A lot of times, our Scouting families don't know or aren't aware of the bigger picture of Scouting as a national and international youth movement.  Our trained adults, especially Cubmasters and Scoutmasters are key elements in teaching the families about Scouting, not just at the level of individual Scouts and individual achievements but overall as well.  After all, families have ample opportunity to watch their sons practice with a team, play against other teams, and share in the enthusiasm of the particular sport at a national and often an international level.  We should do everything that we can to communicate about Scouting at all three of these levels.  I doubt that we're going to be picked up by ESPN anytime soon but that shouldn't stop us from getting the word out about how awesome Scouting is.

A Scoutmaster's Minute is part of a Troop meeting, usually just before the closing ceremony, that is set aside for comments from the Scoutmaster to the Scouts.  Typically this is a moment when the Scoutmaster tries to provide a teaching example of how Scouting applies to the life of Scouts or how Scouting has impacted the lives of others.  Send your favorite Scoutmaster's Minute to the WebCommish.  Submissions will be posted on this page.

I've never head of a Cubmaster's Minute but think it would be a fine tradition to begin.  I welcome suggestions for Cubmaster's Minutes and will post them here as well.