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Membership Minutes
May 2024
RECRUITING IS PART OF YOUR ANNUAL PLAN
Soon your unit will start building your ANNUAL PROGRAM PLAN.
What activities contribute to your unit’s advancement needs? First aid. Camping. Cooking.
Safety. And many others. What activities create the fun and adventure everyone wants?
Campouts every month. Pinewood Derby. Trips to the park or pool. Bike trips. High
Adventure. Camporee. Water sports. Scoutreach Cultures Day. Disc Golf. And more. What
about service projects? Scouting for Food. Cleanup drives. Eagle projects.
Greater Alabama Council offers many camping adventures. Cub Day Camp. Summer Camp.
Winter Camp. Cub Haunted. And the list goes on. The council also offers training events for
youth and adult leaders. Order of the Arrow events. Make sure those get on your calendar
too. The Program Preview Conference is a great resource to learn of these opportunities. And
check the 1BSA.org web site.
When you have picked the best selection of activities for your unit, then you develop your
ANNUAL FINANCE PLAN. The goal is to ensure that all Scouts can participate in activities by
earning their way. You could sell Scout Popcorn or Camp Cards. Maybe do a car wash. Sell
chocolates. There are so many ways. FINANCE supports PROGRAM.
So now, you gotta have Scouts! Build your ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP PLAN to keep your Scouts
and get More Scouts. Make sure you plan open house meetings several times a year and
encourage prospects to visit. Invite friends to your outdoor activities. Invite them to
ceremonies and service projects. Reach out to nearby Packs, Troops, Crews, and Ships. Maybe
they have some skills or Scouts that you need. Design your PROGRAM and FINANCEs to KEEP
the Scouts you have and INVITE new Scouts to Adventure. FINANCE supports PROGRAM whichsupports MEMBERSHIP.
Your ANNUAL PLAN is to invite families into Scouting and provide great program opportunities
for all.
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