From Cubscoutpack Blue and Gold Banquet The Blue and Gold Banquet is probably the most exciting event of the whole year because it is a birthday party for Cub Scouting in which all pack families can take part. The banquet is held in February, the anniversary month of the Boy Scouts of America. The packs big celebration gets its name from the Cub Scout colors, blue and gold. February is the month when Abraham Lincoln was born. February 12th is his birthday. February is also the birthday of George Washington, the Father of our Country, and Lord Baden Powell, the- Father of Scouting - both were born on February 22nd. With all that we have to celebrate in the month of February, these birthdays are not the reason for our Blue and Gold Banquet. TBlue and Gold Banquet is a birthday dinner for the whole Cub Scouting program. The Cub Scout program was began in February 1930, just 20 years after the birth of Scouting in the United States. Like all birthday celebrations, this is supposed to be firm, colorful and memorable. Some packs make the dinner a potluck affair with each family bringing a covered dish, and other packs prefer buying the food, having it prepared by a parents committee, and then pro-rating the cost among those attending. The plan of feeding isnt important. It is the Cub Scouting that happens in making the program come that counts. Dens sit together with their families so that den spirit and family relationships are strengthened. Guests may be invited and are seated either at a head table, or with the dens. Banquet arrangements must be made and planning done well in advance. Decorations may be as elaborate or as simple as you wish. Attractive menu cards or dinner programs can be made; place cards, centerpieces, place mats, nut cups, and favors are all suggestions of things, which might be used. The dinner program should include entertainment from within the pack, rather than outside entertainment. Also, dont forget the importance of recognizing advancement of the boys. This is the secret of a successful banquet.
Posted on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 01:13:55 +0000
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