Program

Annually, we hold a Welcome Back Pack meeting, which is designed to promote the scouts from their last rank to the next rank.

Since Youth Protection is the single most important aspect of Scouts BSA we tackle those requirements first.  In August before any big outings or service projects for the new school year begin, the youth will focus on reviewing the Youth Protection guidelines with their parents.  Siblings often complete those requirements together.  All new adults are strongly encouraged to take the Youth Protection free online course once, and all scout leaders will review and renew their completions of the youth protection courses to make sure they are compliant with their bi-annual requirements.

The First weekend in October is the Chippewa District Camporee.  The September pack meeting is all about getting families ready for Camping.  The Pack has invited The Arrow Of Light Den, The Webelos Den (both dens have already done a camp out this year) as well as BSA Troop 242.  The Boys from who will accompany us on our Fall Camp Out at Rock Cut State Park where we will see a World War II reenactment.  All registered Cub Scouts and their families are welcome to join us.

The Bear Carnival is an annual tradition for our October pack meeting.  The Bear den creates games of luck and skill and awards prizes.

You can find the Pack at Halloween Happenings, and October is also our first pack service project of the school year.  Historically, we have volunteered with a collaboration of churches to run games for the community at a Trunk or Treat.

Kids and parents alike seem to love LEGO.  Kids and parent's alike seem to love the Pinewood Derby.  This month's pack meeting combines both of those loves into one event.  Build a car in advance and run it, OR come empty handed and assemble your own creation with the pack's LEGOs.

A long time tradition for families of Villa Park is Joyful Traditions.  Ever year Pack 122 sponsors a tree along the Prairie Path for the Joyful Traditions display.  We have a short pack meeting outdoors by our tree and then turn families loose to have fun and this family oriented event.

Did you know that Joyful Traditions was created by Villa Park Cub Scout Pack 33 which merged with Pack 122 about ten years ago?

Our oldest scouts, the AOL den, have completed all of their requirements for their AOL rank at this point.  This is when they "bridge" up to a Scouts BSA troop.  We encourage kids to try Scouts BSA, since they are given much more freedom as they learn scouting skills and leadership under qualified supervision. 

In January we also provide another service project, this time benefiting our Chartered Organization.  The Scouts come to New Hope and spend about an hour taking down the holiday decorations.

January also marks the start of the Religious Emblem program for cub scouts.  New Hope offers the Protestant/Christian religious emblem program through their children's ministry, and scouts of other faiths are encouraged to begin as well.  All materials and awards for the Religious Emblems are provided by the Cub Scouts.

This year in February our pack designed den flags.  Each den was provided the same pool of materials and tasked with creating a flag that represents their den.  The results were impressive.

Every year we have a pinewood derby for the pack.  We will host a car cutting event in advance, so scouts can prepare their entries.  Our March meeting is where that pinewood derby will take place.  The winners from the Pack have the opportunity to go on to the Chippewa District pinewood derby race in April.

In January 2025 BSA announced its partnership 

To end our school year we will host our Blue and Gold banquet.  This event will see awards issued to scouts for everything from the Nova Program to their rank advancement.  This is a great conclusion to the year.