Getting Out the MessageReaching every boy with the message of Scouting requires informing and inspiring people to consider the value of Scouting to themselves and the community.

Message to SchoolsDemonstrating to principals and teachers the benefits that your pack brings to the school is a critical part of partnering with them. This ensures every family learns about Scouting as a great place to shape the lives of their children for the future.

Message to ParentsParents and guardians are the decision makers when it comes to the activities their children will join. We must continually tell and re-tell couples, single parents, and other influencers about Scouting’s promise to give their children advantages in life.

Message to BoysBoys want to join Scouting because it’s FUN! Keep the “fun and adventure with friends” in front of them at all times to create an insatiable desire to be a part of your pack.

Message at School Night for ScoutingWhen you hold your recruiting event at school, you are on familiar ground for parents and boys. Being organized, informative, enthusiastic, and fun will create for them the confidence to join and get involved.

Reaching Every FamilyHow much school access do you have? Full School Access: Boy talks & fliers Limited School Access: fliers No School Access: No fliers & no boy talks

Design a Plan that Shows You Care About Reaching Every BoyWe are providing a variety of tools to help you recruit the most Cub Scouts. The more active recruitment methods we use, the more successful we will be. We are looking forward to our partnership with you as we grow Scouting together. Thank you for your support!

Through Active Recruitment Principal visit ____________ School Night for Scouting flier a week before ____________ School rally or boy talk during school ____________ Back to school/open house displays ____________ Customized invitations to all homes ____________ Personal phone calls ____________ Door hangers (door-to-door invites) ____________ Boy talks at before/after school care ____________

Stickers ____________ School carnival/school conferences ____________ Parent lunch at school in unifrom ____________ Recruit-a-Friend campaign ____________

Through Passive Recruitment Join Today school signs ____________ www.BeAScout.org yard signs ____________ Scout uniforms at school ____________ Bookmarks to all 1st - 3rd graders ____________ School website ____________ Press release ____________ Church bulletin inserts ____________ School newsletter advertising ____________ Stand-up display ____________ 50 Ways to Find Tomorrow’s Leaders ____________

_________________________________________________Signed (Cubmaster or Pack Committee Chair) Date

_________________________________________________Signed (District Executive) Date

_________________________________________________Signed (District Membership Chair) Date

Ideal Year of ScoutingThe packs that plan, promote and execute their Ideal Year of Scouting, offer unparalleled experiences for more youth, and are recognized in the Journey to Excellence program.

What is an Ideal Year of Scouting? It’s a method of planning, for your unit to do all the Scouting programs and activities you would like to do, with little or no cost to your families. The Ideal Year of Scouting Planning Guide is an important tool in this planning process and it helps pack leaders develop their plan for delivering a quality Scouting program to the youth in Mid-America Council. The guide can be found online at www.mac-bsa.org/JourneyToExcellence.

What are the components of the Ideal Year of Scouting process? What’s in it for your pack? Visit our website to learn how planning your ideal year can help your leaders and Scouts stay in Scouting.

Our Pack Plan to Reach Every Boy

School Served Total 1st Grade Boys

Total 1st-5th Grade Boys

Number of Boys to Reach

2014 Cub Scout Goal

Dens Needing Assistance

Pack Number: _______ Current Youth Members: ______ Total Boys by Oct. 31: _______

Step-By-Step: How to Grow ScoutingUse this resource to help recruit more youth. By using all of the bulleted items, your pack will grow. Selecting someone to be responsible for each task will help make small work of recruiting new Cub Scouts. Please write the name of the person responsible for each task. Commit to completing 12 tasks to ensure your success. Be sure to do the items listed, then select the additional items with your district executive. Utilize the list of active and passive recruitment methods to enhance this plan.

Pack with Full School Access• Develop membership plan with district executive ___________________________• Principal visit ___________________________• School Night for Scouting flier: sent home one week before joining event___________________________• Boy talk: 1-3 days before joining event___________________________• Contact all 1st grade parents about the joining event ___________________________

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Pack with Limited School Access • Develop membership plan with district executive ___________________________• Principal visit___________________________• Back to school night/interest night (use a pack promo board)___________________________• Ensure customized invitations to all homes for 1st-3rd grade boys___________________________• School Night For Scouting flier: sent home one week before joining event___________________________• Contact all 1st grade parents about the joining event___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________• ___________________________

Pack with No School Access • Develop membership plan with district executive ___________________________• Principal visit___________________________• Back to school night/interest night___________________________• Ensure customized invitations to all homes for 1st-3rd grade boys___________________________• Personal phone calls to 1st-3rd grade boys___________________________

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Pack School Night for Scouting Date: _______

Second Rounder Date: _______

2014Membership PlanCub Scouts Dream Big

Every boy needs Scouting’s values: Life-changing, life-directing inner character traits, decision-making ability, leadership skills, habits of service to God and others. Every boy deserves to experience good in life and to help others find it too. And YOU are the key.

Because you give time and effort to Scouting, boys in your pack will have advantages in life they may not otherwise have. Compared to their non-Scout peers, Scouts grow up to:

• Do better in school, graduating from high school and college at a much higher rate

• Be more financially responsible, attain higher incomes and homeownership

• Report higher confidence in their abilities and satisfaction with their lives

• Value and practice their faith more consistently• Give more back to their communities through

acts of service and charitable giving

However, boys will not get all that you and Scouting have to offer if they don’t join. It all starts with giving every first through fifth grade boy the opportunity to join Cub Scouts.

You can reach out to every Cub Scout aged boy in the community you serve. Your district membership team can help. TOGETHER, we can inform and inspire parents and boys to join your pack and start their journey toward Arrow of Light, Eagle Scout, and community leader. They may not know it yet, but they are depending on us to compel them to become Scouts. We must not let them down.

Hal Daub, Membership ChairmanBoy Scouts of America, Mid-America Council

The Scouting Adventure Begins with You

Boy Scouts of America®Mid-America Council

Tiger Cub Scouts Dream BigReaching Every First Grade Boy Recruit the best Tiger leader(s) by May 16th

Conduct 1st grade boy talks using Tiger-specific flier

Send personal invitation to parents of all 1st grade boys

Deliver door hangers to all households of 1st grade boys

Personally call parent/guardian of all 1st grade boys

Distribute bookmarks through teachers and read to all 1st graders

Our Pack Plan to Recruit Tiger Cub ScoutsPack Number: ______________ School(s) Served: ____________________________________

*If a pack reaches their 2014 Tiger Cub goal, the newly recruited Tiger leader will receive a FREE BSA uniform shirt and all Scouts will receive a miniature catapult kit!

Number of Kindergarten Boys

Number Asked to Join

2014 Tiger Cub Goal*

Number of Tigers Joined

Number of Dens Needed (Up to 8 kids per den)

Number of Tiger Leaders Needed

Number of Assistant Tiger Leaders Needed