Membership

Recruitment Headquarters

The Longhouse Council is committed to providing the youth in our communities the opportunity to join the best youth development organization there is.

The Council Service Center offers a wide variety of helpful materials, distribution flyers, and posters, recruitment advice, training, and handouts to aid in the recruitment process. Each District also has trained and skilled professionals who are always willing to help with ideas and suggestions for building and retaining membership, you may contact your communities professional at the Council Service Center.

National BSA has done a great job to organize all the recruitment materials they produce into one location. Click Here for a link to their site, with all the national promotional media.

August 1st 2023 New Fee 

2023 – 2024 New Fee FAQ

Bring A Friend Form

Bring A Friend Idea Sheet

National GeoFence Info

2019 Council Membership Powerpoint Presentation

2022 Membership Growth Plan 

Cub Scout Parent Guide 

Membership Rally Presentation

Printing YPT Certificates

Update Your BeAScout Pin Step By Step

Online Registration Unit Guidebook

https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/Online_Reg_UnitGuidebook.pdf

Cub Scout Buddy Cards (peer to peer cards) template https://scouting.webdamdb.com/bp/#/folder/612146

Fliers, Posters, and Social Media Images https://scoutingwire.org/bsa-brand-center/

Web Based Resources for Recruiting 

Flyer Back

New ‘Welcome to Cub Scouting’ Video Available to Share With New Scouting Families

A brand-new Cub Scouts onboarding video has been created for new Scouting families in your council, featuring brief answers to the five most frequently asked questions:

1. What uniforms and books will I need?
2. What’s a den?
3. What’s a pack?
4. What is rank advancement and how does it work?
5. Who is Akela?

The quick, 3-minute video can be accessed on the BSA Communications YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/skSD7y6fgB4

• Membership
  •  Resources
    • Be A Scout Set Up for Invitations and Applications-TR.pdf
    • Boy Scout Potential Video Links.pdf
    • Camping-With-Cub-Scouts-Playbook_v2.pdf
    • Hooked-On-Scouting-Playbook-v4.pdf
    • Internet Recharter How To.pdf
    • J1367049-01 Cub Scouts Membership Information Booklet.pdf
    • Membership and Marteting Web Resources Resources.pdf
    • New Member Coordinator Q A.pdf
    • New-Member-Coordinator-Brochure-Handout-8-9-17.pdf
    • NMC-Position-Description.pdf
    • On-Target-with-Scouting-Playbook-v1.pdf
    • Rocket-Into-Scouting-Playbook.pdf
    • Science of Scouting Playbook with Activity Pieces.pdf
    • Science-of-Scouting-Playbook.pdf
    • Social media post.pdf
    • Troop Recruitment Guide.pdf
    • Bring A Friend Form
    • Bring A Buddy Quick Tips
  •  Tools-Membership Recruitment Menu
    • Attendance Card for School Night.pdf
    • Basic Entree.pdf
    • Bring a Buddy Cards.pdf
    • Community Service.pdf
    • Flyers.pdf
    • Food Delivery Flyers.pdf
    • Halloween Candy.pdf
    • Lawn Signs.pdf
    • Library Story Time.pdf
    • Non-School Youth Talks.pdf
    • Open House Night.pdf
    • Order Form.pdf
    • Parades.pdf
    • Parent Advocate Cards.pdf
    • Personal Invitations.pdf
    • Posters at Businesses.pdf
    • Print Media.pdf
    • Public Market_Carnivals.pdf
    • recruitment menu 2017 front final.pdf
    • School Publications.pdf
    • Second Chance Entree.pdf
    • Social Media.pdf
    • Town Marquee.pdf
    • Uniform Day.pdf
    • Youth Talk.pdf
    • Welcome Parents Letter.docx