CEREMONIES FOR UNIT LEADERS
Den Leader
Appreciation Ceremony
Baltimore Area Council
Have
you hugged your kids today? This is
a question you see on bumper stickers and hear on television commercials
promoting good mental health.
Fortunately, most of us do not let a day go by without giving your
kids at least one good hug. In fact,
if you would like to, it is perfectly OK to just reach over and give your
kids a great big hug right now! (To
encourage audience participation, have your child close by for you to hug
as an example and/or have a few parents in the audience who have been told
beforehand to hug their kids when you give the word.)
The
next question is, have you thanked your den leaders today?
Unfortunately,
this is one thing that many of us forget to do. Your den leaders are all volunteers and the only pay they
receive is your thank you and a warm feeling all over when seeing the look
of pride on you son's face as he successfully accomplishes his
achievements. These people have
given your sons a very special gift.
They give him the gift of their time. They give of their time when they attend training sessions,
plan your son's den meetings, work on our pack committee, take your sons on
field trips, plan picnics, overnights, and banquets. The den leaders' time, which is very
well spent, helps mold these Cub Scouts into the type of men we wish them
to become in the future--trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous,
kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean and reverent.
I
know we all want what is best for our children, so tonight I would like you
to help me thank those who have given your sons their very best.
(call
leaders by name to come forward and present them with gifts, certificates
or other tokens of appreciation.)
Now, will everyone please
stand and help me THANK YOUR DEN LEADERS with a great big round of
applause.
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