At least twice a year (Spring and Fall), Pack 358 camps at a nearby camp ground. Often times it is at an official BSA camp site, but it may also include local parks and venues. Pack camping is a whole-family event where scouts, siblings, and adults come together to experience a weekend of fun, learning, and community.
This year, we are aiming to increase the amount of camping opportunities available. We've had many families tell us they want more, so we're going to do just that (weather permitting).
The Raingutter Regatta is a racing event for Cub Scouts that is the sailboat equivalent of the Pinewood Derby. The sailboat kit includes an exclusive BSA trimaran hull, two balsa wood outriggers, sail, mast, screws, sanding stick, and instructions.. Despite the name, the Pack uses a specially designed boat track for this fun occasion. The Scouts take turns blowing into the sails to race their boats to the finish line.
** NOTE: Due to COVID-19, this event is temporarily suspended. Kids blowing onto boats is not ideal under the current situation. However, the pack is replacing the Regatta with the Rockets! See more below.
Become one of the millions of Cub Scouts who have been building and racing Pinewood Derby® cars since 1953. Partnered with a parent or adult mentor, Cub Scouts work together, strengthening bonds and building confidence – and their own custom race cars! They begin by choosing a car design, then carve it out and detail it with paint, decals and other accessories, and perfect strategies to compete in the pack's Pinewood Derby racing. It's a wonderful learning experience centered on teamwork, ingenuity and sportsmanship – all for the thrill of the race and a lifetime of great memories to share with fellow racers young and old.
Due to COVID-19, Pack 358 is moving away from the classic Raingutter Regatta and moving to rocket launching! We've teamed up with the Dallas Area Rocket Society (DARS) to launch our rockets safely in a field where everyone can participate while maintaining social distancing.
Doing service projects together is one way that Cub Scouts keep their promise “to help other people.” While a Scout should do their best to help other people every day, a group service project is a bigger way to help people. While you’re giving service, you’re learning to work together with others to do something that’s good for your community.
Service projects may help the natural world, the community, or the chartered organization. Make sure to review the Guide to Safe Scouting to ensure Cub Scouts are doing age appropriate activities. Some service projects fulfill requirements for adventures in the Cub Scout handbooks.
The Arrow of Light award is the highest award in Cub Scouts. The award goes to Cub Scouts who have completed the Webelos rank and prepares them to become Boy Scouts.
The Arrow of Light award is significant in the Scouting experience – so significant it is one of the only Cub Scout badges that can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform. There are Eagle Scouts out there still representing the Arrow of Light award alongside their Eagle Scout medals.
The seven rays of the Arrow of Light represent wisdom, courage, self-control, justice, faith, hope, and love.
Blue and Gold Banquets are a tradition in Cub Scout packs. It is an anniversary celebration of the founding of the BSA (February 8, 1910). While most packs may celebrate in February, Pack 358 celebrates in April in place of the April Pack Meeting. This is also the crossover ceremony where badges of rank are awarded to Scouts.
The pack aims to offer many different family events including pack overnight activities that are not traditional camping and local events that most families would enjoy. Overnight activities might include a local zoo, museum, or historical monument. Local events might include an air show, a museum visit, Medieval Times, and more!
Scouting for Food -- the largest food collection event in the nation. Approximately 30,000 Scouts go door-to-door collecting non-perishable food items for the less fortunate. The food is then distributed to local food pantries and assistance agencies across Circle Ten Council.
Parent-N-Pal -- an action-packed weekend camping experience for a Cub Scout and his parent/partner. This is a weekend of camping at a real Scout camp, doing fun activities like shooting sports such as BB guns and archery, games, horseback riding, and more! It is the perfect outdoor experience for all Cub Scouts.
Circle Ten Experience (CTX) -- the biggest, best Xperience available to ALL Scouts and Scouters in Circle Ten Council. Held at Texas Motor Speedway, there are activities for every age and stage of Scouts, culminating in an evening arena show of fabulous proportions. Held for the first time in 2015, over 12,000 members of our Scouting family came out (camping or for the day). Rave reviews from that event predict even more will attend for CTX2. XPERIENCE IT!
Twilight Camp -- a council sponsored camp organized by districts and conducted by volunteers from the local area for Cub Scouts entering 1st through 5th grade for the 2019-2020 school year. Twilight camp is a week of fun with awesome programs and activities such as BB guns, archery, sports, STEM, games and crafts, rank advancements, Scout skills, fun and more.
Resident Camp -- Start your overnight camp experience at Camp James Ray, on beautiful Lake Texoma, for your summer camp adventure! Thousands of Scouts enjoy swimming, outdoor skills, sports, canoeing and boating, shooting sports, and much, much more!