Local Scoutmaster Tells of Troop Success with Innovation
Posted by Richard (Rich) Lalley
on Aug 19, 2011
Winnetka resident and long time Boy Scoutmaster Jon Shabica addressed the club this week. Jon discussed not only the well known virtues of scouting, but how he has used innovative approaches to managing his club that have grown membership. Unlike traditional troops who draw members from one school, Jon's troop recruits scouts from Libertyville and Chicago, and several communities in between, meeting weekly in Northfield. New recruits hear about the troop by word of mouth endorsements, and are drawn to the troop for the ability to earn high adventure experiences not readily available elsewhere.