The National Summertime Pack Award 

Cub Scouting is best when it operates as a year-round program....and that includes the summer months of June, July & August.  During the summer months Cub Scouts and their families can participate in many Scouting activities that are educational and fun! A full summer program keeps a pack healthy, parents interested, and Cub Scouts eager to register for another year.   As you do these events also make sure you let your local newspaper & radio station know about it.  It is great when we can read about your Cub Packs every week in the Stillwater News Press, the Ponca City News, etc.  Other kids will read about your plans to go to Day Camp and will want to sign up in the fall.  

Participating in these Summertime activities also gives the Cub Scout, his Den, and your entire Pack an opportunity to earn the National Summertime Pack Award.  This is also an important component of the Quality Unit Program for your Pack.  This web page  describe this program in detail and explain ways to help you plan your Cubbing summer activities and qualify for the award.  

In past years if your Pack did qualify for the award, you would have had to pay for your Ribbon & Certificate BUT NOT ANY MORE!  Because our Ema'O Mahpe Order of the Arrow Lodge is committed to promoting Camping across the Cimarron Council, they have agreed to underwrite the cost of all unit certificates and awards.  When your Pack earns this award now and in the future, an O.A. Lodge Officer will come to your Roundtable to make the presentation to your leaders.  They might even be in Native American regalia!

All the pack has to do is plan and conduct a monthly pack activity for June, July, and August. The whole idea is to keep your pack together and doing things during the summer when boys have the most free time.  Obviously our Day Camps planned for the summer of 2008 in Woodward, Enid, Stroud, Stillwater, Cleveland, and Ponca City will take care of June and is a very important activity for your Pack to participate in.  We also have Resident Camp for both Cub Scouts & Webelos at Will Rogers Scout Reservation in June, and even a Family Cub Resident Camp at Williams Scout Reservation in July.  You might consider Scout Days at Fun & Sun in Ponca City or water parks in Enid or Cushing or other Pack events in July & August for your other events.   In February the Scout Office will again mail out Day Camp information to each of your Cub Scouts as well as registered leaders.  

An application for the National Summertime Pack Award is given to each Pack during the Fall Program Kickoff what we conduct each year at Sundance.  Contact your District Executive if you need another copy.   You can also get an application for the award by clicking HERE.

A pack committee member should keep the record of activities, participation of dens, and attendance of Cub Scouts. Submit the application form to the Cimarron Council  service center as soon after your last August activity as possible. An appropriate pack meeting ceremony should be planned for the presentation of the awards, which include:

Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award

Tiger Cubs, Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts, and Webelos Scouts have the opportunity to earn the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award. Boys may earn the award in each of the program years as long as the requirements are completed each year. The first time the award is earned, the boy will receive the pocket flap award, which is to be worn on the right pocket flap of the uniform shirt. Each successive time the award is earned, a wolf track pin may be added to the flap. Leaders should encourage boys t o build on skills and experiences from previous years when working on the award for a successive year.

Requirements

All Ranks

Attend Cub Scout day camp or Cub Scout/Webelos Scout resident camp.

Rank-Specific

Tiger Cubs

Complete one requirement in Achievement 5, "Let's Go Outdoors" (Tiger Cub Handbook) and complete three of the outdoor activities listed below.

Wolf Cub Scouts

Assemble the "Six Essentials for Going Outdoors" (Wolf Handbook, Elective 23b) and discuss their purpose, and complete four of the outdoor activities listed below.

Bear Cub Scouts

Earn the Cub Scout Leave No Trace Award (Bear Handbook, Elective 25h) and compete five of the outdoor activities listed below.

Webelos Scouts

Earn the Outdoorsman Activity Badge (Webelos Handbook) and complete six of the outdoor activities listed below.

Outdoor Activities

With your den, pack, or family:

1. Participate in a nature hike in your local area. This can be on an organized, marked trail, or just a hike to observe nature in your area.
2. Participate in an outdoor activity such as a picnic or park fun day.
3. Explain the buddy system and tell what to do if lost. Explain the importance of cooperation.
4. Attend a pack overnighter. Be responsible by being prepared for the event.
5. Complete an outdoor service project in your community.
6. Complete a nature/conservation project in your area. This project should involve improving, beautifying, or supporting natural habitats. Discuss how this project helped you to respect nature.
7. Earn the Summertime Pack Award.
8. Participate in a nature observation activity. Describe or illustrate and display your observations at a den or pack meeting.
9. Participate in an outdoor aquatic activity. This can be an organized swim meet or just a den or pack swim.
10. Participate in an outdoor campfire program. Perform in a skit, sing a song, or take part in a ceremony.
11. Participate in an outdoor sporting event.
12. Participate in an outdoor Scout's Own or other worship service.
13. Explore a local city, county, state, or national park. Discuss with your den how a good citizen obeys the park rules.

The award requirements are detailed in the Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award brochure, No. 13-228.

The National Camping Award