The Blue and Gold Dinner hosted by Pack 380 for scouts and families was a great success! The scouts opened the evening with gathering activities consisting of making bear claw necklaces, making glow in the dark arrow head neckerchief slides and a dot-to-dot drawing featuring 928 dots. Did anyone finish their drawing? Watch the video below for the answer.
The Blue and Gold Dinner is a birthday celebration of the scouting program in the U.S. Scouting's history goes back to the turn of the 20th century to a British Army officer, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell. He organized and led patrols of English boys that played games, went on hikes and learned about pioneering.
In 1908, he published his Scouting for Boys and scouting began to grow. At about the same time, a similar concept of scouting was taking place in America among some boys' groups. However, Boy Scouts as we know it today did not come about until an American businessman named William D. Boyce got lost in the fog during a business trip to England.
A young boy aided Boyce to his destination through the fog. This boy refused the tip Boyce offered to him and courteously explained that he was a Scout and could not accept payment for a Good Turn. Intrigued, the publisher questioned the boy about Scouting and later visited Baden-Powell as well.
Upon his return to America, Boyce incorporated the Boy Scouts of America on February 8, 1910. The Cub Scouts was organized 20 years later in 1930. The rest is history as they say.
The evening program started with "Cub Scouting is..." by the Bear Cubs. Although, the Bear Cubs were a couple boys down to illness, a couple of scouts pulled double duty and the show went on. Way to go Scouts!
After Cubmaster Llata provided the background on Blue and Gold Dinner, the Webelos took to the stage with their skit called "The Story of Cub Scout Colors" also a boy down. Luckily they were able to recruit a Bear Cub to fill in at the last minute. A few adjustments had to be made to the special head gear (no, not the kind associated with teeth) and Webelos put on a show with all the showmanship they could muster (one scout in particular showed a knack for improvising his lines like a seasoned stage performer - watch the video).
The big award for the evening was the Tiger Cubs being awarded their Bobcat Badges! Check out the video for the presentations!
Then it was time for dinner! Lines were formed. Servers took their stations. Cubmaster Llata read off announcements while the pack started dinner. More than one attendee's answer to the question about the best part of the evening was "The Food!"
After dinner and before the games and crafts stations started, the Wolf Cubs led the entire Pack in the "Blue and Gold Skit to Music" song.
After the raffle and cake, the evening was concluded with the "Cub Scout Taps" song led by the Tiger Cubs:
Sun of Gold.
Sky of Blue.
Both are gone
From our sight;
Day is through.
Do your best,
Then to rest.
Peace to you.
...until next year's Blue and Gold Dinner!
If you are interested in helping with the planning for 2014, we are seeking one or two parents to chair the planning for the 2014 Blue and Gold Dinner. Please contact Cubmaster Llata if you would like to help lead this very important event.
