CUB SCOUTING ACTIVITIES IN THE LONG CANE DISTRICT

What do we do in Cub Scouting?

Your son will meet weekly with a group of other boys who are in his grade. This provides him a chance to make new friends and do new activities with a close group of friends.

This is a meeting for all Cub Scouts and parents to get to gather to recognize their sons for the achievements they have accomplished during each month. Skits, songs and plays are just a few activities during a Pack meeting.

Large pack meeting in February where families come together to celebrate the birthday of the Cub Scout program. Most will hold a potluck, an ice cream and cake social or cater food for the event. Advancement programs and skits are the main attraction of the night.

A service project held during the first two Saturdays in February.   Over 1,000 Scouts have collected over 500,000 pounds of food, thus far, to benefit the Great Greenwood United Ministries Food Bank in Greenwood, South Carolina.  Scouting for Food is the largest national service project for the Boy Scouts of America.

Pack competition where the Cub Scout makes a racing car for competition.  The District Pinewood Derby competition (which ANY registered Cub Scout in the Long Cane District, may enter) is held every year in February at the Greenwood Mall.

Weekday camping at Camp Epworth during June of each year. Action oriented. Involves games, crafts, skills, nature, archery and, at some locations, BB gun instruction. This past year, we had 75 Cub Scouts from Abbeville and Greenwood counties in upstate South Carolina participate in a week-long fun-filled "SAFARI"-themed adventure jammed-pack with lots of fun and exciting things to do.

A Friday-Saturday or Saturday-Sunday camping overnight for the Cub Scout and his mom, dad or guardian to experience camping as a Cub Scout for the first time. Seven weekends are available during the months of October - December and are held at Camp Old Indian Scout Reservation, near Travelers Rest, South Carolina.

A week-long (well, almost a week) of overnight camping at the Blue Ridge Council's Scout Reservation, Camp Old Indian.  The Cub Scouts, who are in the 4th and 5th Grades; along with their Webelos Den Leaders, parents, and other leaders in their pack enjoy a time of fun-adventure-and-exploring at one of the best camping facilities in the area!  They not only get a chance to camp out overnight in tents, but they take a nature hike, cook over a fire, shoot archery and BB guns, and learn new and wonderful things.  The Webelos Cub Scouts also get to work on various crafts and advancement while at camp.