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| + | Coastie was created after observing a similar robot called PC, which stands for Police Car. Our United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAux) Flotilla was participating in a "Safety Day" event at a local shopping center when we had the opportunity to observe PC. I was most impressed by the way the children were drawn to this little remote control robotic cartoon character. | ||
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Revision as of 21:52, 22 July 2009
 Coastie the Safety Boat for Cub Scouts |
Summary
Coastie was created after observing a similar robot called PC, which stands for Police Car. Our United States Coast Guard Auxiliary (USCGAux) Flotilla was participating in a "Safety Day" event at a local shopping center when we had the opportunity to observe PC. I was most impressed by the way the children were drawn to this little remote control robotic cartoon character.
Lessons learned
- Organize this event through the right leader, the Cubmaster. I was initially contacted by a Den Leader, but they were not responsible for the entire Pack. To get the best participation, you need a full Pack meeting with Cubs from all of the Dens. The Cubmaster's name and contact information is readily available from the local District Executive. Call the local council office and ask to speak to the "D.E." (District Executive) for your town.
- Whenever possible, bring together two Packs into a special, combined Pack meeting and have one of the Packs host the event. Most Packs have about 30 Cub Scouts. We got twice the number of scouts with combined meetings.
- It takes time to put on a Coastie event. The more scouts you can present him to at once, the better. For a 45 minute to an hour presentation, it takes about 4~5 hours for each Auxiliarist with travel, setup, actual event, breakdown, and return travel.
Resources
- media:Auxiliary_Coastie_Events.ppt
- media:Coasties_Boating_Rules.ppt Coastie's Boating Rules
- media:Coastie_Lesson_Plan_for_CubScouts.doc Coastie lesson plan
- media:Letter_to_Scout_Leaders.doc Letter to Scout Leaders
- Coastie the Safety Boat
- Coastie the Safety Boat on YouTube
Contributed by
Jack Morrison, 5(NR), Flotilla 49
