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Welcome to Our Pack

An inspirational induction ceremony to welcome new Cub Scouts and their families to the Pack.

Specifications

Indoor

2

2

2

Learn more about presentation specifications here.

Den or Pack

Pack

Supply List

  • Printer  
  • Printed copies of the ceremony script (1 per speaker)  
  • Box of crayons (enough for each person to have one crayon)  

Set-Up:

Cubmaster distributes copies of the ceremony script to Den Leaders to coordinate their participation.  At the end of the Pack meeting, gather all Cub Scouts (new and returning), leaders, family members, and any guests you wish to include and distribute one crayon to every person.

Directions

Before the Ceremony
  1. Print the ceremony script.  
  2. Before the Pack meeting, the Cubmaster distributes copies of the ceremony script to Den Leaders to coordinate their participation.    
  3. At the end of the Pack meeting, gather all Cub Scouts (new and returning), leaders, family members, and any guests you wish to include and distribute one crayon to every person.  
  4. Ask Cub Scouts and Lion and Tiger Adult Partners to sit with their Dens.  
During the Ceremony
Download PDF Script

1. Cubmaster calls up new families, Cub Scouts along with their parent(s)/legal guardian, who are new to the pack.  

2. Den Leaders who have new families come up to introduce the new families to the pack. 

  

“CUBMASTER:  Tonight, we are welcoming new families into our pack and the Scouting program.  We are excited you are joining us on this trail of adventure!  

  

LION DEN LEADER:  Our kindergarten Lions and their Adult Partners are full of energy and enthusiasm.  They begin this journey along the Cub Scout trail by helping each other grow and having fun together.  We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Lions and your Adult Partners, can we please hear your loudest lion roar?  (Encourage enthusiastic lion roar.)  

  

TIGER DEN LEADER:  Our first-grade Tigers and their Adult Partners are teeming with spirit and curiosity.  They continue together down the Cub Scout trail, encouraging each other and trying new things. We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Tigers and your Adult Partners, can we please hear your loudest tiger roar?  (Encourage enthusiastic tiger roar.)  

  

WOLF DEN LEADER:  Our second-grade Wolves are getting their paws on the path as they follow the glow of the council fire down the Cub Scout trail. We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Wolves, can we please hear your loudest wolf howl?  (Encourage enthusiastic wolf howl.)  

  

BEAR DEN LEADER:  Our third-grade Bears are strong, brave, and standing tall as they venture further along the Cub Scout trail. We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Bears, can we please hear your loudest bear growl?  (Encourage enthusiastic bear growl.)  

  

WEBELOS DEN LEADER:  Our fourth-grade Webelos are setting an outstanding example for our younger scouts as they near the completion of the Cub Scout trail. We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Webelos, can we please hear your loudest Scout spirit yell?  (Encourage enthusiastic yell.)  

  

ARROW OF LIGHT DEN LEADER:  Our fifth-grade Arrow of Light Scouts are preparing to join a Scout Troop.  The challenges they have faced, the experiences that have helped them grow, and the friendships they have made will help them Be Prepared for their next trail of adventure! We would like to welcome… (Names of families) to the pack. 

  

CUBMASTER:  Arrow of Lights, can we please hear your loudest Scout spirit cheer?  (Encourage enthusiastic cheers.)  

  

Can everyone please hold the crayon you received tonight.  Go ahead, take a look.  Maybe you got your favorite color?  One of my favorite parts of going back to school was getting to open up a brand new box of crayons.  It was always so incredible.  Inside one box were so many different colors!  And I could use them to make anything my imagination dreamed up.  A purple and blue ice cream cone.  A neon yellow dinosaur.  A drawing of my favorite tree or a beautiful flower.  Maybe a picture for my best friend.  Or a special drawing of my family.  With all those colors, my creativity was limitless.  But they still all fit back into that box; my pack of crayons.  

 

Well, that pack of crayons is a lot like our pack!  We all look different.  Maybe we like different things and have different talents.  But each of us fits perfectly in our pack.  Each of us has a place here.  And together, we can create something amazing!  

  

Will all Cub Scouts and their families please rise, give the Cub Scout sign, and repeat with me the Scout Oath and Scout Law?  (Lead the Scout Oath and Scout Law.)  

  

“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.”  

  

“A Scout is trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent.”    

  

We want to welcome you to Pack [number].”  

 

3. Everyone returns to their seats and the Pack meeting concludes. 

Additional Resources

Welcome to our Pack (PDF Script)

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Bray Barnes

Director, Global Security Innovative
Strategies

Bray Barnes is a recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Award, Silver
Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Learning for Life Distinguished
Service Award. He received the Messengers of Peace Hero award from
the royal family of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and he’s a life member of
the 101st Airborne Association and Vietnam Veterans Association. Barnes
serves as a senior fellow for the Global Federation of Competitiveness
Councils, a nonpartisan network of corporate CEOs, university presidents, and
national laboratory directors. He has also served as a senior executive for the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security, leading the first-responder program
and has two U.S. presidential appointments

David Alexander

Managing Member Calje

David Alexander is a Baden-Powell Fellow, Summit Bechtel Reserve philanthropist, and recipient of the Silver Buffalo and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the founder of Caljet, one of the largest independent motor fuels terminals in the U.S. He has served the Arizona Petroleum Marketers Association, Teen Lifeline, and American Heart Association. A triathlete who has completed hundreds of races, Alexander has also mentored the women’s triathlon team at Arizona State University.

Glenn Adams

President, CEO & Managing Director
Stonetex Oil Corp.

Glenn Adams is a recipient of the Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Silver Buffalo, and Distinguished Eagle Scout Award. He is the former president of the National Eagle Scout Association and established the Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Service Project of the Year Award. He has more than 40 years of experience in the oil, gas, and energy fields, including serving as a president, owner, and CEO. Adams has also received multiple service awards from the Texas Alliance of Energy Producers.