Chartered Partner Celebration

Before the meeting: 

1. Contact your chartered partner to discuss upcoming services and/or celebrations that the den could attend. 
2. Request that a member of the chartered partner meet the den before the service to give the den a brief history of the chartered partner and a description of the service they will be attending.  
3. Send a meeting notice of the date/time/location of the den meeting to all parents or legal guardians in the den a week before the meeting.  
4. Give all parents or legal guardians information about the beliefs of the chartered organization and what service the den will be attending.  
5. Allow parents to opt-out and complete this requirement as a family.  
6. If the celebration is not at your regular meeting location:
   1. Gather copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
   2. Review Annual Health and Medical Records for any restrictions that may impact participation

During the meeting: 

1. If the celebration is not at your regular meeting location bring copies of the Scouting America Annual Health and Medical Record on each participant (youth and adult)
2. Gather the Cub Scouts and adult partners in the parking lot before entering the chartered partner. 
3. Have a representative from the chartered partner speak to the den about the history of the charter partner and the service the den will be attending.  Have them review any specific behavior, customs, or traditions to follow during the service. 
4. Have the representative from the chartered partner bring you inside and guide the den through the service. 
5. After the service, allow time for members of the den to ask questions to the representative of the chartered organization.