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| PACK 1703 |
| Leonard Elementary School - Troy Michigan |
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| Fundraising |
| Funding Background -The Cub Scout Program at Leonard is Self-Funded (i.e., No Outside Source of Funds) -The Pack Pays for 98% of its Outside Goods & Services (Some Napkins and Cups are Donated) -The Pack Pays for Nearly all �Regular� Program Costs � Awards, Camping, Most Project Materials, Official Forms �-Annual Cost is Approximately $150 per Cub Scout � Does Not Include Uniforms, Special Programs / Field Trips, or Cost of Family Members Attending Scouting Events Fundraising History � Years Ago (pre-1990), Pack 1703 Ran on a Pay-As-You-Go Basis (i.e., Cub Scouts Charged Separately for Every Cost and Activity) - Became an Accounting Nightmare - Allowed Too Much Opting Out � Single Fundraiser Strategy Established � Holiday Wreath Sale - Pack 1703 Had a Monopoly on the Holiday Wreath Market � High Sales / High Margins - Flashy Sales Incentives (e.g., Bikes, Boom Boxes, Sports Equipment, Computer Games, Gift Certificates) Spurred Sales � 5-10 Cub Scouts Selling Over 40 Wreaths Each; Some Sold Over 100 Wreaths Each - Times Were Good !!!!!! Fundraising in Today�s Environment � Wreath Sale is No Longer a Monopoly � Our Top Selling Cub Scouts Crossed Over to Boy Scouts and Muscled In on Our Market; Even Nino Salvaggio Sells Them for a Profit and has Undercut Our Prices A Couple of Years Ago. � Declining Wreath Sales and Higher Costs Have Squeezed Our Profit � Growing Attitude Among Families That Sales Incentives Induced Too Much Pressure on Cub Scouts and / or Were Losing Their Motivational Impact � Families Inundated With Fundraising Challenges � Gift Wrap, Pizza Kits, Market Day, etc. � Evolving Family Lifestyles Leave Little Time for Fundraising (i.e., Travel Sports, After- School & Evening Enrichment Activities Have Increased Dramatically in the Past Few Years) � Fundraising Planning Accounted for up to 40% of Pack Committee Time Funding � Bottom Line � Pack 1703 is Attempting to Move Toward a Flat Fee of $135 per Scout ($220 for Two Boys). � Families Will Still Have the Option of Participating in Fundraisers. � For the Wreath Sale, the Pack has a 12 Wreath Minimum (22 for Two Boys in Pack) � Sliding Scale Buyout Will Be in Effect ? If families find they are unable to sell their required minimum, they must remit $10 per wreath below the minimum plus $15 in addition to the revenue for the wreaths sold. For example, if you sell only 2 wreaths, you also owe $145 [10 x $10 + $15 + $30 for the two wreaths sold] � Supplemental Popcorn Sale at Kroger and Trevarrow; Scouts Will Receive Earnings Credit Based on Proceeds and Total Hours Worked � Each Family Must Either Participate in Fundraisers or Pay Flat Fee Cub Scout Pack 1703 What You Can Do Tonight If You Are Convinced That Cub Scouting is For You � You May Enroll Tonight � Tiger Cub Enrollment Fee is $21; (This Money is Passed Along to the Cub Scout Organization as a Processing Cost and Will Include a Subscription to Boys Life Magazine) � Tiger Cub Coordinator Annessa Carlisle Will Contact You About Specific Tiger Cub Activities & Planning � Purchase Your Tiger Cub Uniform & Supplies � Put Pack 1703 Activities (Pack Meeting Dates, etc.) On Your Home Calendar � Decide Whether You Want to Participate in Fundraiser or Pay Flat Fee |