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Cub Scout Pack 85 Sign Up Night!

Cub Scout Pack 85 is welcoming new members!  All boys in grades 1-5 are encouraged to join to great opportunities!


 Scouting helps youth develop academic skills, self-confidence, ethics, leadership skills, and citizenship skills that influence their adult lives.


The Boy Scouts of America provides youth with programs and activities that allow them to

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  • Try new things.

  • Provide service to others.

  • Build self-confidence.

  • Reinforce ethical standards.


While various activities and youth groups teach basic skills and promote teamwork, Scouting goes beyond that, encouraging youth to achieve a deeper appreciation for service to others in their community. Scouting provides youth with a sense that they are important as individuals. They learn that those in the Scouting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game is won or lost. Perhaps most importantly, Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when a Scout has to make a hard decision, he can resist peer pressure and make the right choice.

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