October 2000

Achievement

Setting: Each boy walks on in turn holding a card with a letter on it, says his part and then stands in line.

A - is for Always do your best

M - is for Make the pack go!

E - is for Eveready to give good will!

T - is for Takes time to serve others!

C - is for Cub Scout Spirit!

E - is for Enthusiastic!

I - is for Integrity and ingenuity!

V - is for Very dependable!

N is for Never gives up!

E - is for Eats, always!

H - is for Having fun!

BOYS: Put them all together, and what have you got? (Boys rearrange themselves in correct order to spell achievement) You've got what a Cub Scout can do, and that's quite a lot!

I Can!

I CAN… stand tall, in my heritage and believe fully in America!

I CAN… strive for the highest pinnacle...or any other spot I so choose...it is my decision, to be freely arrived at!

I CAN… worship at the church of my choice...read whatever books, articles, or newspapers I choose... select my own home, friends, job and associates!

I CAN… sleep peacefully… free from the fear of midnight persecution… secure in the protection of my rights!

I CAN… fail as well as succeed… this is true freedom!

I CAN… shape my own destiny… have my visions realized... achieve anything I really believe I can!

I CAN... fail and still be counted a man... gain strength and experience through mistakes... lose it all, and start over again as many times as my spirit is willing... until my dreams are reality!

I CAN... grow as large as my dreams can grow me... be as big as I am willing to pay the price to become!

I CAN... own my own home... start a business... invest in my future... climb to the stars by building my own

staircase!

I CAN... compete and receive in direct proportion to my efforts... thank others for assistance in my success... but look only to myself for my failures!

I CAN... raise my family in freedom... and freely change homes, jobs, friends, tastes... location, vocation, and

avocation... but, most importantly... I can change myself!

I CAN... because I am an American!