I'm New Here!
Welcome to Pack 271!
We appreciate the fact that you've joined the thousands of families who want to see their youth grow in personal, mental, and civic fitness. Our pack aims to make the scouting experience accessible to as many families in as many situations as possible. If you're new to scouting and outdoor activities we hope you find these resources helpful. If you have any questions that aren't covered here, please let us know via our Contact Page!
Our pack runs with the help of our volunteers and our families. We invite every family to let us know ways they would like to help by filling out our talent survey.
General Information for New Families
Our pack is always working to make new families welcome and wants to provide helpful information.
Religion
All scouting advancement that involves a religious aspect can be completed outside the pack/den activities. If you have any questions or concerns regarding Pack 271 and religious engagement, please contact our Cubmaster Jared Budlong. If you do not already have his information, please use our website Contact form.
The Boy Scouts of America is absolutely nonsectarian in its attitude toward that religious training. Its policy is that the home and the organization or group with which the member is connected shall give definite attention to religious life. [scouting.org]
- Boy Scouts of America
Camping
Our pack participates in multiple camping trips each year. While these trips are not mandatory, it is a great way to get to know the rest of your pack family. We typically spend 2 days (Friday night - Sunday Morning) in fellowship out in nature. Please let your Den leader know if you have any reservations about spending time in the woods.
If you've never been camping before, we know this can seem daunting. Our pack has developed a list of suggested camping gear: Download PDF. Please let your Den leader know if you have any reservations about spending time in the woods or need help with equipment. If you do not have everything on this list, don't let that stop you from coming out with us. Let a leader know and we'll do our best to make sure this doesn't prevent your family from participating!
Communication and Advancement
Our pack uses Scoutbook for all essential scouting communication and advancement tracking.
We also have a Remind group for immediate messages that need to be sent out to our pack. We use this sparingly and will not spam your phones with communication.
Join Pack 271 on Remind!
Social Media
We use social media to help spread awareness about scouting and what our Pack is doing in our community. We would love to have you follow and tag us as your family is on your scouting journey! Click the links at the top/bottom of the page to find us on our various accounts.
Additional Information
Please see our FAQ page for any additional questions and answers.
If you haven't already reviewed our "Join the Fun" information, please do!