Pack Meeting - Blue and Gold
Date: 2/27/10
Location: TBA
Each February, generally the first or second Saturday, we say goodbye to our senior Webelo scouts (fifth graders). They "Crossover" to Boy Scouts. This ceremony "bridges" the transition from scouting for young "boys" to scouting for young "men." Hey, we even have a real bridge! This ceremony is very special. It's an emotional time for a family to witness the culmination of a boy's Cub Scouting career (5 years, if they began as Tigers!), a time that forms the foundation for a lifetime of responsible leadership. The evening includes a dinner, a candlelight ceremony, presentation of the Arrow Of Light (The highest achievement in Cub Scouting), and a reception by a local Boy Scout Troop, in our case, Troop 849, based at Annunciation Catholic Church. The Webelo Den Leader AND ALL PARENTS/GUARDIANS of the boys crossing over, are responsible for the planning of the evening.
With supervision by the Cubmaster and Pack Committee Chairman, the Den Leader will write the full program, which includes the specific language in the ceremony. Don't worry, Pack 630 has a program template which can be adapted to any Blue & Gold Dinner program. BUT, this should be the signature event of your Den, your special mark on the Pack you leave behind. Pack 630 will provide the money, in an amount approved by the Pack Committee, to pay for supplies. It is strongly recommended, though, that a dinner fee be charged AND collected prior to the dinner. (The January Pack Meeting is often the LAST available time for families to sign up and pay for their meals).
Full Dress Uniforms including dark slacks or shorts are required for all Scouts
Special Note: Parent/Son Bake-off- We like dessert. And, we want YOU to provide it for our Blue and Gold dinner. So, to encourage attendance and make the evening more fun... we hold a Parent/Son Bake-Off. Each Scout and a parent/guardian are asked to bake a dessert of their choosing. Prizes are given in a variety of categories, including but not limited to, "Best Tasting", "Best Scout Theme", "Tallest", "Flattest", "Smallest", "Biggest", "Best Design", yadda, yadda, yadda... The only BIG rule is this: Every part of the dessert MUST BE EDIBLE. No exceptions. Entries NOT meeting this rule, will not be judged in any category.
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