How to send an Announcement

Use an Announcement to share an important update with your Unit or selected Groups. Follow the steps below to send a trail closure update to Wolf Patrol and Parents.

Choose the right place for the update

Use	For
Event	The current date, place, RSVP, or volunteer plan
Announcement	An important update families may need to find again
Channel	Questions, answers, and back-and-forth conversation

Before you start

Have the title, message, audience, and end date ready. Unit Admins and Leaders can publish Announcements.

1. Start a new Announcement

Open Announcements and select New Announcement. Add a title that names the change, then tell families what to do.

For the trail closure, enter:

Title

Trail Closure Update

Message

The north trail is closed after recent storm damage. Wolf Patrol and Parents should use the south entrance and follow the posted Woggle signs to our group site.

Choose a pictograph if it will help families spot the update on Home.

2. Choose the audience

Choose the whole Unit when every family is affected. Choose one or more Groups when the update is only for a den, patrol, committee, or other part of the Unit.

For this trail closure, select Wolf Patrol and Parents.

3. Set the priority

• Low: The update appears in Woggle without sending a notification.
• Normal: Woggle follows each member’s preferences and schedule.
• High: Woggle sends an immediate notification to members who allow Announcement notifications.

Select High for this trail closure so Woggle treats the route change as urgent. Members still control whether Announcement notifications are enabled.

4. Set acknowledgement and visibility

Turn on Require acknowledgement when you want members to confirm they have read the update. Turn on Pin this announcement to keep it at the top of Home while it is current.

The trail closure uses High priority, requires acknowledgement, and stays pinned while the detour is active.

Use Shown until to choose when the update leaves the main Announcement list. The Announcement publishes immediately and remains available from a direct link after that date.

5. Publish and check the result

Review the title, message, audience, priority, acknowledgement setting, pin, and shown-until date. Select Publish, then open the Announcement from Home.

If acknowledgement is required, use the author controls to check who has acknowledged the Announcement. You can also edit or remove an Announcement when the plan changes.

Correct or follow up on an Announcement

The wrong audience received it. Edit the Announcement and select the whole Unit or the correct Groups.

No notification arrived. Check the member’s Announcement notification preference as well as the priority. Low does not send a notification, Normal follows the member’s schedule, and High sends one right away when Announcement notifications are enabled.

The update is no longer current. Remove the pin, change the shown-until date, edit the message, or remove the Announcement.

Families have questions. Keep the confirmed update in the Announcement and continue the conversation in the relevant Channel.

If the change affects an Event, update the Event details first. The Announcement can then direct families to the current time, place, RSVP, and volunteer plan.