1. Select a theme for your Join Night (i.e. bike rodeo, raingutter regatta, rocket into scouting, etc.)
2. Find your school's welcome / back to school night
a. You can call the school, or look at their online calendar,
b. Schools typically host a kindergarten welcome night around May and a back to school night in September
3.
Pick a date and location 1
-
2 weeks after the back to school night to host your Joi
n
Night
Preparing
1. Reserve your location to host the Join Night (this may be your typical Pack meeting location, or a prominent nearby location such as a neighborhood park)
2. Contact your school'
s principal / leadership and gain approval to host a C
ub Scout info
table at the back to school night
3. Gain commitments from Pack parents, Pack leadership, and Cub Scouts to attend the events
a. Find 1-2 leaders and 1-2 Cubs to attend the back-to-school night - and wear uniforms
b. Recruit enough volunteers to run the Join Night
i. Each Den Leader should be present
ii. Bring as many Scouts as you'd like.
