Re: Tommie Tenderfoot as the Marlborough Man

How would some permanent paint or markers do? Perhaps you could sew a patch
with the boys name over the offending advertising?

YIS
Paul Oman
Advancement Chair 580
Unit Commissioner 580/581/582
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Henderson <biged@SCOUTER.COM>
To: Multiple recipients of list SCOUTS-L <SCOUTS-L@TCUBVM.IS.TCU.EDU>
Date: Saturday, December 27, 1997 9:15 AM
Subject: Tommie Tenderfoot as the Marlborough Man

>Home for the holidays and checking up on my district & my old troop and had
>one very interesting situation come up that could use a Scouts-L debate.
>
>I have a scout in my troop who's parents do not have a lot of money. They
>manage a small rural convenience store and one of the ways they get by is
>to save all of the Marlborough Proof of Purchase labels. Without it I
>doubt they would be able to provide their son with all of the gear he
needs.
>
>Unfortunately this scout (who I am sure does not smoke) now comes on
>campouts decked out with a gear ensemble that would give supply division a
>run for its money. Unfortunately the "Official Product of the BSA" Red
>lettering has been replaced with the Marlborough logos on everything!
>
>He mas a Marlborough Sleeping Bag, Marlborough Flashlight, Marlborough
>Daypack, Marlborough Cooler, Marlborough Windbreaker, Marlborough
>Fannypack, etc.
>
>Who says the cigarette companies are not targeting youth with their
>promotional campaigns. This kid is their dream poster child.
>
>What do we as Scoutleaders do? Obviously we don't allow Cigarette or any
>tobacco products, and I would not allow a T-Shirt with Joe Camel on it
>either. I am less certain where I stand when faced with a scout & family
>of limited means who have found a way to provide their son with proper
>camping equipment including essentials like a flashlight.
>
>I did check out some of the gear to see if I could pull off the logos (they
>are printed on). None of the other scouts seems to mind but I dread the
>mixed message this situation is presenting to the other scouts.
>
>Should I put Tommie Tenderfoot on Joe Camel heading off in the sunset until
>he stops off at Wal-Mart or BSA Supply Division and risk alienating both he
>and his parents, should I ignore it, or should I try and get him to
>camouflage the equipment by covering over whatever logos are not consistent
>with our policy as a troop?
>
>It is a real pity that Sunny Delight or one of the cereal companies can't
>have a program like this. There is a part of me that would love to
>highlight what they have done as an example of ingeniously coming up with a
>no cost way to get good equipment (the stuff is of good quality).
>
>Well guys, how would you tackle this one?????
>
>YIS,
>
>
>
>Ed Henderson
>Veteran Scoutmaster - Troop 12 Flint River Council
> (Moved from Georgia to Kansas City this Summer)
>

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