From: Mark Alman (m-alman@raytheon.com)
Date: Wed Oct 30 2002 - 08:53:13 CST
I think it's a great opportunity to earn funds and show the
community what Scouts is all about, especially if the customers know why
you are working to earn it.
To the other Scouts, I would say, "Sure, you can participate. When
YOU are going to Philmont!".
No brainer, IMHO, but that's just my 1/50th of a dollar.
YIS,
Mark Alman
SM - Emeritus
ASM - Hi. Adventure
Troop 67, Mesquite, TX
Philmont - '98, Crew 621-F & CV-103 '02
(and, yes, I wanna go back!)
At 08:14 AM 10/30/2002 -0600, jpsampson1@mmm.com wrote:
>Our troop is sending a crew to Philmont in June of 2003. There has been a
>lot of interest among the crew and their parents to do some extra
>fundraising, especially as three families have more than one family member
>on the trek and are trying to help everyone pay their own way.
>
>One of the popular ways for groups to earn money in our area is to bag
>groceries for tips at some of the local grocery stores, then divide the
>money equally among the participants. Our crew wants to do this, but where
>it gets complicated is other scouts want to come and earn money for their
>scout accounts too. The crew wants to cover all the lanes themselves (6
>lanes). They would prefer to work harder and only have to divide the
>donations between them, rather than 35 ways. More people doesn't
>necessarily mean more money, as I've seen groups that are too large bagging
>groceries, and people end up sitting around. This doesn't look good for the
>organization either.
>
>Do any of your troops allow crews to do additional fundraising for special
>trips, or is it 'everyone does everything'? Any suggestions would be
>appreciated. Thanks!
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