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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 |