Communication

​Overview

Pack 545 communicates primarily via email, using two primary channels:

  • A weekly newsletter
  • Emails sent by uniformed leaders to the full pack, to specific dens, or to individual Scouts via Scoutbook

To ensure that our communications reach you, please sign up for both of these email channels using the instructions below. If more than one adult associated with your Scout would like to receive these emails, both adults can sign up individually.

Scoutbook

​When you join pack 545 you are given a login to Scoutbook (https://scoutbook.scouting.org).

Scoutbook is a web-based tool which allows our pack to do the following:

  • ​Edit and view vital Information (names, addresses, phone numbers) of scouts, parents and leaders
  • ​Track completion of Lion, Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Arrow of Light requirements as well as other achievements and awards.
  • ​View a directory of the members of the pack.
  • ​Email den and pack members, and allow you to email leaders.
  • Let den leaders manage calendar layers for whole pack events and for each den (Calendars)

The Pack uses Scoutbook’s email feature to let den leaders easily email all parents in the den, and to let the Cubmaster and other packwide leaders email parents across the full pack. At least one parent for each Scout must be linked to your Scout in Scoutbook, and that parent must not opt out of emails in Scoutbook.

In addition to email communications, the pack uses Scoutbook to track progress towards rank advancement. Typically your den leader will do this tracking for your Scout, but as a parent of a Cub Scout, you may also log into Scoutbook and update your Scout’s progress directly. This is a much simpler and quicker means than the old-fashioned way of tracking progress by marking it in a book, telling your den leader, the den leader tracks it in a spreadsheet, the den leader turns the spreadsheet into the Awards Chairperson, etc.

Add a Second Parent to Scoutbook

To make sure both parents or guardian receive Scoutbook emails, follow these steps:

  1. Second parent/guardian: Create or access your Scouting account

    • Go to Scouting.org and sign in or create an account.

    • Find your Member Account ID near your profile photo.

    • Send that ID to the parent or guardian already connected to your Scout in Scoutbook.

  2. First parent/guardian: Add the second parent in Scoutbook

    • Log in at advancements.scouting.org.

    • Select Profile from the left sidebar.

    • Under Parents / Guardians For, select your Scout’s name.

    • In the Relationships section, click the + button.

    • Enter the second parent’s Member Account ID, last name, and date of birth, then click Search.

    • Select the correct member and relationship type, then click Save.

  3. Repeat for each Scout in your family.

Need help? Contact your den leader or pack545membership@pack545.com.

Pack Activities Newsletter

The Pack sends a weekly Pack Activities Newsletter through Scoutbook with news and information about upcoming activities, including Hiking Club, campouts, sporting events, special outings, and BSA District events.

The newsletter is sent to the email addresses connected to your Scoutbook account. If a second parent or guardian would also like to receive Pack emails, see instructions to Add a Second Parent to Scoutbook.