Scouting is a family activity in which boys have fun while learning leadership, values and new skills. All one needs to bring into the Cub Scout pack is yourself, a recognition that we have a duty to God, to our Country and to our Family. The primary values we seek to instill are contained in the Cub Scout Promise--to do my best to do my duty to God and my country, to help other people, and to obey the law of the pack. Our Scouts, families, adult leaders and volunteers work together to teach these values by:

• Influencing each Scout's character development and spiritual growth
• Developing habits and attitudes of good citizenship
• Encouraging good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body
• Improving understanding and communication within the family
• Strengthening skills in getting along with and respecting others
• Fostering a sense of personal achievement by developing new interests and skills
• Providing fun and exciting things to do
• Showing each Scout how to "do your best"
• Preparing each Cub Scout to become a Boy Scout

Pack 117 serves  the Shingle Springs and Latrobe area in northern California.  The Chartered Organization for Pack 117 is the B.P.O.E. - Placerville Elks Lodge 1712. We offer a high quality program to all boys in grades one through five. Our sons advance in rank each year, beginning with Tiger Cubs and continuing through the Arrow of Light in fifth grade. Boys participate in pack and den activities where they have fun and learn new skills. Some of the activities that the boys of Pack 117 enjoyed recently are:

• Hiking
• Swimming
• Building and racing model cars
• Wood and leather crafts
• Singing songs
• Camping
• Fishing
• Playing team building games
• Archery
• Baking Cakes
• Bicycling
• Winter snow games

Leadership Skills

Scouting teaches our young men the skills that help prepare them for a lifetime of ethical leadership. Among Scouting alumni are:

• Almost 90% of all Senior Class and Student Council Presidents
• More than two-thirds of all Rhodes Scholars
• 26 of the first 29 astronauts
• More than two-thirds of military academy graduates

Values

Research conducted by Louis Harris & Associates showed that when a random sample of Scouts was asked what Scouting had taught them, almost nine out of ten responded with the following:

• Take better care of the environment (89%)
• Get along with others (88%)
• Always give your best effort (87%)
• Have confidence in yourself (87%)
• Set goals for yourself (87%)
• Care for other people (86%)
• Treat other people with respect (86%)

In addition, Scouts were found to be more likely to:

• Assume leadership roles in clubs and school organizations
• Put the needs of others before themselves
• Make the most ethical, not necessarily easiest, decisions
• Value education and the environment

How to Join Pack 117

Be a part of it. Join Cub Scouting.

Pack 117 is part of Boy Scouts of America in the Golden Empire Council. Your boy can join simply by filling out an application and paying the National Membership annual dues of $10.00. Pack dues are $45.00 and Boys Life Magazine is $12.80 per year (Jan. - Dec.).

Please consider Scouting for your son and being a Scout Leader for yourself as a great way for your family to grow together. 

To join or for more information, contact one of the Pack Leaders by email or phone.