Arrow Of Light

PAINTED FACES

PREPARATION:

Ceremony Table with AOL awards and pins;

AOL Ceremonial Board with 4 candles:

Blue -- Spirit of Cub Scouting

Yellow -- Arrow of Light Award

Green -- Boy Scout

White -- Spirit of Scouting

Tom-tom, spotlight, poster paints: blue, yellow, green, white; Crossover bridge, large AOL sign (wood or cardboard) with string for each recipient; handbook and neckerchief for each recipient

PARTICIPANTS:

Cubmaster, Assistant Cubmaster, Webelos Leader, Scoutmaster, Webelos Den Chief, AOL recipients and their parents

ARRANGEMENT:

At the opening of the ceremony, only the white candle is lit; Cubmaster and Assistant Cubmaster are at front of room; Webelos Den Chief is at back of room with recipients; Webelos leader is on one side of room, Parents on other side. Scoutmaster waits on other side of bridge. Throughout the ceremony, a tom-tom drum is beaten, slowly.

When the tom-tom starts, the Den Chief leads the blindfolded recipients from the back of the room to the Webelos Den Leader (in arm-to-shoulder "link up"), who then leads them to their parents. The parents then lead them (individually) to the ceremony table.

CUBMASTER: (while the Scouts are being guided to the table)

As a Cub Scout, you have been guided through the Cub Scout Trail with the help of many Akelas. Soon, when you become a Boy Scout, you will find that, while there are still many people willing to help, you take on more and more responsibility for blazing your own trail to Eagle.

(Assistant Cubmaster removes blindfolds when in front of table)

(Names of AOL recipients), you have been called before the Pack because you have satisfied the requirements for Cub Scouting's highest rank: The Arrow of Light.

(Asst. Cubmaster lights Blue Candle, as the Cubmaster reads)

CUBMASTER: The first band of color is to remind you of the lessons you learned as a Cub Scout. The white candle represents the ideals of Scouting, as embodied by the 12 points of the Scout Law. Blue represents the spirit of Cub Scouting -- the spirit of giving goodwill and doing your best. Do you promise to fulfill the Cub Scout Promise and the Cub Scout motto, Do Your Best, when you receive the Arrow of Light badge?

(Webelos Scouts answer, "We do"; Webelos Leader applies Blue Paint to each

recipient's face).

CUBMASTER: Webelos Scouts have faithfully promised always to keep the spirit of Cub Scouting. As their parents, do you also promise to continue to help your boy in his Scouting adventures.

(Parents answer, "We do").

CUBMASTER: The second band of color, white, represents the Scout Law. Even though youth and adult leaders will cheerfully show you the skills you need, it will be up to you to live up to the 12 points of the Scout Law. Daily you will be faced with