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| sections:otters:ceremonies [2024/04/22 15:05] – [Otter Ceremonies] lizkc | sections:otters:ceremonies [2025/10/08 12:31] (current) – [Swimming Up Ceremony] lizkc | ||
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| - | ====== Otter Ceremonies ====== | + | ====== Otter Ceremonies |
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| - | Handing out badges can be as simple as having the scouts come forward during your closing circle and recognizing their achievements, | + | Handing out badges can be as simple as having the scouts come forward during your closing circle and recognizing their achievements, |
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| + | Swimming Up ceremonies can be quite emotional and special for the Otters and Leaders. You can hold the Swimming Up during a campout or at a regular meeting. You should go over the ceremony with the scouts involved ahead of time so they know what to expect and you could even practice parts of it (like the weaving in and out between your raft). Feel free to put your own spin on the ceremony and make it special for your Otters. | ||
| ===== Swimming Up Ceremony ===== | ===== Swimming Up Ceremony ===== | ||
| + | A printable version of this ceremony can be found here: [[https:// | ||
| //Otter Raft and TW Pack are in two closed circles with a log placed between them. If Pathfinders and Rovers are present, they can stand in an outer ring around the Otters and Timberwolves.// | //Otter Raft and TW Pack are in two closed circles with a log placed between them. If Pathfinders and Rovers are present, they can stand in an outer ring around the Otters and Timberwolves.// | ||
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| **Old Wolf:** Look well, o wolves, look well! //(Pack Howls)// The old ways say that if a Timberwolf is to be accepted into the pack, they must be spoken for by two members that are not their parents. Who speaks for these Timberwolves? | **Old Wolf:** Look well, o wolves, look well! //(Pack Howls)// The old ways say that if a Timberwolf is to be accepted into the pack, they must be spoken for by two members that are not their parents. Who speaks for these Timberwolves? | ||
| - | **Leader 1:** I speak for these Timberwolves, | + | **Leader/ |
| **Old Wolf: **We need yet another, who else will speak for them? | **Old Wolf: **We need yet another, who else will speak for them? | ||
| - | **Leader 2:** Old wolf, I too speak for these Timberwolves. I will teach them the ways of the forest. | + | **Leader/ |
| **Old Wolf:** New cubs! Do you know the Law and Promise of the Timberwolf Pack, The Grand Howl and the Salute? | **Old Wolf:** New cubs! Do you know the Law and Promise of the Timberwolf Pack, The Grand Howl and the Salute? | ||