Requirements  (9/2000)

This award requires elements of Training, Performance and Tenure:

Tenure:

Complete one year as a registered Webelos den leader. Dates of service used to earn one key or award cannot be used to earn another key or award.

Training:

• Complete "The New Webelos Den Leader" Fast Start training.
• Complete basic training for Webelos den leaders.
• Complete outdoor training for Webelos den leaders.
• Complete Youth Protection training.
• During your tenure for this award, participate in a Cub Scout leader pow wow or university of Scouting, or attend at least four roundtables.

Performance:

Do seven of the following:

• During at least one program year, have a minimum of 50 percent of the Webelos Scouts in your den advance in rank (Webelos badge or Arrow of Light Award).
• At least once, register a minimum of 75 percent of the eligible members of your den as part of pack rechartering.
• Graduate a minimum of 60 percent of the eligible members of your Webelos den into Boy Scouting.
• Have an assistant den leader or second adult who regularly attends your den's meetings and activities.
• Have a den chief who regularly meets with your den.
• Take leadership in planning and conducting two Webelos overnight campouts or other outdoor den activities each year.
• Assist in planning and conducting a Webelos den/Boy Scout troop joint activity.
• Take leadership in planning and conducting a Webelos den service project.
• Conduct at least three Webelos den meetings per month, nine months per year, or follow an optional plan approved by the pack.
• Participate with your den in a Webelos day camp or resident camp experience.
• Explore three Ethics in Action activities with your den members in one year.
• Hold regular den meetings and den activity planning sessions with your assistant den leader.

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