The Pennsylvania Dutch Council is excited to welcome new Cub Scouts to the Boy Scouts of America.

For fall 2025, we are offering $100 to each pack that participates in fall recruitment and completes all five steps. Here are the steps your Unit needs to take to earn this prize:

1. Attend one of two Fall Recruitment Preparedness nights.
2. Submit sign-up night date at least two weeks prior to the event.
3. Update your Be-A-Scout pin and follow up on leads in a timely manner.
4. Create two social media posts related to recruitment and create a sign-up night FB event.
5. Have a sign-in sheet at your sign-up night and submit a copy within 3 days of the event.

Overview of Recruiting Resources

Successful and sustainable recruiting is more than having a recruitment night – and that was true even when almost every school permitted after-school gatherings like Sign Up Nights.

Here are some resources to help your pack grow:

General Resources:

• Recruitment Preparedness Presentation
• Membership Best Practices
• Campaign Kit for Recruitment Marketing
• Cub Scout Leader Resources
• BSA Brand Center

Recruitment Night Resources:

• Joining Event Plan
• Sign Up Night Unit Playbook
• Manheim Township Pack Combined Cub Unit Flyer 2024
• Penn Manor Pack Combined Cub Unit Flyer 2024
• Hempfield Pack Combined Cub Unit Flyer 2024
• SDOL Pack Combined Cub Unit Flyer 2024

Social Media Recruitment Resources:

• Facebook Recruitment Night Promotion Sheet
• Social Media 101
• Cub Scout Recruitment Images/Resources
• Fall 2022 #AdventureOn Campaign Facebook Posts from Trusted Search Marketing
• Facebook Geofencing Webinar from BSA National
• How to add more hosts to your Facebook event

Beascout.org Resources:

• Beascout.org pin Information
• Sample Letter for Online Registration and BeAScout responses

Recruitment Materials:

• Welcome to Cub Scout Pack form
• Welcome New Cub Scout Family Information Guide
• Scout Shop Uniform Price Sheet
• Family Talent Survey
• Peer to Peer Recruitment Cards
• BSA Youth Application
• BSA Adult Application

Additional Recruitment Resources:

• Welcome New Families to your Pack
• Out of the Box Ways to Recruit
• Recruiting Ideas for Cub Scout Leaders
• Pack and Den Recruitment Resources
• National Boy Scouts of America Recruitment Page
• Tips for PR Success
• Welcome Back to Scouting Templates
• Using the BSA Brand Center to Market your Unit
• Town Lively/Merchandiser Newspaper Event Submission Use this link to have your unit activities advertised for free in the local Merchandiser and their website

Seasonal Recruitment Card Templates

These are templates you can add your unit contact information too and pass out at parades, community events, etc. These are great tools to help recruit new Scouts for your unit.

• Christmas Holiday Business Card Template
• Halloween Business Card Template
• Halloween Sticker Template
• Halloween Peer to Peer Card
• Easter Business Cards Template – fillable
• Patriotic Business Card Template

Halloween Recruitment Resources:

With Halloween just around the corner, here are some great recruitment ideas for your Cub Scout or Pack to use to recruit new  Cub Scouts and families to join the Scouting program.

These can be great ways to reach those families who missed your  Join Scouting Night, want to be part of Scouting, but simply don’t know how or who to call.

Let’s help them join the fun and adventure of Cub Scouting!

• Attach “Join Scouting” stickers to candy.
• Hand out Join Cub Scouting Flyer when handing out candy.
• Have current Cub Scouts hand out business cards to other boys and girls about Scouting.
• Put a “Join Scouting” lawn sign in your yard.
• Make a special invitation to invite potential Scouts and families to your next Pack meeting or Halloween event.
• Hang a Cub Scout Poster on your door.