Mustang District

 Complete draft plan, budget, communications by May 31 st  Ensure your unit’s goals include not just activity /schedule, but also: ◦ recruiting ◦ training ◦ transition ◦ succession ◦ outdoors components  Your formats OK  Work with your unit commissioner

 Provide planning resources for Mustang Packs  Communicate Program dates ◦ May 2014 planning addresses one-year Webelos pilots  Position packs for JTE Milestones ◦ 31 August JTE milestone ◦ Program and Communication Plan

 May is a good time ◦ Current leadership still in place ◦ Good program plan, budget and communication plan are excellent youth, parent and adult leader recruiting tools in the fall ◦ Keep people thinking about scouting – year round ◦ Make it a party! Food is friendly and social ◦ Host can be anyone  Committee Chair or Cubmaster are good choices ◦ Leave 2-3 hours for discussion items and general brainstorming

 Outcome from the meeting will be a Pack Plan and agenda!  Pack Plan is your roadmap to a successful year in Cub Scouts – parents are busy too  Don’t be afraid to make changes as necessary – update the information and pack websites

FUN is first and foremost  Program ◦ Events / Meetings  Budget ◦ Cost / Fundraising  Organization ◦ Responsible organizers / planners / Official Copy  Communication / Published ◦ What is sent to everyone  Deadlines ◦ Registration Dates ◦ JTE Resources ◦ anning.aspx anning.aspx

 Month by Month Agenda/Program  JTE  Award Planning  Pre-meeting Activities  Songs / Skits  Flag Ceremony

 Use the K.I.S principal ◦ Keep It Simple  Start with income / expenses for last year ◦ Do you know? ◦ Bank Statements  Mustang District Web site ◦ BudgetPlanningWorksheet.pdf BudgetPlanningWorksheet.pdf

 Fundraising ◦ Popcorn ◦ Wreaths ◦ Camp Cards  Fees ◦ Registration ◦ Camping (Family)  Interest / Miscellaneous

 Awards  Books/Neckerchiefs for scouts  Blue & Gold Celebration  Service Project  Summer Event and/or Fall Campout  Gifts for leaders/volunteers  Join Scouting Night  Leader Training & Prep Materials Leaders Meetings  May Packnic  Miscellaneous Expenses  Recharter  Pack Meetings & Supplies  Pinewood Derby  Recruiting Expenses  Registration Fees  Rocket Launch  Room Reservations  Scholarships  Sr Webelo's Graduation  all Celebration  Starter Money for Dens  Summer Camp - Fees  Wreath & Birdseed Expense  Fundraiser - Gift Card Awards

 Pack Planning ◦ Have a good plan for the entire year ◦ Have fun making your plan!  Summertime Planning ◦ Start thinking in the spring about your summer ◦ Make the plan and let it go!

 Alternatives?  Better/Best practices?  Joint discussions with Troop(s)? ?? ??  Contact your UNIT COMMISSIONER for more information or guidance.

 Plan for the summertime activities during the months of March through May  At least two activities per month ◦ Almost assures the summertime activity award and keeps the boys and adults thinking about Cub Scouts ◦ Camping counts.

 Memorial Day Parade  A Baseball Game (Saints or Twins have scout deals)  Twins Overnight – lots of fun!  Resident Camps  Splash Party (reserve a park, squirt guns, water balloons, etc.)  All pack swim event (Shoreview community center, YMCA, Ramsey Beach, etc.)  2 Liter Bottle Launching  Pack Picnic / Combine with Ice Cream Social or Bike Ride  Leave No Trace Award ◦ Den level activities for the summer months

 Service Project (Pack Cleanup)  Vertical Endeavors (indoor climbing – a blast! ~$20/boy)  Fishing event  Estes Rocket Launching  Pack Camping  Rain gutter Regatta  Space Derby or Rocket Launch  GeoCaching / Orientering  Pack Planning meeting with committee ◦ Some do it the last committee meeting  Field Trips:

 Camping! ◦ BALOO trained – OWLS for Webelos ◦ Beautiful camps – Northern Star Council is lucky ◦ Nothing like a campfire and scout vespers to finish the evening  Mill City Museum  Science Museum/Sleeping with Dinosaurs  MN History Museum  Nature Centers (Three Rivers/Ramsey Co.)  Pack Bowling!  Park at MOA/Waterpark and Grand Rios  Bell Museum / Raptor Center  Others?

 Magicians  Visiting Science / Wizards (3M, etc)  Mad Science (scouts can get a belt loop) ◦  Excel Energy demonstration  Bug guy  Raptor Center (visit there too)  Congressman – citizenship (keep it short!)  Mayor – City Council (Flag Ceremony)  Police / Fire Departments

 Things to Bring to the Planning Meeting: ◦ Calendars for dates  School, Sports, Community, Charter Organization ◦ Cub Scout Program Helps book  Use the monthly themes for ideas and “Old Faithfuls”! ◦ Last year’s plan  For what worked and what didn’t work  The Good, Bad and Ugly (GBU) ◦ Any issues from last year – make sure that they are discussed or mitigated (GBU) ◦ FUN!

 Dens keep their own calendar ◦ Merge with Pack calendar ◦ Avoid Conflicts (Scout Tuesdays, Major Events)  Detail to the level that is needed ◦ Everything can be planned out in advance ◦ The more you plan ahead… The better the activity will be! ◦ Involve your “helper” parents – they want to help but fear the commitment. Resources ◦ aderResources/DenandPackMeetingResourceGuide/Overview.aspx

July June 2013 Budget Income: (Re) Charter Fees + New Recruits- Fees collected $ 1, % Chrismas Wreath & Birdseed Sales $ 10, % Summer Camp Inc - payment from families $ 1, % Interest & Misc Income $ -0.00% Total Income $ 12, % Expenses: Awards $ % Books/Neckerchiefs for scouts $ % Blue & Gold Celebration $ 1, % Service Project $ % Summer Event and/or Fall Campout $ % Gifts for leaders/volunteers $ % Join Scouting Night $ % Leader Training & Prep Materials (Scout Book-Ldrs Books) $ % Leaders Meetings $ % May Packnic $ % Miscellaneous Expenses $ %

Northern Star Council Reimb-Spring Recharter $ 1, % Pack Meetings & Supplies $ % Pinewood Derby * $ % Recruiting Expenses $ % Registration Fees - Mustang District - Fall new scouts $ % Rocket Launch $ % Room Reservations $ -0.00% Scholarships $ % Sr Webelo's Graduation $ % Starring Lake Fall Celebration $ % Starter Money for Dens $ % Summer Camp - Fees $ 3, % Wreath & Birdseed Expense $ 7, % Fundraiser - Gift Card Awards $ % Total Expenses $ 20, % Cashflow $ (8,364) Beginning Cash 7/1/2011 $ 12,000 * Ending Cash $ 3,636

material! material! material! Scout ideas – Very Good material! site for Material site for Material Material Badge Website Online Program Helps! Cub Scout Info Magazine online Cable Channel (Tiger go-see it) official website site Star Council BSA form! Catholic Committee on Scouting for managing your pack Insignia Site! for Northern Star Council Secrets Scout catalog for tracking progress for Dens