Who We Are
Pack 50 is a traditional Cub Scout pack serving the Fairfax, West Springfield, and Annandale areas. We operate according to the established aims and methods of scouting. With over 40 years of scouting behind us, Pack 50 is a trained and active member of the Scouting community.
Chartered by the Holy Spirit Catholic Church, Cub Scout Pack 50 serves boys from kindergarten through 5th grade.
Boys have the opportunity to learn and grow in important character-building ideals while participating in fun activities such as: day hikes, family camping, Pack campfires, crafts, Pinewood Derby, and summer camp. We are committed to providing our Scouts with an opportunity to try new things, provide service to others, build self-confidence, and reinforce ethical standards.
Scouting uses eight fundamental methods to meet a scout’s hope for fun and adventure, and to achieve scouting aims of encouraging character development, citizenship, and mental and physical fitness.
Our Mission
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Make a Difference
Through the training and the example of the leader, Scouts are taught independence, leadership, the ambition to learn by themselves, and a moral code with positive goals. The good deed is a key component of the law and promise. Fulfilling our duty to others makes us happy, which fulfills the duty to ourselves. The point is not so much the deed itself, which could be minor, but to teach the Scout to always pay attention and recognize if he could help someone.
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Outdoor Skills
In the outdoors, youth have opportunities to acquire skills hat make them more self-reliant and self-confident. Activities and games provide a fun way to develop skills and provide contact with nature and the environment when pursued in an outdoor setting. Scouts learn in small groups to build unity, and a family atmosphere.
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Timeless Values
Developing the characteristics of responsibility, self-reliance, self-confidence, and readiness, the Scouts eventually learn collaboration and leadership skills. An attractive program of varying activities expands a Scout's horizons and bonds the Scout even more to the group.
Pack Programs
Den and Pack Meetings
Den and pack meetings are some of the most important aspects of being a Cub Scout. A Cub Scout pack includes Cubs of all ages and grades, while a Den is a smaller group within the pack, typically consisting of 6-8 Cub Scouts. During a den meeting, you might learn a new skill, discover more about what it means to be a Scout, or progress towards your next rank. Pack meetings are fun in a whole different way because they include every den in the pack. Our Pack meets on the second Wednesday of each month, and our Dens meet once or twice per month with each Den selecting their best meeting days.