Fall Cub Scout Recruitment:
Peer to Peer Recruiting Tips!

Boys Recruiting Boys:

• Have a Pack Incentive. Provide a “prize” to every boy who brings a friend to your Cub Scout “Fun” Recruiting Activity. Recruiting patches are also available in the Center for Scouting Scout Shop.
   
• “Prepare” your Scouts with information. Provide your Scouts with “mini-pocket” calendars, which they can give to their friends at school showing the activities your pack has planned for the year. You could also provide information on activities that your pack conducted last year. Sell the “Fun” of Scouting to boys.
   
• Uniforms Worn to School. Have your Scouts wear their Cub Scout uniform to school the day of your “Fun” recruiting activity.
   
• Conduct a “Bring a Buddy” Event. Boys, who bring a buddy” to a special “bring a buddy” event such as a swimming party, game of bowling, etc could be rewarded with a discounted admission fee to the activity or provided with a special recognition at the event.

Adult Recruiting Adults:

• Determine which families are currently not in the Pack. After you determine which families from your school are not in the Pack, assign another member of the Pack to call that family and invite them to your special “Fun” Recruiting Activity. You can use last year’s school directory as a guide.
   
• Sell the Parents on the Value of Scouting. Citizenship training, helping other people, positive adult role models, learning responsibility, etc. are characteristics which all parents what for their children. Let the parents know how Scouting helps children grow up into responsible adults.
   
• Talk to Parents at your School’s Open House in the Fall. Set up a booth or demonstration at your school’s open house in August or September. Spend some time talking to parents about the “Values of Scouting” as they attend this school activity.