Quality Unit! Yes or no

I have been involved for several years with a group of troops that hold
their own Boy Scout summer camp. It is heald on private property rather than
at a nationally recognized Camp. In the beginning the purpose was to provide
a camp experence for boys who could not afford to go to Council camp, and
attract boys who wern't going to Council camps. Within a few years our
program reached a maximum size of 120 boys and 30+ adults. The quality of
our camp in many instances was better than our Council camp. Saftey require
requirements were followed to the letter, and most advancemrnt and merit
Badge requirements were were inforced better than Council camps. All of our
Counclors were regestered adults instead of boys.The total cost of our camp
has not exceded $40.00 dollars and adults went for free.
The problem I am addressing is a few years ago the Council began refusing
to give us Our Quailty Unit patches because we wern,t attending an official
BSA Camp. The only thing not official was the fact they diden't own the
property we used, and they coulden't make a profit off of our camp fees. I
think Councils get too caught up in making money they forget who they are
trying to serve. Of the 100+ boys that came to our camp less than 10 have or
Would have attended a Council camp.now 10 times that number have the
opportunity to participate in a Quality Program but they don't get a Quality
Unit Patch. I would welcome Comments on this subject.

Thanks
Matty Ross
I used to be a Beaver
I used to wear a Quality Unit patch

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