Blue and Gold Banquets蓝金宴会

Most Cub Scouts celebrate Scouting Anniversary Week in February with a "birthday party" called the blue and gold banquet. In nearly all packs, the blue and gold banquet is the highlight of the year. It brings families together for an evening of fun and cheer. It's often the pack meeting for February.

蓝金宴会是为了纪念童子军的“生日”，是一年活动中的重头戏之一，在这个时刻，可以把童子军一家聚在一起，共同庆贺和娱乐。

The purpose of the blue and gold banquet is to celebrate the pack's anniversary, thank pack leaders and other adults who have helped the pack, and inspire the leaders, Scouts, and parents. Packs often like to invite former members and other Scouting or community leaders to take part in their blue and gold banquet.

宴会上要借机感谢童子军领袖和帮助过童子军的成年人，也会约请前童子军领袖光临。

The banquet can be like a regular pack meeting, with songs, skits, stunts, and awards. Or it can be something different and a little more special. Your pack may decide to bring in an entertainer such as a magician or a storyteller. Or you could have a video or slide show of what the pack did over the past year.

A good banquet needs lots of planning. Most packs begin to plan at least two months ahead of time.

宴会上经常会有唱歌、笑话、个人技能表现和颁奖。一个好的宴会需要很多准备，一般会提前两个月进行准备。

Service Projects 服务项目

Doing service projects together is one way that Cub Scouts keep their promise "to help other people." While a Scout should do his best to help other people every day, a group service project is a bigger way to help people. While you're giving service, you're learning to work together with others to do something that's good for your community.

共同参加服务是为了实现童子军所承诺的“帮助别人”，当每一个童子军尽其所能每天去帮助他人，那么所有的童子军成员在一起就是一种巨大的力量。当你向别人提供服务时，你也正在学习如何与别人一起合作，为社区贡献力量。

Service projects may help the natural world, the community, or the chartered organization. Here are some service activities Cub Scouts can do.一些服务行为：

1. Helping the natural world 帮助自然
2. • Pick up litter around your neighborhood.
   • 帮助邻居捡垃圾
   • Clean up trash by a stream.
   • 帮助清理垃圾筒
   • Plant seedlings or flowers.
   • 种花草
   • Recycle glass, paper, aluminum, or plastic.
   • 回收玻璃、纸、铝和塑料
   • Make bird feeders.
   • 作一个喂鸟器
3. Helping the community 帮助社区
4. • Give a flag ceremony for a school.
   • Collect food for food banks. 捐赠食物给食物银行
   • Make cards for a care center. 给关怀中心制作卡片
   • Clean up a church parking lot.
   • Shovel snow or rake leaves for seniors. 帮助年长者打扫积雪和落叶
   • Hand out voting reminders.
   • Hand out emergency procedure brochures.
   • Recycle family newspapers. 回收家庭报纸