October 1999 California Gold Rush

ADVANCEMENT - PANNING FOR CUB SCOUTS

Paint small rocks with gold spray paint, for gold nuggets. You will need a nugget for each boy receiving awards. With a permanent marker put each boy's name on one side of the nugget. Place the nuggets in a shallow pan, like a gold pan. The Awards Chairman or Cubmaster could be in costume as a prospector or an old sourdough.

CUBMASTER: The early explorers of Alaska were a very rugged and hearty group of people. They were outdoorsmen and lived off the land where they hunted for food and clothes. They cleared the land to make room for their log cabins to live in.

Many of the early settlers of Alaska spent much of their time looking for gold. And indeed some of the people of Alaska still pan for gold today. Life in Alaska was rugged and

challenging, much as our Cub Scouts are challenged as they work toward their goals, as they earn the ranks of Scouting. Let's shake up this old gold pan and see if we can find a nugget that is worth something. (Shake gold pan and pull out one nugget at a time. Read off boy's name and have him and his parents come forward and receive his badge. Present them with his award and also present him with the "Gold Nugget" with his name on

GOLD RUSH OPENING

Preparation: 8 large posters with a letter on the front of each; boys can have their lines written on the back of each card.

G - G is for all the good that Cub Scouts do.

O - O is for one Cub Scout that can make a difference.

L - L is for the Law of the Pack.

D - D is for our duty to God and country.

R - R is to remind us to take care of our earth.

U - U is for using our resources to help others.

S - S is for the special times we share with families and friends.

H - H is for how Cub Scouting makes us feel "happy".