scoutdad

Ed- In our council we have discovered that we need to promote summer camp early before parents make summer plans. That means we make the pitch in February and the early payment is due Feb. 28. We also have found that if the scout does not go to camp in the first year then he will not likely continue on in scouting. Working with the two Packs in our town we bridged the Webelos at the December Pack meeting and they joined the troop in January. Most of the boys were AOL and some were 11yrs old. By joining the troop together as a group they come together as a Patrol and everyone is

We cross all of the boys at the same time. This way the new patrol can start out together selecting a name and yell. The AOL is the highest honor in cub scouting, but if the boys who haven't earned it are to remain in scouting and go to summer camp, they need to enter scouting in March. Many times the non-AOL boys are bored with activity pins but would love the outdoor skills of Boy Scouts. Our Council backs us on this. Our troop goes to summer camp two weeks after school is out. No kid is going to join one week, pay the fees, buy a uniform and cough up $140 and go to camp the next week. We