Webelo - Eagle - End of Year Events
Wow, this year has gone by fast!
We have only two more meetings as a pack - tomorrow night (Wednesday 5/12) and the Bridging Pool Party, June1.
Tomorrow we'll hand out achievement pins for the Outdoorsman Activity. Here's my list of cubs who have met the requirements: http://bit.ly/bSld5g - click on the "Mar 10" tab.
For June 1st, we should focus on getting all the boys to earn the Webelos Badge. Here's what needs to be done:
1. Read the parent guide ("How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse"; it came with the Webelos book) with your scout.
2. Be an active member of the den for 3 months. (Everybody has earned this.)
3. Know the meaning of the Webelos badge (page 52). I don't think there is a lot of deep symbolism... here's what the book says:
The Webelos badge is like the emblem on your Webelos cap, except that it also has the word "Webelos" and the Scout badge. The emblem is made up of a gold Scout badge with a blue "W," for Webelos, on it. It shows that you are moving from Cub Scouting to Boy Scouting.
4. Point out three special parts of Webelos Scout Uniform. (I marked the boys down who passed uniform inspection.)
5. Earn Fitness, Citizen, and one other badge from a different activity group (e.g. Artist). Note: do the Fitness Achievement with your family.
6. Plan and lead a flag ceremony. (Our den did this on September 9. If your cub participated in a 9/11 flag raising ceremony, I'd count that as well.)
7. Show understanding of key Boy Scout requirements.
8. Faith. See the Webelos book, page 50, for more details.
Future Den Meetings & Achievements
Date TBD, visit to Tier 1 Data Center in South San Francisco (one of Facebook's data centers) - Communicator + Traveler Achievements (p. 165, 461) - Dave LaDuke to organize - sorry this has taken so long
Date TBD, Readyman Achievement (p. 365) - organized by Dr. Chris Ames - he is a brain surgeon, so this one should be very interesting!
See you tomorrow!
Best,
Dave
