Bear Cub is the third step of Cub Scouting and is for boys in third grade. Those who join the Bear den without having been a Wolf Cub Scout must first earn the Bobcat badge. Then all the Scouts in the den work their way along the Bear trail to earn their Bear rank.

For these older Cub Scouts, the activities for advancement and achievement are more challenging. The Bear Handbook has 24 Bear achievements, 12 of which a boy must complete to earn his Bear Badge. The achievements are grouped in 4 major areas:

• God (must complete one of two achievements)
• Country (must complete three of five achievements)
• Family (must complete four of six achievements)
• Self (must complete four of eleven achievements)

Bears who have attended all den meetings this year, and our Glen Helen camping trip, have completed the following achievements:

3. What Makes America Special?
12. Family Outdoor Adventure (camping trip)
15. Games! Games! Games!
16. Building Muscles
19. Shavings and Chips
21. Build a Model
22. Tying It All Up

If you've missed any of these, you may do them at home. Many of the achievements can only be done at home. Completing achievements is not difficult. Look for opportunities in your everyday life. For example, creating a cake for the pack's Cake Bake event earned part of the WHAT'S COOKING achievement, and going on our cleanup hike of Torrey Pines trail earned part of the TAKE CARE OF YOUR PLANET achievement.

Bear Scouts continue to earn beads for the Progress Towards Ranks totem that they started as Wolves. For completing the requirements of 3 of the Achievements, one red Progress Bead is awarded. This provides the Scout with a total of 4 beads, culminating in the award of his Bear badge, in addition to the gold beads earned as a Wolf.

The handbook also gives instructions for 25 electives, which a Bear Cub Scout may work on to earn Arrow Points. The Bear badge must be earned first before any arrow points are awarded. A gold arrow point is awarded for the first 10 achievement tasks over the Bear requirements. A silver arrow point is awarded for each additional 10 tasks completed.

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Our den needs a Den Leader and an Assistant Den Leader. This is a great way to get involved! In the meantime, the den parents as a group are organizing the Bears' meetings and activities. The Bears typically meet on the first and third Sundays of the month at 5:00 p.m. For the location, email pack393@aol.com.

Upcoming Events and Activities
July 8 movie in the park, 7:45 p.m., Hunters Hills Park. The movie is "Horton Hears a Who." The city sells refreshments, or you can bring your own. Bring a blanket or chairs to sit on. Also bring your calendars so that we can plan the rest of our summer outings.
July 27 pack promotion, 1:00 p.m., Butterfield Park. The Scouts in our den will all become Webelos! After a brief ceremony, there will be games and refreshments. This is our July pack meeting.
August 5 "National Night Out," time TBA, Hunters Hills Park. Help the pack host a night of games and refreshments, then stay for a movie in the park. This is our August pack meeting.

Each family is also working on putting together a summer outing for our den:

James D. - movie or concert in the park
Christian - Raging Waters, Huntington Beach Adventure Playground, and/or Aquarium of the Pacific
Kyle - pool party
James L. - laser tag
Antonio - TBD

Be sure to RSVP when they contact you so that they can make the arrangements!

Come join the fun! Contact us for locations: pack393@aol.com