Cranford Pack 137 Cub Scouts logoCub Scout Pack 137Cranford, New JerseyJoin or renewJoin

A Scout is helpful

Helping our community

Cranford is our home, and our scouts work to make it better. Through food drives, cleanups, parades and town events, they learn that even small hands can make a real difference.

The Rahway River in Union County in early autumn

Our biggest project

Scouting for Food

Every fall, Cranford's Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts and Scouts BSA troops team up to restock the shelves at Cranford Family Care's food pantry before the holidays. It's a town-wide effort, and every scout has a part.

  1. 1Package. Scouts bundle door hangers with donation details for every home in town.
  2. 2Deliver. Dens go door to door with their families to hang them on every street.
  3. 3Collect. A week later, scouts pick up the donated food from porches and bring it to the pantry, where older scouts sort and stock the shelves.

Got a door hanger?

Leave non-perishable food in a bag on your porch on collection day, and a scout will pick it up. Canned goods, pasta, rice, cereal and peanut butter are always welcome.

More ways we serve Cranford

Rahway River cleanupScouts help clear litter from the river and its banks, and learn why clean water matters to the whole town.
Park cleanupsGloves on, bags in hand: dens help keep Cranford's parks and playgrounds ready for everyone.
Memorial Day ParadeThe pack marches in uniform to honor those who served, one of our proudest traditions.
Town tree lightingScouts serve cookies and hot chocolate to neighbors at Cranford's holiday tree lighting.
Bicycle safety rallyWorking with local police, scouts learn and share safe-riding skills with young riders. Training wheels welcome.
Uniform swapFamilies pass outgrown uniforms, hats and neckerchiefs to the next scout. Less waste, lower cost: "A Scout is thrifty."

Meeting the people who serve

Dens visit Cranford's fire house, police station and first aid squad, and invite local responders to pack meetings. Scouts see what it takes to keep a town safe, and how they can help.

Why service matters

Service is where the Scout Oath becomes real: "to help other people at all times." Scouts who learn to notice what their town needs, and do something about it, grow into the leaders every community needs.

Read the Scout Oath and Law

Could your organization use a hand?

Local nonprofits, schools and town groups: tell us about a project where Cub Scouts and their families could help.

Email the pack