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Re: Outdoor Life and Scouting Shows

Outdoor Life is available through DirecTV. Yes, I have an 18" dish. But, I
don't have the package that includes 100 channels of sports. Hubby is in
Korea, and we aren't motivated to get that package yet.

Re: Korea

Hubby is in Korea. So, I'll ask him if he can find any information about
Troop 87, in Seoul. Of course, he's an army sergeant. I'm not sure how the
Girl Scouts/Guides there will feel about his inquiry. He is after all an
American. Maybe, he can find an office worker somewhere who can make the
inquiry for him.

Re: Misleading Stories in Scouting Magazine

My son got the cub's version of Boys Life the other day. Yes, there is a
whole article about a bear. Did you read it? I did. It mentions that this
is a "special" bear. The bear was an orphan, that was taken to a research
center. And, had all his claws removed. Hence, the bear could not be
returned to the wild, and was being raised by someone who volunteered. That
said, the article mentions more than once, that you should NOT go anywhere
near a bear. And, it tells of occasions where even this bear has behaved in
a dangerous manner. Yes, it does show pictures of cub scouts within easy
reach of the bear. Unfortunately, some boys may only skim this article, or
not read it at all, or maybe just remember the pictures...I agree that it is
NOT something I would have put in there. But, I'm a mother, a girl who grew
up w/o brothers. So, boys are still a new thing for me. I'm sure my son
will read the entire article. His Boys Lifes look like they have been
through the war by the time he has finished reading them for the tenth or
fifteenth time. Whether or not he will remember that this bear is not the
same as wild bears, I'd like to think so.

Re: Professional Staffers

Wow! Only 24K a year? Sheesh, my husband gets more and he's in the army.
Of course, there is no overtime there, either. And, look what they do to
you! Send you to places where people shoot at you. OK, I really feel sorry
for the professionals now. Professionals work hard, get paid little, and do
it because they believe in the movement.

Re: Pack Finances

I've only been doing this a few years. And, admittedly, I know some of my
parents are very hard up. But, we found that giving small rewards to the
top three sellers in our pack was a good incentive. And, what worked really
well was having a pizza party for the top selling den. (We did this on a
per capita basis.) The pizza party only cost us $50, and that den sold well
over $300 in Scout Fest tickets. The pizza party incentive motivated all
the boys, some parents were less motivated than others, which made a big
difference in the performance of the boys.

For boys that do all the work for the pack. I would suggest, special
prizes, or recognition of some kind. I would not suggest that you ask the
disgruntled parents to speak to the parents of the slackers. This could
lead to hard feelings, and the non-participatory parents could think that
this particular parent speaks for you. I would give the disgruntled parents
a chance to speak at the kick off of a fund raiser. Let this person give
tips on good times, places to sell. Let the parent talk about the great
prizes that their son won, earned, etc. This gives the parent a chance to
be involved. And, seeing another parent (a non leader perhaps) talk about
how great fundraising is for their boy, den, pack, etc. might help motivate
the other parents.

I have also done something rather sneaky. I have taken and made cut outs of
fun things I would like the pack to do. One thing was a dinosaur show.
Another was a circus show, etc. I brought big pictures to the pack meeting
before the fund raiser. I said..."This is what I would like to do. This is
how much it will cost. This is a fund raiser coming up. Let's do this
together!" We did make it to the dinosaur show. We have also done some
other great things together. But, I believe that if you tell the parents
where the money goes, you've got a better chance of getting them to help you
get it.

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