COMMISSIONER SERVICE TO UNITS
NOTES FROM THE COMMISSIONER MEETING The next Commissioner Meeting will be on Thursday, October 12 at 7:30 p.m. at First Christian Church of Alexandria, 2723 King St., northwest of the Masonic Memorial. If you are unable to attend the meeting, let your ADC know. Questions? Call Mike Porter (H) 425-8489 (W) 751-3700 or e-mail porter@iname.com or Sue Crane at 660-6148 or e-mail ACC77@aol.com.Being "There." What is a Unit Commissioner? Who is my unit commissioner? No clue? Let's change that. The first time I went to a Scout meeting that was not at my son's Cub Scout Pack, somebody asked for the name of my unit commissioner. I had no idea. I went for years without knowing my unit commissioner. Unfortunately, our Pack was missing the greatest inexpensive opportunity for help. Inexpensive, ... gee whiz, (old Iowan) ... Unit Commissioners are FREE!!! Your Unit Commissioner is your Unit Helper, your lifeline, your connection to a huge community of helpers. Your Unit Commissioner is, above all else, "there" to help you succeed. What does "there" mean? Unit Commissioners come for a visit at least once a month to see what you need. They have answers to your questions or (more often) get back to you quickly with answers to your questions. Unit Commissioners help you through the maze of Scouting administrivia. They can help make sense of forms and other paperwork. They can help with guidance, they can help with suggestions, but most often they can help by showing you the path to answers so that the unit committee can decide the best course to take. If you aren't looking forward to seeing your unit commissioner, or if you never see him or her then something is wrong. The something that is wrong is quite likely my responsibility. The most likely problem is that we have not found a Unit Commissioner to replace the one that last helped you. We're working on it. Below is a list of Assistant District Commissioners and the Units for which they give assistance. Give your Assistant District Commissioner, Sue Crane, or me a call if you haven't found the help you need. This month your Unit Commissioner will help to make sure that your Unit Inventory is up to date. We are looking for Scouts that might have fallen through the cracks in the registration process. Giving proper recognition to Scouts and making sure that they can take full advantage of the Scouting program depends on making sure that they are properly registered. Hopefully we can be of assistance. Area 1: Linda Hill 370-6641 Packs: 129, 133, 602, 609, 614, 615, 801, 1515 Troops: 62 113 120 129 131 135 609 1515 2000 Area 2: Jim Owens 317-7970 Packs: 867, 1076, 1520, 1943 Troops: 1076, 1107, 1150, 1507 Area 3: Ray Hahn 360-6960 Packs: 658, 680, 888, 1435, 1504, 1509, 1852 Troops: 654, 680, 811, 996, 1509, 1901 Area 4: Linda Guidotti 360-1171 Packs: 977, 1503, 1519, 1900 Troops: 118, 871, 876, 899, 993, 1519 Area 5: Gary Lindner 971-3087 Packs: 601, 1102, 1103 Troops/Venturing: 601, 1102, 1103, V 1103, V1183 Deputy District Commissioner: Sue Crane 660-6148 District Commissioner: Mike Porter 425-8489
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