CLOSING CEREMONY
Knocks And Scratches Closing
Circle Ten Council
(Have the boys on stage
wearing cardboard feet that have scratches, cuts, band-aids, etc. on them)
Narrator reads poem while
Cubs stand near him
Our hiking meeting has come to an end.
We now have a message to leave with you, dear friend.
Our many achievements in life make feet tired and weary.
But if there were nothing to do, our life would be
dreary.
So forget the knocks and scratches, blisters and aches.
Do your best at all times. That’s what success takes!
(As the poem is finished, boys
lay down on the stage with their cardboard feet facing the audience…each of
the feet has a letter on it spelling our G-O-O-D-N-I-G-H-T)
Mountain Man Closing
Viking Council
At the end of each day, give
thanks for the bounties of the Earth.
Thank the Creator for the warmth of the sun on a cold winter day,
The cooling breeze and rain of summer,
For water plentiful in mountain streams
Filled with beaver and trout.
For forests filled with deer, elk, and bear,
For good trading at the Rendezvous,
And for friends to share an evening meal.
As the fire turns to ash, give thanks for the adventure of another day.
Cubmaster Minute on America
Viking Council
We are America today! As we
look down the road Americans have traveled, we see that many of their dreams
have come true. We see the towns they have built, the bridges they have
crossed, the mountains they have climbed. We feel the hardships they endured.
We see places where they hammered off the rough edges of their dreams so we
would have a better life today.
The pioneers worked out a
way of life, a life of personal freedom that held hope for tomorrow. They made
history yesterday – but it is up to us to make it today. This is our land.
Here, men and women of the past lived and worked and died serving great
ideals. These ideals were freedom and justice.
None of us here tonight can
fail to carry his part of this great dream to his children and to his
children’s children. Our land is rich in material goods, but also in history –
in living legends of the people who left their mark on America. Our own past
speaks to us and as we listen we hear the voice of the past saying, “Hear me
now. Courage, endurance and faith built America, and what was built was good.
If you build the same way, the future will also be good.”
Lead or have a tape and
close with “Taps”.
The High Country
(Can be done as a Cubmaster’s Minute or assign parts to eight boys to read)
Southern NJ Council
Why are there
mountains for you and me?
Placed here and
there across our country?
For hiking -
Leaders climb and youth just run
The scent of
pine, wildlife, cool weather an fun
Await all who
will do their best
Views forever
from North and South and East and West.
Mountains make
outings special, too.
God made high places on earth for me and you.
I Went Hiking
Southern NJ Council
Cub # 1.
I went hiking, I took a walking stick.
Cub # 2.
I went hiking, I took a camera.
Cub # 3.
I went hiking, I took some water.
Cub # 4.
I went hiking, I took a snack.
Cub #
5.
I went hiking, and enjoyed the journey.
Cub #
6.
I went hiking, not a piece did I take.
Cub # 7.
I went hiking, not a piece did I leave.
Miles to Go Before We Rest
(Can be done as a Cubmaster’s Minute or assigned parts to boys to read)
Heart of America Council
We saw nature
at it's best
We hiked and
passed the test
No time to stop
and nest
There's still ...miles to
go before we rest.
Our World Closing
Santa Clara County Council
As we go back to our homes,
I would like to ask that the parents keep these thoughts in mind. Counsel
your sons that they may have eyes to behold the red and purple sunsets; that
they may have sharp ears to hear the voice of their God. Guide them to have
hands that respect the things God has made. Help them be wise and see the
lessons hidden in every leaf and rock. Help them seek strength, not to be
superior to others, but to be helpful to others. Help them along the Cub
Scout Trail to do their best.
High Country Closing
Santa Clara County Council
Why are there mountains for you and me
Placed here and there, across our country?
For hiking – leaders climb and youth just run.
The scent of pine, wildlife, cool weather and fun
Await all who will do their best.
Views forever from north, south, east and west.
Mountains make outings special, too.
God made high places for me and for you!
