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Why Webelos Woods

Why Webelos Woods. 33 rd Year Proven Transition Tool Sell Webelos’ Parents on the Product Improve Boy Scout Leadership Skills Recruit Adult Leaders. What Webelos Woods Is. First Boy Scout Style Campout for Webelo Scouts & Webelo Scout Parents

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Why Webelos Woods

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  1. Why Webelos Woods • 33rd Year • Proven Transition Tool • Sell Webelos’ Parents on the Product • Improve Boy Scout Leadership Skills • Recruit Adult Leaders

  2. What Webelos Woods Is • First Boy Scout Style Campout for Webelo Scouts & Webelo Scout Parents • Opportunity for Webelo Scouts and Webelo Parents to Learn Patrol Method • Opportunity for Webelo Scouts to Learn Scout Skills • Opportunity for Webelo Scouts and Parents to Meet Prospective Troop Scouts and Adult Leaders

  3. What Webelos Woods Is Not • Webelos Woods is not a Camporee or Camporall • An Event that Encourages Parents to Hover over Webelo Scouts • An Event that can be Successful without the Commitment of the Entire District to the Webelos Woods Concept

  4. Secrets to Success • Passionate Event Chair • Troop and Pack Cooperation • Committed Provisional Scoutmasters • Great Food Service • Fun, Relevant Skill Stations • Model Scouts

  5. Event Chair • Passionate Scouter • Fun Loving • Strong Planner • Good at Delegating • Financially Savvy

  6. Troop and Pack Cooperation • Troops Must Encourage Packs to Attend • Troops Must Provide Gear • Troops Must Provide a Welcome Environment for Adults and Webelos • Scouts Must Encourage Webelos to Transition

  7. Provisional Scoutmasters • Enthusiastic • Teach Patrol Method • Empower and Allow Failure • Strong Recruiters • Scouts and Parents • Leaders

  8. Great Food Service • Simple • Easy to Prepare and Distribute • Safe • Remember Refrigeration • Sufficient • Scout like • Foil Dinners, Cracker Barrels, Fillers (PBJ)

  9. Menu Ideas • Cracker Barrel-Summer Sausage, Cheese, Crackers & Powdered Drink Mix • Breakfast-Pancakes, Sausage, Milk Oranges • Lunch-Cold Cuts, Cheese, Buns, Condiments, Apples. Cookies, Chips & Milk • Dinner-Foil Dinners w/Burger, Potatoes, Onions, Celery, Carrots w/ Butter, Bread S&P • Cracker Barrel-Smores, Milk or Cocoa • Breakfast-Cereal, Milk, Apples & Oranges

  10. Skill Stations • Fun – Obstacle Courses Rock! • Include Competition • Relevant • Run by Scouts • Troops adopt a station • Focus on Scouts Teaching Scout Skills

  11. Boy Scout Participation • SPL, ASPLs, PLs • Skill Stations • Food Distribution • First Aid • Camp Fires ( OA can be Used) • Chaplain

  12. Campfire Ideas • Friday Night • Run by OA or SPLs and ASPLs • Skits, Stories and Songs - Vespers • What to Expect Tomorrow • Saturday Night • Run by SPLs • Skits by Webelo Troops • What to expect Tomorrow • Vespers

  13. Adults • Show Parents the Product • Separate Them • Educate Them • Keep Them Busy • Identify and Recruit Leaders • Wow them with a Camp Tour

  14. Awards and Parade • Patrol Pride with Flags and Neckerchiefs • Songs • Skits • Everyone is a Winner • Thank You Gifts for Staff

  15. For More Information and Details • You may Visit the NWD Website • You are Welcome to Visit the NWD WW. • Attend a Webelo Woods Training Session • First is tentatively planned for fall of 2008 depending upon interest

  16. http://northwest.nsbsa.org/Activities.html

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