{"id":1038,"date":"2010-09-10T15:00:04","date_gmt":"2010-09-10T20:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2010-09-09T20:57:13","modified_gmt":"2010-09-10T01:57:13","slug":"52-hours-per-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.melrosetroop68.org\/blog\/?p=1038","title":{"rendered":"52 Hours Per Year?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>We have all heard<\/strong> that being a scoutmaster or cubmaster will only take an hour a week. In the last article I wrote about how many hours it may actually take for a scoutmaster. But what if we take this further? If Scouting only takes one hour a week that means it will only consume 52 hours per year. But let’s be a bit more realistic. Instead of looking at hours, let us take a look at evenings and days per year. Here is an average year in my Scouting life:<\/p>\n

Troop meetings – 33 evenings
\nPatrol Leader Council Meetings – 11 evenings
\nCommittee Meetings – 11 evenings
\nTroop Parents Meeting – 1 evening
\nSchool Night To Join Scouting – 1 evening
\nCourts of Honor – 4 evenings
\nRoundtables – 8 evenings
\nSummer Camp – 7 days
\nWeekend Camps (average 6 per year) – 18 days
\nOne Day Activities – 6 days
\nYearly Planning Session – 1 day
\nFundraisers (meals) – 2 days
\nTroop Service Projects (varies per year) – 4 days<\/p>\n

Grand Total \u00a0= 107 days\/evenings!<\/p>\n

This total surprised me. I did not realize that I give over three and one half months a year<\/strong> to the troop. And this does not count extra things like district or council training, evenings spent writing newsletters, working with boys on merit badges, or other such things. Wow.<\/p>\n

I would like to hear from other scoutmasters out there. Does this sound similar to the time you dedicate to your troop?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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