As you know, changes to the Cub Scout program took effect on June 1, 2024. With these updates, the requirements for the Range and Target Activity adventures—Archery, BBs, and Slingshot—have been modified. Each is now a belt loop adventure, and according to the Guide to Safe Scouting, Cub Scouts can only earn these adventures at council-sponsored events or day/summer camps.
This fall, we are offering two exciting options for Cub Scouts to complete these adventures: Let it Glow and Dashing Through the Woods.
Date: November 9-10 (one-night camping event)
Cub Scouts and parents will get to enjoy a range of glow-in-the-dark activities! The event will feature three rotations of activities on Saturday, four in the evening, and four more on Sunday morning before departure. Activities include:
- Space Derby Competition
- Glow-in-the-dark/black light Archery & BBs
- Campfire Dessert
- Nighttime Nature Hike
- Fishing Competition
- Glow-in-the-Dark Crafts
- And much more!
What’s Included:
With your registration fee, the youth and adult will receive a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt, three meals (dinner, breakfast, and lunch), and all program supplies to make your night shine.
Additional Opportunity: If you’d like to complete the Range and Target Activity Adventures (Archery and BBs) before Let it Glow begins, be sure to select that option during registration. Each adventure costs an additional $10 and will take place from 12:30-3:00 PM before the event starts. Spaces are limited, so sign up early! There will be no Slingshot available at this event.
Remember, once the event begins, all activities are just for fun and not related to any specific adventure.
Feel free to check out the event guide for more information —Event Guide – Let it Glow
The 100 participants by 30 days out date is October 9th.**
Date: Saturday, December 7 (one-day event)
This event, formerly known as Cub Scout Shooting Sports Day, offers not only the opportunity to complete the Range and Target Activity Adventures (BBs, Archery, Slingshot) but also includes a variety of other activities. Scouts will work on much of the Champion for Nature adventure for all ranks, participate in a conservation project, do crafts, and more!
- Nature Walk
- Cub Scout Crafts
- Cub Scout Six Essentials in Practice
- Camp Oh-No!
- Map Reading and Orienteering
- Leave No Trace
- Endangered Animal Lessons
- Recycling and Resources
Important Note:
Range and Target activities are available only if you register specifically for them during registration. Space is limited, so sign up early! If you don’t sign up for the range and target activities, there will still be plenty of other activities for scouts and parents to enjoy throughout the day.
What’s Included:
Your registration fee covers lunch and a patch!
Range and Target Activity Adventure Option:
For those wishing to complete the Range and Target Activity Adventures (BBs, Archery, Slingshot), there is an additional fee of $10 per activity (up to $30 for all three). Spaces are extremely limited, so be sure to register early!
Feel free to check out the event guide for more information —Event Guide – Dashing Through the Woods
The 100 participants by 30 days out date is November 7th.**
**Our organization is built on the backs of our volunteers (volunteer led). To host an event, it takes a lot of time and resources, mainly the time and effort of some very special people that have been working on this event for the past year. Putting value on this effort from our volunteers and staff, we have a policy in place that basically says we expect to have 100 participants by 30 days prior to the event. Why 30 days? Because within that 30-day time frame before the event happens is when we begin to spend actual funds towards event supplies, patches or t-shirts, food, etc. Why 100 participants? At 100 participants, we are only asking for 4% of our Cub Scout youth members to participate in an event. When we don’t even hit 4% of our target audience membership registering for an event, that tells us that our membership is not interested in the event we have planned for whatever reason. We do the research to find out why and try to fix it for the future. We cancel the event and turn our focus and our resources to our next event. We are committed to providing quality events for you, our customers
