District Overview

   The district is led by adult volunteers.  All parts of the district leadership need volunteers to make the program work.

   The ”lead volunteer” is the District Chairman, who is assisted by one or more Vice Chairmen.  A number of areas report to the Chairman, including Membership, Finance, Program, and Communications.

   The Program area includes Activities/Civic Service, Advancement, Camping, and training.

   A separate area of responsibility in the district is Unit Service, which is led by our District Commissioner, Joe Bergeron.  He leads the activities of the Unit Commissioners, who are the direct contact between units (e.g. Cub packs, Boy Scout troops, and Venture Crews) and the district.  The Unit Commissioner is the best route for unit leaders to get help and information.

   Roundtable Commissioners (and their staff) lead monthly training and information sharing programs for unit leaders that help unit leaders to organize and strengthen unit programs.

Units

Nearly all units need assistance at some level, to include:

• Active leadership (e.g. Den Leader, Cubmaster, Scoutmaster, Venturing Advisor, and assistants for each of these)
• Organization (e.g. unit committees)
• Service (helping in any way)

Job Descriptions

   You can view a list of all of our district’s volunteer jobs including links to a description of each job at our Volunteer Job Descriptions page.  The specific openings we currently need your help in filling are listed below.  Click on the job if it is hot-linked, and you will be able to view its activities and responsibilities.

Current Openings

Activities:

• Activities Chair

• District Recognition Dinner Chair

• Pinewood Derby Chair

Camping:

• Camping Promotion (Cubs)

• High Adventure Chair

District Leadership

• District Chair

Finance:

• FOS (Frinends of Scouting) Chair

Membership:

• School Night Chair

• Urban Scouting Coordinator (Scoutreach)

• Webelos Transition Chair

Nominating:

• Nominating Chair

Program:

• Program Chair

• Assistant Program Chair

Training:

• Cub Scout Training Chair

• New Leader Essentials Training Coordinator

• New Unit Leader Training

• Training Registrar

Unit Service:

• Assistant District Commissioners

• Unit Commissioners

• Roundtable staff (Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts)

Venturing:

• Venturing Chair

   Organizations are effective not because they exist.  What makes an organization work is a core of people who care about the results the organization should achieve and who commit themselves to fill the various roles needed.  One of the highest goals we can aspire to in life is to develop our children to grow and become effective, responsible citizens.

   Abraham Lincoln once said, "A child is a person who is going to carry on what you have started.  He is going to sit where you are sitting, and when you are gone, attend to those things you think are important.  You adopt all of the policies you please, but how they are carried out depends on him.  He will assume control over your cities, states and nations.  He is going to move in and take over your churches, schools, universities and corporations .... the fate of humanity is in his hands ....."

   The Boy Scouting program is committed to this objective, but it works only when dedicated volunteers step up and commit themselves.  Won’t you please consider which of the above roles you would like to fill?  We can quickly train you in any necessary skills or duties to fill these roles.  Please contact our District Chair, Don Crain via email or call 513.777.6208.