Join The Big Adventure
Your feedback highlighted how powerful camps and residential experiences are in showing parents and other adults on the edge of Groups what we do and encouraging them to become more involved. The Big Adventure is a national project which helps to encourage the move from passive to active involvement.
The Big Adventure will run across the country from the beginning of May to the end of August 2009. So, if you are planning a camp, sleepover or other outdoor event this summer, then why not make it part of The Big Adventure?
About The Big Adventure
The Big Adventure is all about encouraging parents and others connected with your Group to experience the fun of Scouting as an active part of the leadership team.
Research has shown that the most effective way of turning adults on the edge of the Group into volunteers is to give them an active role in the planning and running of a residential experience.
The Big Adventure is about putting this into practice. Defined roles could include organising a particular activity, being a cook, supervising a Lodge, Six or Patrol or handling the money and accounts.
Recruiting parents
The Big Adventure highlights how easy it is to turn what you are already doing into a recruitment opportunity. The Big Adventure requires nothing more than some thought about how best to use all of the adults who support your Group when you are planning your next residential experience and making sure you include them in your leadership team. This is just another recruitment method to add to the tried and tested methods you are already using within your Group.
You can find further information to support adult recruitment here.
Resources
We have produced some Big Adventure resources, including invitations and a Family Pack that can be handed to parents at the event as a handy guide on how to survive their first camp. These were sent to Group Scout Leaders mid March. So if you have not received your resources, please ask your Group Scout Leader.
We are sorry, but there are no more additional copies of these resources. You can still download copies below.
As well as this you can download the following materials:
Big Adventure colour logo (JPEG)
Big Adventure black and white logo (JPEG)
The Big Adventure Step by Step Guide
The Big Adventure February/March Scouting magazine
The Big Adventure Camp Flyer (PDF)
Big Adventure Web Banners
Big Adventure colour logo (JPEG)
Give us your feedback and win a Garmin GPS!
Please give us your feedback on The Big Adventure. All forms returned by Friday 25 September 2009 will be entered into a prize draw to win one of 250 Garmin Handheld GPS devices.
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The Big Adventure case studies
Partners of The Big Adventure
Big Adventure merchandise from ScoutShops
