A unit-serving executive is someone who provides confidence and someone who can establish trust within the community they serve. One unit-serving executive can have an amazing impact on Scouting in a community. Experience has shown that the addition of just one unit-serving executive can add 50 new Scouting units and 350 volunteers to deliver the promise of Scouting to 1,100 youth. For Cozart, delivering that kind of leadership begins with sharing a vision with district volunteers. It's not just plans on how to execute the program, but it gets at the heart of what we are about.
Kids learn leadership skills from their first day in Scouting.
Many of those same youth go on to provide the leadership and vision it takes to keep Scouting strong for the next generation. Their efforts have paid off in the recruitment of volunteers, increased membership, and in fundraising. Knudson says the district used to have only 10 to 12 unit commissioners, but now it has 30 to 40 fully uniformed commissioners show up at every commissioners meeting. The district's main objective remains the realization of its vision. Knudson points to several successful Scouting units that were established in an underprivileged community as a direct result of using the vision statement as a guide.