It seems pretty obvious that the use of social media can play a major role in the recruiting success of our Mission Peak Scouting units but it’s pretty clear: if you use Facebook and other key sites to promote your program, you’re going to attract interested families to Scouting. Just ask the leaders of Pack 120, sponsored by Our Lady Of Guadalupe in Fremont.
According to Committee Chair Paul Schauer, that seems to be the only apparent reason on how the pack has seen a doubling in the number of new Scouts this Fall.
We’ve gone from 22 Scouts at the beginning of this year to over 42 and counting. Every week there seems to be a few new families interested. The local families are using the BeAScout.org website to find the pack and have no problem signing up online. We’re not really going out of our way to advertise the pack, but social media has certainly made it easy to bring the families to us.
I think that our Facebook presence has helped families as they research what options are out there. We’re not the biggest pack out there but we do have leaders who truly love what we do with our Scouts that makes it all the more fun.
I don’t do it alone, says Paul. From our Cubmaster to our Committee Members and from our Den Leaders to their Assistants, we all seem to work really well together. And we know how to promote the fun of Scouting! That what it’s really all about. If you’re not willing to share the great news of what your Scouts are doing, then you’re not doing your job.”
If you’re looking for a little inspiration, need a few fun ideas or just want to take a peek and see what your neighboring units are doing, check out Pack 120’s Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/Pack120Fremont/