Cub Scout Pack 340

We cover Yorkville, Bristol, and parts of Montgomery.

All schools we serve are in the Yorkville School District #115. They include: Bristol Bay, Bristol Grade, Parkview Christian, and Yorkville Grade.

Yes! Girls can join as well as boys. All dens, except for the last rank (Arrow of Light) can have girls and boys together in a mixed den. Arrow of Light aged Scouts have separate boy and girl dens.

Pack meetings and most den meetings take place at the Beecher Center in Yorkville on Game Farm Road. There is a map on our About page. Sometimes den meetings take place at a den leader's home or elsewhere. Your den leader will let you know about this ahead of time.

Almost all meetings take place from 6pm–7pm.

You can see a list of our leaders and committee members on the About page.

There is a yearly $150 fee to be in Cub Scouts. This fee goes directly to the Three Fires Council and the BSA. If you are a new Scout, there is also a one-time new Scout fee of $25. Other costs include a uniform and a rank book. See the uniform page for more information.

See below for tips on how to save money on uniforms.

Cub Scouting is for boys and girls in kindergarten through fifth grade. Boys who are older than 10, or who have completed the fifth grade, can no longer join Cub Scouting, but they may be eligible to join the Boy Scouting or Venturing program.

Contact us! We’d love to have you involved in our pack. While there’s no guarantee that a specific role or position will be available—and there may be a selection process among several candidates even if the position is currently vacant—there is always some way in which you can contribute.

Absolutely not! Citizenship is not required of youth or adult members.

Come to our next pack meeting and speak with one of the leaders that are present. Our pack meets every month on the 3rd Thursday. Or, you can also contact us for more information.

Cub Scouting is a program of the Boy Scouts of America—so in that sense, Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are both members of the same organization. However, they are entirely different programs: Cub Scouting is a family-oriented program designed specifically for younger boys and girls and their parents.

There are five main levels of Cub Scouts, based on grade level:

• Kindergarten: Lion
• 1st Grade: Tiger
• 2nd Grade: Wolf
• 3rd Grade: Bear
• 4th Grade: Webelos
• 5th Grade: Arrow of Light

Each of these levels are split up into dens. Pack 340 currently has 1 den for each level. Other packs sometimes have multiple dens per level, depending on the number of Cub Scouts.

A den is a group of typically 5-10 boys of the same age and grade. It will be in the den where your Scout works towards his rank badge. It is also where the Scout has a chance to learn and experience a multitude of things with a small group. Normally 1 or 2 parents are the leader of a den. The pack comprises all the dens of Scouts ranging from kindergarten through 5th grade.

Cub Scouts in our pack meet 3–4 times per month:

• 2 times in their den (the first and third Thursdays of every month)
• 1 time in the pack (the second Wednesday of the month)
• 1 time in an extra activity (this is on a den to den basis)

All den meetings are open to parent participation. If you would like to be present at a den meeting, ask the den leader in advance so that the leader can plan a way for you to observe or participate in an unobtrusive manner.

At minimum, each Scout in Cub Scouting will need a uniform and a handbook. Each year, the handbook changes, as does the cap and neckerchief, but other uniform parts remain the same for at least the first three years. When your child enters a Webelos den, they may need to obtain a new uniform if the parents in the den opt for the khaki-and-olive uniform.

Additional supplies and equipment may be needed for certain activities such as camping trips or field days. What equipment is needed, as well as whether it will be provided by the pack, will vary from den to den.

Our uniforms, literature, and other Scouting merchandise is available at your local council and Scout Shops, or online at www.scoutstuff.org.

There are 2 Scout shops in our area:

Norris Scout Shop
415 North Second St.
St. Charles, IL 60174
P: (630) 797-4614
Map & Directions

Naperville Scout Shop
4S100 IL-59
Naperville, IL 60563
P: (630) 791-8342
Map & Directions

Visit this page for hours of both shops.

A good place to look for uniforms is Ebay. A lot of uniforms are up for auction there.

The best reference for patches and badges is the Cub Scout Insiginia sheet. This sheet contains helpful diagrams for where the patches should go.

If you're not the best seamstress (or seamster), take a look at Badge Magic® from the BSA. The Scout shops also provide a sewing service, for a fee.

No. In the Cub Scout program, all Scouts in a den work toward the same badge. If a Scout joins Cub Scouting as a 9-year-old, they must earn the Bobcat badge (all Scouts in Cub Scouting earn this badge), and then they will begin working on the Bear badge with their fellow Cub Scouts. He or she is not required to have earned the Tiger Cub or Wolf badges. Since those badges are for younger Scouts (7- and 8-year-olds), the requirements for those badges are below a 9-year-old's current level of ability, so "going back" to pick up those badges is not permitted.

No. In the Cub Scout program, all Scouts in a den work toward a badge that is geared to their level of development. If the Wolf badge is completed before the end of the program year, a Scout may work on electives, but he or she may not begin working on the requirements for the Bear badge. Their work on the Bear badge will begin in the next program year, when they graduate into a Bear den.

Cub Scouts are not eligible to earn these awards, which are part of the Boy Scout program. All of the awards that Cub Scouts may earn are listed in their handbooks.

Boy Scouting is available to boys and girls who have earned the Arrow of Light and are at least ten years old—so a Webelos Scout who has earned the Arrow of Light is eligible to join a troop immediately (provided he or she is at least ten years old). Cub Scouts who are girls are required to join an all girl Troop.

Many packs coordinate with a local Boy Scout troop to facilitate the transition from Cub Scouting to Boy Scouting. In these instances, it is better for the boy or girl, their family, and both units if all Webelos Scouts make the transition together, in a coordinated fashion, rather than having each Scout leave the pack as soon as he or she is eligible. Our Blue & Gold banquet, held every February is where our Arrow of Light Cub Scouts cross over to Boy Scouts.