Town Hall Meeting General Knox District February 1, 2016

Overview Year in Review Where We Are Next Steps Questions

Year in Review Fund Development Friends of Scouting $40,173-$49,985-$43,653 Camp Cards ,088- 5,263 Popcorn $71,637-$67,340-$90,205 Membership –2015 Youth: 1894–1848–1704 Units: 79 – 74 – 69 Lions: 63 – 43 – 70 Commissioners: Committee:

Year in Review Program Cub Scout Adv Boy Scout Adv Cub Resident Camp3530 Cub Day Camp6674 Boy Scout (IC) Boy Scout (OOC) NYLT1139

Where We Are Team Concept Resources Manpower

Survey Results

Program Event Feedback: Patches not ready for event - Information earlier Too much down time - Limited participation at activity - Not enough Scout skills Too much emphasis on theme - Confusing Activity schedule - Registration backlog - Lack of outreach – Lack of Council support – Positive attitude of volunteers at events – make sure Scouts have a good time

Adequate Information Feedback – Training committee does a good job promoting, Advancement changes received, Adult information is received, Leader awards are confusing, Cub leader training not available/promoted, Roundtable not on a good night, On-line training site is difficult, OA communication needs to be better, lack of follow up, No-one has stopped by to review items

Fund Development Feedback – Great fundraisers, Only have time for one fundraiser, Popcorn too expensive, Camp cards have not been successful, Don’t work or are unfair, Don’t know what camp cards are, Popcorn done at wrong time of year, Unfamiliar with FOS, Too much solicitation in school, Popcorn is a hassle, Not enough information on FOS, Camp card information received late, Earn way/talk about impact

Membership Feedback – Great support from district, Flyers in school work best – don’t need more, Would like district more active in convincing parents to become trained leaders, recruit more district members, District does good supporting pack, Have someone come to committee meeting each year, organize more community service, BSA should do more for promotion (not units)…

Unit Service Feedback – Commissioner is wonderful and knowledgeable, Roundtables too long, What is a commissioner, What is roundtable, District commissioner helpful but overworked, Use roundtable topic frequently for pack meeting, Our unit does not attend roundtable, Location of roundtable is not accessible, We do not have a commissioner, Our commissioner has the same problem as us – no help from Council…

What’s Next?

What we can Do Meet with every unit during the year (Key 3) District planbook (with calendar) to be program launch*

What you can do Volunteer Utilize the available resources

Contact us… - Key 3 - Marketing - Membership

Questions??