5thGenTexan Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) On 5/30/2020 at 8:57 PM, carebear3895 said: where did you see this on? And if it's coming from Effie, it's true. She is in charge of ALL communications Expand Facebook - BSA Family Packs/Girl Troops Page I think. Its being discussed on several pages, but I am pretty sure it was on that one. I did the screen shot myself, didnt just find the image. Edited May 30, 2020 by 5thGenTexan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David CO Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 8:38 PM, yknot said: Scouts has got to stop with this inane argument Expand They should at least be more honest about their argument. I think they are saying that BSA is targeting a specific segment of the "market" that can easily afford club sports, designer clothing, major amusement parks, celebrity concerts, etc.. They aren't looking to attract lower income families anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jameson76 Posted May 30, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 10:21 PM, David CO said: They should at least be more honest about their argument. I think they are saying that BSA is targeting a specific segment of the "market" that can easily afford club sports, designer clothing, major amusement parks, celebrity concerts, etc.. They aren't looking to attract lower income families anymore. Expand As I have watched the BSA over these last 50+ years I often wonder Do we raise money to have Scouts OR do we have Scout to be able to raise money? Seems like so much of the professional time is raising money, sort of becomes the WHY of Scouting, and not the program. I am often reminded of the quote from Blazing Saddles and can imagine this being said at Professional Scouter meetings ....We've got to protect our phony-baloney jobs, gentlemen. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutldr Posted May 30, 2020 Share Posted May 30, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 10:27 PM, Jameson76 said: As I have watched the BSA over these last 50+ years I often wonder Do we raise money to have Scouts OR do we have Scout to be able to raise money? Seems like so much of the professional time is raising money, sort of becomes the WHY of Scouting, and not the program. I am often reminded of the quote from Blazing Saddles and can imagine this being said at Professional Scouter meetings ....We've got to protect our phony-baloney jobs, gentlemen. Expand FOS = "Fund Our Salaries" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David CO Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 2:37 PM, carebear3895 said: I hate my job Expand I'm surprised. There may be hope for you yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post JoeBob Posted May 31, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/30/2020 at 8:04 PM, 5thGenTexan said: Here is your documented source from National commenting... Expand It worked! She "helped aid the confusion"! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carebear3895 Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 4:58 AM, David CO said: I'm surprised. There may be hope for you yet. Expand Let's not start this again, ok? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David CO Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 5:07 PM, carebear3895 said: Let's not start this again, ok? Expand Got it. You can come on the forum to gripe about how you hate the job, but I can't comment. OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldscout448 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 5/31/2020 at 11:26 PM, David CO said: Got it. You can come on the forum to gripe about how you hate the job, but I can't comment. OK. Expand let it go my friend 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thGenTexan Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 I sent my DE the graphic and he called me today asking where I got it. Council is ready to release tomorrow. Going to be a huge shock to everyone that doesn't tune into the social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jameson76 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 4:47 AM, 5thGenTexan said: I sent my DE the graphic and he called me today asking where I got it. Council is ready to release tomorrow. Going to be a huge shock to everyone that doesn't tune into the social media. Expand Got the same thing - "It's not official" and still no information from the council. Apparently we will not hear anything from them until it's official. I guess official timelines are different in different councils. Interesting. The call then turned in to an FOS discussion, told him to have a nice day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle94-A1 Posted June 1, 2020 Author Share Posted June 1, 2020 (edited) I do not know why my council president emailed us on Friday, but he did. and I am glad. The SE's have had a heads up since NAM. While the pros should be notified in advance, because they will be facing the backlash, the info needs to come out in a timely manner. And I agree the infographic did cause more confusion than helped IMHO. Edited June 1, 2020 by Eagle94-A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeS72 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 While our council has not put anything out, and likely will not until after the vote, I have alerted my unit leadership, so we can plan now for how to cover the additional cost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thGenTexan Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 On 6/1/2020 at 1:18 PM, MikeS72 said: While our council has not put anything out, and likely will not until after the vote, I have alerted my unit leadership, so we can plan now for how to cover the additional cost. Expand I posted in a private committee channel about the increase and was told by the CC it wasn't real if it didnt come from Council, so whatever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vtcchokie92 Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 So why are the fees going into effect in August vice when units recharter at the end of the year? If a new Scout joins in September of 2020, would the pro-rated fees be based off the $60 or the $66? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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