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Adults are often willing to volunteer for Cub Scout leader positions, but some soon find themselves overwhelmed with the responsibility. The good news, writes Suzanne Wilson beginning on page 24, is that BSA training, tips, and resources can infuse fun and learning into every Cub Scout den meeting. Cover illustration by Bill Basso.
In the September 2007 Issue
- Letters
- News Briefs
- Boys' Life Program Helper
- Family Talk Bringing up a responsible child.
- Front Line Stuff Teaching Bobcat requirements to nonreaders.
- Worth Retelling
- Outdoor Smarts Starry, starry night: astronomy tips for viewing the fall and winter night skies.
- Family Fun Page Find the needle in a haystack in this farm-based, agricultural puzzle.
- Ready...Set...Think!
- New England Scouts test their orienteering skills in an annual race against time and terrain.
- Boxes, Books, People...
- Help is all around when Cub Scout den leaders want to prepare the ultimate den meeting.
- Going Back in Time
- A council's weekend camporee teaches Ohio Scouts about the lives of pioneers and Indians in the early 1800's.
- Getting Excited About High Adventure
- At Powderhorn training, Venturing and Boy Scout leaders experience high adventure activities and learn the best ways to share them with young people.
- A Turning Point in Atlanta
- BSA volunteers and professionals meet in Atlanta to reflect on the organization's achievements and recommit themselves to broadening Scouting's reach as the best values-based youth program in the nation.
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