Face Paint colors -- Blu=
e &
Yellow
Bobcat pin & Patch
Cubmaster: Tonight, we are honored to have among us a boy or boys whom have completed the requirements for the Bobcat badge. The Bobcat badge is an important part of= the Cub Scout Trail, it is the foundation upon which= a boy begins his trek toward the Arrow of Light.
Cubmaster: Would the following boys and their parents please come forward!
(Read names as boys come forward)
Cubmaster: Boy's you've accomplished the first step in Cub Scouting. In all things there is always a fir= st…the first stone laid in a new building, the first step across a bridge. The first is sometimes the hardest,= but that’s because it lays the foundation or the strength for what follows. The Bobcat badge is your foundation= . The trail of Scouting lies ahead of= you, but don't be afraid. You won'= t have to do it alone. You'll have l= ots of help from your Akela…Akela can be your parents, your den leader, even= I your Cubmaster will help you along the trail, helping you become successful.
Cubmaster: As a symbol of your achievement and of becoming a member of this pack, I ask my assistant to give you the colors of Cub Scouting...blue on the right cheek,= yellow on the left.
(Asst. cm or den leader puts blue and yellow mark on e= ach boy’s cheek)
Cubmaster: Your parents stand here with you as an example to show they are proud and that t= hey are there to help you, just like they helped you earn the Bobcat badge. I am presenting your Bobcat badge to your parents who in turn will present you. =
(Award badges to Parents, who in turn present the badg= e to the boys)
Cubmaster: You
boys will present your parent with the Bobcat parent's pin. Family participation is a very imp=
ortant
part of Scouting. In Cub Scou=
ting,
the parents are inducted just the same as their boy and take upon themselve=
s an
obligation or promise that they too will do their best, be square and obey =
the
Law of the Pack, and give good will.
Boys please give the parent pin to your parent now.
Cubmaster: