Miscellaneous Ceremony

CIVIC MINDED CEREMONIES

Collect a bunch of old unused keys and tie them to ribbons for awards. (You may be able to get throwaways from a hardware store that grinds them.) Also have some long ribbons tied in the center with beautiful bows. Have a small shovel and a box or bucketful of dirt. Explain to the Pack the tradition of the Mayor bestowing on honored guests and dignitaries a "Key to the City". Also in other civic ceremonies the Mayor and others attend ground breaking and ribbon cutting ceremonies, and tonight the Cub Scouts earning awards and rank advancements will be the honorees at the Pack's Civic Ceremonies.

The Cubmaster acts as the Mayor (he may want to wear a top hat or sash) and announce the contributions each boy being recognized has made to the Pack. these include but are not limited to participating in pack events, in den meetings, advancing in rank etc. The Cubs and their parents are then invited to "break ground" to make way for the Cub to begin on a new section of the Scouting trail, or they may be asked to "Cut the ribbon" as they pass into the next rank or den. You may wish to bestow a "Key to the Pack" for a particularly good job or having reached a difficult goal.

There are other civic ceremonies not mentioned here that may be adaptable to the presentation of Pack awards, like winning an election or being a grand marshal in a parade. Use this as a guideline an have your committee think of others.