Cassville Cub Scouts seek new members
Cassville Cub Scouts raced boats they designed and constructed during the pack’s raingutter regatta. Pictured above are Victor Sutton-Wolf (left) and Connor Annecharico (right).
June 24, 2015
Charlea Mills
A long-standing tradition for young boys across the country and in Barry County is joining the Cub Scouts. A precursor to joining Boy Scouts when the boys are old enough, Cub Scouts offers a lot of exciting activities that tie into encouraging good character traits.
In recent years, the Cub Scouts’ in Cassville’s numbers have waned. Currently, there are only six boys in local Pack 76, chartered by the American Legion in Cassville. Cubmaster Dawn Annecharico is hoping to change that.
The Cub Scouts have been in Barry County for 75 years. The group serves as a way for boys to get together and learn skills that encourage positive behaviors and traits. Annecharico, who had been involved in the Cub Scouts for a number of years, took over as Cubmaster on June 1, and, with den leaders Brian Annecharico and Alan Wolf, they are trying to get the word out about what Cub Scouts can do for boys in the area.
Annecharico said, “Our numbers are way down. It used to be a high interest, but it just wasn’t getting out there. The kids didn’t realize it was still there. It used to be really high interest.”
The Cub Scout dens are divided by grade, with each grade, first through fifth, having their own den that meets once a week. The Cub Scout pack meets once a month.
To encourage membership, the group hosted a day camp to show the community’s boys what types of fun things the boys get to do as part of the club. The day included archery, shooting BB guns and more.
Then, on Saturday, June 13, the pack had a raingutter regatta where the Cub Scouts built their own small boats from kits and raced them at the American Legion pavilion after grilling out. Annecharico said, “We use activities to strive toward different objectives as set out by Cub Scouts.” For the raingutter regatta, the boys had kits but were able to decide shape and design of their boat. They then finished them at home with their families before the event Saturday.
Annecharico said, “It’s great because the boys are doing new things that they might not do otherwise.”
Activities include physical and mental elements that help them learn traits like perseverance, duty to God, honesty and more. Annecharico said, “They aren’t just doing activities. We’re tying all of these character traits to what they’re doing in their dens to reinforce these qualities.”
Other activities the pack does during the year includes participating in Stop, Drop n Go for Cassville Schools to tell parents about their group, hosting a recruitment day, have a family camp out and more.
Annecharico said, “We want more boys to learn and take that into their lives. We focus a lot on working together, staying together and sportsmanship.”
If you are interested in more information about Cub Scouts Pack 76, contact Annecharico at [email protected] or (417) 342-1948.
Charlea Mills
A long-standing tradition for young boys across the country and in Barry County is joining the Cub Scouts. A precursor to joining Boy Scouts when the boys are old enough, Cub Scouts offers a lot of exciting activities that tie into encouraging good character traits.
In recent years, the Cub Scouts’ in Cassville’s numbers have waned. Currently, there are only six boys in local Pack 76, chartered by the American Legion in Cassville. Cubmaster Dawn Annecharico is hoping to change that.
The Cub Scouts have been in Barry County for 75 years. The group serves as a way for boys to get together and learn skills that encourage positive behaviors and traits. Annecharico, who had been involved in the Cub Scouts for a number of years, took over as Cubmaster on June 1, and, with den leaders Brian Annecharico and Alan Wolf, they are trying to get the word out about what Cub Scouts can do for boys in the area.
Annecharico said, “Our numbers are way down. It used to be a high interest, but it just wasn’t getting out there. The kids didn’t realize it was still there. It used to be really high interest.”
The Cub Scout dens are divided by grade, with each grade, first through fifth, having their own den that meets once a week. The Cub Scout pack meets once a month.
To encourage membership, the group hosted a day camp to show the community’s boys what types of fun things the boys get to do as part of the club. The day included archery, shooting BB guns and more.
Then, on Saturday, June 13, the pack had a raingutter regatta where the Cub Scouts built their own small boats from kits and raced them at the American Legion pavilion after grilling out. Annecharico said, “We use activities to strive toward different objectives as set out by Cub Scouts.” For the raingutter regatta, the boys had kits but were able to decide shape and design of their boat. They then finished them at home with their families before the event Saturday.
Annecharico said, “It’s great because the boys are doing new things that they might not do otherwise.”
Activities include physical and mental elements that help them learn traits like perseverance, duty to God, honesty and more. Annecharico said, “They aren’t just doing activities. We’re tying all of these character traits to what they’re doing in their dens to reinforce these qualities.”
Other activities the pack does during the year includes participating in Stop, Drop n Go for Cassville Schools to tell parents about their group, hosting a recruitment day, have a family camp out and more.
Annecharico said, “We want more boys to learn and take that into their lives. We focus a lot on working together, staying together and sportsmanship.”
If you are interested in more information about Cub Scouts Pack 76, contact Annecharico at [email protected] or (417) 342-1948.
