Bring-a-Friend Events: an Ingredient to Successful Recruiting!
The three most successful recruiting strategies for units are hosting open house sign-up nights, school sign-up nights, and ask-a-friend events. We have been doing the first
The three most successful recruiting strategies for units are hosting open house sign-up nights, school sign-up nights, and ask-a-friend events. We have been doing the first
Forming new units is how we reach more youth, which is the mission of Scouting. Like many things, however, it is easier said than done.
Now is the time to put recruiting first on your unit’s priority list. Whatever you used to do for recruiting, do that and do new
As a parent, I always liked “Back to School Night” because you met the teachers and got oriented to the school year. Program Kick-off is
Several years ago, Mountain Valley had a summer family fun event at Lindley Park that was both wildly successful and a disaster. We are trying
With Mountain Valley District’s May 11, 2023, awards event on the horizon, it is time to reflect on accomplishments and appreciate leaders and Scouts. We
April is elections month in Mountain Valley. What does that mean? First, it means that a Nominating Committee is formed and they talk to existing
We had over 60 scouts from five packs come out for a beautiful afternoon of fun in the snow for this year’s MVD Winter Klondike!
What one word would you use to describe the BSA safety philosophy? I hope prevention was the one that popped into your head. Whether you
Cub Scouts don’t go out in extremely cold weather like arctic blasts, but that doesn’t mean they can’t get out in the snow and have
Congratulations to Nik Mclaughlin and Paul Rodgers on completing their Wood Badge training! Nik is an Assistant Scoutmaster from Troop 649 and Paul is the