The Spirit Of Scouting AOL Ceremony
from an unknown author
PERSONNEL
Arrow of Light Award candidates and their parents, Webelos den leader (or
committee member in charge of this pack advancement ceremony).
EQUIPMENT
Ceremonial board, about 18" square, with four candles: blue - spirit of Cub
Scouting, white - spirit of Scouting, yellow - Arrow of Light rank, green - Boy
Scout; Arrow of Light Awards and certificates; safety pins.
ARRANGEMENT
At the opening of the ceremony, only the white candle is lighted. The white
candle is used to light the blue and yellow candles as the ceremony progresses.
Den Leader:
Will the following Webelos Scouts come forward to receive the Arrow of Light
Award. Please bring your parents with you. (They come forward as names are
called.) You Webelos Scouts have fulfilled all the requirements for the
Arrow of Light Award, the highest rank in Cub Scouting. You have also visited a
Boy Scout troop and talked with the Scoutmaster.
Before you is a blue
candle that represents the spirit of Cub Scouting - that spirit of giving
goodwill and doing your best. (Lights blue candle.) This white candle
represents the spirit of Scouting. Do you promise to fulfill the Cub Scout
Promise and the Cub Scout motto, Do Your Best, when you receive the Scout badge?
Webelos Scouts:
We do.
Cubmaster:
Webelos Scouts have faithfully promised always to keep alive the spirit of Cub
Scouting. As their parents, do you also promise to continue to help your boy in
his Scouting adventures?
Parents:
We do.
Den Leader:
I now use the flame of the spirit of Scouting to light the yellow candle
representing the Arrow of Light Award. (Lights yellow candle.) Remember
that the spirit of Cub Scouting and Boy Scouting are one and the same. The
spirit of the entire Scouting movement is one of service, high ideals, and
fellowship.
To each of you parents
I present the Arrow of Light Award and ask that you present it to your son.
This award is worn on
the Webelos Scout uniform, centered on the flap of the left shirt pocket, and on
the Boy Scout uniform later. (Presents certificates, awards, and safety pins,
and instructs parents in pinning badges on shirts.) It is a great honor for
me to greet you who have earned the Arrow of Light Award. (Gives Cub Scout
handshake.) Notice that we are leaving unlighted the green candle
representing a Boy Scout. This is to remind you Webelos Scouts of something yet
to be enjoyed, a grand adventure that will open to each of you upon graduation
from the pack. Good luck and success to you and your family in your future
Scouting career.
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