NWSC Venturing Marketing

Buy & wear VENTURE ON! bracelets
Venture On bracelet

Contact: Bob Galassi at robt.galassi@sbcglobal.net or rg3752@sbc.com or 847-965-0920 (home phone)
the EAGLE BOUND bracelets are also available.

Other Ideas to Market Venturing and your Crew:
- Supply articles to council, district, school, community newsletters
- Venturing report, demo, display at Roundtables & at Chartering Organizations
- Display Venturing photos at service center, library, school, youth center, etc.
- Provide Venturing youth at Camp Napowan, Day Camp, Resident Camp
- Include Venturers at CampORee as staff
- Encourage Venturers to wear uniforms at district events
- Provide trainers for Packs & Troops & Girl Scouts too
- Design own brochures, posters & fliers - distribute them everywhere
- Put an advertisement in your school newspaper or sports ad booklet.
- Contact your local library to arrange for a display.
- Go Trick or Treating, explain Venturing & leave your flyer at each house you visit.
- Participate in Scouting for Food, explain Venturing & leave your flyer at each house you visit.

The continuing "best method of recruiting" is one-on-one direct, targeted contact. When I want to get someone involved, get them to do something ---- I identify who would be best, then second, then third --- and go ask them directly to become involved.

When I was President of an Explorer Post (forerunner to Venturing) I did the same thing. I identified who should be a member and then asked them person-to-person to become involved. As I explained what would be involved, the benefits of their participation, the duties & responsibilities they literally sold themselves. I really don't think it is any different today --- people recruit their friends.

- Stephen Taylor, SE, NWSC

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