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We do an aquatics outing at a large lake near us. Have boats come in for tubing, rent canoes from the camp. After camping fees (out of council camp), rental fees, and boat gas reimbursement, it can be close to $45 - $50. None of the leaders ask for gas money etc, but the outings can get costly when you pay state park fees, maybe an outfitter, maybe some admissions, and other costs -
By RememberSchiff · Posted
Dover Troop 67 Scoutmaster, Kevin Myers, said, “He was a scout always, long before he was you know, before he was in the Army, before he was a policeman. He was an Eagle Scout as a youth. And I really think that the scout law just translates into living a life of service and Mark’s entire life with serving others.” Scout Salute and farewell. -
Wow, just had this discussion at a troop this week. A parent was like "I want to do a canoe trip, I know a troop that will rent us their canoes and canoe trailer." and my retort was "I know that 4 of us own canoes already, why are we paying anything to rent when we can do it for free?" and the retort was the shuttle/trailer thing and I spouted back "I think we can hustle up enough people who own canoes who can also haul their own canoes." and then I said "We just need to tell all of the parents that this is a price point issue, we can provide this opportunity and adventure at a much more affordable price point for the scouts if we get more parent participation to support this event." I got the F .... you know what eyes and the stink face for the rest of the night. -
But that's not what's going on here. It's This is the wrong council patch, or the kid getting this uniform didn't earn these ranks or these awards.
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Understand that none of the past uniform designs is ever disallowed. Current patches can be added in place of old ones, though really old styles can be difficult. But frankly, when the effort is made, they look really cool, and the youth tend to like them.
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