How are membership dues and activity fees distributed?
Membership dues, recorded annually, go directly to the Troop Committee Treasurer for deposit into the Troop fund. The Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmasters draw from this fund to: • purchase Troop equipment such as tents, stoves and stove fuel, tools, teaching materials, and so on. • defray the cost of activities. Additionally required activity fees cover the deficit between the Troop funded portion and the expected cost of the activity. Activity costs generally include transportation costs (gasoline, emergency fluid needs, etc.), campsite fees, campsite equipment rental (boats, rappelling towers, etc), and patches and T-shirts. A detailed fee disbursement breakdown is available from the Troop committee at any time, upon request.
