About the Pack
Pack 518 Traditions
Events
Fall Kick Off Activity Fair- September
Trunk or Treat and Halloween Costume Contest- October
Holiday Party- December
Pack 518 Pinewood Derby- January/February
Blue and Gold/ Arrow of Light Crossover Ceremony- March
Graduation/Year End Celebration- May/June
Summertime Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Biking and Rocket Launching
Fundraising
Our pack is 100% funded by fundraising instead of charging dues. These are our AWESOME fundraising opportunities for the 2024-2025 scouting year!
Mickman Brothers Christmas Wreath Sales- Fall
Green Valley Garden Center Gift Card Sales- Spring
Community Service
Neighborhood/City Park Clean Up- Fall/Spring
Scouting for Food/Food Shelf Donation Drive- Fall/Spring
How to Register with the Pack
Click: Apply Now
Follow the prompts to complete your registration.
Other Registration Information for 24-25
Provided by the Northern Star Council, every new and returning Scout will receive:
A Free Heather Navy Class B T-shirt!
New Cub Scouts will also get a voucher for Free Fall Day Camp!
Cub Scouts Membership Fee is $205 for 12 Months of participation.
With an average of 4 activities a month during the school year that works out to just over $5 a session!
Financial Assistance is available during the registration process.
No youth will be turned away because of inability to pay.
To request financial aid go to https://www.goscouting.org/financial-assistance or Click this Link.
Uniforms and Scout Handbooks
Pack 518 will provide an official rank neckerchief and DIY slide to all new scouts!
Lions/Kindergarten- Wear the official blue Lion t-shirt ($15 new) and the official Cub Scout navy-blue web belt ($15 new) or can wear the official blue Cub Scout uniform shirt like 1st-4th graders. See next section for more detail on the official uniform shirt. Scouts will also need a Lion Handbook ($13).
Tigers/1st Grade, Wolves/2nd, Bears/3rd Grade, and Webelos/4th- Wear the official blue Cub Scout uniform shirt (about $47 new with all required insignia patches) navy-blue web belt ($15 new)(belt optional for 4th grade, needs Adventures Colors Pin $8) and rank specific neckerchief ($13-provided by Pack) and slide ($8-DIY slide provided by Pack). Scouts will also need a Handbook specific to their rank ($13 for Tigers, $24 for all others).
Arrow of Light/5th Grade- Wear the official tan Scout BSA uniform shirt (starting around $47 with all required insignia patches) with Adventures Colors Pin ($8) and a plaid neckerchief ($13-provided by Pack) and slide ($8-DIY slide provided by Pack). Scouts will also need the Arrow of Light Handbook ($24).
New uniforms and handbooks can be purchased online at www.scoutshop.org or at official Scout Shops in your area. Twin Cities Scout Shop in Mounds View is closest. Thrift stores are a great place to look, especially around Halloween as uniforms are often part of their costume assortment. The Northern Star Council also has a uniform exchange program, where you can get clean, gently used uniforms (and some patches) at very low prices.
Other Pack Specific Information
A Family Run Pack
Anoka Pack 518 is a family run pack, which means all of our leaders are parent volunteers in the pack. We have a Pack Committee made up of parents who meet once a month to make decisions and plans for the pack. All parents are asked to share their talents with the pack in different ways through out the year. Whether you like to take photos, know great "Dad Jokes", like building things, or have a green thumb we would love to put those gifts to good use.
Family and Reverence
In Scouting, being reverent means you are faithful to your beliefs and respectful of others' beliefs. As a non-dominational pack, meaning we aren't chartered by a church or specific religious group, we have scouts complete their required rank specific family and reverence adventure with their family instead of with their den. Families will notify the den leader when their scout has completed the requirements and the adventure loops/pins will be awarded at the May Pack Meeting.
