Over this last weekend, we bid farewell to our long-time Cub Scout den, as each of the boys crossed over to the Boy Scouts (now the Scouts of America). We have led this den with these boys for over 4 years, and had a great number of activities with each. Over the years, they have each earned a number of achievements, awards and ranks – the most notable being their Arrow of Light.
Traditionally, this award is created and built by the Den Leaders, and we duplicated our prior den’s award with a few enhancements. Each award is a simple pine board, stained and finished. The Arrow of Light symbol is a gold vinyl adhesive, cut out in detail by the wife’s crafty tools. The arrows are each hand-made by Vince’s Arrows, but the thread pattern on each was hand-woven by the wife to represent the path and awards of each boy. Each pattern is customized for their particular achievements, giving them a long term memory of their Cub Scout journey.
Congratulations to all 5 of our boys, and we wish them luck on their future adventures.
