Dalyons Arrow of Light

We have come to and end of an era for our family.  Our last son, Dalyon, was awarded his Arrow of Light and crossed the bridge into New Scouts.  We are so proud of all of our boys and their achievements in Scouts, and especially Dalyon.  He received the 20 patch award which means he earned all 20 activity badges in the Webelo Cub Scouts, as well as his Religious knot and his Arrow of Light. 

Doug read an old Indian story that followed the boy's progression through
the Cub Scout program until he achieved the highest honor, which is the
Arrow of Light. 

Dalyon is receiving the rest of his merit badges from our assistant Cub
Master Marcia Cahoon.  He received all 20 and a patch for his achievement. 

Dalyon pinned the Webeloes Mothers' pin on me and we pose for
a picture.

Dalyon received a compass and a whistle as a reward for earning all
20 activity badges.  These things will help him in scouts.

This is his patch and pins on a homemade duct tape frame.  Don't you just love scouts!!!! 

Every boy who achieves his Arrow of Light award gets to learn to shoot
a bow and arrow as a passageway into Scouts.  Dalyon, Cody and Austin practiced
at home and this is him shooting his first arrow.  It missed the bales of straw, glanced off
a rock and stuck into our neighbors radiator.  Woops!! 

Brother Holland changed the direction of the bales so that he wasn't aiming for
any cars.  He got to shoot 10 times and hit the target 7 of them.  Great job
Dalyon!! 

As part of the ceremony they give him an arrow and place feathers on
it.  Each feather represented a different concept of what a scout aspires
to be.

This is the Arrow of Light award with the arrow and the feathers.  Our leaders
go to a lot of work to make this memorable.  Thanks Nola Alton and Marcia Cahoon,
and his Webelo leader Jen and Lei Kane'.