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Longs Peak Council College of Commissioner Science, 2009 Presenter: Jon Larsen High Altitude District Commissioner Effective Unit Service in Remote Rural Areas

Baden-Powell taught::

Baden-Powell taught: “What suits one particular troop or one kind of boy, in one kind of place, will not suit another within a mile of it, much less those scattered over the world and existing under totally different conditions.”

What are the special needs of remote areas?:

What are the special needs of remote areas?  Getting to meetings  Getting uniforms and books  Affording uniforms and books  Camping gear  Transportation to events  Part-time jobs to help the family

Commissioner’s Challenges in Rural Areas:

Commissioner’s Challenges in Rural Areas No areas have same problems Recruiting leaders Unit visits Keeping in touch Feeling like and an Outsider Parental Cooperation Solutions to Special Problems Communication

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How can we as Commissioners address some of the concerns?

Special needs::

Special needs: Getting to meetings Getting uniforms and books Affording uniforms and books Camping gear Transportation to events Part-time jobs to help the family No areas have same problems Recruiting leaders Unit visits Keeping in touch Feeling like and an Outsider Parental Cooperation Solutions to Special Problems Communication Commissioner Challenges:

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Den aides instead of den chiefs A teenage boy or girl, ages 14 through 17, who helps the den leader succeed in bringing the benefits of Cub Scouting to the members of the den. Den aides are selected by the den leader, with approval from the Cubmaster and pack committee. This is a nonregistered, non-membership position designed principally to strengthen Cub Scouting in rural and urban communities. Recruiting leaders

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas "Circuit riders" using people who travel throughout a remote rural area on a regular basis, usually because of their job, to perform selected unit service tasks. Recruiting leaders

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Lone Cub Scouts/Lone Boy Scouts Boys 8 to 10 years old can become Lone Cub Scouts by registering with the local council covering the area where they reside. Boys 11 to 17 can register as Lone Boy Scouts. Each Lone Scout must have an adult counselor, usually his parent. The counselor serves as guide and exemplar. Requirements are the same as for regular Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts, except that the counselor can modify those that call for activities with a Scout unit. Lone Scouts wear the regular Cub Scout or Boy Scout uniform except that they have a special neckerchief and a Lone Scout emblem worn below the local council patch on the left sleeve.. Recruiting Scouts

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Boys eligible to become Lone Scouts include those who: are being home-schooled are sons of American citizens who live abroad are exchange students away from the United States for a year or more have disabilities that may prevent them from attending unit meetings live far from a Scouting unit are sons of migratory workers attend special schools, night schools, or boarding schools have jobs that conflict with unit meetings are members of a family that frequently travels, such as a circus family or a family living on a boat live alternately with parents in different communities can't attend unit meetings because of life-threatening communicable diseases have parents who fear their son might be endangered while traveling to and from unit meetings.

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Unit "mailboxes" at roundtables Higher ratio of Commissioners to Units Communication

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Wagon Wheel Troops Similar to a Pack: Patrols meet weekly Troop meets monthly Can also include “school bus” patrols (this can also work for Dens) Getting to the Meeting

Suggestions and Ideas:

Suggestions and Ideas Uniform Banks Multiple Unit Equipment Banks Direct ordering of supplies, equipment, badges, uniforms, etc. Low-cost activities, awards, etc. Consignments from Scout Shop for Circuit Rider Fundraisers for uniforms, equipment, etc Uniforms and equipment

Resources for Units:

Resources for Units Program Ideas Alternative Strategies for Meetings Leadership Assistance to Get ‘em Started Information about Activities and Events Traveling Scout Service Center

Traveling Scout Service Center:

Traveling Scout Service Center What to provide? General Information Commissioner Tools Manuals and Program Information Registration New Unit Start Information Training and Support Information Quality Program Advancement Information Financial Support Recognitions and Awards for Adults

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