Parents

What being a Scout Parent entails

All adults that ‘work’ in the troop are volunteering their time. As parents or guardians, all adults are expected to be deeply engaged with the Troop. Engagement and interest by parents also translates to higher levels of commitment by the Scout. Boy Scout meetings are not drop-off activities. There are many roles and responsibilities that need to be carried out by adults to enable the Scouts to carry out their tasks successfully. Here is an example of what Jesika Gandhi and Vivek Kini do as Rank Advancement Chair and Assistant Scout Master.

As a Rank Advancement Chair of Troop 443, I help plan and conduct the advancement recognition ceremony – Court Of Honor for the troop. Additionally, I register all advancement information on the Scout net council website and ensure the correct information has been recorded by Council. I also hold the physical copy of all the Completed Blue cards for the scouts.

In a nutshell I help out when/where I can. I hold monthly committee meetings to decide on troop activities, troop direction and try to resolve leadership gaps. I coordinate activities when the re are gaps….I have been coordinating summer camp logistics for past couple of years. I also run parents meetings for new scouts, summer/winter camps.

 

The types of  positions the Troop needs helps with are listed below:
Community service chair 
Our troop needs to have consistent involvement in local community. This role helps to find and drive opportunities for us to volunteer as a troop. Ideally, we partner with a local non-profit organization to have consistent volunteering events on troop calendar.
Communications
Managing scout book, yahoo groups and what’s app group memberships.
On-boarding and documentation
On-boarding new scouts and parents, file documents .(medical forms, troop insurance forms, etc), shred older forms, keep the troop file cabinet organized.
Scout Advancement
Our scouts are prolific on working on merit badges and ranks. We need help keep track of activities, makes runs to buy merit badges, helps organize the court of honor, etc.
Events coordinator
Help organize troop picnics, parties and other events.