Recruitment stands and community events
Presenting an information and recruitment stand in a prominent and popular public space - such as a shopping centre -, at a summer fete or community event or meeting is a great way to promote your group and the opportunities you have to get involved as a volunteer. But this will, inevitably, also generate lots of interest from young people that want to join too - You could say this is two birds with one stone!
Impressions count!
When putting up an information stand, think about how it looks. Use the resources available from the county and the Brand Centre to help develop the right impression.
Do you have the resources to run the stand?
If your stand has a presence who are you going to use? Explorers and younger adult leaders might be best choice for this. It is important to have an ongoing activity as part of your stand so you can keep children busy while you talk to their parents. Some ideas are: balloon modelling; face painting; a craft activity; or a competition where you take names and addresses.
Some competition ideas are:
- How many knots can you tie with sweetie laces?
- How fast can you put up our tent?
- How high can you build a tower using marshmallows and spaghetti?
Make sure you allow adults to participate as well as their children.
These are just a few ideas to get you thinking. There's lots more in our guide to running a successful recruitment stand...
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