We will meet for our next den meeting on Friday, September 30 at Leita Thompson Park on Hwy 92. We will meet at 6:00 p.m. in the large field in the valley. Class B red shirts are the uniform for this meeting and we will probably need a water bottle. Also please remember that Dan Betts had sent out some homework for you to be working on a couple weeks back so please let me know at the meeting if you have completed it. See previous homework below. We will cover the following achievements during the meeting so if you are not able to make the meeting please let me know and make sure that you complete the achievements with your scout and report back to me. Thanks, Lisa

1. Achievement 16 a

2. Achievement 16b (This will complete achievement 16)

3. Achievement 9e

4. Short Hike on the trail

5. Leave no Trace

a. Discuss importance of Leave No Trace front country guidelines

b. Practice the front country guidelines (1 of 3)

c. Sign the Leave no Trace Pledge



Previous Home Work:

For the first part of September please work on the following two items:

1. Ways we worship. You can complete this requirement by earning the Religious Emblems award or writing down ways you can practice your religion in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. While I strongly encourage you to work towards the Religious Emblem, as a back, up I suggest writing down ways you can practice your religion (Achievement #2).



Note: The Religious Emblem Award is not a BSA Award but is rather awarded by a religious leader at the place of worship. It is one of only a few awards that a Cub Scout can wear as a Boy Scout and then also as an adult leader. The Pack is currently looking for a sponsor to help parents find resources for earning the Religious Emblem Award. If you are interested in volunteering for this position, please contact Lisa Baraji or myself. For more information on the Religious Emblem award visit: http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/religious.asp



2. In Achievement 3: What makes American Special, the scouts will need to write an essay on what makes America special to them. After that they need to complete two other items. Most of you have already done this at Summer Day Camp and Resident Camp, attending the Den Meeting at Etowah Indian Mounds, and doing flag ceremonies with the Pack/Den.







Below are the requirements for Achievements 1 through 3 (please refer to your Bear Handbook):



GOD (Do ONE of the following)


Achievement 1: WAYS WE WORSHIP
Complete both requirements.

Complete the Character Connection for Faith
Know. Name some people in history who have shown great faith. Discuss with an adult how faith has been important at a particular point in his or her life.
Commit. Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help you in your life, and also discuss some ways that you can strengthen your faith.
Practice. Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.
Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.
Achievement 2: EMBLEMS OF FAITH
Complete the requirement.
Earn the Religious Emblem of your faith.


COUNTRY (Do THREE of the following)




Achievement 3: WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL?
(Do requirements (a) and (j) and any two of the other requirements.

Write or tell what makes America special to you.
With the help of your family or den leader, find out about two famous Americans. Tell the things they did or are doing to improve our way of life.
Find out something about the old homes near where you live. Go and see two of them.
Find out where places of historical interest are located in or near your town or city. Go and visit one of them with your family or den.
Choose a state; it can be your favorite one or your home state. Name its state bird, tree, and flower. Describe its flag. Give the date it was admitted to the Union.
Be a member of the color guard in a flag ceremony for your den or pack.
Display the U.S. flag in your home or fly it on three national holidays..
Learn how to raise and lower a U.S. flag properly for an outdoor ceremony.
Participate in an outdoor flag ceremony
Complete the Character Connection for Citizenship.
Know. Tell ways some people in the past have served our country. Tell about some people who serve our country today. (Don't forget about 'ordinary' people who serve our country.)
Commit. Tell something that might happen to you and your family if other people were not responsible citizens. Tell one thing you will do to be a good citizen.
Practice. Tell three things you did in one week that show you are a good citizen.