Our cub scout pack is located in Great Neck, NY and is sponsored by All Saints Episcopal Church. We are in the Shelter Rock District (basically North Hempstead) of the Theodore Roosevelt Council (Nassau County) of the Boy Scouts of America. Information about the pack is available at our website www.greatneckcubscouts.com. The Cub Scout programs at Pack 178 are for all boys and girls in grades 1-5
in Great Neck and the surrounding areas. Our scouts come from both the public schools (E.M. Baker, JFK, Lakeville, and Saddle Rock) and private schools. While we are grateful to All Saints Church for sponsoring the pack and providing our meeting spaces, our Pack is non-denominational. You are welcome here no matter what house of worship you call your own or what school you are enrolled in. The Pack (all the dens) normally meets once a month (usually a Thursday) from September through June at All Saints Church for a program that is usually quite active. The program usually follows a theme for the month. Naturally, some themes follow holidays, like Halloween, while others follow scouting activities like the Pinewood Derby. Our dens, small groups of same-aged boys and girls will also meet an additional once or twice a month. At den meetings, kids will work on crafts, skills, games and skits. The dens will also work towards advancement objectives. We also try to schedule trips to cultural and historical site and to athletic events. There is always a Pack camping trip at least once or twice a year. For almost 100 years, Scouting programs have instilled in youth the values found in the Scout Oath and Scout Law. Today, these values are just as relevant in helping youth grow to their full potential as they were in 1910. 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
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 and encourages 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. It is communicated to them that those in the Scouting family care about what happens to them, regardless of whether a game is won or lost. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Scouting promotes activities that lead to personal responsibility and high self-esteem. As a result, when hard decisions have to be made, peer pressure can be resisted and the right choices can be made.
