 | Volume 1, Number 7, March 2005 IT'S A SCOUTING CELEBRATION |
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| Volume 1, Number 7, March 2005 IT'S A SCOUTING CELEBRATION |
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It is time to celebrate 75
years of Cub Scouting at our Diamond Jubilee!! The year is 1930 and Herbert
Hoover is president; for fun boys listen to their favorite shows on radio –
“The Lone Ranger,” “Buck Rogers,” and “Superman.”
Some of the purposes of Cub Scouting developed through this month’s theme are:
* Spiritual Growth, Boys will be exposed to lord Baden-Powell’s devotion to God and then develop their own beliefs with their families.
* Fun and Adventure, Boys will enjoy celebrating the past, present, and future of Scouting.
* Preparation for Boy Scouts, Boys will be excited and motivated to continue down the path of Cub Scouting to Boy Scouting by learning about its founder and following his leadership.
The core value highlighted this month is:
* Citizenship, Cub Scouts will learn that only through the dedication of good citizens who went before them do we have the Cub Scouting program of today.
CUBMASTER’S CORNER
Do Your Best
The
Pack meeting for March, this month, is a special one. It is the diamond anniversary of cub scouting in America. It all began with Baden-Powell who was
a Colonel in the British Army fighting the Dutch Boers in South Africa. When he got back to England, he found
himself a National hero and a small book he had written for the Army,
"Aids to Scouting", was being used by British boys to play games of scouting. He
remembered those boys in South Africa and what his Boys Corps did for them. He
rewrote his book into "Scouting for Boys" in 1908 and Boy Scouting
was born.
The
tradition Baden-Powell started in the Boer Wars. When the boys in South Africa learned their scouting skills, they
were rewarded with a promotion in rank. So too, do Cub Scouts, after showing
their abilities in certain skills, earn their ranks of Bobcat, Wolf, Bear and
Webelos.
I am proud
to say that I have been involved in scouting as a boy myself and for these past
five years in Pack 163 and the tradition and ideals of Baden-Powell continue to
live on.
Those
whom we seek to serve come our way but once – as boys. Neglect none of them –
for somewhere among them may be the man who will lead the world to everlasting
peace.
Bob Grimm
Cubmaster Pack 163
What happens to a Scout? For every 100 boys who join Scouting,
records indicate that:
�� Rarely will one be brought before the juvenile court system
�� Two will become Eagle Scouts
�� Seventeen will become future Scout volunteers
�� Twelve will have their first contact with a church
�� One will enter the clergy
�� Five will earn their church award
�� Eighteen will develop a hobby that will last through their adult
life
�� Eight will enter a vocation that was learned through the merit badge
system
�� One will use his Scouting skills to save his own life
�� One will use his Scouting skills to save the life of another
person
�� Scouting’s
alumni record is equally impressive. A recent nation-wide survey
of high schools revealed the following information:
�� 85% of student council presidents were Scouts
�� 89% of senior class presidents were Scouts
�� 80% of junior class presidents were Scouts
�� 75% of school publication editors were Scouts
�� 71% of football captains were Scouts
�� 64% of Air Force Academy graduates
�� 68% of West Point graduates
�� 70% of Annapolis graduates
�� 72% of Rhodes Scholars
�� 85% of FBI agents
�� 26 of the first 29 astronauts
SPECIAL CROSS OVER CEREMONY
Monday, March 28th 7PM
Chester’s Multi Purpose Room
Chester Town Complex
ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND
WANTED:
Cubmaster
Committee Chairman
Newsletter Editor
C.U.B.S.C.O.U.T.S.
C stands for COURTEOUS, something that all Cub Scouts should be.
U stands for UNIQUE, something that of our Cub Scouts are.
B is for BOYS, without which there would be no Cub Scouting.
S stands for SPECIAL, something that every Scouting volunteer is.
C stands for CHARACTER, something developed by time in Scouting.
O stands for OUTINGS, one of our favorite parts of Scouting.
U stands for UNIFORM, we’re proud to be wearing ours.
T stands for TALENT, something that each leader shares with the boys.
S stands for SPIRIT OF SCOUTING, something that lives in the hearts of
everyone involved in SCOUTING
SUMMER CAMP
Deposits are In!
If Still want to Go see Mrs. Cue
Sleepover July 24 –28th
Day Camp August 8th-12th
PINEWOOD DERBY
Friday, April 22nd
Keep Working on Your
Cars
Friday, April 22nd
Meeting Starts at 6PM
Friday, May 27th
Meeting Starts at 7PM
Other Meeting Reminders
Held 2nd
Thursday of Month 7PM
Chester Academy
Media
Center
2nd
Wednesday of Month
6:45 PM
at Naval Recruit Center
(by Stoneyfield
Yogurt)
“If
we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound
ourselves” Thomas
Edison
CONGRATULATIONS
Webelos Scouts
Who are leaving us this month
and crossing over to Boy Scouts.
Jonathan BakerPeter CiccarelloJared GosselinJackson GrimmAlexander HadikKyle MyetteJonathan PiersonOliver PrevostTrever RenaudBrian SullivanRyan WaszczukAlex Yelin
Pack 163 Supports Our Troops
Pack 163 is
sponsoring a new unit in Iraq. The
contact address is:
PFC Foley Timothy
596 Signal Company, 125th FSB, HQ PLT
3rd BDE, 1st AD, 3rd ID
Camp Taji
APO AE 09378
Also, some
dens have adopted servicemen deployed overseas, please keep them in mind
SPECIAL THANK YOU TO:
Den 1 Leaders:
Mr. Tom Ciccarello
and
Mr.Alan Gosselin
DEN 8 Leader:
Mrs. Carrie Hadilk
Your tireless and devoted efforts
have helped these scouts today and tomorrow!
Sunday, March 27th
Visit the website for more
information
SPECIAL
TIGER CUB ADVANCEMENT and RECOGNITION
MAY PACK MEETING
DISTRICT NEWS
·
Fisher
Cat Baseball
Saturday,
May 21st !;05 PM
Saturday,
June 18th 5:05 PM
Sleepover,
movie, breakfast June 8th ONLY
Saturday,
August 19th 6:35 PM
Tickets
$9.50
·
Manchester
Wolves Arena 2
Saturday
April 16th 7:30 PM
or
Friday,
July 8th
Tickets
$9.75
·
CHUCK
WAGON DERBY
Saturday
April 16th
Camp
Carpenter
·
WEBELOS
WEEKEND
April
15 - 17
Camp
Carpenter
