As of the the start of September there are now 77 families who have expressed interest in doing Cub Scouting this year.  Cub Scouting is all about Fun, Family and Friends -- Creating Community!  (Anyone can invite a new family to join us.)  Want more about this?  Email webmaster@atlanta631.mypack.us if you need a reminder about the login.  Here's our current numbers at each Grade Level (Den level) -- Reminder:  you need a Login to some pages, like the Calendar and Roster, and if you've forgotten the login, email webmaster@atlanta631.mypack.us:

• Kindergarten: now 6 in this Grade, a normal size for this grade.  This grade will do Adventures towards the Lion Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level) this year)
• to reach all parents of this coming year's Kindergarten Scouts (currently grouped in "Den 14" on the Pack Roster), send to den14@atlanta631.mypack.us

• First Grade: maybe 12!  This grade will be working towards the Tiger Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level). 
• to reach all parents of First Grade Scouts (currently grouped in "Den 17" on the Pack Roster), send to den17@atlanta631.mypack.us 

• Second Grade: 13! right now.  This grade will be working towards the Wolf Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level).
• to reach all parents of Second Grade Scouts (currently grouped in "Den 2" on the Pack Roster), send to den2@atlanta631.mypack.us

• Third Grade has 10.  They will be working towards the Bear Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level).  
• to reach all parents at this Grade (currently grouped in "Den 5" on the Pack Roster), send to den5@atlanta631.mypack.us

• Fourth Grade has 19!!  They can work towards the "Webelos" Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level) (Webelos is an acronym for "WE'll BE LOyal Scouts")
• to reach all parents of at this Grade (currently grouped in "Den 8" on the Pack Roster), send to den8@atlanta631.mypack.us,
  

• Fifth Grade has 18!  They will work towards the Arrow of Light Rank (<== click that link to find out what those are and how you can help lead our Scouts at this level), and hopefully graduate to a Scouts BSA Troop in the Spring (the older level of Scouting in the BSA). 
• to reach all of these parents (currently grouped in "Den 11" on the Pack Roster), send to den11@atlanta631.mypack.us  

Sending to those email lists work only if you are sending from an email that is in the Pack Roster, so if you want to send from, say, a work email or alternate to what's in the Pack Roster, email webmaster@atlanta631.mypack.us and we'll add your alternate email in (FYI, that "must be in the website roster" rule is what keeps spammers from sending to the website emails).

And there are many activities other than "advancement".  Check out The Great Big List of Places to Go and Things to Do Around Atlanta or this list of Fun, Simple, Easy activities - you'll find fun things to do. 

From your Pack Trainer (and former Den Leader and Cubmaster) -- These Two Things are True:

• A Cub Scout Program cannot run without Den Leaders, Co-Leaders and Assistants at each Grade Level, which is why Pack 631 operates with an "Every Parent Leads" policy.

• You are qualified to be a Leader - you have the skills, whether a Den Leader, Co-Leader, Assistant or any number of other necessary roles listed here that someone must do for the Cub Scout Pack to succeed.

Also true:  you may think "but I don't know how to lead Cub Scouts"!!!  And "I couldn't make the training class last weekend".  No worries.  How about this Saturday, or the following Saturday, or any weekend from now through October.  Your Pack Trainer's tour schedule is posted at scoutingatl.org/cub-leader-training and you can register there.  Please sign up!  Your child and their friends will be forever grateful. 

As announced again in our 2026-27 Youth Local Registration and Pack Dues page, there are two parts of registration and payment to be in Pack 631 annually.  One is our Local Pack Program Fees (a/k/a "Dues") paid by (for) each Scout for the school year -- this can be paid now on this page, and the second is Scouting America National Registration Fee paid by (for) each Scout and each Leader directly to the Scouting America National organization for the next 12 months after your registration or renewal date -- if you were registered from last year, these can only be paid within 60 days of your "Anniversary Date" (more below).

Many of you will be receiving emails from Scouting America <noreply@scouting.org> entitled "Your Scouting America Membership is up for renewal".  Please follow the instructions in that email to pay that second amount directly to the Scouting America National Organization.  If you have questions after review of that email, contact your temporary interim acting Pack Chair Bert Bender. 

The FAQ pages about Pack 631 include a Description of How Dens work and relate to the overall Pack and how events are scheduled and led.

• What’s a “Pack”? What’s a “Den”?
• How Many Scouts in a Den?
• When Do Dens Meet? 
• Where Do Dens Meet? 
• When Does the Whole Pack Meet?
• Who Runs the Cub Scout Activities and Events – Who Decides What and When and Where?
• What are the “Every Parent Leads” Rules? 

If you haven't seen it yet, check out this New York Times essay and photos.  Sure, these Scouts are in the older "Troop" program, but the same concepts apply in these younger years ... and current Fifth Graders will be looking at joining a Troop in the late winter/early spring.