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 Notes
to the parents:
Parents
of a new scout just crossed over to Troop 73
Frequently Asked Questions
Is there food during the
meetings? I have a few food allergies.
No food at meetings. Inform the leaders of any allergies for future
campouts.
What equipment is needed? What
is provided? What do I need to bring myself?
The troop provides tents & cooking equipment. See packing list on the
website on what you should bring. Packing
List
What sort of activities does your troop usually do?
The troop has campouts, hikes, service projects and sometimes, just tourism.
What are the policies regarding electronic devices i.e.; cell phones…
No
cell phones. The adults have them.
No
gaming devices. Those can be used at home. Scouting is the time to do other
activities.
What is the average age of the troop members?
11 years to 18.
Are there any skills that would be prerequisites to joining your troop?
No skills required. Scouts learn
everything during their time with the troop.
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- Help your scout
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The main way is encouragement and reminding. Remind them to
bring their books to the meetings and campouts, go through the book
with your scout, ask him if he should be working on certain
requirements and to encourage them to get these requirements signed
off when completed. The main thing is encouraging them to go on the
campouts, this is where a bulk of the requirements for Tenderfoot rank
through First Class are completed. Another thing to help you scout
succeed is to come the Court of Honor. This happens the 3rd
Tuesday of March, and September and then the 2nd Tuesday of
December. This is the time when the scouts are publicly recognized,
get their awards, merit badges and ranks. Also, when a scout earns a
rank, they get a parent’s pin to award to that parent.
- How to help your scout succeed
The main way is encouragement and
reminding. Remind them to bring their books to the meetings and campouts, go
through the book with your scout, ask him if he should be working on certain
requirements and to encourage them to get these requirements signed off when
completed. The main thing is encouraging them to go on the campouts, this is
where a bulk of the requirements for Tenderfoot rank through First Class are
completed. Another thing to help you scout succeed is to come the Court of
Honor. This happens the 3rd Tuesday of March, and September and then
the 2nd Tuesday of December. This is the time when the scouts are
publicly recognized, get their awards, merit badges and ranks. Also, when a
scout earns a rank, they get a parent’s pin to award to that parent.
- Weekly Dues
- A scout must pay $1.00 a week for dues (troop meetings
only). This SHOULD
be earned by the scout, not just given.
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- Yearly Fees
- 1. The Troop charges a yearly registration fee of $40.00
per scout. (This includes the BSA yearly registration
charge of $25.00 & Boy's Life $12.00 charge.
Yes, Boy Scout math is different)
- 2. Popcorn (non-sales) of $50.00 per if a scout does NOT
sell $300.00 in popcorn. (This makes up for the
popcorn money the scout could have made.)
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- Fund Raising
Troop 73 is a non-profit organization that is Chartered
with Boy Scouts of America Council. We are responsible
for our own funds and rely on donations, dues and fund raising to
purchase equipment, fund portions of certain events and to continue to
operate. Scouts are expected to pay their way for events, campouts and
purchase their own uniforms. Since this can be expensive, Troop 73 has
devised programs to help. One way is for a Scout to sell popcorn. Each
fall we do this one and only fund raising. The Troop is given 30% of all
sales. 15% of this goes to the troop to aid in the above mentioned
purchases, while 15% is put into an escrow fund for the scout to use.
They may use this money to pay for trips, pay for dues or to buy
equipment. If they decide to purchase equipment, then need only to bring
the receipt for this purchase to the Finance Officer
(CFO) and
they will be reimbursed. Another effort that has been started is a
separate scholarship fund. Any family in financial need can contact the
Committee Chair Person (Greg Chase) and financial aid for trips, summer
camp or uniforms can be obtained upon a needed basis and a funds
available basis. Troop 73 also keeps a uniform bank of used uniforms
from which a scout is able to borrow uniforms. Please see the Troop
Quartermaster to get uniforms. Troop 73 also takes donations. Any
questions about popcorn dues/payments/sales, please contact The
Popcorn Kernal. See Popcorn info
page.
Any person
wishing to donate money to the troop or to the scholarship fund can contact
any member of the Troop.
- Scholarships
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Troop 73 has a scholarship fund available for scouts in need.
Currently this is on an as needed basis. Anyone in need of financial
aid should contact the committee chairman. Your requests will be held
confidential and will be awarded upon the availability of funds. Every
attempt to be fair and help the scout to attend outings, summer camp
or other high adventure experiences will be made. One part of
scholarship is to get the scout to work towards these trips too. They
should try to sell popcorn at 15% of their total sales goes into an
escrow account for the scout to use.
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- Summer Camp
Troop 73 will be attending Summer
Camp at
Camp
McKee
-See Summer Camp info here.
More information about summer camp can be found at http://campmckee.org/sumcamp.htm
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