What will awards cost under new Cub Program?

[Momleader]

Has anyone seen a file from national about the potential costs for awards associated with the new Cub ScoutProgram roll out? I've been asked by our church (CO for Pack) & the Pack to help them with budgeting for the next 2 years. This last year was tight money wise with the national increase in fee. We have one night of awards left and we are hoping we have $$ to cover the belt loops earned. The Pack leadership knows we need to raise fees for next year, but would like to raise it once for a couple years - not increase $5-10 each year. They would rather increase it $20 and keep that price for 2-3 years One way we thought of was to take the base fee and add the potential cost if a Cub was to earn all the blingy awards they could in a year. It would average out since not all earn everything they can. Since the new program for 2015-16 looks like there's more expensive looking Beltloop like instant recognitions that is going to affect the finances of packs. Popcorn sales have dried up in our town & when we offered the 'buy out' like sports teams parents didn't sell or buy out...that's what hurt the finances.

[King Ding Dong]

Over on Bryan there was a mention of trying to keep them below the current belt loop price. I can't imagine them being much below however. The only belt loops my Pack currently pays for are the required ones for Webelos. Does your council sell camp cards ? The troop had a great year with them outside a grocery store and Walmart. A lot of people just gave us $5 and didn't want the card.

[Momleader]

Our council just started selling camp cards this spring. The pack committee opted not to sell them since the local HS baseball team was selling a similar card to help have new dugouts built. They are talking about doing a tag sale next year. Years ago - The pack started buying belt loops as an instant recognition because they were in a financial position to do so and the cubs at all levels kept coming to earn something. Now they still come and earn just the $ pond is drying up.