Registration & Dues

2024-25 Dues & Registration

Scouting has changed the process since last year — it’s now “unbundled”, and so you will need to separately register and pay with both the Pack as and the broader scouting organization (Pacific Skyline/Scouting America). 

• Please register your child with Pack 36 by filling out this form. If you have multiple children to register, please fill out the form once per child.

• For this school year the pack dues per child are $100.  Please pay by PayPal (preferred) or check. Instructions below. 

  • This covers administrative fees, supplies for dens, monthly pack events (including our “free” Daycamping event), registration for our adult volunteers, and more. We anticipate two overnight events this year (an “indoor” overnight at a museum; and our family camping trip in June) will have additional per-person fees. We do not want these fees to prevent any child’s participation; reach out to our Committee Chair about scholarships.

• Register/renew your child with BSA/Scouting America. This needs to be done once every 12 months on your anniversary date. You can begin your renewal process up to 60 days before expiration— and you’ll probably get a generic email from BSA describing such. You can find your anniversary date here. 

  • In addition to the P36 fee from above, you will need to pay an additional $170 per scout to cover fees for Pacific Skyline council and the national BSA program. Again, we do not want these fees to prevent any child’s participation; reach out to our Committee Chair about scholarships.

  • Prepare yourself — the website is annoying and we have little control over it….

  • If your child is new to scouting:

    1. Go to register.springerpack36.org, and you’ll be redirected to the Scouting America site.

    2. Fill out the form.

    3. Once you have a receipt, please forward it to webmaster@springerpack36.org so we can reconcile your records with ours.

  • If you need to renew your child:

    1. Check the spreadsheet to determine when you cycle (you cannot renew until 60 days before) and your child's BSA id.

    2. Go to my.scouting.org website. Login using your parent account.

    3. Click “My Applications” button.

    4. Click on “My Renewals”.

    5. Follow whatever it asks you to do, including paying a fee.

    6. Once you have a receipt, please add a note to the first column of the spreadsheet referenced above indicating you’ve completed the process!

    7. If you cannot see your child’s renewal once you’ve logged in and you’re within the 60 day window … ask us for help, we’ll connect you with the angelic Adela at Pacific Skyline.

How to make a payment to the pack

• PayPal is strongly preferred. If you don’t have a PayPal account, consider setting one up. Send payment to treasurer@springerpack36.org. 

  • Include a quick note on what the money is for (e.g., “camping trip for Bobby Bobberson”).

  • Pay using a debit card or bank account. If you must pay with credit card please add 5% to your payment to cover the associated fees.

  • Mark your payment as “friends and family”, not as “goods and services”. “Goods and services” incurs additional fees and has tax implications. If you send your payment as “goods and services” we will refund your payment minus the associated fees and you will need to send it again as “friends and family”. 

• It is also possible to pay by check. 

  • Please indicate this is for dues and include your scout's name on the check.

  • Let the pack treasurer, Katherine Carter, know by email whether you'd like to leave the check in the Cub Scout cubby in the Springer office or would prefer to make other arrangements.

Questions, problems, or cannot pay via PayPal for some reason? Email treasurer@springerpack36.org.

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