Greetings,
I am looking for some advice from fellow scout leaders. I assumed the CM duties from my predecessor who quit in Nov 2012. I took on a pack that has no committee and a very apathetic group of parents. To provide even the basic experience for the Lions, Tigers, and Wolves, my wife and I had to step up and assume the roles of den leader for all three dens.
I recently changed our pack meeting structure to two meetings per month where we convene as a pack, conduct pack awards, etc., then break out into dens for an hour, then reconvene as a pack and do a closing.
This was in an effort to accommodate parents who felt the pack meeting was a "waste of time" and to improve on the roughly 30% attendance rate at pack meetings.
Sadly, these new meetings have failed miserably (4 of 19 scouts has been my best attendance).
As CM I have run recruitment nights, popcorn sales/blitzes, and now pinewood derby ALONE. I still have no support from a pack committee.
As recently as last week my Bear den leader informed me that she'll not be bringing her den to pack meetings since one boy can't make it on Mondays.
My wife and I have come to the conclusion that it is time for us both to resign from the pack and transfer our sons into a functional pack nearby.
After 16 months of frustration, would you choose the same option?
Thanks for letting me vent my frustrations.
Evan
