Membership
District Rocket Launch Announced
As part of this fall’s recruitment campaign, the new Cubs are offered an opportunity to launch their very own rocket.
Thanks to the hospitality of Pack 358, our district rocket launch will be Saturday, September 24, 2016 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at Zionsville United Methodist Church, 9644 Whitestown Rd, Zionsville, IN 46077.
Why be a Scout Leader?
I have written many times about the value of scouting to the youth.
Bobwhite Blather has a great article about the value of scouting to the adult leaders. It is worth your attention.
How does scouts compare to sports?
Bobwhite Blather talks about sports and scouts. He talks about how the programs work and highlights differences.
A great resource to have on hand in recruiting season. Any scout recruiter should be able to recite this simple article well. It shows why scouting outperforms sports in developing good citizens.
8 Days and Counting: Back to School Night
While your Cub Scout Pack is free to hold back to school nights at your convenience, don’t forget that every Pack is also expected to help meet the Council’s promise for August 25th.
While mass media has been pared down this year due to the exorbitant cost of advertising during a presidential campaign, Council is still pushing a common sign up night for all units. It is scheduled for August 25th. That means that your pack needs to have a table somewhere at its elementary schools to accept applications for 90 minutes that night.
Make sure you have your person or persons assigned and ready to take applications. Let Con or Sharla know if you need help covering your schools.
The person at your table should have some knowledge about the new Lion Cub Program, so make sure they are trained.
REMINDER: Roundtable tomorrow night
Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 6:30 pm, we will hold one of the most important roundtables of the year. It is our District Kick-off Roundtable.
We will have rockets to distribute for Cub Scout Pack recruitment. We will have an overview of Back to School Night and Boy Talk efforts. We will discuss the web resources to be used in support of your recruitment effort. We will talk about the new Online Registration and how it works with the BeAScout.org website and why those are critically important to recruitment.
We will also have a session for boy scouts and scouters on upcoming activities in Order of the Arrow, Firecrafter, Voyageur training, Marlinspike and many other events to put on your calendar.
We will have a very busy night, so prepare to listen fast! Come with you own announcements and flyers.
Recruiting Help Needed
District Executive Con Sullivan and Membership Chair Sharla Merrick have put out a request for help on recruiting efforts for all sorts of needs. Please contact Con if you are able to help this month.
Back to School: Rocket Distribution
At Thursday, August 11th’s Roundtable, District Executive Con Sullivan will be distributing rockets to all Cub Scout Packs for Back to School Night recruiting.
Remember, like last year, we will be giving each new scout a rocket when he joins scouts.
See you at Roundtable, 6:30 pm at Luke’s Lodge, the outbuilding on the northeast corner of the campus of St Luke’s United Methodist Church, 100 West 86th St, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
State Fair Volunteers Needed!
Council is again running “Base Camp” at the State Fair from August 5th to August 21st.
This is a great way to have scouting exposed to people from around the state and your neighborhood in a fun and engaging way.
Bring your son and his non-scout friend. Let him see the fun that awaits when he joins.
Come volunteer to show scouting to boys. More information online here.
Fall Recruitment: Help Wanted!
As we are entering our important time of the year for recruitment, we need as many scouters as possible to stand at recruitment locations as possible. We have need for Boy Talk presenters during the school day; persons to attend schools’ ice cream socials, school’s back-to-school nights, and our council-wide scout recruitment night Thursday, August 25, 2016.
Scouters who are willing to serve are strongly encouraged to attend the District Committee meeting to meet with members of the District Membership Committee. This is Thursday, August 4, 2016 at 7:00 pm at Second Presbyterian Church, 7700 N Meridian St, Rm 405, Indianapolis, IN 46260.
Those you cannot attend may contact Sharla Merrick or Jenny Byers or Jeff Heck.
Hope to see you there!
29 Days and Counting: Cub Scout recruiting report
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