Supporting membership growth in your unit
2022 campaigns for membership growth
To grow membership in 2022, we encourage units to invite new youth and their families into your Cub Scout Pack, Scouts BSA Troop, Venturing Crew, Etc. The growth of membership is critical to the health of your unit. Units that cultivate a drive to share Scouting with their community will find they always have enough youth leaders and families to support your program. Inviting youth and families into your unit can seem like a daunting task, as the Great Alaska Council, we are here to help you make the impossible, possible by growing membership in 2022. We are pleased to present three Campaigns in 2022 to help you succeed. Not to mention some fun incentives to help encourage your youth and families to get involved by inviting new members to your unit.
How do you eat an elephant?
You do not have to eat an elephant in Scouting! However, it is important to know how to eat one. The task of growing your unit and sharing the program with your community may seem like an elephant and impossible to get around. As with the elephant in the room, if you take one bite at a time, the tasks will soon be done. The tools in these campaigns are designed to help your unit take small steps towards growth.
Get the tools you need to be successful
Information at a glance for 2022
Spring into Scouting
Key Details
Campaign Start Date: April 1st, 2022
Kickoff Meeting: April 6th, 6:30 PM at Roundtable!
Campaign End Date: May 31, 2022
Spring Joining Events
Spring into Scouting this May. With co-hosted community events by your unit and the Great Alaska Council during the month of May. Let’s welcome new families into Scouting this spring and get them out to Summer Camp.
Escape the Indoors
Key Details
Campaign Start Date: August 1st, 2022
Kickoff Meeting: Aug 3rd at 6:30 PM at Cub Scout Roundtable
Campaign End Date: December 31st, 2022
For the Scout, Scouter, and Families:
Earn a Special Recruitment Patch for youth and adults
- To earn the patch, you must do the following recruitments
- Decorate one of the following with Scouting Advertising
- Your front Yard
- Your Car
- Your Business
- Your Locker
- Public location with permission from the owner
- Share a picture of your decoration to your social media feeds using the following hashtags
- Decorate one of the following with Scouting Advertising
#escapetheindoors #scoutingalaska #greatalaskacouncil
New Unit Campaign
Key Details
Campaign Start Date: January 1st, 2022
Campaign End Date: December 31st, 2022
We need your help to establish Packs, Troops, and Crews!
Earn a Knot to proudly display on your uniform!
Contact Derek Van Kampen to have a discussion about what it takes to start a unit and for resources to help you be successful.
derek.vankampen@scouting.org
(907) 337-9547
Start a Unit January – June 2022
Units that start before mid-year 2022 will get a special introductory price to join scouting – The Great Alaska Council is waiving the program fee with a commitment to sell popcorn. All unit paperwork and payments must be turned into the Scout office prior to June 30th, 2022 at 5 PM Alaska Time.
Start a Unit July-November 2022
Units turned in after June 30th at 5 PM will automatically receive a 35% sales commission rate on Popcorn sold in the Council’s 2022 popcorn fundraiser. This offer is good until the end of the 2022 popcorn sales season