Youth organizations like the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes and Bay-Lakes Council are preparing for one of their most challenging recruitment periods in recent memory. The recruitment push to join Cub Scout, Scouts USA and Girl Scout units usually begins at school open houses and inside the classroom. With school districts restricting access to their buildings and hosting virtual events to start the year due to the pandemic, the efforts have been moved to other locations like parking lots and parks. Both the Bay-Lakes Council and Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes have developed virtual programming to keep youth engaged while remaining socially distant. Even with the challenges presented to youth organizations for recruitment, Bay-Lakes Council Voyageur District Executive Bob Pekol says this is still a great opportunity to make an impact.

Events already on the calendar for Bay-Lakes Council include September 17th at the Luxemburg Sportsman Club beginning at 6 p.m. and September 12th at the Algoma Youth Club starting at 9:30 a.m. Both the Girl Scouts of the Northwestern Great Lakes and Bay-Lakes Council are finalizing the details of several other recruitment events to be held throughout Door and Kewaunee Counties in the coming weeks. If you already know you want to join, registration for Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts is available by clicking the hyperlinks.

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