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Annual Registration
Each September the Troop collects the annual registration fee.
The fee is $30.00 for returning Scouts and $35.00 for new Scouts.
This fee includes the annual registration for the scout, a one year subscription to
Boy's Life, and for new scouts a copy of the Boy Scout Handbook
and a Troop 70 neckerchief. Each Scout and leader are covered by a broad coverage
accident insurance policy that includes going to and from troop meetings, camp, and other
Scouting activities.
Dues
Dues are collected each meeting (25 cents each week) This is to
encourage habits of regular thrift and as a citizen to make a contribution to the
organization to which he belongs. Dues are to be paid weekly, not in lump sum. Dues are
payable even if the Scout misses the meeting.
Fund Raising
The Troop has one major fund raising project each year, the
sale of Christmas greenery. During October each Scout takes orders for items such as
wreaths, garlands, and decorator kits. Then in early December (5-10) the greenery is
delivered to the Troop and distributed to the Scouts. The Scouts in turn deliver
the greenery to the person ordering.
Funds are collected upon delivery and turned in to the Troop. Each Scout is
expected to sell $350 to fund his participation in the Troop. The Scouts received a
commission for greenery sold in excess of $350.
The proceeds are generally sufficient so no other sources of funds are needed.
This allows the Troop to focus on Scouting the remainder of the year.
Use of Troop Monies
The Troop provides the camping gear for each patrol. The
equipment includes tents, lanterns, patrol boxes, cooking utensils, axes, and other items.
In addition, literature, advancement awards, merit badges awards, program
materials, publications, newsletters, and periodic mailings are provided by the Troop.
Every four years, the Boy Scouts of America hold a National Jamboree. Troop 70 is
the only troop in the country to have attended every National Jamboree beginning with the
jamboree in 1950. This enviable record earned Troop 70 it's nickname, "The
Jamboree Troop". Each Troop 70 scout who wants to attend is welcome.
Proceeds from the greenery sales allow the troop to pays approximately one-half of the
cost of the trip for the boys. The most recent National Jamboree trip included 5
touring days in Philadelphia, New York, and Washington, D.C. and ten days at the Jamboree
in Fort A. P. Hill, Virginia. The cost of the trip was $1,500 per scout of which the
Troop paid $750. The Troop had 59 boys and leaders participate in the jamboree.
Council Donations
Each year Circle Ten Council conducts a fund raising campaign.
Parents are strongly encouraged to contribute to the council. We encouraged
each family to make what ever contribution to the council they feel
appropriate. Without the services provided by the Circle Ten Council, the Troop
could not operate and there would be no summer camp. When you make a contribution to
the Council, you are investing in the future leaders of our country.
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