Promoting Summer Camps

Well, it's only October and I find myself in Summer Camp mode already. Gotta get my reservations into Council next month so we have slots for the upcoming camping opportunities.

While getting this info out to my DLs, I started thinking about whether or not it was too soon to even be promoting Summer Camps. After all, that is 9 months away. But of course, it isn't too early.

Last year, I began my promotions in the winter with flyers and mentions of it at Pack meetings. My Pack-level promotions culminated at my April Pack meeting which I devoted entirely to Summer Camps. It worked well, although we had a weak attendance at Webelos Week long. That camp conflicted with the School District's Summer School which most boys go to (they have a sponsor that pays for perfect attendance!!) Hard to compete with that. So I have already made it known that I will highly discouage scheduling any camp during Summer School time.

How about your promotional ideas? I am always looking for new ways to promote this scouting activity. Let's hear them!

Jerry

Ask your local OA Chapter to bring in several skits on camp. They are the Brotherhood of Cheerful Service, and the Honor Camping program of BSA

If you have or someone you know has pictures, you could make a slide show and run it during your B&G dinner or a pack meeting. Make up a camp display of other pictures and any crafts or mementos from camp. Have the Cubs that went to camp talk about what they did. Maybe you could get a staff member, that the boys really connected with, come in and talk about camp.

The chairman of your district camping promotion committee should have lots of ideas.

I didn't know there was one of those people in my District I hunt that person down. Thanks for the ideas guys. Still accepting more!