Blue & Gold Ceremony - Sunday, February 21, 2010
Come CELEBRATE with Pack 717 the 100th birthday of Scouting!
Our Blue & Gold Ceremony is the most widely attended Pack event of the year. We had around 300 people attend our last Blue & Gold. For parents who are new to Cub Scouts, the Pack’s big celebration gets its name from the Cub Scout colors. Blue and Gold banquets are held by Packs all across the country to celebrate the birthday of Cub Scouting. Blue stands for truth and spirituality; the Gold stands for good cheer and happiness. Our Pack also recognizes Webelos II Scouts who have earned their Arrow of Light Award, those bridging to Boy Scouts, and other Rank Advancements.
Some more B & G tidbits ... In 1933 Cub Leaders' Round Table suggested Parent and Cub dinners. Soon thereafter, Pack 1 of Michigan City started a tradition of pot-lucks where the dads were to bring utensils made of wood; whittled by the Cub with his dad. In the 1930s father and son bean dinners and Cub family dinners began to become commonplace. Finally, in 1943 the name Blue and Gold Banquet first appeared in BSA literature, and became synonymous with celebrating the birthday of Scouting.
The Blue and Gold event, the birthday celebration for the Cub Scout Program, is typically held during February, the anniversary month for the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America was organized in February 1910, and the Cub Scout program was organized 20 years later, in 1930. February is also the birth month of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting. Let's tip our hats and honor him.
Pack 717 proudly presents our 2010 Blue & Gold Ceremony
Sunday, February 21st, 2:30pm - 5:30pm
The Bell Tower Regional Community Center, 22232 El Paseo, RSM, 92688.
The 2010 Blue & Gold Ceremony will be an event your family and Cub will not want to miss. Be a part of Pack 717 history in the making!
Leaders and Cubs, CLASS A UNIFORMS, please!!
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