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Program Costs at Pack 104 |
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| Pack 104 has historically NOT charged monthly "Dues" for scout participation. Instead we hold one annual fund raising event ....POPCORN SALE ! This funds the activities of the Pack for the entire year, and each boy earns a percent of their overall sales that they can then spend on Pack related activities, that may have additional costs, like summer camp ! We have been very successful with allowing popcorn sales to fund the program, we use it as a development exercise to get the boys out in front of the public and teach valuable lessons and skills. | ||
| The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) charges an annual registration fee for all boys. This fee runs from January to January each year (depending upon when your Pack gets re-chartered), so if you join in mid year you have to pay for the "extra" months between when you join and the next January. The explanation sounds more complicated than it really is ! Bottom line is: If you join in September you pay one fee that carries you through to Jan of the next year. This means that if you join in Sept of any year, you will pay a very small fee, and need to pay the regular annual BSA fees later for the following year with the rest of the Pack! | ||
| If you are a returning scout (or transfer) you only pay the annual BSA fees for one full year - before the last Pack meeting of the year. | ||
| Here is the exact numbers: for 2008 - 2009 Scout Year | ||
| ** First Time Scout - joining in Fall of each year - Pays for the fall months only, | ||
| - That amount works out to be about $ 9.25 | ||
| ** Returning Scouts and Transferrs pay for 12 months - $ 40 | ||
| - To be collected by the last Pack meeting of the year in Dec | ||
| Remember these BSA fees are then paid directly to the Boy Scout organization. The Pack operates on its own budget and supplies all the materials for the Den Activities, Badges, Pack Meeting tools and general Pack equipment (tents, coolers, etc) All of the Pack budget items are paid for with POPCORN MONEY ! | ||
