Uniform/Program Costs

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Financial Assistance

It is a goal that every child who wishes to participate in the Cub Scout program is able to do so. If your situation makes it difficult to arrange payment for registration fees, uniform purchases, or attending events please do not hesitate to reach out to your Pack leadership. You can contact your current Cubmaster or Committee Chair, and your request will be kept in the strictest of confidence. Where appropriate, they will work with your Pack Committee, District Executive, or Chartered Organization representative to assist you.

Please note that summer camp, one of the larger expenses, has it's own Campership Program available, and we will gladly work with you on this process.

Registration Fees and Fundraising

Registration Fees Upon Initially Joining

When a new scout joins a Pack they register online (typically) and pay a registration fee that includes a "New Scout Registration Fee", some basic administrative fees for processing the application, and an amount towards their annual fee. This fee covers administrative costs and insurance and is paid directly to the national scouting organization--not to your Pack or the local Seneca Waterways Council. Additionally, the National Council is in the process of switching from the old process of renewing memberships with the annual unit charter renewal to an "annual renewal subscription" on a per-member basis... so we'll see how that plays out.

NOTE: These fees are not refundable.

Scouts who are transferring into a Pack from another Cub Scout unit within the Seneca Waterways Council should not be charged a fee, as they are already registered with the local council.

In addition to the online registration fees, Packs will often charge a membership fee of their own to provide for certain items that are purchased and awarded throughout the year, necessary supplies, etc.

Fundraising

All other expenses not covered by the National and Pack registration fees must come from fundraising. Some fundraisers may have an "opt out", as determined by the Pack Committee. Please see information provided by your Pack for more details.

Uniform Costs

Scouts are not required to have a uniform to be a member, but it is encouraged. Uniforms are important within Scouting as they help create a sense of teamwork and comradery. The SCout uniform has long served as an expressions of a Scout's friendliness to all other Scouts regardless of who they are or where they're from. The uniform represents Scouting's spirit of equality and democracy and identifies fellow Scouts. For youth, it also promotes pride in one's Den and Pack.

Families are generally responsible for purchasing uniform pieces that are not covered by the Pack registration fees. Please contact your Pack for their specific guidelines regarding uniforms and what you should purchase directly.

Uniform items can be purchased from the Strong Scout Shop at 2320 Brighton-Henrietta Town Line Rd. and now uniforms can be ordered online using the BSA Uniform Request Form.

If you visit the store, ask a store associate for help, and they will show you the items you need for the uniform.

What you need to know when purchasing:

Your Pack Number
Your Scout's Den Number and Den Rank (Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, or Arrow of Light)

Summer Camp Costs

For details please see our Summer Camp page.

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