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Boy Scout Activities and funds to achieve Eagle
Laurence A Edwards (larryradar@JUNO.COM)
Sat, 25 Jan 1997 04:57:27 EST
What do you do when the SM asks why a scout is not going on all the
activities and camp outs?
Most of the scout trips are ranging from $100 to over $500 (summer
activity) per trip per month.
Is this expense common in other scout troops?
How many of these trips does a scout need to go on before he can obtain
Eagle?
I am after suggestions and ideas to help this young scout. He just made
tenderfoot, and has his eyes set
on Eagle. I would like to help him achieve his goal. He participates in
all scout fund raisers and troop fund raisers,
but it does not seem to help with the expense of the outing.
Being a Cubmaster of a pack that has a many low level income families, we
tend to utilize state parks that
offer group camping (at discount rates), borrow canoes from the troop.
We even make craft tables from scrap
2x4's and find low cost ways to have fun and earn merit badges. Many of
the parents of our scout families
have two jobs or work 6 days a week to make ends meet. I would like to
help the scouts of these families reach
whatever goal they want and not have to worry about the family budget.
Any ideas would be much appreciated.
YIS
Laurence Edwards
"The Crazy Cubmaster" of Pack 237
Altamonte Springs, FL
LarryRadar@Juno.com
Either Soar with the Eagles or Scratch with the
Chickens.
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