THE BOYS IN BLUE ARE OUR FUTURE! The Order & Cub Scouting

Jeff Goldsmith Japeechen Lodge / Jersey Shore Council

Guest Trainer -

• Basics• Goals• Areas to Help• Getting Involved• OA Cub Scout Support materials

Session Outline

Brief Overview of Cub Scouts

• Started in the 1930’s, Cub Scouts is for boys who are in the first through fifth grades (or 7, 8, 9, and 10 years of age).

• Tigers (first-graders), Wolves (second-graders), Bears (third-graders), and Webelos (fourth-graders and fifth-graders) meet twice a month in Dens.

• A Pack is a group of Dens and usually meets monthly.

Focuses on implementing the OA Strategic Plan and its emphasis on an active commitment to

Webelos to Boy Scout transition and

supporting age-appropriate Cub Scout outdoor programs. 

Helping Our Brothers in Blue

Goals of OA Cub Scout Service

Mentoring

Membership

Outdoor Programming

Webelos to Scout Transition

MentoringThe Power of One - Den Chief

A Boy Scout who assists a Cub or Webelos Scout Den . . . - Assistant to the Den’s leadership- Attends Den Chief training- Help with the Den meetings,

events, Webelos Den overnight campout.

The Den Chief is a mentor, friend, Elangomat, role model and guide for the Webelos Den helping prepare the Webelos Scout for a successful transition into Boy Scouts.

• Cub Scout Membership Recruitment & Retention

• Cub Scout Outdoor Programs

• Webelos to Scout Transition

It Starts With Us– How Arrowmen help…

Cub Scout Membership has gone down 39% in the past 15 years from 2,114,420 to 1,295,527.

Membership Recruitment & Retention

• “Membership Impact: Experience positive growth in membership over the previous year.”

- 2015 JTE Requirement 3

95 percent of all Boy Scouts were Cub Scouts. Loss of Cubs=Scouts=Arrowmen

• “Council designated support: Key 3 meets with Scout Executive and lodge completes agreed upon projects.(The lodge is to provide manpower, resources, and/or program assistance in support of the council Cub Scout outdoor program. The lodge is to provide support

to a minimum of ten Cub Scout crossover ceremonies.).”- 2015 JTE Requirement 13

National OA JTE Lodge Petition

• Help with membership/recruiting events by being a uniformed presence running games and demos for prospective Cub Scouts while parents learn.

• Mentoring New Units.

• Help at other council Cub Scout recruitment and retention activities.

Membership Recruitment & Retention

Cub Scout Outdoor Programs• Keep in mind the differences

between the development and skill levels of Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts.

• The Cub Scout outdoor program has age-appropriate activities and guidelines. Guide to Safe Scouting.

• Cub Scouts are not small Boy Scouts.Keep it Age Appropriate!

• Promote, run, support and serve as staff at Cub Scout Outdoor Events, Camps, activities and help with promotion of these events.

• Where to Go Camping Guide for Cub Scouts.

• Help with Training- Trained leaders provide a Quality Program.

Cub Scout Outdoor Programs

• Serve as Den Chiefs.• Perform Webelos Crossover Ceremonies.• Scouts visiting Packs to explain a Troop. • Host a Pack. Be visible as Arrowmen.• OA troop representatives could become liaisons to the

feeder packs. • Nationally, about one out of two Webelos makes the

transition to Boy Scouts (48.98% as of May 31, 2014; under 50% since 2009).

Webelos – Scout Transition

Webelos to Scout Transition-Finding the Right Troop

• Is the troop the right size for me?

• Can I attend the weekly meeting day and time?

• And is the meeting place close enough to my home?

• Am I interested in participating in a troop program like this one?

How To Get Organized?

The Order’s Involvement

With Cub Scouts

• Lodge may appoint a Cub Scout Chairman. A position under the lodge (chapter) program element of the organization, would communicate with the Chapter/Lodge and District/Council personnel on a regular basis.

• The Lodge may also sponsor awards for Cub Scouts at Camp and for those Arrowmen/Chapters which host Cub Scout activities.

• Invite Cub Scouts to OA fun events.• Works closely with the ceremonies team, scheduling

and arranging Arrow of Light and Webelos cross-over ceremonies. The Cub Scout Involvement Chairman support Council sponsored program events for

• Cub Scout Packs.

Lodge Organization

ResourcesNational OA Cub Scout Support Tool

Kit & Guide

• Released in 2007• Scene 1: Scouting’s National Honor Society• Scene 2: Tiger Cub/Cub Scout• Scene 3: Webelos Scout• Scene 4: Parent Orientation• Scene 5: Outdoor Program• Scene 6: Webelos-to-Scout Transition• Scene 7: The Scout Opportunity. • The movie files and guide is downloadable and available on

www.oa-bsa.org.

National OA Conclave Training Initiative

(CTI) Session 5 - The OA and Cub Scouting - The Order's Role

• Session on the Cub Scout program, the importance and ways that chapters and lodges can support Cub Scouting in their local councils.

• http://www.oa-bsa.org/resources/cti

• Syllabi & PowerPoint presentation.

Coming soon . . . • Order of the

Arrow themed model Webelos to Scout Crossover Ceremony!

This 28 page document outlines Lodge service opportunities to the Cub Scout program. The guide begins by describing suitable Chapter, Lodge and Section involvement, including sample ceremonies, the role of a Cub Scout chairman, and planning a Lodge event for Cub Scouts.

http://northeast.oa-bsa.org/resources/cub-scout-resources

NER OA Lodge Cub Scout Service Guide

The Guide intends to assist OA Lodges with appropriate service to Cub Scouting membership recruitment/retention and program delivery in coordination with the local Councils. 

"Before He Wore the Sash . . . He Wore the Blue"

• Quickly recognizable marketing campaign to be used in OA media.

• Emphasizes the fact that most OA members were Cub Scouts (about 90% of Boy Scouts were Cub Scouts).

• Easily replicated at the local level. • Clearly communicates role the OA

should play in Cub Scout Outdoor Programs and Webelos to Scout Transition.

Eric Bush 2012 Northeast Region Chief:Joined Cub Scouts in 1998 and crossed over

into the Boy Scouts in 2005

"Before He Wore the Sash . . . He Wore the Blue”

Clint Takeshita, 1991 National Chief

Mike Bliss, National OA Committee

PRESTON MARQUIS, 2012 NATIONAL VICE CHIEF

Donald Cunningham, 2001 National Chief

J. Dan McCarthy, BSA Summit Bechtel Reserve Group Director

Marty Opthoff, 2012 Central Region Chief

Jack O'Neill, 2009 National Chief

Could he be next?

Before She Wore the Sash… Her Son Wore the Blue

• Kaylene Trick was a Cub Scout Leader with her son Nicholas before he crossed over into Boy Scouts and she followed. She later became a member of the National OA Committee.

After He Created the Sash . . . His Son Wore

the Blue. • Founder of the

Order of the Arrow, Dr. E. Urner Goodman, and his Cub Scout son George.

Jeff Goldsmith114 Kenneth TerraceSouth Orange, NJ

07079973-763-2583JGoldsmith@hkmpp.co

mcubscouting@northeast. oa-bsa.orghttp://training.oa-bsa.org/noac2015

 

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