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May 2008 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue
Volume 14, Issue 10 June 2008 Theme	Theme: Go For The Gold Webelos: Traveler & Handyman Tiger Cub Activities

FOCUS

Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide

Jus as athletes of the world strive to do their personal best in international competition; Cub Scouts have the opportunity to do their best in feats of skill and prowess as they “Go for the Gold.” Cub Scouts will learn about exercise and sports, and about good sportsmanship and understanding the rules. This month would be a great time to work on one of the Cub Scout Sports belt loops and pins!!

CORE VALUES

Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide

Some of the purposes of Cub Scouting developed through this month’s theme are:

Sportsmanship and Fitness, Cub Scouts will learn about good sportsmanship and pride in growing strong in mind and body.
Respectful Relationships, Through interactive games, a Cub Scout’s ability to get along with others will be strengthened.
Personal Achievement, Games and skill challenges foster a sense of personal achievement by helping boys develop new interests and skills.

The core value highlighted this month is:

Honesty, Cub Scouts will learn the importance of following the rules and being fair and being trustworthy in games and in daily life.

Can you think of others??? Hint – look in your Cub Scout Program Helps. It lists different ones!! All the items on both lists are applicable!! You could probably list all twelve if you thought about it!!

Attention Bear Leaders –

Your bears become Webelos on June 1. Are you ready?? Be sure to take Webelos Leader Position Specific and Outdoor Webelos Leader Training as soon as possible. Sign your Cubs up for Webelos Resident, if your council offers it!!! If they don’t, sign them up at a neighboring council’s camp (e.g. Southern NJ’s at Pine Hill Scout Reservation!!!)

Safety Alert:
Important Notice About Nalgene® Water Bottles

Nalgene Nunc International has directed vendors to withdraw Nalgene® water bottles made with bisphenol A from sale. Accordingly, Boy Scouts of America's National Supply Group is immediately withdrawing all Nalgene brand water bottles from sale at Scout Shops, online, and through its retailers across the country.

Safety is a top priority. Any parent or consumer who has previously purchased Nalgene bottles at Scout Shops should stop using the product and wait until arrangements are made by Nalgene to receive an alternate product.

COMMISSIONER’S CORNER

It is sports time – time to show that Cubs can play sports, too. Time to have fun in the sun!! Time to look at Olympic athletes doing their best and showing your Cubs what can happen when they do their best, too!!!

“Play the game – don’t look on.” –
Lord Robert Baden-Powell

Get involved, Life is not a spectator sport. Don’t let your Cubs sit down and rest, keep them going!! They want to go!! (Except for one Cub who told me that he would not go to my Webelos Resident Camp because there is no air conditioning. He only camps in a trailer where he can play video games) Oh Well. Be sure your Cubs know they can do sports and do Cubs, too. And earn special pins and loops for playing sports!!

I finish up at Loma Linda University Medical Center this week. In four months I will have a blood test and that will indicate that the proton radiation cured my cancer. I will be at my Roundtable post for the first time in three months on May 14. God even helped me here, making the second Wednesday the latest possible date to give me the most chance to make it.

And speaking of Roundtables – I had a great time helping Ruth at Grayback District in the Inland Empire Council. Then on Monday had lunch with Chet, their District Executive who is new and had not heard of Baloo’s Bugle. He is on about his fourth career and says being a DE is the challenging and rewarding job.

Judy from WLACC sent me more good stuff this month. It comes in a circuitous route – Utah National Parks Council to Antelope Valley RT to her to me. Antelope Valley District RT does something innovative – they are two months ahead of theme. So they did “Go for the Gold” in April not May. Maybe I ought to consider that for my RT and then Baloo would always be on time!! Alice is back again this month. Thank you Alice. She had been babysitting for relatives and away from her computer for many days at a time.

I recently read that cancer is the ultimate “Get Out of Jail Free” card. And I agree. I received so many nice cards and letters. My family all arranged to get out here to be with me. I met cousins and high school friends whom I had not seen in years. One old Westwood, NJ, high school friend, Bo Fox, was in Scouting with me for a long time. When we made Life and Star, the lady writing the article for the local paper said she wished we were Cubs. Then she could write, Fox and Lyons make Wolf and Bear. Bo is a rock drummer in California, check out his band’s site at www.papadoo.com

I made great friends at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Redlands, CA. Very friendly people.

I will be mailing it out the SNJC Pow Wow CD to all those who sent me theirs (or posting it somewhere to download), when I return from Loma Linda, CA, in May. Apologies to all who sent me Pow Wow CDs for being so late but our CD production was delayed and now I am away.

Do NOT miss the item on Zip Loc ® Bags in Cub Grub. Boil in Bag Omelets should go the way of Nash, Hudson,
Henry J and Studebaker cars.

National makes a patch for every Cub Scout Monthly theme. This is the one for this theme. Check them out at www.scoutstuff.org go to patches and look for 2008 Cub Scout Monthly Theme Emblems.

Months with similar themes to
Go For the Gold
Dave D. in Illinois

Month Name	Year	Theme
September	1939	Cub Olympics (1)
August	1945	Sports
August	1950	Cub Scout Olympics
August	1953	Sports Carnival
August	1956	Cub Scout Field Day
June	1960	Cub Scout Olympics
June	1964	Cub Scout Olympics
June	1966	Sports Carnival
July	1968	Cub Scout Olympics
June	1970	Olympics
August	1970	Cub Scout Field Day
July	1972	Cub Scout Olympics
June	1975	Sports Carnival
June	1979	Learn a Sport
June	1990	Sports Arena
August	2002	Sports Extravaganza
July	2005	Play Ball!

(1) – The September 1939 Cub Olympics theme was the very first month with a theme.