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Why I Am a Cubmaster (from page 29)
Ready, willing, and trained
Linda and I enrolled in leadership
training with another parent. Here
the value of BSA instruction became
apparent. Upon completion we re-
ceived our trained leader emblem for
our uniforms. Linda became assistant
Cubmaster and Annette Redbum, the
den leader.
Regular weekly den activities and
monthly pack meetings helped our
small group to become more cohesive.
The four families became good friends.
Our sons eagerly advanced: Bobcat,
Wolf, and then Arrow Points. And with
the help of Jim Jones, associate pas-
tor and Eagle Scout, all four boys re-
ceived their God and Me religious em-
blem award and knot.
Cub Scout day camp at the council's
Camp Kickapoo was a summer high-
light for the kids and a pivotal point
for me.
Back at the camp I had attended
years before as a youth, I found my-
self rediscovering the meaning of
Scouting. It changed me from being
merely excited about having my boys
involved in Cub Scouting to becoming
enthusiastic about my participation as
a Cub Scout leader.
A way to change the future
Policy papers continued to arrive at
work. They offered countless recom-
mendations on how our nation might
cope with the growing problems of ju-
venile crime, drug and alcohol addic-
tion, and other serious youth-related
issues.
I realized that the problems we
study each day at our think tank could,
in fact, be influenced by the timeless
principles of Scouting. Our four young
Cub Scouts in Den 1, along with many
other thousands of Scouts across the
country, might, each in his own way,
help to change our society and culture
for the better.
My wife and I prayed we could see
our leadership impact more lives. I
found myself thinking more about
how we could expand our pack.
We held two more rallies in the fall.
Our own Russell Henley, along with
District Commissioner Stephen Long,
District Executive Randy Mosteller,
and Pack 16 Cubmaster John Crouch,
assisted us in presenting Scouting as
a rewarding family experience.
Two months later Pack 55 had
grown to 28 boys! Our strong empha-
sis on character-building had ap-
pealed to parents, and many of them
decided to take key leadership posi-
tions.
With four dens, we feel truly
blessed, but we also realize that our
work is just beginning.
Our rapid growth means, as this
Cubmaster has discovered, an even
greater responsibility (and time com-
mitment) for Scouting activities.
But I also realize how much great-
er the rewards are than the energies
invested, as we regularly see how Cub
Scouting provides life-changing expe-
riences for the boys, their families,
and our community.
I guess that means this reluctant
volunteer is finally and fully commit-
ted to Scouting. ■
In addition to being Cubmaster of
Pack 55, Brett A. Magbee serves as
executive director of the Oklahoma
Council of Public Affairs in Okla-
homa City. His account of Cub Scout
day camp at Camp Kickapoo ap-
peared in the January-February 1997
issue of Scouting magazine.
"No wishes for you—
you rubbed me the wrong way!"
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