Pack 345 San Francisco Join us
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Getting started

Join Pack 345

We welcome every kid entering kindergarten through 5th grade — boys and girls, from anywhere in the city and down the Peninsula. Scouts can join at any grade, at any point in the year.

Every Cub Scout pack has its own personality. We think you should shop around and find the one that fits your family — and we would love it to be this one.

Come to something before you decide

A pack meeting, a hike, a campfire — no commitment and nothing to sign. Check the calendar for what’s next, or email pack345sf@gmail.com with your scout’s name and grade and we’ll point you to the right den.

What it costs

There are two separate payments, and one one-time purchase:

BSA & council registration
Paid directly to Scouting America when you fill out the online application. This is the national and Golden Gate Area Council fee, not ours.
Pack dues — $145 per scout
Paid to Pack 345. Covers badges, awards, program supplies, our unit insurance, and your scout’s first Class B pack t-shirt and neckerchief.
A uniform
A one-time purchase, and we keep a free lending library of gently used parts. See exactly what you need — it’s less than you think.

If money is the reason you’re hesitating, please tell us.

We believe every child should get to be a Scout. Need-based scholarships are available and every one of those conversations is completely confidential — talk to the Cubmaster or the Committee Chair, or just email us.

Signing up, step by step

  1. Fill out the youth application online. Enter your information (the parent) first — you’ll add your scout later in the flow. The application collects the national and council registration fee at the end.
    Already have a my.scouting.org account from another pack? Don’t start a new application — email us first for the transfer instructions.
  2. Send your pack dues. $145 per scout, by Zelle to pack345sf@gmail.com (the name is “Cub Scout Pack 345”), or by check made out to Cub Scout Pack 345 handed to your den leader.
  3. Get a uniform and a rank handbook. Ask us about the Uniform Library before you buy anything. Uniform checklist →
  4. Log in to ScoutBook. Same username and password you created in step one. It’s how we email the pack and how your scout’s advancement gets tracked — add every parent who should receive pack email. Check your spam folder for the first week or so; Hotmail and AOL in particular think we’re junk mail.
  5. Subscribe to the pack calendar. Instructions here.
  6. Fill out the Family Talent Survey so we learn what the grown-ups in your family are good at. Every year somebody turns out to be a rock climber, a park ranger or a firefighter, and the whole pack benefits.
  7. Complete parts A and B of the Annual Health and Medical Record and bring it to the next meeting on paper. Part A is the important one.
    Please don’t email us completed medical forms — hand them over in person.

Ready when you are

Email pack345sf@gmail.com with your scout’s name, grade and your neighborhood, and a real human parent will write back.

Still deciding?