tomtoad

Thx for replying. My apologies for the confusing terms -- I am still trying to learn the 'lingo' so to speak. Our pack consists of 3 small towns close by each other - each town has their own collective dens (tigers,wolves,bears,webelos) who meet weekly in church halls and a community center. We have 1 cubmaster and one committee chair for all three and all together we are one pack. When I say "unit" I mean each separate town with their own dens - I don't know how else to describe it. Our "town" (which is where the CM and CC also act as den leaders) wants to re-charter and break off ties with the other two "towns". The CM and her husband wants to make this move, the committee chair does not want it to happen. I hope this helps clarify my post a bit. It is a bit confusing, I must admit.

I hope this is the board to post this ... maybe some of you more experienced scouters can give me some advice please. Our leadership is in a bit of dissaray and I am in a bit of a quandary. We have a very experienced committee chair (who is also our Webelos den leader for 3 units!), hardly any committee members, a cubmaster (who needs help!) and 2 den leaders (including myself) who regularly attend meetings and show a sincere interest in the pack. We recently had one parent volunteer to be on the committee and another as an assistant den leader for the webelos. But, we also have registered den leaders (in the other 2 units) who don't bother to show up for pack meetings or even to conduct regular den meetings for their scouts. A lot of burden is placed on our Cubmaster, her husband, our committee chair, myself and the other den leader. We have about 50 boys in our Pack. Our cubmaster's husband (who is not registered with the BSA) has taken charge of managing the unit alongside side his wife (our cubmaster), and I think that this is causing some friction with the Committee Chair, as he (the unregistered husband) has a very unique way of doing things. Our cubmaster's husband is a great fellow, but I think the fact that he refuses to register at this time, yet still wants to be cubmaster along with his wife is really what is causing some unpleasant under-currents with the Committee Chair. Our cubmaster and her husband also wants our unit to break away from the main pack and re-charter. The cubmaster and her husband has done a tremendous job of getting our unit on its feet in the 3 months they have been active in it. They also volunteered when no-one wanted to step forward and take up the responsibility, and I do have a lot of respect for them both. They are putting a lot of faith in me as I am an energetic den leader and a willing volunteer. I have already taken on some responsibilities that are outside of my 'job description' because no-one else is stepping forward. But I feel like I've been forced into the middle of their politics (the husband has had made some negative comments about the Committee Chair to me) having to choose sides so-to-speak, which I don't want to do. I'm in Cub Scouts for my son, not for other people's politics. How do you handle such sensitive issues? Any comments or advice would be much appreciated!(This message has been edited by tomtoad)(This message has been edited by tomtoad)

Aah - group therapy! Is there a 12-step program for learning to say no? If so maybe I should join too. I might be developing a problem with not being able to say "no". I find that I'm spending more and more time doing things for the troop outside of my "den leader" assignments, maybe this is a red-flag. ;D

Thx braintshore I've been reading through the older posts and have already picked up on a lot of great information! Thank you! I do have questions, but I want to see if they have been covered here already. We've got a float in our local Christmas Parade this coming Saturday and I volunteered to paint the banners (10' long to go on both sides). It's quite a job and it's been keeping me very busy for the last 2 days. The scouts, parents and leaders have all been fantastic so I think it's going to be a very successful float. We may even win the $100 prize for best float! *holding thumbs*

Thx for the warm welcomes. Baden - yes - it is a reference to the song. I attended our recent Pow Wow and it was one of the songs we sang during opening ceremonies. I was laughing so hard also I couldn't finish singing it, it is now my favorite. I'm looking forward to chatting more with you all.

Hi, I've just signed up and would like to introduce myself. My name is Anthea and I'm a new Wolf Den Leader for our Pack 290 here in Mounds, OK. I'm hoping to learn a lot of good information and tips from all you experienced cubbers and scouters, I do have a lot to learn! Nice to meet you all.