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May 2000 See The Forest For The Trees |
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Advancement Ceremony
This Little Tree Is A Symbol
PERSONNEL: Cubmaster, Den Leaders,
advancing Cub Scouts, Webelos and parents.
EQUIPMENT: A three foot high tree
with several branches, set as if it were a tree in a can of mortar;
green paper leaves (made with thin wire frame with wire frame sticking
out) with Cub Scouts' names, awards, badges, and arrow points.
CUBMASTER: This little tree is a
symbol of the natural beauty of our land. The tree also represents Cub
Scouting. It takes a long time for a beautiful tree to grow. In the same
way, a Cub Scout spends a lot of time and effort in advancing from rank
to rank. So do his parents who help him. Today we will see how much
prettier this Cub Scouting tree will be when we put some leaves on it.
Each of these leaves represents the time and effort put into their
advancement work by our Cub Scout and parents.
(Call forward boys and their parents
who are receiving wolf badges and arrow points, give them their awards
and have them put one leaf on the tree for each award they received.
Then award Bear badges and arrow points and have those boys also put
leaves on the tree. After all the awards are presented and leaves added
to the tree, the Cubmaster resumes speaking.) Each of you has helped
nurture this tree. Just as trees endure for many years, so the values
you have gained from working on achievements, electives and Webelos
activity pins will last you a lifetime. May you always stand strong and
tall like a tree-- and be a beautiful resource for our land. .
CLOSING CEREMONY God Gives Us The World
LEADER: The founder of Scouting, Lord
Baden-Powell, once said, "God has given us a world to live in that
is full of beauties and wonders and He has given us not only eyes to see
them but minds to understand them, if we only have the sense to look at
then in that light."
With Spring well under way and Summer
fast approaching, we will be spending more time in and enjoying the
great outdoors once again. As we do this, let us in a true
Scouting spirit, live up to our Outdoor Code:
CUBS 1-4: As an American, I will do
my best to:
CUB 1: Be clean in my outdoor
manners. I will treat the outdoors as a heritage to be improved
for our greater enjoyment. I will keep my trash and garbage out of
America's waterways, fields, woods, and roadways.
CUB 2: Be careful with fire. I
will build my fire in a safe place and be sure it is dead out before I
leave.
CUB 3: Be considerate in the
outdoors. I will treat public and private property with
respect. I will remember that use of the outdoors is a privilege I
can lose by abuse.
CUB 4: Be conservation-minded.
I will learn to practice good conservation of soil, water, forests,
minerals, grasslands, and wildlife. And I will urge others to do
the same. I will use sportsman-like methods in all my outdoor
activities.
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