UNAKA District

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UNAKA District Webelos to Boy Scouts Transition
Program
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Webelos Transition Program

• Create Excitement FUN!
• Communicate clearly
• Camp Connect with Troops

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Webelos Scoutingthe critical link
Arrow of Light
Exciting Crossovers
Den Chiefs
Webelos Encampment
Building a Bridge
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Create Excitement

• Den Chiefs
• Training
• Den Chief Training
• Webelos Leader Outdoor Training
• Encourage Webelos-II Leaders to attend Boy Scout
  Adult Leader Training (BSALT)

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Den Chief Training

• Council Training at Pow-Wow
• Adult-Led
• Long drive
• Trained Patch
• No sense of community
• District Training
• Boy-Led
• Short Drive
• Trained Patch
• Local Recognition
• Neckerchief of Honor
• BSA Online Module

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Communication

• Best Practices
• Questions to Ask
• Unit Contact List
• Troop Yellow Pages?

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Best Practices

• Questions to Ask

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Unit Contacts
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PACKWebelos Liaisons

• TROOPWebelos Liaisons

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Camping

• Webelos Adventure Camp
• Webelos Woods
• Webelos-IIs Camping with a Troop

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Webelos Woods

• Council Webelos Woods
• Adult-Led
• Scoutland
• Only Webelos
• No Boy Scouts
• District Webelos Woods
• Boy-Led
• Scoutland
• Webelos Leaders
• Boy Scouts present
• Use BSA Syllabus

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Connect

• Advance-O-Rama
• Activity Badge Clinics
• Liaisons in Pack Troop
• District Webelos Liaison
• Unit Commissioners

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A Team Effort
Webelos Transition Chair
Unit Commissioner

• District Membership Committee
• Coordinates Webelos activity in the District

• Reports to District Commissioner
• Works closely with packs troops
• Helps Transition Chair track migration of Webelos
  to Troops

Pack Webelos Liaison
Troop Webelos Liaison

• Key contact for Pack Webelos

• Key Contact for Troops

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Webelos Transition Chair

• District Membership Committee
• Creates List of Webelos-IIs
• Coach Cubmasters Webelos Den Leaders
• Coordinate Den Chief Training
• Inform District Committee
• Track Webelos Graduation
• Work with Unit Commissioners
• Work toward 100 Retention
• Encourage District Webelos Activities

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Unit Commissioner

• Catalyst for relationship between Pack and Troop
• Connect Key Unit Volunteers
• Confirm Pack Troop contacts about Crossover
  Webelos Den Visits
• Attend Crossover Ceremony
• Track Webelos Drop-outs
• Help with Charter Renewal
• Relay info to Transition Chair

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PackWebelos Liaison

• Compare Pack/Troop Calendars
• Coordinate Troop Visits
• Crossover Planning
• Capture Transition Stats
• Request Den Chiefs
• Invite Troop to Pack Activities
• Encourage Leader Training
• Build Relationship with Troop
• Sell Sizzle of the Outdoors
• Teach Webelos Leaders about transition to Boy
  Scouts

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TroopWebelos Liaison

• Connect Den Chiefs to Pack
• Arrange Den Chief Training
• Overnight Activities
• Conduct Spring Orientation for Bear Leaders and
  Dens
• Troop Visits
• Troop Calendar to Webelos
• Encourage Webelos leaders to attend training
• Conduct Scoutmaster conference with new Scouts
• Assist Cubmaster with Crossover.

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Tracking our Retention

• Current Crossover Rate
• Capture Webelos-II numbers
• Crossover Forms
• Tracking Spreadsheet

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Roundtable

• A One Minute Tip
• For Pack Breakout
• For Troop Breakout

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• Webelos Scout
• Arrow of Light
• Crossover Patch
• Pack
• Relationship with Troop
• Retention Increase
• Honor Unit requirement

Incentives
Boy Scout Den Chief

• Trained Patch?
• Neckerchief of Honor?
• Troop
• Recruitment Increase
• Honor Unit requirement

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our challenge

• Execution
• Current retention rate
• Clear objectives
• Communicate to all units
• Retain Webelos and gain youth market share in
  3-county area
• Encourage local troops
• Expansion of existing troops

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Webelos Transition the key to success
Camp Connect with Troops
Den Chiefs

• District Training
• Twice a Year
• Boy-Led

• Webelos Woods
• Advance-o-Rama
• Overnight with a troop

Clear Communication

• Pack Troop Unit Key Contact List
• Google Group?
• Section in District Newsletter to provide
  information

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Unaka District Webelos to Boy Scouts
Lets Roll