'Twas the night of the pack meeting, when all through the place, 
Not a Scout was stirring, anticipation on every face; 
Their hopes were all high, could be felt in the air, 
Wondering if an award soon was to be theirs; 

The parents were ready with cameras in hand, 
Ready to snap a shot of their lad; 
And leaders in uniforms looking so fine, 
Had all raised their hands in the Cub Scout sign; 

When from out of the dark there arose such a clatter, 
I sprang from my post to see what was the matter. 
Away to the doorway I flew in a hurry, 
Tore open the door with my arms in a flurry; 

When, what to my wondering eyes would appear, 
But a box of advancements for some boys that are here; 
These boys must have been working awfully hard, 
To earn the badges attached to these cards; 

For working on electives in his Big Bear Scout Book, 
We can only imagine the days that it took; 
Christopher Morgan-Wilson has faithfully earned, 
An arrow point of silver to show what he's learned; 

The Webelos, too, this month have been working, 
On the Readyman achievement, they haven't been shirking; 
Chris Pineda surely has shown that he knows, 
That for a victim in shock you raise legs, feet and toes; 

And Matthew and Trevor, from our Den number one, 
For completing acheivements and having some fun; 
Soon for their Arrow of Light will be set, 
As a compass point each for their uniforms get; 

A handful of patches were there for the taking,
Of each of our boys who did such wonderful baking;
They worked long and hard to make beautiful treats,
As good as they looked they must have been great to eat;

At last I came to the thing at the bottom,
One for each boy, whoever had brought 'em;
For each leader too, one size all would fit,
A patch that says we are a Quality Unit;

From where the awards came, by whom they were sent,
I know not, and now that the contents are spent;
Will your name, or yours, when next time we meet,
Be called as we celebrate a new set of feats?

Until then, I leave you with one last thought,
Scouting is more than just play and learning some knots;
A Scout gives good will and does what is right, 
"HAPPY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, AND TO ALL A GOOD-NIGHT!"