In the last 12 months Scouting in the Buckeye Council has grown by more than 7% with a 22%

increase in Cub Scouts leading the way. This growth is fueled by an excellent recruitment

campaign last fall, and by incredible unit programs delivered by volunteer leaders that retained

scouts.

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Our Join Scout Night recruitment campaign returns with the Hooked on Scouting theme that had

great success in 2017-2018. Every new youth who joins will receive a brand-new fishing pole and

will be invited to an in person, outdoor event where they can use their fishing pole for the first

time. Flyers, yard signs, posters, and all the normal campaign materials will be available for units to promote their signups. 

 

School talks, flyers, and yard signs alone will not be enough to maximize the opportunity before us this fall. By partnering together to promote multiple Join Scout Nights in our communities, engaging families to share their Scouting story on social media, and units working in collaboration, we can ensure every youth receives an invitation to join. "In Scouting we get to be involved as an entire family and when we participate with our units, our district and our council we make friends who become an extension of our family. These are bonds that cannot be broken." -Melissa Biltz, Council Membership Chair

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Scouting began as and remains a grassroots movement driven forward by groups of people working together to campaign about shared ideas. Our shared ideas were penned in 1910 and remain unchanged. We hear them each week... "On my honor, I will..."  "A Scout is Trustworthy, Loyal, Helpful..." This fall, we can come together around these shared ideas. We can work together to invite every youth to join our programs. We can grow Scouting together.

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Utilize the resources below to share Scouting's story!