Sept 1939 Cub Olympics (Note 1) UPCOMING MONTHS August 1945 Sports For June, the suggested Pack Meeting theme, August 1950 Cub Scout Olympics emphasizes the ROAMING REPTILE ALERT, Tenth point of the Scout Law point, BRAVE. August 1953 Sports Carnival August 1956 Cub Scout Field Day Previous months whose themes may have great material: June 1960 Cub Scout Olympics June 1964 Cub Scout Olympics June 1966 Sports Carnival July 1968 Cub Olympics June 1970 Olympics For April, the suggested Pack Meeting theme, August 1970 Cub Scout Field Day POWER UP, emphasizes the Scout Law point, THRIFTY. July 1972 Cub Scout Olympics The core value highlighted next month is: June 1975 Sports Carnival July's point of the Scout Law, TRUSTWORTHY, June 1979 a Sport will use the theme, LET THE GAMES BEGIN. June 1990 Sports Arena A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he August 2002 Sports Extravaganza keeps his promises. People can depend on him. July 2005 Play Ball! HOW DOES THE GAMES BEGIN” “LET June 2008 Go For The Gold RELATE TO THE FIRST POINT OF THE SCOUT LAW, TRUSTWORTHY?? July 2009 Cub Scout Sports A Scout tells the truth. As the athletes of the world strive to do their personal best in June 2010 Hoop-De-Doo international competition, Cub Scouts have the August 2015 Play Ball! opportunity to the Games Begin” by “Let doing their best in feats of skill and sport. January 2016 The Great Race Remember that not only is it important to do June 2016 It's a Hit your best when you play a sport, but it is also important to be trustworthy when following the rules of the game. Winning at all costs is Note 1 This was the very first use of themes in – not part of a Scout’s code of conduct. Cub Scouts Cub Olympics in September 1939. – For the July theme, LET THE GAMES BEGIN, I believe the intent is for athletic games. CS Olympics was always a popular theme when I was a Cub and when my son was a Cub in the late 80’s. Sometime after that the IOC got protective of its branding nd now we can no longer use the word Olympics. So the theme became the Games Begin.” But I did provide “Let some Game themed months for you to prep a Plan B. CUBMASTER THOUGHTS Previous months whose themes may have great material: Talk about being BRAVE - Month Year Theme SPORTS
UPCOMING MONTHS For June, the suggested Pack Meeting theme, ROAMING REPTILE ALERT, emphasizes the Tenth point of the Scout Law point, BRAVE. Previous months whose themes may have great material: For April, the suggested Pack Meeting theme, POWER UP, emphasizes the Scout Law point, THRIFTY. The core value highlighted next month is: July's point of the Scout Law, TRUSTWORTHY, will use the theme, LET THE GAMES BEGIN. A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY A Scout tells the truth. He is honest, and he keeps his promises. People can depend on him. HOW DOES “LET THE GAMES BEGIN” RELATE TO THE FIRST POINT OF THE SCOUT LAW, TRUSTWORTHY?? A Scout tells the truth. As the athletes of the world strive to do their personal best in international competition, Cub Scouts have the opportunity to “Let the Games Begin” by doing their best in feats of skill and sport. Remember that not only is it important to do your best when you play a sport, but it is also important to be trustworthy when following the rules of the game. Winning at all costs is not part of a Scout’s code of conduct. For the July theme, LET THE GAMES BEGIN, I believe the intent is for athletic games. CS Olympics was always a popular theme when I was a Cub and when my son was a Cub in the late 80’s. Sometime after that the IOC got protective of its branding nd now we can no longer use the word Olympics. So the theme became “Let the Games Begin.” But I did provide some Game themed months for you to prep a Plan B. Previous months whose themes may have great material: Month Year Theme SPORTS Sept 1939 Cub Olympics (Note 1) August 1945 Sports August 1950 Cub Scout Olympics August 1953 Sports Carnival August 1956 Cub Scout Field Day June 1960 Cub Scout Olympics June 1964 Cub Scout Olympics June 1966 Sports Carnival July 1968 Cub Olympics June 1970 Olympics August 1970 Cub Scout Field Day July 1972 Cub Scout Olympics June 1975 Sports Carnival June 1979 a Sport June 1990 Sports Arena August 2002 Sports Extravaganza July 2005 Play Ball! June 2008 Go For The Gold July 2009 Cub Scout Sports June 2010 Hoop-De-Doo August 2015 Play Ball! January 2016 The Great Race June 2016 It's a Hit Note 1 – This was the very first use of themes in Cub Scouts – Cub Olympics in September 1939. CUBMASTER THOUGHTS Talk about being BRAVE -
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