Parent Induction Ceremony

Personnel: Cubmaster (CM), 4 pack committee members
(MC - Member of Committee) and committee chair (CC).

Equipment: Candleholder with 4 candles

CM: (to parents) I welcome you and your son to Cub
Scout Pack ____. The success of Cub Scouting
depends upon the boy’s family relationships. To
all the new parents in our pack, we offer a
challenge. As members of our pack committee
light candles, hear the challenge.

1st MC: (Lights candle) Learn to have more fun with
your boy. Encourage and help him with his
accomplishments. Help him progress regularly
through Cub Scouting into Scouting.

2nd MC: (Lights candle) Learn to live together better…as
Cub Scouts in a den, as families, as
neighborhoods, and as a nation.

3rd MC: (Lights candle) Become better parents by
practicing the Cub Scouting principles of
affection, participation, recognition, and security,
moving your son into Scouting upon graduation
from Cub Scouting.

4th MC: (Lights candle) Extend and strengthen the
influence of the institution on boys, parents and
the community.

CC: We welcome you and your family into our pack.
Good luck and good Cub Scouting with your son.