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We had a troop near us that folded and we rolled their Scouts into our troop. Their SM became one of our ASMs. Honestly the only interaction or feedback from the council was an inquiry about the Troop treasury / funds. That inquiry was ignored, funds went to the CO -
By Eagle94-A1 · Posted
We were fortunate for a long time. CO was involved with us, but it helped that the pastor is an Eagle and his son was in the troop. However when he left, the de facto interim pastor was not a fan of Boy Scouts. Things we had been able to do for decades were no longer allowed. When one of my sons had their Eagle Court of Honor, which was planned over 3 months in advance per her instructions, at the last minute she asked if we could postpone or move it because the church wanted to use the reserved room. When I suggested using a smaller room at the church that would accommodate us, she got very defensive. She went on and on about how we had to clean up after ourselves, not make in messes in the kitchen, etc etc. And when the pack that was folding went to her to see if they could move there and restart the church's pack, her attitude and demeanor threw the leadership off and they wnet elsewhere. With the new pastor, things have gotten back to normal. So with the 100+ year history with the CO, we would not have a problem with them keeping the money. However, with everything the council has done, and not done, we don't want them to get a dime more than what they are charging. Finding a new unit in our area is the challenge. Officially the last new unit is 2-3 years old, but in reality it resulted from the folding of one pack and moving to a new CO. Otherwise the last new troop was the girls troop founded in 2019. Even before their creation, units were dying. Our problems started before COVID. -
@Armymutt had a good solution. When we shut down a unit, we gave our equipment to a newer unit that was just starting. It was the best use. -
By AwakeEnergyScouter · Posted
Nope. Current AOL patrol advisor and Cubmaster here, good personal friends with last year's AOL patrol advisor who got the pleasure of flying by their seat of their pants when the program dropped so late. Last year, when we had virtually no notice, the AOL patrol advisor hustled to get every AOL a camping experience even though they couldn't make it to the regular campouts due to scheduling conflicts. One late joiner camped out in another leader's back yard, but they camped. That was our idea of their best. This year, we have several opportunities to cook with camping equipment scheduled (not just campouts) and three campout opportunities we're providing before crossover - not counting all the troops that are courting them by inviting them to campouts. We divided and conquered at the first den meeting - I went over how the AOL year is different and what it's preparing them for with the Cubs, and the former AOL patrol advisor did the same thing for the parents. We would not accept not camping at all as anyone's best either, that would be doing them a rotten "favor". -
Cool. My main point was to increase attendance by not marketing the side quest as advancement, but instead market it as a fun time to play like a Patrol kickball game. The advancement just hitches along for the ride. Even if no advancement happens, it builds patrol identity and cohesion.
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