Re: Blue and Gold Continued
MAJ (")
Tue, 7 Sep 1999 00:05:58 CDT
James Zotta continued:
>My pack uses the Blue and Gold dinner to graduate 2nd year Webelos and the
>Tiger Cubs..
IMO that's the WRONG time of the year to do those things....those events
should be held off until at least April or May. While it's "cool" to do
crossover ceremonies during the Blue and Gold (and I've been to a lot where
it was really, really grand occassions), a much better time is in April or
May, so that they can go straight to the Troop or experience the first year
of Cub Day Camp in their new status.
> Further.. graduating Tiger Cubs in Feb really confuses the
>Tigers since they cannot move on to Wolf until they meet the age
>requirements, etc....
Not to mention what it does to the PARENTS of the Tiger Cubs. "Are they Cub
Scouts or not??"
>My recommendation to my pack is that we move Blue and Gold to April or May
>which would coincide better with the advancement path.. or if we keep it in
>February, not to let the focus be the advancement but focus on the real
>purpose of the blue and gold dinner.. which is what my purpose in asking the
>question really is...
And which I responded with what some of the BSA's materials says are the
purposes of the Blue and Gold Banquet: to have fun, to recognize volunteers
and parents, and to get everyone associated with the Pack together to eat
and reflect on what happened over the past year and what can happen in the
future (and to make a contribution toward Scouting's future through Friends
of Scouting!)
Settummanque!
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