My Evening

At the Troop meeting tonight I didn’t actually get to do much with the Scouts themselves (although there were a lot there and we seem to have a lot of Cubs joining the Troop at the moment!).

Once I’d taken in the subs, I had a chat with a parent who is going to become a Troop Assistant (the stage before Assistant Scout Leader). We talked a bit about CRB checks, the job role and how many badges her son had earned in the Pack!

Then it was on to sorting out some CRB forms for more parents who are coming to our family camp in May – if we get them sorted now, there is a chance they will be back in time!

Someone from the District then popped in to present some of the Scouts with woggles to commemorate a camp they’d been on.

Then it was chatting to the Young Leaders (Explorers) and finally after the meeting was over, to the rest of the Leaders to arrange a date for a Leader’s meeting!

The thing is though, although I had little contact with the Scouts tonight, the stuff I did was important and necessary. I do enjoy getting the ‘paperwork type stuff’ done as it means that the Group runs smoothly, just so long as the paperwork doesn’t take over from the fun stuff!

One Reply to “My Evening”

  1. The oh so necessary admin work. Some people look down at scout leaders who enjoy the paperwork, or who like the “politics”. I admire those who manage to keep the books in the green, that keep the member stats up to date, that remember badges and certificats and have them done and delivered on time! Without you we’d just be a bunch of funny people playing survival in the woods, I think.
    On to accually finishing the certificats to be sent out from the training weekend. Otherwise I’ll forget. Again.
    Have a reeeeeaaaally good day!

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