The chartered organization is the church, school, business or organization that gives the pack a place to have pack meetings and chooses appropriate adult leadership in the pack. For us, this is American Legion Gold-Star Post 191.

The Chartered Organization Representative is the pack's liaison with the chartered organization. This person ensures that the chartered organization's interests or ideals are maintained within the pack. The Chartered Organization Representative also is the person who has a council or district vote on how things are run. For us, this is American Legionnaire Rick Dye.

The Unit Commissioner is a volunteer district Scouter who works with the Pack to help it succeed in delivering a quality program.

The Committee Chair conducts monthly pack leaders' meetings to help plan the program. The Committee Chair ensures that adequate support by committee members is given to the Cubmaster and Den Leaders to run the program. This person is responsible for handling committee workload and functions along with recruiting additional leaders as needed. Our current Committee Chair is Beth May.

The Pack Committee is the pack's administrative branch. As you will see, they have a very important role within the pack. It is critical to the pack's success that we have a very strong committee volunteerism. They have many full-time and some part time functions.

The Cubmaster conducts the monthly pack meeting and aids Den Leaders by coordinating the monthly program for all leaders. The Cubmaster attends all monthly committee / pack leaders' meetings (Committee and Den Leaders) in addition to monthly District Roundtable meetings. Our current Cubmaster is Paul Christensen

Tiger Cub Den Leader coordinates shared Leadership among the Tiger Cub adult partners. This ensures den meetings and outings are planned, prepared for, and conducted by all adult partners on a rotating basis and den activities provide advancement opportunities for the boys in the den. The Tiger Cub Den Leader encourages all family members to attend and participate in monthly pack meetings. He / she attends monthly Pack Den Leaders' meetings and monthly Roundtable meetings.

Cub Scout Den Leader (Wolf and Bear Leader) meets weekly for about one hour with a den of six to eight boys in the den leader's home, a church, or other suitable meeting location. The den leader determines time, day, and location of den meeting that is most convenient for him or her. He / she attends monthly Pack Den Leaders' meetings in addition to monthly Roundtable meetings.

Webelos Den Leader is the same as Cub Scout Den Leader except he / she works with older Webelos Scouts. They encourage periodic parent / son overnight campouts. Their main function is to work with the boys to prepare them for advancement into Boy Scouts. He / she attends monthly Pack Den Leaders' meetings in addition to monthly Roundtable meetings.

The Parent Helpers assist the pack and/or den with specific projects as needed by the leaders. All parents help their sons with advancement. Review chapter 18, "Advancement," of the Cub Scout Leader Book, No. 33221A, and the individual boy books for Tiger Cubs and Wolf Cub, Bear Cub, and Webelos Scouts.

Pack Dues
Each pack establishes their own dues. In order to defray the costs of the pack activities, Scouts are encouraged to participate in the popcorn sale fundraising activity. If finances are a problem for your Scout, please contact the Pack Treasurer for qualification for financial assistance from the Boy Scouts of America. There are many costs in running a Pack. Remember that Cub Scout Packs are run completely by Volunteers. So none of the Pack Dues money goes out of the Pack. Some of these costs for running the Pack are:

Items	Description
Awards	Badges, Patches, Belt Loops, Pins
Pinewood Derby	Car Kits, Trophies, Ribbons, Certificates
Blue and Gold Banquet	Food, decorations and gifts
Camping	Cost for Pack Equipment and permits
Recharter in March	Registration and Boys' Life Magazine

The Popcorn Sale is a Fall fundraiser. There are money or prize incentives for popcorn sales available to each scout that achieves the minimum sales. As sales increase, prize incentives increase in value. Units earn a percentage of their overall unit sales that can be used for awards and recognition, Blue & Gold Banquet, Derbies, outings and endless other possibilities.

Any Other Questions?

1. Pack Web Site http://www.pack1191.org
2. Cub Master, Paul Christensen, cubmaster@pack1191.org
3. Roundtable, a monthly leader meeting for all adult volunteers, is available. You can get help with crafts, games, skits, and songs for use at den and pack meetings. It's a great place to ask questions and share ideas. Roundtables are held by our district in Frederick at the LDS Stake Center on the second Tuesday of every month. All Scout parents are welcome.
4. The Council advises all Cub Scout parents to attend training. There is Basic Leader Training and Specific Leader Training available for each position within the pack. For more training info please contact Paul above.
5. Books, badges, literature, and uniform parts are available at the National Capital Area Council Scout Shop located at 9190 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, MD 20814-3897, (301) 564-1091. Most of the above items can also be found at Trailside Outfitters, 44 Souder Rd in Brunswick, MD (301) 834-8071.