We charge $20 for Pack Fee -- we have to pay to use space at our local elem. school for Pack Meetings, we have a catered B&G, our PWD track has electronic gizmos on it, and we hold workshops with power tools (that the pack owns) for the boys to make their PWD cars, we also hold huge pack picnic and campout in May and have several Summertime Activities.
We provide neckerchiefs and tie slides and supplemental (75th Anniversary, QU, Commisioners, Summertime, etc.) patches. We are a Quality Unit so we get our badges of rank free. We also purchase a 'Proud Parent' ribbon pin for our Tiger Parents when their son's get their Tiger patches.
$10 - Goes to BSA
We offer Boy's Life but it is optional for the parent.
We also ask for a $15 donation to FOS from our families upfront. We do this so we don't have to take time out of our Pack Meetings to have our DE come in and ask for money. This also helps us get to Quality Unit (for free rank patches.)
So all in all, it's $45 to join our Pack. Day Camp and 3 day overnight camp are extra. Our council is really good about scholarships and also has a retired uniform program to help those families who can't afford uniforms. The Pack also has a scholarship fund for families who are struggling through hard financial times.
We also have two fundraisers over the year to cover the rest of the costs of our year long program.
Dens also charge Den Dues - anywhere to $1-$2 a meeting to cover the costs of crafts and "go see its" - but leaders are also aware that we have families who are struggling so our pack will cover those costs if the family can't afford the $1 -$2 a month.
We collect our recharter dues at the beginning of each school year, that way our Web II's only pay for half a year, since they cross over in March.
