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By BetterWithCheddar · Posted
Regarding the OP, I think this is pretty common. As others have mentioned, our unit's meeting schedule is often function of the school calendar. Same with our meeting space - Den Meetings are at the public library, but sometimes they close for holidays or special events. The library staff is very accommodating, but they deserve time off too. Adult volunteer burnout is real and cancelling meetings on short notice is a shame, but I see no problem when a "week off" from Scouting is communicated months in advance. It gives families a chance to make other plans or just relish an evening at home. -
Two weeks? I'm really struggling to see that, especially over holiday weeks when there is so much else going on. -
By HashTagScouts · Posted
In my neck of the woods, we've been doing this since I was a youth. General rule is if school is closed, we do not meet (which includes days the schools close because of snow). Over the summer we meet once for summer camp prep, then summer camp, then the rest of the summer is PLC planning meeting, and a few day events (fishing derby, troop outing to an amusement park, swim night at one of our family's house or at the YMCA, movie night, a day hike, etc. - whatever the PLC agrees on, more social gathering/engagement than skill/advancement focused. Still had the PLC/Senior Scouts in charge of planning details and lead supervision at these events. While I could understand momentum loss could result, it has always been for us more of a short time of fun getting ready for the work to return for another year= understood that way by both youth and adults. Additionally, when your own kid(s) hit the age that they are working at camp all summer, and OA starts up before school does, there's enough Scouting to never really have so much of the break that others were having. -
It's a massive loss of momentum. In two weeks, I can completely switch my focus to something else because the signal I'm receiving is that Scouting isn't important enough to meet every week. It's like skipping a workout for two weeks. Very hard to get going again. I don't see how national is getting any extra money from regular troop meetings.
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