Author Archives: Nick Pearson

The 20 minute post

Posted on April 3, 2010 | Leave a comment

I have issued a challenge to myself to write this in 20 minutes.

Clock’s ticking.

Spent this morning talking about the information session we are having next week. We were able to get to three recruitment events this week. Making up for lost time I guess. Previous one was early February. Almost the entirety of my time at that meeting was devoted to explaining the ins and outs of mailchimp to one of the other Rovers so that he can take over duties as Editor in Chief of event invites and monthly newsletters. It was quite a lot to learn at once, but I’m sure enough of the spaghetti stuck.

I did learn something valuable today. Well a few things to be correct, but one I’m going to highlight here.

Through out the day there was some pretty consistent chatter between the team as details came up. At one point the last batch of e-mails came in, and I got them into the e-mail system. Since they were the final piece to the puzzle, I sent the e-mails out. What I did was wrong; a fundamental error on my behalf. Can you guess what it was?
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VCC Greenfair Recruitment Event

Posted on April 2, 2010 | Leave a comment

Another day another recruitment drive.

Ok, so it’s been a few months since I’ve done one of these. I really do enjoy talking to people about Scouting. Many people don’t know about Scouts, and to be the one to introduce them is quite the honour and responsibility. The fun doesn’t necessarily come in talking with people, but in honing my abilities to send a truly powerful message to another human being. It’s a game. How can I convince my audience that what I’m describing is something they should value. What key words will put them over the top to make them do an action. Take a pamphlet with them. Perhaps put their name and contact down on paper for more information. What would it take to get them want to visit a group or register right there.
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PCC Rover Round Table – Intro

Posted on March 31, 2010 | Leave a comment

Kickin' it, Old School

Ahh the Rover Round Table. The elusive promised land.

What is a Rover Round Table?

I can best describe it as this: A Rover Roundtable is when a collection of crews, usually in a geographical area, come together to work cooperatively. The three focal points are Service, Social and Skill development. With this buttressing of resources, the possible activities available to the members increase exponentially. What 5 Rovers can do is very much different from what 270+ Rovers can do. This level of numbers produces exciting level of activities; the kind that retains Rovers in the movement, retains the younger members, and draws in new members.

What follows is the Coles Notes of the history of the PCC Rover Round Table (Or lack there of more specifically) over the last ten years.
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Always a Rover…

Posted on March 31, 2010 | Leave a comment

I live Scouting.

Whether as a Rover in multiple crews, as a Beaver leader, as part of a small team to start a local Round Table, or just on the street, I spend every waking moment living, breathing and acting on what Scouting has taught me to stand for.  I don’t recite the promise every day, but it does come to mind every so often. I use it to guide my actions more than most outside of Scouting would not understand.

This site will be my outlet.  If so much of my life is Scouting, then so too must be my thoughts.  You can expect to read about my (many) current projects, my experiences, and lessons learned.  In depth articles about issues and concepts will stand side-by-side with shorter fun blurbs.  There may even be guest articles, photos, videos, prizes and podcasts.

One thing is for sure, together we can create a deeper understanding of the issues of the day and solutions that all can agree are win-win.

On my Honour.

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