Jonathan Fillmore, of North Providence, and his son Jonathan Jr., who just signed up last week with the Scouts, take advantage of a special trail built by the Scouts and the Appalachian Mountain Club that is designed to be handicapped-accessible. Children are hard at work making bottle rockets at the Scout-O-Rama on Sunday. Getting his bottle rocket ready for launch is Matthew Previte, 10, of North Providence who is thinking of becoming a Boy Scout....
*This is the fifth of a five-part series,***Part one Understanding Cubs****Part two Understanding Meetings**Part three – Understanding VolunteeringPart four – Blessed are the Den leaders I’ve been a Cubmaster, and a den leader for Wolf, Bear,and Webelos dens. Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader ought to be a lot of fun, and it is, most of the time. I want to share thoughts about things that often don’t get a whole lot of attention in formal training, the things we talk about in the hallway or the parking lot after the meeting....
*This is the fourth of a five-part series,*Part one Understanding Cubs Part two Understanding Meetings Part three – Understanding Volunteering Part five – Understanding Parents I’ve been a Cubmaster, and a den leader for Wolf, Bear,and Webelos dens. Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader ought to be a lot of fun, and it is, most of the time. I want to share thoughts about things that often don’t get a whole lot of attention in formal training, the things we talk about in the hallway or the parking lot after the meeting....
**This is the third of a five-part series,****Part one Understanding Cubs****Part two Understanding Meetings**Part four – Blessed are the Den Leaders Part five – Understanding Parents I’ve been a Cubmaster, and a den leader for Wolf, Bear,and Webelos dens. Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader ought to be a lot of fun, and it is, most of the time. I want to share thoughts about issues that often don’t get a whole lot of attention in formal training, the things we talk about in the hallway or the parking lot after the meeting....
**This is the second of a five-part series,**Part one Understanding Cubs Part three – Understanding VolunteeringPart four – Blessed are the Den Leaders Part five – Understanding Parents I’ve been a Cubmaster, and a den leader for Wolf, Bear,and Webelos dens. Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader ought to be a lot of fun, and it is, most of the time. I want to share thoughts about things that often don’t get a whole lot of attention in formal training, the things we talk about in the hallway or the parking lot after the meeting....
*This is the first of a five-part series,***Part two Understanding Meetings**Part three – Understanding VolunteeringPart four – Blessed are the Den leadersPart five – Understanding Parents I’ve been a Cubmaster, and a den leader for Wolf, Bear,and Webelos dens. Volunteering as a Cub Scout leader ought to be a lot of fun, and it is, most of the time. We had a “normal” Cub Pack, (if such a thing exists). We always needed more help, we struggled with recruiting, we had our parent drama; but our Cubs had a great time, and so did I....