BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 19, Number 10 “Wisdom, compassion, and COURAGE are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.” Confucius --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June 2013 Cub Scout Roundtable July 2013 Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas COURAGE/CUBS IN SHINING ARMOR Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Supplemental Meetings - This will be my 13th trip there - the first on "Phil Phaculty!!" CORE VALUES More Info Next Month!!! Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide The core value highlighted this month is: Courage: Doing what is right regardless of how hard it is or what the consequences are. Cub Scouts will learn that courage means to be brave and do what is right, no matter what their friends are doing. Why Cubs in Shining Armor for the Core Value Courage: Many associate courage and valor with knights because of their code of conduct. The Knights Code of Conduct extols these virtues, which reinforce that a true chivalrous knight does what is right regardless of the difficulties or consequences. He exhibits true courage TABLE OF CONTENTS And speaking of Training In many of the sections you will find subdivisions for the various topics covered in the den meetings CORE VALUES................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................... 1 Man of Courage - Franklin Delano Roosevelt .................... 2 June 23-29 is Commissioner's Week at PTC THOUGHTFUL ITEMS FOR SCOUTERS ........................ 3 Commissioner Conferences being offered include Training Topics .................................................................... 8 The Council Commissioner Cub Scout Resources ............................................................ 8 District Commissioner and Asst Dist Comm Training Electives .............................................................................. 9 District Committee ROUNDTABLES ............................................................... 10 Effective Roundtables Roundtable Planning .......................................................... 10 How to Conduct a Commissioner College Suggested Roundtable Agenda: ......................................... 11 The Unit Commissioner 2013 - 2014 Cub Scout Roundtable Planning Guide ......... 11 Did you notice Effective Roundtables on the list?? Supplemental Pack Meeting Plans .................................... 11 Well, I received a very humbling call this month - Tim Acree, National Roundtable Task Force ....................................... 12 the Training Person on Tico's National Commissioner Staff Pack Committee Chair ....................................................... 13 called to ask me if I wanted to work with George Costigan of Cub Scout Academics and Sports Belt Loops and Pins ..... 14 National Cap Council as the "Philmont Phaculty" members Pack Participation - A Key to Attendance ......................... 16 facilitating the Roundtable conference!! He said I had to CS Roundtable Planning Guide ......................................... 16 talk with my wife, before I could tell him YES!!! Cubcast .............................................................................. 16 So, if you are a RT Commissioner, an Asst RT Commissioner Update Supplemental Pack Meeting Plans Error! Bookmark (formerly called Staff) or just interested in RTs - for a great not defined. experience, go to http://philmontscoutranch.org learn about DEN MEETING TOPICS .................................................. 18 the Philmont Training Center and sign up for Effective THE BUZZ ......................................................................... 18 Roundtables and then come on out and meet George and PACK MEETING THEMES ............................................. 17 I and learn a lot about Roundtables. We will have the 2013- UPCOMING MONTHS ..................................................... 17 2014 CS and BS RT Planning Guides for you!! Write PTC Why Take Boys Outside .................................................... 19 (or me) if you have questions on the National Training Center 10 Reasons Why Kids Should Play Outside ...................... 20 BALOO'S BUGLE - (July 2013 Ideas) Page 2 Additional References for Outdoor Adventures ................ 20 ONE LAST THING ........................................................... 84 The Value of Scout Summer Camp .................................. 21 To All of Us Who Survived the 40's, 50's, and 60's! ......... 84 CUBMASTER'S CORNER ............................................... 22 Grandkids .......................................................................... 85 SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES ............................................ 27 Collecting Loop and Pin ................................................... 28 Man of Courage - Softball Loop and Pin ....................................................... 28 Franklin Delano Roosevelt National Summertime Pack Award ................................... 29 Boys’ Life Reading Contest for 2013 ............................... 29 "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." Knot of the Month Roundtable Staff Training Award ...... 30 GATHERING ACTIVITIES ............................................. 30 Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt? FDR was the thirty- Courage Ideas .................................................................... 30 second President of the United States. He was the president Knight Ideas ...................................................................... 31 during the Great Depression, which was a time period where OPENING CEREMONIES ................................................ 32 the economy crashed. The Great Depression started with the AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION ........................................ 33 Stock Market Crash of 1929. During the 1920s, the value of LEADER RECOGNITION ................................................ 34 these stocks increased a lot. In 1932 and 1933, the Stock ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES .................................. 35 Market decreased rapidly. This decrease affected everyone in SONGS .............................................................................. 38 the United States. People began to feel as though they were at Courage Songs .................................................................. 38 risk of losing all their savings and, because they were so poor, Knight Songs ..................................................................... 38 they did not buy a lot of products. Many people who deposited Fun Songs ......................................................................... 40 their money into the banks wanted to withdraw money, but STUNTS AND APPLAUSES............................................ 40 these banks could not give back all of the money that was APPLAUSES & CHEERS ................................................ 40 deposited. One hundred forty billion dollars that was RUN-ONS ......................................................................... 41 deposited in the banks was lost and disappeared. JOKES & RIDDLES ......................................................... 41 SKITS ................................................................................ 41 GAMES ............................................................................. 44 Courage Games ................................................................. 44 Knight Games ................................................................... 46 Other Games ..................................................................... 48 CLOSING CEREMONIES ................................................ 49 CUBMASTER’S MINUTE .............................................. 50 Lord Baden-Powell & The Knight’s Patrol ....................... 50 CORE VALUE RELATED STUFF .................................. 51 In 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected into office. Connecting Honesty with Outdoor Activities ................... 51 America had a “Bank Holiday,” which was when FDR closed HONESTY Character Connection .................................... 51 the banks for three days. He created the New Deal, which was Crazy Holidays ................................................................... 53 meant to help the economy to recover. The Congress made up About the Knight’s Code .................................................. 54 many groups to help to relieve the economy. Some of these Fun Facts About the Tongue ............................................. 55 groups were NRA, FDIC, and AAA. This was part of the first PACK & DEN ACTIVITIES ............................................. 55 phase of the New Deal. The second phase of the New Deal A simple bird feeder for a pack or den activity ................. 57 was to help the people of America get jobs. The social security DEN MEETINGS .............................................................. 61 system was established in 1935 for people to have economic TIGER ............................................................................... 62 security. WOLF ............................................................................... 64 Roosevelt had to have a lot of courage to run this country BEAR ................................................................................ 67 during such a harsh time. He also had a lot of courage because Bear Ideas by Felicia ......................................................... 67 he was suffering from poliomyelitis. In summer