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Wood Badgers? Thank you for all your wonderful suggesstions, I think I've reached a decision of where to hold a beading ceremony. I will be doing it at our First Annual District Recognition Dinner. We recently changed our Districtname and so thats why its our "First". I was actually approached by our DE if I would mind doing it this way in hopes maybe we could set the tone + I was asked to staff this coming fall's course and maybe I can recruit with pizazz... partcipants in my district. Whooo? Whooo? Whooo's Next? I used to be an Owl, next a staffer. Aloha

Wow, You are doing great in comparison to our troop: One boy could not even get his blue card signed to start the process by his SM! It seems as though the SM and the Troop Committee Chair (husband and wife) wants to keep it in-house. When in fact they are not listed on the MBC list put out by Council. Not to mention they are very inconsistent and therefor the boys lack motivation (this is a another story). I have recently applied to become a MBC for the simple reason stated above and the fact that it was son who they denied. I have only signed up for three even though our council allows max 30 per MBC. I feel as though the boys need the experience and exposure to meet with other leaders in the community and not receive all their badges with one adult or even all with the troop. I did also sign up for one that no other MBC offered in my district for diversity since everyone goes for the eagle required. I am terribly frustrated with and how our troop handles the MB program. A scout is ........patient and kind! Oh wait patience is not one of the points. HA A good ole' owl too,

Back to Gilwell! I just completed my ticket, Im looking for ideas for my beading ceremony. I'd like to keep it low key yet share my humor and sense of accomplishments with surrounding Wood Badgers however I have a qunique situation. I have been in a registered scouting position less than a year as Pack Committee Chairman and followed my son on his scouting trail wolf-first class as a parent and member and thats it for experience. I have been to total of 4 rountables since my joining. I do not have much direct contact with the boys in my pack because of the position - I have gone to all day camps/fieldtrips for two deep leadership. Out Pack is brand new chartered in June/2006. My infamous OWL patrol is made up of two commissioners one of which is from District and a District Executive and myself as a Pack Committee Chairman. I was also the lone female in my entire class. Any ideas as to where I can hold a beading ceremony knowing a little of my scouting history which isnt very much?