Homemade Blue And Gold Banquet Invites

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A spaghetti dinner will be held Thursday, Sept. 8 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Kalkaska Senior Center on Coral Street. Sponsored by the Peoples Church of Kalkaska, all proceeds will go to KAIR. The cost is $6 for adults, $4 for children ages 6 to 17, and children 5 and under eat free. A family ticket is also available for $20. Dinner consists of spaghetti, tossed salad, breadsticks, dessert and a beverage. There will also be a drawing for door prizes. Springfield Township Recreation Area will be holding a Powwow to celebrate their tenth anniversary, honoring our ancestors and the spirits that watch over our area. Join Springfield Township on Saturday, Sept. 10 beginning at 11 a.m. for the Ah-Go-Sah Trail Traditional Powwow and rededication, with dinner at 4 p.m. For the Powwow, dancers are welcome and needed, and vendors are also welcome. For more information call 231-564-1966 or 258-0318. The “Puppets of Praise” Ministry team will be holding their annual fundraising rummage and bake sale on Sept. 8, 9, and 10 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Antrim Church of Christ, located at 10228 S US-131, 1/2 mile south of Mancelona on US-131. This is a huge sale and there are too many items too list, so please don’t miss it. The Antrim Church of Christ “Senior High Youth Group” will also be hosting a car wash and hotdog lunch on Saturday, Sept. 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the same location. Don’t miss this opportunity to find some great purchases, get your car washed, and help support two wonderful ministries. To donate items or for any questions, call Brenda Lambert at 231-587-0396. Our work day is Saturday, Sept. 10 from 9 a.m. until noon. The target areas will be the Rotary/Kiwanis and Rotary Charities berms. Volunteers can park at the MDOT parking area at the west end of the trail. If we have extra workers, other weedy berms will be tackled.

Blue and Gold Banquet | Boy Scouts of America

The Blue and Gold banquet is the most exciting event on the Cub Scout calendar.  It is the birthday celebration of Cub Scouting.  Every family in the Pack can take part in its planning and execution.  The banquet is held in February, as this is the anniversary month of the Boy Scouts of America. The Boy Scouts of America began in 1910 and Cub Scouting began twenty years later. The BLUE AND GOLD gets its name from the Cub Scout colors — blue and gold.

Some Packs make the banquet a potluck dinner affair, having each family bringing a covered dish.  Other Packs prefer buying the food, having it prepared by a parent’s committee and pro-rating the cost among those attending the banquet.  Some Packs have a formal dinner while some packs just do a cake and ice cream celebration.  Every Pack is different in numbers of people and budget, so the final decisions and details will have to be decided within your Pack, with the banquet committee working closely with the Pack committee.

-                It takes lot’s of advance planning

-                “Keep It Simple, Make It Fun”

BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET PLANNING

The Pack committee recruits and /or appoints a banquet chairman early in the fall.  The banquet chairman then recruits co-chairmen for sub committees. Consider the following committees to help in arranging and putting on a Blue and Gold

Physical Arrangement Committee Invitations Committee Program Committee Dinner Committee

The banquet chairman should be someone who is organized, can work well with other adults, can recruit other adults and can pay attention to details yet see the overall picture of what has to be done.

Share the responsibilities of the planning and execution and get everyone in the pack involved.  Let the boys share in making the decorations and have them do the banquet entertainment.