September Key 3 topics should include:
Join Scouting Night coverage
New Unit organization and volunteer involvement
Venturing
Unit health and commissioners assigned
FOS manpower
Training and calling units of concern
Commissioner College Doctoral Thesis Guide: click here to download.
Program Planning is a must in August! Topics of conversation
1. Program Planning is essential this month. Bottom-line products from that exercise: a) objectives for 2010-2011, what is the unit going to accomplish? b) program calendar c) unit budget to pay for the unit’s program d) communications plan, will the unit use a hard copy newsletter, e-mail, Google group, facebook page or website? e) leadership in place for September!
2. Creating opportunities for youth to Join a) packs need to prepare for Join Scouting Nights, all districts will be conducting a training the morning of Saturday August 21st b) troops and crews should be planning open houses for September or October especially for 6th and 9th graders respectively.
3. Participating in the Trails End Popcorn sale. A ready-made unit fundraiser with new Unit Kickoff kits available. Participating and interested units need to attend and EXPLOSION on August 17th at Chester Presbyterian Church or August 19th at Dominion Virginia Power’s Technical Center at Innsbrook. See the council website calendar for more information.
4. Summer camp/adventure plans for 2011 and beyond. Promote Cub & Webelos Adventure Camp and Camp T. Brady Saunders. If a unit hasn’t been to CBS in a while they are missing out on a great staff, great program, an expanded COPE course, new shower houses, a new dock, an air conditioned dining hall and great food. www.bradysaunders.net
5. A new national website www.BeAScout.org will be launched publicly July 23rd with unit pins to a Google Map. Units can edit their contact information through www.MyScouting.org.
