2004 Year in Review

Pack 328 holds Halloween party

Pack 328 held their Halloween dress-up contest and party on Thursday night, October 28 in St. Peter’s Lutheran Church. Scouts paraded around by groups to be judged on their costumes that portrayed many different features.

The Scouts also played games and enjoyed treats following their business meeting.

2005 marks the 75th year for Cub Scouting and the 95th year for Boy Scouting. The theme for the Cub Scouting is “75 Years and Still Having Fun!” The celebration for the years began with the new season of scouting in September, 2004 and will run through December, 2005.

The official birthday will be observed during Scouting Anniversary Week, which is February 6-12, 2005.

An excerpt on the history of Scouting, taken from the scouting web page is as follows:

The Story Of A Good Turn
How Scouting Started in the United States

One day in 1909 in London, England, An American Visitor, William D. Boyce, lost his way in a dense fog. He stopped under a street lamp and tried to figure out where he was. A boy approached him and asked if he could be of help. "You certainly can," said Boyce. He told the boy that he wanted to find a certain business office in the center of the city.

"I'll take you there," said the boy. When they got to the destination, Mr. Boyce reached into his pocket for a tip. But, the boy stopped him. "No thank you, sir. I am a Scout. I won't take anything for helping." "A Scout? And what might that be?" asked Boyce.

The boy told the American about himself and about his brother scouts. Boyce became very interested.

After finishing his errand, he had the boy take him to the British Scouting office. At the office, Boyce met Lord Robert Baden-Powell, the famous British general who had founded the Scouting movement in Great Britain. Boyce was so impressed with what he learned that he decided to bring scouting home with him.

On February 8, 1910, Boyce and a group of outstanding leaders founded the Boy Scouts of America. From that day forth, Scouts have celebrated February 8 as the birthday of Scouting in the United States.

What happened to the boy who helped Mr. Boyce find his way in the fog? No one knows. He had neither asked for money nor given his name, but he will never be forgotten. His Good Turn helped bring the scouting movement to our country. In the British Scout Training Center at Gilwell Park, England, Scouts from the United States erected a statue of an American Buffalo in honor of this unknown scout.

One Good Turn to one man became a Good Turn to millions of American Boys. Such is the power of a Good Turn. Hence The Scout Slogan: DO A GOOD TURN DAILY!

Scout Oath (or Promise)
On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

Scout Motto
Be Prepared

Scout Slogan
Do a Good Turn Daily

Packs are encouraged to have special anniversary celebrations at their Blue and Gold banquet in February, which is a Family Potluck for Pack 328.

They are also encouraged to have an open house or recruiting meeting to introduce new families to Cub Scouting. Pack 328 handed out invitation cards to friends that stated, “My Best Friend is a Scout,” to encourage new members to participating in scouting.

Another activity the scouts are asked to participate in are parades which the Morrison Scouts are usually seen throughout the parades which are held in Morrison.

The scouts will also hold a Pack Pinewood Derby on January 29, 2005. The scouts build their own miniature cars and race against each other on a track. The scouts are asked to make the 75th year theme on their cars.

The scouts’ service projects include a food drive where proceeds are given to the Morrison Food Pantry and a bake sale with proceeds benefiting Helping Hands.

For pictures of the Halloween costumes see Photos

by Dawn Zuidema, theCity1.com
October 31, 2004