OPENING CEREMONIES

C-U-B-S
Capital Area Council &
Sam Houston Area Council

Personnel:  4 Cubs

Equipment:      Prepare posters that reflect the messages presented with the letters C U B S on the front with an appropriate picture.  Have the parts on the back in LARGE print..

Setting:       The boys stand in front of the Pack and recite their lines:

• C stands for “Cut Back”.  Reduce the amount of trash and waste you make.
• U stands for "Use".  Use and Reuse things again and again instead of throwing them away.
• B stands for "Be Sure".  Be sure to recycle whatever you can instead of throwing it in the trash.
• S stands for "Save" together we can save our planet from too much pollution.

Litter to Glitter Opening
Commissioner Dave's files

Materials

Seven placards – one each for the letters in LITTER.  Each should have one letter and a picture of a piece of litter on front and the text on back in LARGE print.  One placard with a large G done in glitter on front and the text on back in LARGE print.

Personnel

Seven Cub Scouts and a Leader

Ceremony

First six Cubs line up in front of room spelling out Litter

• (Holding L) Let’s all
• (Holding I) Invest our
• (Holding T) Time and
• (Holding T) Talents to
• (Holding E) Embellish, Enhance and
• (Holding R) Recycle and Reuse

Leader:      (From the side) And then what will happen?

• (Enters with the letter G and stands before the L) We will turn Litter into Glitter

BEAUTIFUL AMERICA

Set Up - Seven Cub Scouts boys line up, each holding a card with one of the letters printed on the front (an appropriate picture would look good , too) and their part in LARGE letters on the back.

• A - America abounds in beautiful sights;
• M - Making it beautiful is one of our rights.
• E - Each of us is proud of our U.S.A.,
• R - Rolling hills and lakes in which we can play.
• I - Instead of littering and spoiling our land,
• C - Crusade to keep America beautiful and grand,
• A - And then we can always be proud of our land.
• (or Cubmaster or Den Leader) Please join us in the Pledge of Allegiance.

• As an American, I will do my best to be clean in my outdoor habits;
• That means, I will keep my trash and garbage out of America’s waters, fields, woods and roadways.
• Be careful with fire:
• That means, I will build my fire in a safe place and be sure it is out before I leave.
• Be considerate of the outdoors:
• That means, I will remember that the use of the outdoors is a privilege I can lose by abuse.
• And be conservation minded:
• That means, I will learn to practice good conservation of soil, waters, forests, minerals, grasslands, and wildlife and I will urge others to do the same.

CM:         Please join with me in the Pledge of Allegiance

Explore Your Neighborhood
Capital Area Council

Set Up:

Five Cub Scouts come on stage in turn and recite one verse

Each Cub should have a prop that represents what his verse is about.  Words could be on back of prop or a card in LARGE print.

• Newspaper Boy:
  I am your paperboy
  I deliver the news
  Freedom of press
  Has different views.
• Postman
  I am the postman
  I deliver with dash
  That Boy’s Life issue
  That’s really a smash.
• School Crossing Guard
  Safety is my job
  I am the school guard
  You cross the street safely
  To the other yard.
• Speed Limit Sign
  I am the sign-
  That saves a lot of lives
  Everyone obeys me
  Without any jive.
• Trash:
  I am the litter
  That makes everyone bitter
  Let’s clean it up
  So life will glitter.

CM          Our neighborhood is an important part of the country in which we live.  Let us all now stand and pledge allegiance to our country.