Scouts (third-graders), and Webelos Scouts (fourth- and fifth-graders) - these dens normally meet bi-monthly.

Once every month all of the dens, along with their respective family members get together for a pack meeting under the direction of the Cubmaster and pack committee. This committee is comprised of parents of the boys and members of the chartered organization.

"The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light." "Loyalty is a feature in a boy's character that inspires boundless hope." "A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim." "The sport in Scouting is to find the good in every boy and develop it." "The most worth-while thing is to try to put happiness into the lives of others." Baden Powell : 22 February, 1857 - 8 January, 1941