2009 Hiking Emblem
July 14, 2009 9:52 am
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Posted by Mike Newman
Outdoor Program Guidelines – 2009 Ed.
July 13, 2009 5:51 am
The 2009 edition of Cub Scout Outdoor Program Guidelines (510-631) is now available at the BSA website.
This 8-page pamphlet provides a great overview of the full range of Cub Scout outdoor activities including camping, hiking, swimming, and field trips. It also has a summary of pertinent BSA safety rules.
All Cub Scout leaders should be familiar with this useful publication.
Link (pdf)
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Posted by Mike Newman
Confirmation of 2010 Fee Increase
July 9, 2009 5:23 am
BSA’s new Cub Scout Parent Information Guide (520-259, 2009 printing) confirms, as previous reports had indicated, that the annual BSA registration fee is changing from $10 to $15 effective January 1, 2010.
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Parent Information Guide
July 8, 2009 5:35 am
BSA has released a new “Cub Scout Information Guide” (520-259). The purpose of the Guide is to give new Cub Scout families an overview of how the Cub Scouting program works and what their role in it is.
This 8-page pamphlet is available online at the BSA website.
Link (pdf)
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American Heritage Girls-BSA Partnership
July 6, 2009 7:52 pm
American Heritage Girls, a Christian youth organization similar to Girl Scouts of the USA, has released a joint Memorandum of Mutual Support it has issued with Boy Scouts of America. According to the Memorandum, both organizations will work together in “establishing American Heritage Girl units and Boy Scout Venturing units.” [bold added]
Link (pdf) [Via Scoutingnews.org]
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Top 10 June 2009 Posts
July 2, 2009 5:30 am
Here are the top 10 most viewed posts for June 2009 (other than those solely about monthly theme items):
- New Cub Scout Belt Loops Coming
- Kindergarten Lions: Pilot Description
- Girls in Cub Scouts?
- 2008-2009 Program Helps
- No More Monthly Themes?
- New Centennial Uniform
- Example Schedule Flyer
- New (2009) Webelos Books?
- “Words to Live By” Flyers
- Cub Scout Program Helps Online
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No More Monthly Themes: An Update
July 1, 2009 5:51 am
July 2009 Theme Patch
There are now more signs that 2009-2010 is the last year for Cub Scout Monthly Themes:
- The 2009-2010 Cub Scout Program Helps book has no mention of the 2010-2011 themes.
- The 2010-2011 themes have been removed from the BSA National website. Link
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2009-2010 Program Helps
June 30, 2009 8:22 pm
I picked up a copy of the 2009-2010 Cub Scout Program Helps at my local scout shop this week.
According to unofficial sources, this will be the last edition of Cub Scout Program Helps. No word yet on what will be replacing Program Helps in the future.
One nice change in this edition is that the monthly suggestions are grouped first by age level (Tiger, Wolf, Bear) and then by month. The helps for Cubmasters are at the front of the book.
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August 2009 (Fun in the Sun) Program Helps
June 29, 2009 6:59 am
The August 2009 (Fun in the Sun) Program Helps pages from BSA National are available (free) for download.
Cub Scout Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities, and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
This one also contains tips on planning an outdoor pack meeting.
Link (pdf)
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Cub Scouting History: Webelos
June 25, 2009 5:35 am
You may think that “Webelos” has always stood for “WE’ll BE LOyal Scouts.”
But actually, “Webelos” originally stood for the first letters of the ranks leading up to Boy Scouting: Wolf, Bear, Lion, Scout.
The term is explained in this excerpt from the 1948 Lion Cub Scout Book:
“The name WEBELOS (say Wee-belos) is like the name of an Indian tribe. It’s the word to use when you want to talk about all of the boys everywhere who are Cub Scouts.
The letters W-B-L-S in Webelos are the first letters of the Cub Scout Ranks which lead up to Boy Scouting — WOLF, BEAR, LION, SCOUT.
The highest rank in Cub Scouting, after Lion, is the Webelos Rank. A Webelos Cub Scout is one who is fully prepared to become a Boy Scout and join a troop when he is twelve years old.
The Arrow of Light, shown above, is used for the Webelos Badge. The Arrow of Light stands for advancement along the trail from Wolf, all the way up to Boy Scout.” [Bold added]
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July 2009 (Be a Sport) Program Helps
June 24, 2009 5:34 am
The July 2009 (Be a Sport) Program Helps pages from BSA National are now available (free) for download.
Program Helps is a great resource for crafts, games, activities and more for pack meetings and activities and Tiger, Wolf, and Bear den meetings.
Link (pdf)
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