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Our Pack does do activities during the summer, and on re-reading it with Sidney Porter's comment added on, I see it now. It also makes sense since I know a lot of Packs do Blue and Gold in lieu of a Pack Meeting, but that would qualify under the "pack meeting or activity" reading. Thanks, sometimes it takes someone else to point out what's under your nose!

OK, I realize that the requirement "A" for the National Den Award is pretty crystal clear:

Have at least 50 percent of the den’s Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, or Webelos Scouts attend two den meetings and one

pack meeting or activity each month of the year.

My question to this esteemed group is: is this award often ever earned? I've seen several Packs in our area (central Texas) and not a one of them - even the ones I'd categorize as "very active" - hold Pack Meetings during the summer (and the dens rarely meet formally during the summer). This is in Packs that have very active summer programs - two events per month, and always get the National Summertime Activity Award. Do Packs in other parts of the country meet all year-long, including organized Pack Meetings 12 months out of the year? If not, it would seem on the face of it that this is an award that is never actually awarded. I'm stepping up to be a Den Leader for Bears this year, and wanted to do something cool to have the boys "reach" and earn this award, but without Pack Meetings, we seem to be out of luck.

Has anyone here earned this award, or know of a unit that has dens that earned this? Or know if Packs elsewhere are meeting 12 times a year?

I sure appreciate both the thoughtful replies and the positive tone. I also think I've developed a better feel for the community and believe I was doing the right thing, but still, it's good to hear it from folks with a few more hash marks on their sleeves (so to speak!).

Howdy all - I'm brand new to Cub Scouting, just signed up my son as a new Tiger Cub, and I volunteered as an assistant den leader for his den. I went to my first District Roundtable meeting, and I did a couple of things that seemed to run counter to the rest of the folks, and some googling for what was right (or at least the norm) led me to these forums! So with that intro, let me get to the questions:

1) when asking for order, the adult (Boy Scout) leaders held up the Boy Scout Sign. Since I'm a *Cub Scout* leader, I held up the Cub Scout Sign. Most (all?) of the other adult leaders (also Boy Scout leaders) held up the Boy Scout Sign. So, it got me to thinking, as a Cub Scout leader, when attending a District Roundtable, would it be more "normal" to respond to the call for order with the Boy Scout or Cub Scout sign? I know, I know - it seems minor - and I'm not a crazed stickler, but I don't have enough sense of the community yet to know if there's a norm - or if it even matters! For what it's worth, no one laughed or kicked me out, but I'm just curious.

2) during the Flag Ceremony, when saluting the flag, I held my right hand over my heart as I was in civilian clothes (my uniform is still in the works). Most of the other adults saluted with the Boy Scout Salute. I'm pretty comfortable going my own way on this one, as I was always taught that the proper way to salute the flag in civvies was with the hand over the heart, but wondered what folks here thought.

Thanks all - these forums look active which I really appreciate!