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Date: Fri, 30 Jan 1998 21:28:11 -0500
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Response to Carol Kelly on F.O.S.
As a volunteer District F.O.S. Chairman, I can offer the following on
collecting money from the families. Friends of Scouting is a necessary evil
of the Scouting Program. These funds are needed to support the council that
ultimately provides the program for our boys. Now, done correctly, a
presentation with slides and perhaps a recorded tape should be shown to your
Pack. The presenter should be someone from outside your unit. You as the unit
leader should NOT be making the plea for funds!!! Your D.E. should know this.
The only thing you as the Cubmaster have to do is provide time at your Blue and
Gold Banquet for the presentation of 10 minutes tops, no longer!

I am from the General Nash District of the Cradle of Liberty Council,
(Philadelphia) and I run our campaign this way... Every unit leader is
contacted as to when (IMPORTANT --NOT IF BUT WHEN!) they will have their Court
of Honor or Pack meeting in Jan, Feb or March of 1998. Every unit
participates, it is not optional! Then I send in one of my presenters to make
the presentation. The results are very, very good. The decision to donate
dollars to the council must be made by the families. You as the unit leader
have no right to make this decision for the families by saying no to a
presentation. Have a presentation. Let your DE send in a presenter to make
the sales pitch. This way, everyone wins... your DE, the council, and your
Pack may earn a nice plaque for your efforts.

Don Bradbury
Jambo97 Troop 528 Scoutmaster
I used to be an Eagle, but I will always be an Eagle Scout, and a Silver Beaver
too!

Carol Kelley wrote:

> Hello Everyone:
>
> I don't mean to complain, but I just had to vent. I just got off the phone
> with our DE. I had left a message to ask a couple of questions about some
> things that were missed at Roundtable. (It's very hard for us to make
> roundtable, because it's the same night as our school's PTA meeting.) Well
> anyway, he did answer my questions, but managed to steer the major portion
> of the conversation into pushing Friends of Scouting. Mind you, I'm not
> against the program, but it did seem that was his major focus of returning
> my call.
>
> He wants me to pick up some literature and ask each family in our pack to
> donate $50.00 to this program. I just can't justify doing that!!! After
> asking each Scout for around $30.00 for fees/dues, plus uniform costs, plus
> selling popcorn, asking them to donate money to the District/Council on top
> of that just doesn't seem right. I know making sure the District/Council
> has the money to run it's program is part of his job, but the way the call
> was handled, just didn't sit right with me.
>
> I'm beginning the show the effects of severe burnout, plus the future of
> our Pack after this year doesn't look very bright. About one-third of our
> Pack are fifth graders, plus, every week I keep hearing about some of our
> families moving out of the school area, which in most cases means they will
> be leaving the Pack. From the looks of it, I will have to recruit new
> leaders for practically every major position next year at roundup, plus
> next year will be my last year (my youngest will be in fifth grade), so I
> have to find someone willing (crazy enough) to take on what I do.
>
> Any advice, kind words to keep me from losing sight of why I continue all
> this would be appreciated. Thanks for listening to the steam releasing.
>
> YIS,
>
> Carol Kelley
> CC - Pack 301
> MC - Troop 1
> Greater Alabama Council
> Huntsville, AL
> I am a First Class Girl Scout

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