Helping the ADC

Back when my son started in kindergarten, he went to a brand new school.  So the council founded a brand new unit. I'm foggy about this first year. I think most of the people who stepped up for the big roles were military.  The next fall my son was able to join and that was just what we did. The leaders above us had a den of12.  After our tiger year, all of the military folks  shipped out.  Our tiger leader had also moved out of the immeadiate area. Our Unit Commish  set about to getting  the unit up and running again. We run through the year.

Well now was my time to leave, it wasn't a very big deal my son's den was him and him alone.  Yes I could have driven the 10 miles back to the unit, but  the 10 miles normally takes 25 minutes to drive in the evening. We decided to switch units and I am still very happy we did.  It gave me a view into an established  unit and how things "should" run.  I still remain close to the Unit Commish.  She rebuilt   the unit again that year as the only returning den was the Webelos 1.  My wife and I split duties and She helped during round-up and I helped witht hte first Pack meeting. Hoping this would give them a good solid footing for the future.

Last night I was picking up  2 patrol boxes  for our WEB-O-REE from a troop in my area. I ran into the Unit Commishes. My Unit Commish is the Advancement chair and the Previous pack's Unit Commish aka Grandma  also has a position in the troop. I am always interested in the how the old Pack is doing.  We talked and the big den of twelve has exploded and the leaders aren't involved anymore.  She's back to rebuilding. So I'm throwing another Iron in the fire and trying to help her get the unit into the  next year and a new district. I know she wants to see them succeed, but I could hear both relief and anguish in her voice  as she stated that they were going to be in another district.

5 years of building one unit, I have to give it to her  that commish is dedicated to getting the unit running. I know another "super unit" that's the same age and maturing  quite well. With what I would call an established program.  What's the difference other than 15 miles? When do you give up? I think I'll always be fond of that unit, but I'm not sure it will survive the redistricting.  

They say that nothing in the units will change by redistricting.  For my unit, it won't. We are strong We are established. We get to keep all of our resources, other than the Current DE team. I'm opening my eyes to a possiblly ugly truth, for some units the redistricting could mean death.  I'm sure the district they go into has dedicated, supportive, volunteers that hate to see anything go wrong or close up shop. But I'm not sure the new district will see how much they need in time.