Jaime

Our boys pay the $10 registration and the Boys life subscription(which is highly recommended but not required), upon enrollment. Our dues amount to $30/year or 50 cents a week. We are hoping to eventually be able to cover Boys Life for all the kids, but right now that's just not possible.

Thank you ScoutNut!!! I will be doing the training next month(thankfully) so I'll have a better clue as to what I'm supposed to be doing then. I have spoken with Charter Rep about possibility of replacement and we're keeping tabs on the situation. There have been alot more serious issues than just this and I think this was just the straw that broke the camels back so far as my general irritation level is concerned! I apologize for ranting so much! And the cubbies do have individual accounts to keep track of what they earned and what, in case of charter not being able to cover something, they would owe for certain activities and stuff. All in all an interesting situation! Thanks again everyone! BTW....I love the "Popcorn Kernal" designation!!!

Hey all, I can't believe how many responses I'm getting to this and I appreciate all of them! Here's my quandry, I guess...Cubmaster and Charter Rep asked that I be CC, which I am. I have no clue what my role is supposed to be. I'm under the impression that I have the authority to take care of issues with CM, but when I try I get blown off totally. I tend to be too nice about things I think, and didn't get taken to seriousely. CM ordained himself Popcorn Chair, which I know isn't supposed to happen but I was told that with such a small group they make exceptions. So, I'm still trying to figure all that out! Then with the sale at the store....We only have two stores in this town and by taking both stores the same day for the sale, which granted..the pack gets their 30%, but the two kids(their kids)that were there got their personal credit for it too. That wouldn't be an issue if it had been a "den" activity or if all had been made aware so they could participate as well. They invited no one but me and my child and that was the day before. I didn't participate as I didn't feel right about it at all. I, as CC, contacted both stores afterward to set up group sales(as, like I said earlier, parents were peeved) and was told by both that they had already opened their stores to the cubby popcorn sales and no!!! It wouldn't have bothered me as much if he would have been "plainclothes". But the fact that he went in there with his cubmaster gear on, as far as I'm concerned, gave people the impression that it was all going to the pack. The Charter Rep was peeved about it and the parents that I spoke to said mostly that if they had known they would have liked to participate with their kids. Now, as to not cause too many problems I didn't pose my questioning to parents as an attack on CM. I simply said I couldn't make the popcorn sale at store and did they by chance participate. Oh, also I did address the rudeness thing to him and he wrote out a very unapologetic apology to send to parents and told me that he didn't give a s*** if parents were p**sed and if they didn't see things his way then their kids could just not do anything!!!! I'm beside myself about what to do about this! I spoke with council and Charter Rep and they told me to just moniter the situation and keep them updated! I guess that's all my ranting for now. I'm going to have to check into the fundraising in uniform thing too, I haven't heard that before, but then I'm pretty new to this!!! Thanks much to everyone!!

No one else was notified. I asked around afterward to see if they participated and no one had a clue till after the fact and several wondered why they weren't called. I didn't find out about it till the day before when he asked if I wanted to take my son, as in his words, because I don't want to spend hours sitting with someone i don't get along with. Believe it or not, we get along great on a personal level. I just don't like the way he's treating the cubby famillies!!!!! I guess I just didn't lilke the fact that he himself was in uniform and didn't give anyone else a chance while monopolizing two stores.

Is there any way to change my user name. Also, what does squelch and unsquelch mean??? Sorry to have to post this question. I have searched for a "contact me" link and can find nothing!! Thanks! Nevermind....as soon as I posted this I found the "contact me" *blushing*(This message has been edited by Jaime)

What do you guys think about the cubmaster arranging sale at store for only his child? Our cubmaster notified me the day before(I'm CC), he was doing this that he and his kid was going to sit inside one store and one of the other den leaders and her kid were going to another. No other parents were notified of this opportunity and his individual child and that of the other den leader were receiving individual credit for this sale. I, and others, found it pretty crummy as not only did no other child get the chance to do this, he wore his cubmaster uniform giving the impression(imo) that it was going entirely to the troop as opposed to just getting his kid more prizes. Anywhoo, am I over reacting or does anyone else thing this is a nasty thing to do? We've had major issues with this man being very rude to parents as well. Aaarg!

Thanks everybody!! I'm really looking forward to camp next week! Stocking up on bug spray and sunscreen. Looks like the weather might hold out for us even!! Thanks for all the well-wishes, my son is so excited about going this summer!! It will actually be his first summer camp experience, and yes, I'm going to be laying low with him so as to not mess up his first experience. Will be lots of fun!!!!

Hey everybody, I'm involved with my son's boy scout troop in northern michigan. He's 11 and a first year scout. Camp is in a week and we're really excited, I get to go too!!!! All for now, more later. Just wanted to introduce myself and say, "hi".