Parents of young boys face a lot of choices in after-school activities. Boys want to have fun, while parents want them to learn positive values and skills that will last a lifetime. If your boy is about to enter first through fifth grade, Cub Scouting may be exactly what you are both looking for.
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Below are a variety of resources to assist you with your membership recruitment. For additional assistance please contact your District Executive or Megan Gemmer or Nanci Barrett .
RECRUITMENT MATERIALS ORDER FORM - Join Scouting - Recruitment Flier
Are you looking for tools to help you with your recruitment including flyers, posters, yard signs, stickers and more? Use this link to order all of your materials and have your flyers customized to meet your needs. We’ll make sure that your materials are ready for you to pick up at the Scout Store of your choice. Order Roundup Materials Online - Due to many requests, we have reopened the online roundup materials ordering system for Late Fall Roundup Materials. This system will run through December 31, 2011.
E -VITE TEMPLATE You can use this email template to electronically invite parents to your recruitment event. Using this link, select the download based on your needs. The Outlook template has been created for Outlook 2003 and above. It can also be used with mass email systems like Constant Contact or Double Knot. Evite Template
E-BLAST TEMPLATE Looking for a good look email template already developed to email to people you know to invite them to join Scouting? This is an easy tool to copy and paste into your email and all you have to do is hit send. E-Blast Template
PREPARED. FOR LIFE. VIDEOS BSA has developed some great new videos to highlight the fun and excitement of Scouting. These Youtube videos are a great tool to put in an email, post on facebook or share in lots of other ways to promote Scouting. View Videos
CUB SCOUT PROGRAM INFO Are you looking for the Den Leader Meeting Plans? Interested in watching the Cubcasts? This link takes you to all the resources available for Cub Scouting on the Scouting.org website for more information .
MEMBERSHIP RESOURCES This link to scouting.org takes you to a wide range of resources to help you recruit youth, start new units, information on chartered partner relationships, commissioner service resources and more .
NEW UNIT RESOURCES This link takes you to a lot of great resources on how to start new units. Two new resources that just became available are also available here for download . They are the New Unit Retention Guide and the Strengthening Organizations through Scouting tool.
NEW UNIT ORGANIZATION PROCESS Confused about how to start a new unit? Looking for the best practice and most effective way to start a new unit that will have lasting tenure? Here’s a great tool to walk you through the steps .
WEBELOS TO SCOUT TRANSITION PLAN It should be the goal of the Cubmaster and Webelos den leaders to graduate every Webelos Scout into a Boy Scout troop. The key to accomplishing this is to begin promoting Boy Scouting when Cub Scouts are still in their Tiger, Wolf, and Bear dens, and to sell the sizzle of the great outdoors.This tool includes a timetable, position descriptions, tracking form and samples of ceremonies. Click here to learn more about how your pack can assist in the Webelos Transition to Boy Scouts.
HOW TO MARKET YOUR CUB SCOUT PACK This tool has proven methods and tools to generate widespread publicity for your unit and Scouting.
MEMBERSHIP INVENTORY This is a how-to manual to help you conduct a membership inventory. The purpose of a membership inventory is to conduct a roll call in which each unit member is contacted to determine the quality of program received, to follow up on absent and inactive members and to see if everyone is registered.
MORE THAN EVER, AMERICAN FAMILIES NEED CUB SCOUTING This is a Cub Scout recruitment brochure that talks about the importance of the Cub Scout experience for youth development.
CUB SCOUT PARENT INFORMATION GUIDE This guide is available as a hard copy from the Three Fires Council Scout Shops. It is a very useful guide for new parents and is particularly helpful to use at recruitment events.
CUB SCOUT DEN ORGANIZATION AGENDA This tool will help you organize new dens at your recruitment event.
HELPFUL HINTS FOR CONDUCTING A SUCCESSFUL RECRUITMENT EVENT Keys to help you prepare for and conduct a recruitment event and even hints on recruiting leaders at your recruitment event.
HOW TO ORGANIZE AND REGISTER CUB SCOUTS AND ADULTS A brief handout to make sure you complete all the steps in registering your new youth and adults.
CUB SCOUT RECRUITMENT EVENT This is a sample agenda for your recruitment event.
FIND A SCOUT UNIT NEAR YOU - BeAScouting.org This is a website that uses google maps to map all of the Scouting units in a geographic area. A great tool to find and contact the Scouting unit near you.
PARENT TALENT SURVEY This is a great survey to use with your new or existing parents to find out more about their hobbies and interests and how they might be able to be more involved.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO – CUB SCOUT CAMPING This video is currently featured on the BeAScout.org website. It is a great video to share.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO – SCOUTING IS REALLY FUN This Cub Scout video is currently featured on the BeAScouting.org website. It can also be found on the BSA Youtube channel.
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO – PINEWOOD DERBY This recruitment video features the Pinewood Derby and is currently featured on the BeAScout.org website.
VIDEO – WEBELOS TO SCOUT TRANSITION This video instructs you how to conduct a Webelos to Scout transition event. This event is called the Trail to the Arrow.
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