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    • No idea what the BSA system allows.... but where do you want to be registered?  I'd  pursue that District. There may not be much practical difference to your District affiliation.  DE support could vary between Districts, but often there is little difference between Districts.  For training, events, etc... most Districts welcome participation from other Districts' Units. I'm in an area where 3 States and 5 Councils are close to each other.  Not too long ago when I was a District Commissioner we had a Unit who was registered in Council A, CO was in Council B, usual meeting place was in Council C and they occasionally had meetings in Council D. I vaguely recall they were registered in Council A because many (30-40?) years prior their CO and meeting place were in A.    
    • The unit is in District A, the location of your CO.  The CO owns the unit, regardless of where it meets. The DE for District A supports. At recharter, same as above... DE for District A. No, no National policy... the only thing remotely covering is that the council has geographic boundaries... and CO's located in those boundaries are chartered within that council. The council gets to determine its own geographic or functional boundaries for its districts.
    • Not certain that this is in the right thread, but here goes: Let's say a scout unit's chartering organization is located in District A, but it meets in District B. Questions include: - what district is the unit a part of? - which district executive supports that unit? - at the time of recharter, is the unit supported by the staff of District A or District B? Finally, does National have any policy on this?  The questions arise due to adjustment of district boundaries; among other things, some units believe they will no longer be able to participate in activities conducted by their former district, because of the way the lines were drawn. Thoughts? Questions? Thanks in advance for your input.
    • @Newschoolscoutdad, welcome! That is a great idea!  But, since you would still be soliciting a donation, just ask for council approval... Fill out the BSA Fundraising Application and send it in.  https://filestore.scouting.org/filestore/pdf/34427.pdf Attach a short letter explaining what it is you want to do, and how you want to do it.  Give a ballpark figure for the value of the equipment you'll be asking for.  Set an end date for seeking the donations, and stick to it.  (You can take down that entry on Facebook or other platforms, right?) Councils approve GoFundMe's for Eagle Projects all the time.  I don't see this as being much different.  You never get what you don't ask for, so ASK FOR IT! And let us know what your council says! Although... reading the application a bit more, it does say "At no time are units permitted to solicit contributions for unit programs."  So, that might be a hard "No."    
    • @Newschoolscoutdad welcome to scouter.com
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