Why Join Scouting?

WHY JOIN SCOUTING?

CAMPING, FRIENDSHIP, HIKING, FUN, EXCITING, LEARNING, SKILLS, MORALS,
VALUES and ABOUT A MILLION OTHER GREAT REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD JOIN YOUR
LOCAL CUB SCOUT PACK.

Scouting reinforces the skills and values we want our sons to learn while they're having fun.

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

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

Scouting is Fun!

For Tiger Cubs (boys entering first grade in the fall), this means participating

in activities and outings selected by the Tiger Cub and his adult partner. Some of the more

popular places planned and activities to be experienced by our Tiger Cub Groups lately include:

Pinewood Derby;

Regatta Races;

Building Bird Feeders;

A Holiday Craft Night

Cub Scouts (second through fifth grade) participate in both pack-wide activities

as well as numerous den-level activities. Typical pack activities that will be planned

during the year will included Baseball, Hockey, spring and fall overnight camping (Webelos),

summer day camp, marching in the various Community

parades, fall hayrides, bicycle outing or hiking along

various bike or hiking trails, pinewood, space or regatta derbies,

Klondike Derby (Webelos), Spring, Summer and Fall picnics.

How to Join Pack 178:

Contact one of the Pack Leaders by e-mail or phone (we're listed in the "Contact Us"

Link on this web page.

We also provide information about how to join Pack 178 at the beginning of the school year

in September. Pack 178 draws its membership mainly from Great Neck, Kensington, Lake Success,

Kings Point and New Hyde Park. For further information about Pack 178, please see

our other pages listed on the left of this page.