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It would have been difficult for me to pay the cost, but when mentioned the course to my committee chair (I'm the cubmaster), she said the pack would pay for it. Therefore, when I wrote my ticket items, I made sure the majority provided a benefit to the pack.

I'm happy to hear that your first weekend was great. The staff members from my WoodBadge course put together a 3-DVD set, which I just received - I've only been able to watch a small portion, but I certainly enjoy remembering that first weekend again. Congratulations on participating in WoodBadge - I've never regretted it for an instant. And, if you can believe it, I felt the second weekend was just as good, if not better in some ways, that the first weekend. I'm looking forward to hearing what you think once you've completed the course and are working on your ticket. Tom

I was doing some internet surfing about scouts and came across the Woodbadge course. I had heard about additional training, but always had ignored it. It took me almost a full year to complete my Basic training and Leader Specific training. *Ashamed* I liked what I was hearing about the course the more I looked into it. I became a member of this board specifically to ask about Woodbadge. I decided to give it a go. I let my pack committee chair know I was thinking about going, and she said the pack would pay for it. At that point, I made a firm decision to attend. I now wish I h

I like the sounds of your asst cubmaster - he must be my twin. I've been doing something similar in Minnesota. Over the last couple of years, I've been raiding my costume trunks and closets to come up with various costumes to fit the theme too. I haven't dressed up as a chicken, but I would if I had the suit. I've been a ringmaster, rented cowboy chaps, and worn a kilt. My favorite is what I wear for pinewood derby - a replica race car driver's suit. I made it in cub scout colors and have Pinewood Derby and cub scout patches placed on it. I was able to acquire a helmet, gloves and b

I will say a prayer that everyone involved with your wife's care be blessed with understanding and wisdom.

My prayers are with you and your family. What a wonderful way to be able to remember your father.

Our main yell was "Sly as a FOX can't keep us in a box. Yippee, Yippee." We also called ourselves the Foxes that Rockses. Tom C-44-06 Fox Patrol

That is my understanding - no minimum attendance required, and an event scheduled for each month. In our pack, we schedule three events. We count resident summer camp and encourage the entire pack to attend the same weekend. This year we have a swim day in July and a picnic scheduled for August. Last year for July (scheduled on the last weekend), my son and family showed up at the beach early so we could stake out the spot for the pack. About an hour before everyone was supposed to arrive, MAJOR storms blew in. My son was the only one there, and no one else showed up. We rescheduled

I received this in an email a couple of years ago. I liked it so much that I saved it in a text file. I was doing some cleaning and came across it. I realized this could have an impact on some scouts, so I thought I'd share it here. Charles Schultz Philosophy....... You don't actually have to take the quiz. Just read the email straight through, and you'll get the point (an awesome one) that it is trying to make! Take this quiz: 1. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. 2. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. 3. Name the last five winners of the Miss America

I thought the furniture store was great. Keep them coming, please.

You're traveling the same path I did. I, too, became cubmaster after being the Tiger Den Leader. It's a lot of fun, and if you have some good leaders working with you, you should do well. Don't be afraid to make a change if you think you have a better way of doing things. My first year, I was trying to do things the way they always had been done. I started making some changes in my second year (not drastic ones, but small tweaks). In a couple of cases, the other leaders came up to me and told me that they liked the new format/change/ etc. One thing I wish I had done earlier was

Well, I think I did this a bit backward. I've already posted different places, but have never introduced myself. My name is Tom, and I am currently the cubmaster and Webelos den leader. I have 9 active boys in my den, and about 30 to 35 active in the pack. My scouting experience as a youth was about 8 months as a cub scout - Wolf rank. It just didn't hold my interest. I remember going to one pack meeting - the Blue Gold banquet. My son came home one day from school very excited about joining scouts. We went to the Join Scouting night and decided to join our pack. Since I wan

Well, I used to be a FOX but I sang in the first round - I'll let one of my fellow critters lead the way this time.

