Cary Gohlke, Cubmaster of Cub Scouts Pack 3348, and Bob Mattes (pictured right to left) discussed their work with the Cub Scouts at the recent Heritage Lions meeting. The Heritage Lions serve as the Pack’s sponsor and donated the $100 national registration fee. Pack 3348 currently had five members who attend regularly and about 17 who often show up for their activities. The Cub Scouts are coed and range in age from 7 to 10-1/2 years old. After that they can become a Boy Scout or Girl Scout if they wish.
Recent activities of the Pack include an overnight at the Hoagland pavilion, where they watched movies all night, participation in the Pinewood Derby in Ossian, and Day Camp in Bluffton, where they learned about archery, rockets and other fun stuff. Camping with their families at Chief Little Turtle was a highlight this year. They have a trip planned to the toboggan at Pokagon State Park in the next few weeks. Their small Pack did over $1500 in Scout popcorn sales this year, an extraordinary achievement.
Gohlke and Mattes described their aim of growing their pack to give more young children the opportunities they themselves experienced when they were young. Nowadays, in Hoagland and elsewhere, children have many choices for how they spend their time. Scouting “is a family-centered, year-round program that teaches positive life skills, values, and attitudes. Cub Scout activities encourage character development, build citizenship, and promotes personal fitness.”
