Re: Introductions
James A. Wells (james@archaeologist.com)
Tue Jan 20 20:41:43 1998
> With Both Tony and Craig mentioning about a large number of posts inthere
> area, is there a regular meetings between the posts at a area level to
> discuss different ideas and what other Posts are doing?
>
> Here in Australia we communicate with Venturer Units all around us, at
> district level, at regional level and at branch level. The main idea is
> that information can be passed between units such as programming ideas and
> discussions on events that mwy and will effect them. For example the Coast
> Venture we had was organised at area level by Venturers from different units.
>
> The question is does this happen? If not why not? If it does can the
> information for programming be posted to the list. At the DVC a Venturer or
> 2 gives a report each month of what has happened and what is intending to
> happpen in the next month.
>
> Lets see if we can get the flow of information going. Have we all been a
> bit to insular sitting on the side lines (hehehehe)
>
Mark,
In Exploring, the regional administration is handled by professional
Scouters (emplyees of the BSA, we have several on the list.) At each
Council, an Explorer Officer's Association(EOA) is SUPPOSED to meet
in order to give service to the Posts in their Council -- and that's
specific as I've really seen our instructions. Many Councils don't
have an EOA, and plenty of those that do don't have a strong one.
Councils(which are the incorporation of ALL troops, posts, etc. in
the area -- ALL of the Boy Scouts of America under one roof)--the
Councils are divided into Districts, and some of these Districts do
have Multi-Post meetings to do the things that you discuss -- my
district does.
At the Regional (there are four regions in the USA) and at the
National level, we have committees that oversee Scouting, including
Exploring. Each region has a youth representative to their
respective committee, and at the national conference every two years
we elect a national President (she sits on the BSA National
Committee.)
That's all I know about the answer to your question -- but what I DO
know is--the meetings you mentioned don't ever WORK. Our Posts have
extremely varied interests and schedules, and rarely want to get
together to help each other or plan events, in most areas. Hopefully
we can change some of that --maybe you can share more specifically
what kind of meetings you have in the Australian organization so we
can learn from you? :-)
YIS,
James A. Wells
President, Explorer Post 1824
Sam Houston Area Council
http://www.shac.org
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