2nd weekend down - This has been an excellent course. I'm definately going to suggest that anyone who wants to attend do so. Again - I have to say that the staff was fantastic. Now - to get working on the ticket. I'm planning to start today by researching a bit of the information I need to know to complete one of my items. My tickets help my current unit, which I could be leaving next February as my son crosses to Boy Scouts, so my goal is to have them finished by December of this year. If I'm successful, I think I'll have my beading done at the Wood Badge breakfast. My enti

I used to be a FOX, a good old FOX, too. But now I'm finished FOXing I don't know what to do. I'm growing old and feable, and I can FOXno more. So, I'm going to work my ticket if I can Back to Gilwell, happy land, I'm going to work my ticket if I can (Finished the second weekend of C-44-06 on Sunday. Starting my ticket today.)

I'm going to need to watch for your article on Autism and Aspergers. That I know of in my den, I have 1 scout with autism, 2 with asperger's, and another 2 with ADHD. And over 3/4 of the den attends a school for Gifted/Talented students. (It's the magnet school for the public school system). They're 2nd year Webelos, but my other son will be joining cubs soon, so I'll probably see some of the same things.

We'll be doing our crossover tomorrow at our pack meeting. What we've done the last couple of years is the upcoming 2nd year webelos help the new 1st year webelos with their neckers; the new 1st year webelos help the new bears; etc. If done right, it makes a really nice ceremony that involves all the boys and lets the parents be free to take pictures.

I've recently started reading a number of posts here - a lot of great information. Saw this post and had to read it. I'm a trumpet player, and have sounded Taps at funerals, as mentioned. I'm also taking my horn with me to the the second weekend of Woodbadge training. (No brass players on staff). What prompted me to post, however, is my son. He's currently a Webelos scout, and will be in 5th grade next fall. They start band in his school in 4th grade, and his choice of instrument was trumpet. My wife and I were talking about it and came up with a theory, which my son confirmed.

Actually, it wasn't the TG who gave us the information - one of our patrol members suggested (while we were still a den), and the rest of us agreed with him. We're getting together tomorrow to work on the patrol project and finish our planning for the second weekend.

Just finished the first weekend. WOW! All that information crammed into my head is still spinning around trying to find its home. I'm in course C-44-06, sponsored by NorthernStar Council (St. Paul-Minneapolis). I feel really fortunate. My patrol gelled quite quickly and we get along well together. Early on the first day, one of the members suggested that we just take things as they come and don't stress out about what we're supposed to be doing next. I think that helped us through the first weekend and let us have fun. While doing the Zulu Toss, our Troop guide commented

I had a similar issue - Roundtable ended up being the same night as the committee meeting. So - I would go to Roundtable first (about 2.5 miles from my house), stay about 10 minutes and gather any materials / handouts, and then travel .75 miles to my committee meeting (in the direction of my house). At least I was able to meet some people, keep some connections going, and get my material. It was nice on those nights when the committee meeting was changed - I got to spend the entire time at Roundtable. In some cases - I got a lot of good information out of it.

At my pre-course meeting, they specifically requested that we not create our ticket items before the first weekend. The course instructors said they would be covering ticket items in detail and after that we could work on them. They did say, however, that we could be thinking about different ideas that might work. I have started a list of different ideas that I would like to accomplish, but I'm going to wait until I get into the first weekend before I try and define how my ticket items will work.

I do have to say I agree with you as well. However, in my district (North Star District, NorthernStar Council previously Indianhead Council), the trainers for my Basic Leader Training were really good. They made the course a lot of fun and did a good job instructing. Of course, they were a husband/wife team with 2 sons in Boy Scouts. Ive also attended two University of Scouting sessions as well. In my mind, it was quite worthwhile. I didnt attend the last two because I had other meetings I needed to attend the last time was the precourse meeting for my upcoming Woodbadge course (C-

According to the course guide, it's only about 1/2 mile. I think I can walk that. I'm looking forward to the course - it should be fun.

I got my Wood Badge packet in the mail yesterday, and I'm looking forward to the class. Is anyone else going to be at this course in NorthernStar Council (Saint Paul/Minneapolis, Minnesota)? Course dates are May 5-7 and May 26-28. Most of my other questions have been answered, but one Ive recently thought of is the Physical nature of the course. My cardiologist has told me I cant run any more marathons or other races. I currently run 4 to 5 miles and Im working to add some other aspects to my fitness plan. I would think the course is more mentally challenging than physically challe