i agree!
On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 22:16:20 -0500 Mark W Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
>No uniforms no Rangers. Tell them to drop the Ranger name and call it
>romper room. Read in the RR Leaders manual about uniforms. It is the
>truth and the uniform will make or break your Ranger Program.
>
>Show me a outpost that wears RR Uniforms and you will see
>Advancements, merits and the Royal Ranger Program in action.
>
>Figure a way out to finance it. Monthly Offering, Fund raisers, Dues
>and a Church Budget.
>
>Fund raisers, car wash, Firecracker stand, sell candy. mow yards,
>paint houses. Lots of stuff.
>
>Dues. My family will spend 160.00 for one adult and 2 kids for a
>white water pass for a few month season. If your program is a real
>blessing and you take the boys camping and on outting. It would be
>acceptable to ask for a few dollars for dues each week. Always keep
>in mind the charitable ones that will need help paying their way. Ask
>for help from well to do families to help out here. This takes a
>constant reminder home to keep this up.
>
>Leaders need to set an example. Get your commanders in uniforms and
>encourage the boys to wear them. Put out a quarterly award system to
>reward boys and leaders who make the grade. Post these scores up on a
>board for all to see. Then hand out great camping items, sleeping
>bags, good mess kits, knifes, lanterns..etc.
>
>The outpost council should be in class B as well. Were there is a
>Vision there is success. Keep pluggin away at it and it will become a
>norm.
>
>For the past several years we have averaged 15 leaders, 5 outpost
>council men and 45 boys and young men in full class B uniform every
>Wed. Night. 95% of everyone there is as it should be. Full Class B
>uniform. If everyone was there we would have a 100 in full class B.
>That is rare...grin! Now add onto to that all merits and
>advancements and outting... we averaged over 20 each year with 30
>scheduled this last year. Now you know why the database...ha! The
>database makes tracking all this easy.
>
>Well my two cents. Yours may vary.
>Mark
>
>Mark Jones, Ozark MO, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Download a Free Royal Ranger
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>
>On Sun, 27 Jun 1999 17:41:07 -0500 Benjamin Wolfson
><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>>My outpost is considering eliminating uniforms from
>>
>>the weekly meeting. I am concerned about this.
>>
>>Please post your thoughts on this.
>>
>>Thank You!
>
>
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