Saturday, August 25, 2007

8-24-07 Pack Meeting

This past Friday, the pack came together for a meeting observing the 100 Year Anniversary of Scouting! As a treat, the Cubmaster managed to get her hands on a time capsule collected by Lord Robert Baden-Powell and buried by his Brownsea Scouts waaay back in 1907.

While I'm sure the U of U Anthropology Department was not amused, our Cubs were eager to hear the wise words Lord Robert had to impart. Inside the capsule, he had placed several tokens that represented the values of Scouting he wished to teach. The boys listened intently and in the end, their thoughtful faces and calm smiles gave proof that the Old Scout's words were not lost.

After Lord Robert's capsule was opened, the Cubmaster gave each of the boys a capsule of their own to open when they became Eagle Scouts. Inside each of them was their picture and some papers describing their scouting experience thus far.
I hope our Cubs get to open them as Eagles one day.

OK, onto the pictures!

The West Village Cubs had the honor of presenting the colors at the meeting. They did a really outstanding job!










After the Flag Ceremony, the Pack played a fun game of "Scout Bingo" in hopes of getting to know everyone.

It was a great time.





After bingo, the Cubmaster told Lord Robert's story and opened the capsule for all to see.










It was exciting stuff.
She had a captive audience!







After the main activity was complete, the floor was given to the Den Leaders to announce any awards. I was proud to announce that two of our Cubs earned an advancement bead!

One was given to our fast-track scout, C.L.
He's sure to earn his Wolf Badge very soon!



The second was awarded to V.Z.
Way to go, guys!










After the meeting, the Pack was treated to refreshments!
Hostess cupcakes, anyone?

Once we were done, grown-ups and youths alike helped clean up the gym. It went by pretty quickly when everyone helped.

Thanks for all the effort, boys.
And thanks to the Pack Leadership for putting on a great meeting!

See you all next month!

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