Keep good leaders on the job. Long-term leaders provide continuity. Derby Troop 3 has had two Scoutmasters serve for 25 years or more each. Maintain and cultivate alumni. The Derby gang keeps in touch with more than 800 alumni through annual letters and Old Timer nights.
Alumni assist with finances, service, and resources.
Maintain a close relationship with your chartered organization's Cub Scout pack and Venturing crew. Use the organization's Cub Scout pack as a feeder unit and the Venturing crew to challenge older youths. With all three programs available and active, a group of pals can be together in a Scouting program from ages 7 to 18, and up to age 21 in Venturing. Buddies stick together. In its 85 years, Derby Troop 3 has had 213 Eagle Scouts.