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You can celebrate the 100th anniversary of scouting by purchasing a BSA Centennial Tree from the Arbor Day Foundation.
The two- to four-foot-tall Centennial Trees are $20, and for each tree purchased, the Arbor Day Foundation will plant a tree in the Flathead National Forest which has been devastated from recent wildfires.
[Updated: 05-20-2009]
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Posted by Mike Newman
The May 2009 (Leave Nothing But Footprints) Den Meeting in a Box is available from BSA Supply Group for Tiger, Wolf, or Bear den meetings.
It is $37.49 and includes ten “A Walk on the Wild Side!” booklets, 10 photo albums, 10 sticker sheets, 10 monthly theme emblems, and more.
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The May 2009 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). Part 1 has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the June “A Camping We Will Go” theme.
Part 2 has information on the ScoutParents program.
Part 2 [Photo: Flickr/Retro Traveler]
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Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for June 2009 is now available on the SKC website.
The Buckeye District puts together a very helpful roundtable packet each month. This one has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more for the “A Camping We Will Go” theme.
Link (pdf)
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If your pack is planning a fishing event, here is a cool new (2009) Fishing emblem ($1.19) from BSA Supply Group you may want to use to encourage participation.
[Updated: 05-08-2009]
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The May-June 2009 issue of Scouting magazine is now available at the magazine website.
This issue has articles of interest to Cub Scouters on the following subjects:
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The May 2009 Baloo’s Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is available for free download.
Baloo’s Bugle is a monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the June “A Camping We Will Go” theme.
For Webelos Scout den meetings, this Bugle also has activities for the Traveler and Handyman Webelos activity badges.
This issues also has great tips on Cub Scout cooking and on planning campfires.
Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.
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Posted by Mike Newman
Boys’ Life magazine has achieved Sustainable Forestry Initiative certification. SFI is an organization which promotes the management of forests in a sustainable manner.
As part of the certification, the Boys’ Life supply chain will undergo surveillance audits annually and the full certification process every five years.
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In a hiking program such as the Three Fires Council Hiking Program, each Cub Scout’s miles hiked on den or pack hikes are tracked, and recognition is presented at certain milestones.
In our pack, we have been keeping track of our Cubs’ miles hiked for about a year and a half. It has done a lot to generate interest in and participation at our pack hikes.
We have been recognizing the boys’ mileage with the “miles hiked” patches available from Advantage Emblem. Once a boy achieves 5 miles, he receives the “miles hiked” patch and the “5” rocker patch. He receives additional patches at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50. (Unfortunately, the patches only go up to 50.)
One of our active hiking Cubs recently received his 40 patch.
Advantage Emblem patches are $2.00 each (discounts for quantity) plus shipping.
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Today is Arbor Day. A good way for Cub Scouters to celebrate these important natural resources is by visiting the online Tree Identification Guide at the Arbor Day Foundation website.
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In celebration of Earth Day, you can visit the “Go Green Projects” page at the Boys’ Life website for 14 eco-oriented projects including a solar hot dog cooker and plastic jug bird feeders.
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