The Scoutmaster Minute Show #7
A discussion of New Parent/Scout leader orientation.
When Scouts transition from a Cub Scout Pack to a Boy Scout Troop, there are often unanswered questions and a sense of culture shock to the parent unfamiliar with the Boy Scouting Program. We explore these differences and try to set the new parent at ease by giving answers and instruction up front.
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Hi! My name is Jerry and I am the Scoutmaster of Troop 664 in Gresham, OR.
A while back someone told me to write stuff down, to share my Scouting experience with other people. And so I created a blog. You can read it here.
That blog lead to some folks asking me to try my hand at podcasting, and that is where this site came from.
I suppose to let you know a bit about me, I have been in Scouting nearly all my life. I had the best opportunities to be a Scout as a youth in the Transatlantic Council while we lived in Holland. It was Scouting like you can not imagine. Later we
moved to Louisiana were Scouting took a sharp turn to an adventure in Backpacking. This led to a life long love of Backpacking and the rest as they say is History.
One day, my oldest Son brought home a flyer to join Cub Scouts and our Scouting life started up again. I have been an adult leader since then.
I have enjoyed serving as a Den leader, Cubmaster, and now the most rewarding position of all, Scoutmaster.
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Jerry,
I am really enjoying your podcasts! Thanks for taking the time to share your experiences - it is a tremendous learning tool, especially for those of us who are new to the Boy Scout program.
Our troop (369, just outside of Philadelphia) does NOT have any type of new parent orientation program (which is an awesome idea by the way).
Is there any way that you might agree to post the Powerpoint presentation that you mentioned in this podcast? If not, would you mind e-mailing me a copy?
I’d really appreciate it!
Thanks, and keep up the great work!
Yours in Scouting,
Patrick Fergione
Comment by Patrick Fergione | August 22, 2008