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After you are registered and have the key training (or have it scheduled to happen), getting a troop started can be a little crazy.

1. Find a Co-Leader
   1. Hopefully your community/service unit has assigned a co-leader. If not, try these options:
      1. If you do not have a troop yet, either skip this step or recruit a friend with a daughter in the same grade as your child willing to help you out.
      2. If they have assigned you a troop, start calling each parent and asking them to be an “Assistant Leader” which sounds far less intimidating than “Leader”. As far as duties go, just explain you need someone that will attend all the meetings as the 2^nd adult and can meet with you every other month to bounce ideas off. Leader meetings could be done virtually or in-person and can be done at home or at a public location. You can add if they have time to help with the prep work or are willing to run a meeting, that would be great, but the first two things are the most critical.
2. Pick When to Meet
3. Find Out Where to Meet
4. Recruit Troop Members
   • Hopefully your community/service unit has a troop set up, if not:
     • See if the community/service unit has any upcoming recruitment drives you can attend and help out to get more members from.
     • Talk to your own connections at school, church, extra curriculars, etc.
     • Do not do any recruitment posters without getting permission from council or your community/service unit. There are often strict rules in recruiting that need to be followed.
5. Troop Financials
   • All councils have different requirements to open up a Troop Bank Account. Contact them directly for instructions. The bank account can only be opened when you have a co-leader and must be done before the first council fundraiser (Fall Product or Cookie Sales) in order for your troop to participate.
6. Contact Guardians
   • Email and text message (and possibly call them if you get no response) parents to get them to come to the First Meeting. Keep it short and simple as parents can be overwhelmed. Just mention:
     • date and time
     • where the meeting is at
     • who needs to attend
     • what they need to bring (pen, cash for troop dues or a check, copy of immunizations for health history form if needed, etc.)

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