BALOO'S BUGLE Volume 18, Number 8 “Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.” Confucius --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 2012 Cub Scout Roundtable April 2012 Core Value & Pack Meeting Ideas FAITH CUB SCOUTS GIVE THANKS Tiger Cub, Wolf, Webelos, & Arrow of Light Meetings 15 and 16, Bear (Mtgs ?? and ??), CORE VALUES George Washington Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide The core value highlighted this month is: Faith: Having inner strength or confidence based on our trust in God. With their family guiding them, Cub Scouts will grow stronger in their faith. Through den and pack activities boys will learn to understand and respect people whose faith is different from theirs. COMMISSIONER’S CORNER Faith is not belief without proof, but trust Wednesday, February 22 was George Washington's real without reservation. birthday (along with Lord Robert Baden Powell’s), an D. Elton Trueblood appropriate time to consider the faith of America's most important founding father. At age 13 George transcribed "110 Rules for Young Many thanks to Pat Hamilton, ACC – Roundtables Gentlemen," written by Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the in Baltimore Area Council and a long time friend of Jesuits in the 1590's. George memorized them. They teach that man is God's servant who lives not for self, but for others. mine, for putting this issue together They became part of his character: "Let your conversation be without malice or envy... "When you speak of God or His attributes, be serious and speak with words of reverence. "Let your recreations be manful, and not sinful. At age 20, he wrote prayers to say each morning and evening. On Sunday mornings he prayed: "...pardon, I beseech Thee, my sins; remove them from Thy presence, as far as the east is Remember: Three-fourths of Scouting is Outing! from the west, and accept me for the merits of Thy son, Jesus Make sure your boys get registered for Cub Scout Day Christ..." Camp. Most Day Camps start registering right about At 23 Captain Washington was caught in a surprise ambush by now, and some of them fill up fast. Don’t be left on the the French and Indians near what is now Pittsburgh. Every outside lookin’ in! British and American officer was shot but Washington though he rode back and forth across the battlefield. George later Please! Pow Wow books are the life-blood of this wrote to his brother, "By the all-powerful dispensations of publication. We need new ideas and material to keep Providence, I have been protected beyond all human Baloo’s bugle alive. I’ve been sending Dave my Pow probability or expectation, for I had four bullets through my Wow books for almost nine years now, and there are a coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, few others that support as well. If you can’t get it in although death was leveling my companions on every side of electronic format, let us know and we can help. –Pat me." BALOO'S BUGLE - (March 2012 Ideas) Page 2 On July 2, 1776 he told his troops: "The fate of unborn millions will now depend, under God, on the courage of this Each generation goes further than the generation army. Our cruel and unrelenting enemy leaves us only the preceding it because it stands on the shoulders of that choice of brave resistance or the most abject submission. We generation. You will have opportunities beyond have therefore to resolve to conquer or die." anything we've ever known. Seven weeks later British General Howe had trapped Ronald Reagan Washington and his 8,000 troops on Brooklyn Heights, ready to crush them the next morning. Washington gathered every TABLE OF CONTENTS vessel from fishing to row boats and spent all night ferrying In many of the sections you will find subdivisions for the his army across the East River. By morning many troops were various topics covered in the den meetings still exposed to the British. CORE VALUES .................................................................. 1 "In a most unusual change in weather, the fog did not lift from COMMISSIONER’S CORNER ........................................... 1 the river. It stayed thick, covering Washington's retreat until George Washington ............................................................. 1 the entire army had evacuated and escaped," writes William TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................... 2 Federer in his inspiring book, "America's God and Country." Roundtable Prayer ............................................................... 3 Never again did the British have such a rare chance to win the Quotations ........................................................................... 4 war. Gratitude Quotes ................................................................. 4 During the freezing winter of 1777 at Valley Forge, a dozen A True Story about a Scout and his Faith ............................ 4 soldiers died a day, with many not having blankets or shoes. Seven Things I Learned ....................................................... 6 "Feet and legs froze till they became black," and were ROUNDTABLES ................................................................. 7 amputated wrote a Committee from Congress. A Quaker Have a Little Faith ................................................................ 7 named Isaac Potts came upon Washington upon his knees in Update Supplemental Pack Meeting Plans ........................... 8 the snow, praying aloud for his beloved country. He thanked Cubcast ................................................................................. 9 God for exalting him to the head of a great nation which was DEN MEETING TOPICS .................................................. 10 fighting at fearful odds. PACK ADMIN HELPS – ................................................... 10 The Quaker told his wife of the sight: "Till now I have thought Journey to Excellence 2012 ............................................... 10 that a Christian and a solider were characters incompatible, 2013 National Jamboree Staff ........................................... 11 but if George Washington not be a man of God I am mistaken, CUBMASTER'S CORNER ............................................... 11 and still more I shall be disappointed in God does not through Hello Cub Masters! ........................................................... 11 him perform some great thing for this country." GATHERING ACTIVITIES .............................................. 15 On May 5, 1778 Washington learned that the French would OPENING CEREMONIES ................................................ 16 join America as allies. The General told his troops, "It having AUDIENCE PARTICIPATIONS & STORIES ................. 17 pleased the Almighty Ruler of the universe to defend the cause LEADER RECOGNITION & INSTALLATION .............. 18 of the United American States, and finally to raise up a Leader Appreciation Ceremony ........................................ 18 powerful friend among the princes of the earth, to establish 10 Commandments of Ceremonies ................................... 18 our liberty, and independence upon a lasting foundation, it Quickie Thank-You's ......................................................... 18 becomes us to set apart a day for gratefully acknowledging the Leader Induction Ceremony .............................................. 19 divine goodness..." ADVANCEMENT CEREMONIES ................................... 19 SONGS ............................................................................... 20 In 1781 Washington's southern army defeated a detachment of Faith Songs ........................................................................ 20 British troops. Lord Cornwallis was infuriated and began Fun Songs .......................................................................... 21 pursuing the outnumbered Americans. He waited the night at STUNTS AND APPLAUSES ............................................ 21 the Catawba River, which the U.S. troops had crossed just two APPLAUSES & CHEERS ................................................ 21 hours earlier. Miraculously, a storm arose during the night RUN-ONS ......................................................................... 22 causing the river to be uncrossable for five days. Cornwallis SKITS ................................................................................. 22 nearly overtook Americans at the Yadkin River, but another GAMES .............................................................................. 23 flood arose, allowing Americans to escape. Games About Trust & Faith .............................................. 23 The French navy seized control of the Chesapeake Aug. 30, CLOSING CEREMONIES ................................................ 25 1781, driving out British ships. Washington rejoiced and CUBMASTER’S MINUTES ............................................. 25 besieged Cornwallis' stronghold at Yorktown. With no ships CORE VALUE RELATED STUFF ................................... 26 to escape upon, Cornwallis surrendered. Connecting FAITH with Outdoor Activities .................... 26 Washington wrote Congress, "I take a particular pleasure in Quoting Baden-Powell on Faith ........................................ 26 acknowledging that the interposing Hand of Heaven...has been Trees & Faith for Scouters ................................................ 27 most conspicuous and remarkable." Crazy Holidays .................................................................