Lions

The new Lion Cub program is a pilot program. Our council (a geographical area compositing Santa Clara and most of San Benito and Monterey counties) is one of a few in which this is offered in the 2016-17 Cub Scout year (which parallels the school year).

The flyer you may have received in school shows Cub Scouts racing Pinewood Derby cars. Lions will not be building or racing those; that is not part of this pilot program. That is why on that flyer (which is the only official one for Cub Scouts) it said to read this web page before signing up; we want to explain the Program and answer as many questions as possible ahead of time.

Schedule: Each month through May there is one Lion meeting per month and one activity. We will not be with the rest of the Pack until February's Blue & Gold Dinner, again in April for the Water Rockets, in May for the Bridging, and possibly one other Pack meeting.

Age requirement: Must be a boy in kindergarten, 5 years old by Sept. 30 but not yet 7.

Costs

• youth T-shirt $11.00 (required)
• youth cap $14.50 (optional)
• adult shirt choice: $22.00 Lion polo or $10.00 Pack 794 Class B (T-shirt)
• registration $25.00 without Boys Life (magazine) or $37.00 with.
• book (TBA, probably $11)
• incidentals (such as Lion Badge) $7.00

A Lion den is supposed to have between 6 and 8 boys, but can be as few as 5 and as many as 9. Once we have at least 5 Lions and their adult partners committed to attending an opening meeting, we will call that meeting at a local park. If we get at least 5 committed to the Lion program from that meeting through May, 2017, we will register and schedule the first official meeting.

So before that, if we have between 6 and 9 seriously interested, we will have an initial, non-uniformed meeting (out at a local park) to meet the group and take care of any remaining Q&A. Please bring a checkbook to this meeting just in case we "go for it" (commit).

Because the Lions do not meet with the Pack until 2017, this link does not completely pertain to the Lions, but provides information about what's to come if they continue beyond Lions. You will notice that the www.gilroyscouting.org site covers three units, and the e-mail below is for all three.

That said, if you want to proceed, please e-mail Troop792@yahoo.com with "Lion Cub" in the subject line, stating your name and that you're interested in proceeding, and state, generally, if there are any weeknights that do not work to meet. (Feel free to ask any questions as well.) You will receive an acknowledgement.