National Summertime Pack Award
The National Den Award recognizes dens that conduct a quality, year-round program. Service projects, Cub Scout Academics and Sports, field trips, character
development, and Cub Scout camping are areas that are emphasized. Dens earn the award as a team, not as individual den members. The recognition is a ribbon for
the den flag or den doodle.

To earn the National Den Award, a Cub Scout den must

  1. Have at least 50 percent of the den's Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, or Webelos Scouts attend two den meetings and one pack meeting or activity each month of the
    year.
  2. Complete six of the following during the year:
  1. Use the denner system within the den.
  2. In a Tiger Cub den, use shared leadership and rotate the boy/adult host team.
  3. Have 50 percent of the den go on three field trips per year. A field trip may be used in place of a den meeting.
  4. As a den, attend a Cub Scout day camp, Cub Scout or Webelos Scout resident camp, or a council family camping event with at least 50 percent of the den
    membership.
  5. Conduct three den projects or activities leading to a Character Connections discussion.
  6. As a den, participate in at least one of the Cub Scout Sports programs.
  7. As a den, participate in at least one of the Cub Scout Academics programs.
  8. Have 50 percent of the den participate in a den conservation/resource project.
  9. Have 50 percent of the den participate in at least one den service project.
Once the requirements are completed as stated, the signed National Den Award application is sent to the local council service center where the ribbon can be obtained.

An application for the National Den Award may be downloaded by clicking here.
A pack can qualify for the National Summertime Pack Award certificate and streamer by planning and conducting three pack
activities—one each in June, July, and August. This award can be an incentive for greater attendance at your summer pack
activities.

Qualifying packs receive a colorful streamer for their pack flag. Dens with an average attendance of at least half their members at
the three summer pack events will be eligible for a colorful den participation ribbon. Boys who participate in all three pack events
are eligible to receive the National Summertime Pack Award pin, which they can wear on the right pocket flap of their uniform.

The purpose of the National Summertime Pack Award is to encourage packs to provide a year-round program by continuing to
meet during the time periods when school is out of session for several weeks or months. If a pack is in a "year-round school" (or is
part of a home-school association), the pack could earn the Summertime Pack Award by having a special pack activity during
those breaks.

An application for the National Summertime Pack Award may be downloaded by clicking here.
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