Re: [Philmont]: Leadership approval question

One thing to remember. If I remember correctly, the chartering
orgainzation owns the equipment, not the Scout Troop.

Steve

jpsampson1@mmm.com wrote:

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>Thanks. The Vets have their space at a bowling alley but it's a bar, smoky,
>and not a good environment for scout meeting!. The school we were meeting
>at let us use the cafeteria but the layout was terrible for ceremonies,
>there is no storage space and we were at the mercy of the school schedule
>(too many Monday holidays and the troop couldn't meet). The other schools
>in the area posed the same problem, and most of the churches that are
>interested already have scout troops. The church we have found is an ideal
>location and facility -- wooded property to camp on if we want to, nice
>fellowship hall for meetings, a worship center and heritage chapel for
>ceremonies, and conference rooms for break-out sessions or SM conferences,
>BORs etc. and best of all STORAGE SPACE! All I did was get the pastor's
>e-mail and ASK and he was all for it! They had been approached in the past
>about chartering a faltering Cub Scout pack but the pack didn't have any
>leaders and the church didn't want to have to start recruiting leaders from
>the membership when none of the members had sons in the pack, nor much
>background in scouting. But they were all for supporting a Boy Scout Troop
>with a full staff of leaders. I don't think they want the responsibility of
>being the charter partner, but may be open to it down the road. As for the
>Vets, they have are helping us buy a new trailer and we don't want to
>discontinue that relationship -- they are being as helpful as they can be
>under the circumstances. Thanks for your input!
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>Jill
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>Requesting change of Chartered Org, might prompt Vets Service org into
>finding you a convenient meeting place! Good Luck and Best Wishes! YiS:
>Jerry D Bailey
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>From: Jim Welton [mailto:jwelton@rgv.rr.com]
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>Jill,
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>Before adding any more rules, did you explain that all BSA volunteers have
>been given background checks?
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>My second thought is would the American Vets mind if you just switched
>Charter Organizations and they became the "extra help"? That way the local
>Church would be approving all volunteers through the usual BSA process.
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>Finally, doing it their way, see what kind of checking they would like to
>have. If it's a howdy and a shake, I don't think it will get in the way too
>much.
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>YiS,
>Jim Welton
>McAllen, TX.
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>Our troop is chartered through the local American Vets, but they do not
>have a place for us to meet. In the past, we have met at a local elementary
>school. While the school has been very gracious to allow us to meet there,
>the cafeteria facility is less than ideal for meetings and our meeting
>schedule is restricted by school holidays and vacations. Therefore, we have
>been looking into alternatives. A local church is considering allowing us
>to use their facility, and it is an ideal set-up. We have been able to
>answer all of their questions so for, except one. The want to know if there
>is a process to include them in the process of choosing future leaders.
>They are asking this to protect both the church and the scout troop, which
>I understand. I'm sure there must be other troops out there who are
>chartered by one organization, but meet elsewhere. Does anyone on the list
>have a leadership approval process in place? Does anyone foresee any
>problems? Thanks!
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