SCOUTER Interactive - Your Guide to Scout Out the Net! SCOUTER Magazine and Network
SCOUTER  |  NetCompass  |  NetRoster  |  Forums  |  ClipArt  |  Headlines  |  Auctions  

You are 1 of 824 Active Users

 Locator >
SCOUTER : archives : Scouts-L : August 1997 : Post
Menu > Email this page to a friend Send page to friend
 


Check out the new SCOUTER Discussion Forums and Post Your Questions Now!

Re: A Cautionary School Night Tale (long!)

John Birle (JBIRLE@POSTOFFICE.WORLDNET.ATT.NET)
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 10:13:01 -0400


You had a great learning experience. One lesson is that your pack relied
too much on "council" and the DE to do things that the pack should be
doing. A DE has about 40 packs to contend with and most councils have
several hundred, so no flyers could possibly be printed tailor-made to
the needs of each pack. The second lesson is that the folks from your
pack should do the presenting - not a professional. You know what to say
to sell your pack and Cub Scouting. It sounds like your pack has a great
program and good leaders from the effort you put into it. About alll you
need help from the professionals is on being sure your school and the
others in the area will be open for school night. Let the professionals
know what you plan, if they ask and listen to any advice they have, but
you need to keep them out of the detail part as much as possible - not
because they arent comepetnt, but because a) they have many units to
deal with and the "big picture" to keep in mind, and b) you can do a
better job because you know what to sell. Of course, you have learned
the first basic lesson - get the flyers to the school early and talk
with someone in authority abut timing on distribution. If there any
room-to-room presentations, arrange to do these yourselves. Think about
how much work this is and then multiply by 40 - it is physically
impossible for a DE to do that!

Speaking as a veteran of many school nights and a former school night
chairman.

Terry Howerton Sakima Group, Inc. SCOUTER Magazine Kansas City

A few Commercial Links from the SCOUTER NetCompass...


Featured Link Moxie Rafting Maine & MassachusettsClick here for more information
Daily whitewater rafting and river trips in New England.

Featured Link Adventure FoodsClick here for more information
Ask for Scouting Discounts! Adventure Foods for backpacking, camping, hiking, kayaking, boating. Also pack foods for diabetics, food alergies, vegetarian, health food, plus baking mixes and bulk ingredients and spices

Featured Link It Takes Two: Scrapbooking & FundraisingClick here for more information
Boy Scout papers and stickers for scrapbooking

Featured Link Sierra Trading Post -- Outdoor GearClick here for more information
Sierra Trading Post offers savings on name brand camping and hiking gear. Find outdoor gear from Komperdell, Burton, Vector, Sigg, Crazy Creek, Eureka, The North Face and more.

Featured Link TN - Ocoee River Whitewater RaftingClick here for more information
Providing premium whitewater rafting trips on the Ocoee River in Southeast Tennessee.

Featured Link Cascade OutfittersClick here for more information
Cascade Outfitters sells top quality rafts, kayaks, river and camping equipment.

Featured Link Lite Backpacking with Travel Pak KitsClick here for more information
Easy Traveler, Inc. manufactures refillable, leakproof Flasks, Tottles and Flexible Squeeze Tubes that allow you to take just the right amount of your favorite personal care or food products with you, when you go camping, Hiking or backpacking

Add your link to SCOUTER NetCompass





Join SCOUTER.com

Join SCOUTER.com and participate in the Discussion Forums & receive our email newsletters. First, please enter your e-mail address. We'll see if we have you in our records (must be complete and valid e-mail address to complete registration):

E-mail address

Postal/ZipCode


Site Members Login


SCOUTER Forums

Share your questions, answers and ideas in the SCOUTER Forums!


FREE Web Hosting from SCOUTER!
SCOUTER.com provides free web hosting to more than 2,000 Scout units!

What's become of SCOUTER Magazine, the print publication?

Buy the Back Issues

NetCompass
Categories

Advancement
Calendar
Campfires
Discussion Lists
Graphics and Clipart
Leaders Resource
Medical Issues Library
Meeting Activities
Scout Skills
Scouting History
Scouting Organizations
Service To America
Training
Where To Go
Youth Protection

Sponsors

Site Dedication

SCOUTER celebrates the life of William Hillcourt... Scoutmaster to the World and the founding inspiration for the grassoots resources we share.

© 1994-2005 SCOUTER.com. All rights reserved.

SCOUTER is an independent publication and has been the primary Scouting portal on the web since 1994.
It is not officially affiliated with the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of the USA or the World Organization of Scout Movements.
Web Developer/SaaS Hosting by FastRoot, Chicago - Terry Howerton

spacer.gif (57 bytes)