Social Activities Committee

Chariman: SK Roy Lanny White

Information from Supreme for this committee:

• Plan council dances in connection with various holidays — New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Canada Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. These dances may be formal or informal, depending on council preferences.
• Conduct an annual “Open House” for members and their families. It can be held in conjunction with a holiday or at any time of the year. Clean and decorate the council home, invite your members and families and receive your guests with the council’s most gracious hospitality. Plan special entertainment — games, dancers or singers, films, etc.
• Use the occasion of your council’s anniversary as an opportunity to sponsor varied activities. Sponsor a First Degree exemplification; recognize any members who share the council’s birthday; show slides or prepare a photo display of significant events in the council’s past year or entire history; exhibit trophies and awards, council scrapbooks, etc.
• Incorporate social events into your Founder’s Day program — March 29. You can hold a dance, a community reception, a banquet, an awards ceremony or any number of Founder’s Day festivities.
• Institute a “Family Night” possibly on the second Tuesday of each month, or the fourth Friday of each month or every Thursday. Encourage council and Squire circle families to participate. Serve a meal at the event such as pizza, spaghetti, burgers and hot dogs, etc., and charge a minimal fee to cover expenses. Conduct activities for the whole family, such as speakers on the topics of drugs, pro-life activities, crime, etc.; indoor and outdoor athletic events; board game competitions and whatever else you can think of.

• Arrange a series of film showings that are both educational and enjoyable.
• Provide youth with a well rounded program of social activities — dances, field trips, dinners.
• Sponsor a “Family Night” in the council quarters.
• Open the council home for a nonalcoholic reception after the local high schools’ proms and graduation ceremonies. Provide music, food and soft drinks as well as the opportunity to stay up all night, but no alcoholic beverages.
• Sponsor parties for young people centering around themes or activities that will appeal to the age group — pizza parties, skating parties, sleigh rides, etc.