LScott1218

To clear up confusion, I was thinking more of pre-popped corn in the bags, not kernals. The idea being to have a smaller, less costly, immediate, ready to eat option available.

Out of curiousity, if Trail's end made a small, roughly two dollar, hundred calorie bag of popcorn that you could buy in sets of 10 or 15 for show and sell, would you order those in place of the big bags?

Comments or opinions?

Thank you for the above reply and advice!I appreciate your taking time to write as much as you did.

Thank you everyone, this has been VERY helpful!

So to sum up, a good DE is:

1. There to listen and help as he or she can without overpromising or underdelivering. He or she also knows what they can and cannot do and relays this to the volunteers.

2. Someone who will communicate with District level volunteers and unit volunteers about the status of relevant items (membership, FOS, charters).

3. Able to find balance between what is right at the district level and what is expected at the council level. This seems like a tough item.

4. Understanding that volunteers run the program and they are there to support them. Humble in their role yet honest enough to convey needs and expectations from council.

5. Committed and will do what they can to stay for at least 2 years to provide consistancy.

6. Often confused because the goals of the local units and the main goals of the council may not have the same sense of importance attached to them. One of these groups, the volunteers, influences how well the DE can do their job, and the other group, council, influences whether the DE has a job. This is another tough item to figure out as a DE if these two groups do not agree.

These posts are very enlightening, thank you all for posting and continuing to post.

Also, as a new(er) DE myself, knowing the turnover rate and details of the job I was curious about what the "good ones" do to serve or build their districts. Volunteers here have had 5 new DEs in the past 4 years and I want to provide them with the best experience I can.

Here are some items i have read on these forums that people have commented about with regard to their DEs. What would you suggest a DE do regarding these items as a volunteer?

1. Visiting unit meetings - some have said they like to see DEs there, others have said they show up invited and unwelcome...any thoughts?

2. FOS - we all know it has to be done, what would a volunteer recommend to make it less stressful? Are there ways to make it better (easier for families?)

3. District officers - apaprently some interaction between the DE and district officers seems "stormy", how would a volunteer approach creating the "perfect" district committee? What about improving commissioners?

4. Fundraisers - without changing the products, like popcorn, how to get people excited and involved...what would you recommend?

Any insight would be great, alot of my local people have opinions but choose not to share them, I am hoping some posts on here might shed light as to how i can improve things on my end to help them work better in this district...

Good question on point of view..

My initial inquiry was asking from the viewpoint of the volunteers, but other perspectives are more than welcome!

If anyone would like to offer an opinion, I was curious what traits and characteristics people feel are found in a good District Executive?