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I would like to arrange to give the Scoutmaster something really special for his service the past two years, 8 years prior serving in other positions and although no longer Scoutmaster will still serve in the Troop. What type of ideas do you have as a gift. I would like to present him something that willo remind him of the Troop and of BSA. Loking forward to your suggestions. Dawn M Troop 85 Secretary

Our Troop is considering attending Camp La-N-Che in Paisley, FL. It would be an out of Council camp for us and I would like input from any Scouters that have an experience there. The website looks awesome and it looks like they have some great programs. Last year we drove 7 hours to get to the summer camp, with the price of gas we would like to pare down the transportation costs and choose a camp much closer to home. Also, it would be a plus that some of the families might actually be able to go to family night. Thanks in advance for yout comments, Dawn M Troop 85 Secretary

I want to thank everyone for their thoughts on this topic. I presented the Scouts with many of your suggestions and than we left it up to each patrol. Many opted for a grubmaster and asst. grubmaster one patrol liked shopping as a patrol. I have heard positive comments from those that have vaired their routine of everyone going camping shops. This forum was incredible useful. THANKS!!!!!!

WAHOO!! Glad to get so many responses in such a fast time. I am going to print all these out and present this. I talked to two of the other Troops we have been associated with and they also assign grubmasters. This is a great forum to share ideas of what works and doesn't. THANKS TO EVERYONE!!! Don't be shy though, if you have more answers or experiences, please still share.

How do your patrols shop for groceries for upcoming camping trips? How do you collect the money for it? Right now the way it works in our Troop is anyone in the Patrol that is attending the campout shops, so if 5 boys are going they all meet and shop. Usually then one of the parents pays for it and gets the money from the Scouts the night they leave for camping or the night of shopping after the bill is totaled. Problems with this....1. Boys that sign up to attend camping and then don't show up to shop. Food will be bought for them and then they fail to show up for camping. Their p

I want to thank you all for the advise on collections of dues. We have tried several ways and we finally found a way that seems to work. We collect dues once a month, first Monday of the month, Patrol Scribe takes any dues and actually writes a receipt. All the money and receipts are then turned over to the secretary to record on the Scouts "official" record. Once every three months the Scout gets a print out of what has been paid and how much is owed until the next recharter. The receipt books were very cheap, and the patrol scribe is held accountable but accurate records are maintained

We joined this Troop two years ago after moving to a new state. When we intially arrived they took up a dollar in dues each week. Problem was, no one ever kept records on who was paying what and if anyone was current on their dues. Over the course of two years there have been many attempts on keeping track and collecting of dues and nothing has worked. In our old Troop, and others that I have had contact with, dues were paid all at once so that it was insured that the Scout was paid up and that the recharter was paid for. This Troop however likes the Scribe to take care of this so