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September 2005 Roundtable Minutes |
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Topic: Welcoming New Scouts
ANNOUNCEMENTS- 9/30-10/2 @ Camp Kikthawenund
- Shows Webelos what Boy Scouting is all about – good incentive for the Webelos to crossover
- Provides Training opportunities for adults, frequently 1 to 1 adult to Webelos ratio so adults can participate in training
- More Info on website
- Registration due ASAP – checks to Prairie Valley Firecrafter, $25 registration, $5 per person for camp fee & patch (Packs cook their own meals)
- Expecting 400 people!
- Different from Webelos Adventure Camp – this is more of a stepping stone to Boy Scouts, Boy Scout prep activities rather than Webelos Activity Badge work (incl playing with fire, knots, orienteering, etc.) bring your compasses
Tony Smart – District Chairman - Aware of conflicts regarding popcorn sales vs. Webelos Encampment, but very difficult to find another weekend later in October (BSA conflicts, colder weather) or earlier (conflicts with program kickoff, school night, etc.)
- School Night – thanks to units already holding them – on track for Quality Unit
- Friends of Scouting (FOS) Campaign – will be coming around to each unit to set up times for presentations, must be done by Feb 28, 2006, get all scheduling done through Nat Baker (
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) in the District Office
- Unit Commissioners – each unit should have one, if unsure or if you don’t have one, contact Tony Smart or Curt Clark (District Commissioner)
- Roundtable is opportunity to turn in applications for Scouts and Leaders – District will always collect them at Roundtable and turn them in for you
Joe Scott – Troop 101
- University of Scouting PhD candidate John Davis is asking Scouters to fill out surveys
- See Joe Scott with questions
Jon Sowers – Order of the Arrow (OA) Chapter Chief Nat Baker -- Del-Mi District Executive- District Website is www.del-mi.org, looking for input/suggestions on content
Jerry Montag for Dana Rigg – training /communications for Del-Mi District- Opportunity for OWL/BALOO training is 9/17-18 at Belzer
- Den Leader Basic is 9/24 at Fishers UMC (includes New Leader Essentials (NLE), Youth Protection (YP), Den Leader Specific, Cubmaster Specific, and Committee Chair Specific)
Jerry Montag- Please see the Del-Mi District Cub Scout Roundtable calendar and district reference info sheet. This document will be continuously updated and posted on the District Website.
Del-Mi District Pinewood Derby – Jay Hardcastle, Cubmaster Pack 136- If your Pack plans on racing its winners at the District level, you should consider the date of the District derby when scheduling your Pack’s derby
- Saturday 3/25/06 at Carmel HS, hosted by Pack 136
- Pack 136 to provide track – 6-lane Supertrack, every car races 6 times
- Rear-weighted cars may not be very stable since track does not use center track, relies primarily on outside guides
- Pack 136 will host a Carb Day at Lowe’s on 146th Street in Carmel on a Saturday in January 06 (details to follow as date gets closer)
TONIGHT’S TOPIC: Welcoming New ScoutsWhy do boys join Cub Scouts?- Friends in it
- Dad did it
- To be in a group
How do you welcome new scouts in your September Pack Meeting?- Rocket launch at first meeting, hyped during boy talks at school in the fall
- Belt loop university – new tigers get opportunity for awards (pre-buy so they can be passed out at the end of that first meeting) picking belt loops not normally done – great way to recognize Tigers at first meeting
- Big display of past events to get kids excited about it (important to hold one of those events right away in the beginning of the school year to excite them and keep their interest through popcorn and holidays)
- First pack meeting at LN planetarium – excites kids and tigers get a go-see-it done right away (wait on contact info)
- Create excitement
- Lilly mad scientist program (wait on contact info)
- Bring local Fire Department, Police Department, K-9 units to your first Pack Meeting (every rank has some requirement involving safety and/or rescue!)
TOPIC: Attendance Incentives- Does your Pack use attendance incentives?
- What are some ideas in use by those who do?
- 75% attendance at all Pack and Den meetings – earn the BSA attendance award
- Earn a bear claw for every Pack Meeting/Pack function
- Pack Meeting raffles for attendance and uniform (what about for leaders in uniform?)
- Wear uniforms (Class A or B) on outings
- Den behavior – give each Scout 3 marbles; lose 1 marble for behavior infractions. At the end of the meeting, Scouts place remaining marbles in a jar. When den fills jar, Den goes someplace fun (Carmel Laser Flash owners are lifetime Scouters)
- All Scouts early to the Pack Meeting get entered in drawing (late – no entry)
TOPIC: Den Displays
- Do you encourage your Dens to show off what they’ve done over the past month? Does it work?
- Some Packs have no response to their displays
- Some Packs don’t do it
- Some Packs have Dens come up to share and show what they’ve done (but it can impact meeting time and other meeting activities based on number of dens)
- Some Packs place displays out, but there isn’t any time assigned during the Pack meeting for people to walk around looking at the displays
- Time-saver for Recognition – prepare ahead, have all awards presorted, rearrange Pack meeting seating to improve “flow” or eliminate all the walking back and forth from seats to podium for recognition
OCTOBER ROUNDTABLE TOPICS –
· Family-Inclusive Pack Meetings
· Blue & Gold Planning · · |
Cub Scouts 
