CUB SCOUT PROMOTION / NEW MEMBERS

It is really important to get about 15-25 new boys joining the pack each year since each year a bunch of kids will leave the pack due to becoming a boy scout, moving or dropping out. Kids can join at any time during the year but the biggest signup activity and promotion happens at the beginning of the new school year.

Preparation

JUNE AUG SEP

All in One Day

On this day all the signups for the next school year are happening. Last years (2001 & 2002) we were in the room to talk to kids and parents, and took names of people that were interested in the Cub Scouts. We had a poster with pictures of activities and stickers

Bring to this event

Back to School Nights

The last couple of years the Cub Scouts did not have the opportunity to speak but we were allowed to stand at the entrance and handed out information about the Cub Scouts and had the poster with pictures as well. Nice to have the date of the School night for New Scouts and have the flyer to hand out.

School night for Scouting

This evening is for boys and parents interested in learning more about Cub Scouting at Sequioa. Goal of the evening is to give information about Cub Scouting to the parents and have them decide whether they want to join. If so they can sign up at that evening, pay their dues, and will be placed in a Den. Promote the evening in the Sequioa Newsletter and through flyers with the back pack express.
At the evening we need 2 parents from each Den to help out and most of the Leadership should be there. The evening starts with a short welcome by the Cub Master and a skit by a Den. Then the kids are kept busy by one half of the parents and maybe some boy scouts, mainly outside. The parents talk to the other half of the Den parents to find out what the Dens do, how they are organized and which one they want to join. Parents/Boys that want to join fill out the form and pay their dues and are assigned to a Den.

Staff at the night

Agenda
( http://www.oocities.org/pack405us/organize/recruiting/School-Night-for-New-Scouts-Agenda-2002.doc)


To bring

During the year


It might be good to do another promotion somewhere during the year. One year the scouts were doing the pinewood derby at the harvest festival Maybe we can do that again and have an article in the Sequioa newsletter. We can invite people that have interest to a pack meeting or can have the boys go to a Den Meeting. What needs to be done for a boy that signs up during the year, does he still need to pay the fill dues or is it prorated?