Our
membership is what we are all here for! Without the youth, we would
have no program. However, we will always have room for more youth in
the program! If you need flyers or any type of recruiting resources
please contact us.
BEASCOUT.ORGHave you checked out www.beascout.org? It's a great new website that pinpoints all
Packs, Troops, and Crews in a given area. If you are a Cubmaster,
Scoutmaster, Venture Crew Advisor, or Committee Chairman you can put
your contact information on the website. Please click the link below
for more information on editing the site.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/beascout/ppt/beascoutwebinarpresentation.ppt
School Night to Join Scouting
It's that time of year again, time to start your School Night to Join scouting planning. With your help the district is going to reach its goal of recruiting 850 new youth into the scouting program! All School Night dates have been set with the schools:
Tuesday August 28th- Fox School District
Thursday August 30th -Festus, Jefferson R-7, Crystal City, and Dunklin School Districts
Tuesday September 4th - Windsor and Northwest School Districts
Thursday September 6th - Hillsboro, Grandview, DeSoto, and Sunrise School Districts
All private school's School Night will be held the same night as the public school in there community.
Please plan to attend the District School Night to Join Scouting kick-off meeting Thursday August 2nd at 7pm at the Windsor I.C. cafeteria. You will receive your units School Night packet and the latest details about this years School Night to Join Scouting plan.
SCOUT RETENTION
Does
your Troop supply Den Chiefs to your feeder Cub Scout Pack or to a Cub
Scout Pack in your area? One way that the Boy Scout organization is
kept strong is through the willful and purposeful recruitment of
Webelos into BSA troops. The Den Chief Program is a win-win situation
for the Boy Scout, Cub Scout and the Den Leader. The Boy Scout learns
to lead and can sell the Boy Scout program through the stories he tells
and the pictures he shows his Den about the campouts and activities he
does with his Troop. The Cub Scouts learn from a older boy and not a
parent and the Den Leader can delegate some of the Den leadership
responsibilities to the Den Chief. Click Here for information on Den Chief training.
In
addition, does your troop have an adult assigned as Webelos
coordinator, or ASM for recruitment? If not, you need to consider
staffing this position in your troop! Encourage an out-going adult in
your troop to step into this role. If you have this position in your
organization and have had success in recruiting Webelos, please
consider sharing this experience. Remember, when the Scouting program
succeeds, our youth succeeds.
NEW UNITS
Scouting
is available to boys in first grade through age 20 and boys and girls
ages 14-20. In addition, opportunities exist for churches, schools and
community organizations to sponsor a new pack, troop or Venture crew.
If you are interested in learning more or would like to start a new
unit at your church, school or community organization, contact Zoran Lazic or Tony Fouts.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact one of the
people below:
Zoran Lazic - District Director
(314) 256-3054
Zoran.Lazic@scouting.org
Tony Fouts - District Executive
(314) 256-3100
Anthony.Fouts@scouting.org
