wdavis18

Thanks for the information as to why I can not buy scoutparents materials from the web site. I was counting on these materials to hand out/recruit new scouts for my pack. Given scout recruitment starts in September, why the delay in being able to order materials? FYI...I tried ordering tonight and received error messages. Thanks.

1) What type of Den do you lead, orare you a Pack level Scouter, or are you a District Scouter supporting Cubbing? CM, Wolf Den Leader, and Tiger Leader last year. I revived a pack from 2 kids up to about 12 active scouts this year. 2) How often does your Den meet during September to June (or your local school year)? Last year - 2 den meetings/month + 1 activity (found this was too much - not for me but for our families that increased to 4 scouts); This year - 1 Den (only have wolf and tiger), 1 Fun Activity, 1 Scout Skills Den Meeting for all 3) How often does your Pack meet during September to June (or your local school year)? See response above for #2 as we do not have leadership at Bear/Webelos level; families turn away as soon as they realize they will have to immediately lead at these levels. 4) What kinds of summertime activities does your Den or Pack participate in (Day Camp, Family Camping, 4th of July parade, August swim, Webelos Camp...???) Summer activities are heavily advertised; it seems families want a break plus there may be cost issues; I and my son attend a lot of scout activities - day camp, scout night and camp-out at a baseball game, visit to a museum, trip to a national historic site/battlefield. In sum, I am trying to run a "start-up" pack which is difficult when families have a low cub scout IQ and can not believe it when I tell them that the national program is 3 den meetings plus 1 pack meeting per month. I try to use this as a selling point that we do not meet as often. The scout skills den meeting is for both Tigers/Wolves. I noticed that the District Run Cub Day Camp had the same scout skills activities for Tigers/Wolves so I thought this could be a positive way to get families from both dens together for a modified pack meeting. There have been comments in this thread to reach out to other small packs.....well, I do but remember we are all volunteers and running your own pack takes up a lot of time especially when you are NOT functioning in your actual role (i.e. a Cubmaster should NOT be running den meetings). So, I understand that I do not hear from other pack leaders. 9 times out of 10, I am the one initiating the contact. Thus, I am now taking the approach to share information with the local District Executives who then share it with their small packs. I think the local pack leaders are more likely to listen to them than me who they do not know.