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# Community 5K Run - This event could get lots of attendance, hand out bsa t-shirts and other take home souvenirs. Collect $40 from each participant and you just knocked a big chunk out of our District FOS quota also! | # Community 5K Run - This event could get lots of attendance, hand out bsa t-shirts and other take home souvenirs. Collect $40 from each participant and you just knocked a big chunk out of our District FOS quota also! | ||
# '''[[Ten Commandments Hike]]''' - a popular scouting activity of the [[Duty to God]] Adventure category where it's primary importance is to teach youth about the meaning of Duty to God in the Scout Oath. It is most frequently organized at the district level. Usually takes place jointly with local churches at the town center. Great high-visibility joint community event. | |||
=== Roundtable Moments === | === Roundtable Moments === | ||
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=== | ===Special Interest Transition Team === | ||
The 2020 changeover for members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from institutional participation to individual participation was a good case study to handle a large group transition. Here are some council/district success stories related to that event. | |||
# [[LDS Transition Letter]] | # [[LDS Transition Letter]] | ||
# [https://www.facebook.com/SaintsandScouts/ Saints & Scouts] | # [https://www.facebook.com/SaintsandScouts/ Saints & Scouts] | ||
# [https://www.facebook.com/groups/CubScoutScouters.LDSandCommunity/ LDS Scouters] | |||
# [https://www.facebook.com/groups/593480731145285 Vision 2020 LDS Scouters] | |||
# [https://www.vanguardscouting.org/ Vanguard Scouting] - New international LDS scouting organization created in Feb 2020 to represent LDS in scouting worldwide | |||
Other Special interest scouting | |||
# [https://www.sdicbsa.org/Advancement/SpecialNeeds.php SDIC Scouting for Youth with Disabilities] - Note that frequently disabilities restrict opportunities for individual achievement in other youth and sport programs, but scouting the motto is "Everyone Do Your Best". | |||
# [https://ccsbsa.weebly.com/ San Diego Catholic Committee on Scouting] - Delivering Catholic Youth Ministry Through Scouting Programs | |||
=== Community Service === | === Community Service === | ||
A community service project can be a great way to get a lot of local attention. Small town newspapers are always looking for feel-good community interest stories to publish. Examples: | A community service project can be a great way to get a lot of local attention. Small town newspapers are always looking for feel-good community interest stories to publish. Examples: | ||
* [https://ncdailystar.com/260-boy-scouts-do-service-project-for-lds-church/ "260 Boy Scouts to Service Project during Camporee for local Church"] - NCDailyStar.com | |||