Five Reasons to Join Cub Scout Pack 49

Today's five things was written by Mark Rabtzow, one of the leaders of Cub Scout Pack 49.

It’s back-to-school time and that means back to activities too. Cub scouting is just one of many choices. Cub Scout Pack 49 leaders will be available Thursday, Sept. 8 at Cozy Lake’s Back to School Night to answer questions about Scouting and discuss the benefits of Scouting for your children and you. Here are just some of those benefits:

1. Leadership:  Scouting’s purpose is to prepare young people for a lifetime of leadership. Our nation will never outgrow the need for thoughtful, responsible leadership. The values and lessons of scouting will never go out of style.
2. Achievement:  The scouting experience includes learning valuable skills and achieving meaningful goals. The Boy Scouts of America promotes action—taking initiative to do things that better individuals, strengthen relationships, and support communities.
3. Character:  Through its methods and program, scouting helps shape and build, in youth, the many qualities that guide good decision-making in life. Scouting’s lessons last a lifetime.
4. Service:  The commitment by adults helps build a straight road for youth to follow into the future. Scouting helps youth of America find—in themselves and in the world around them—more than they thought possible.
5. Outdoors:  Learning to appreciate our world and our place in it remains essential to the scouting experience. Youth today face many distractions. scouting promotes active involvement in the enduring nature of the scouting experience.