My sons Cub Scout Pack has a corporate sponsor. They pay for the supplies for various projects like making kites and box car derbys. The Cub Scout Leader gives this company a list of needed supplies and they give him money for the supplies. I think that this may be a considerable amount of money for a Parent Group to support when it does not help all of the kids in your school.
Last year our Parent Group did support our Girl Scouts. We paid them $20.00 each month to babysit children during our Parent Group meetings. It benefited both groups. We are not doing it this year though.
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There is a one page notice on the Texas PTA website with information on PTAs chartering boy scout troops or at least things to think about before chartering. Go to www.txpta.org
and look on the homepage for it.
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When my son was in scouts a few years back, all of ours seem to be run from churches, they offered scholarships from the local and national level but they were still responsible for fundraising. This would never fly with our group because part of being a scout or scout family includes fundraising and due paying. You might also consider what percentage of your school this funding would support. It always bothers me when we are asked for hundreds of dollars for just a few kids. I guess if your group has lots to spare and is willing to accept an equal request from the girl scouts, it's something you should consider.
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I can only speak for Girl Scouts where I live, but not a single troop is chartered by or supported by anyone. We have to raise our own money! That is what scouting is all about!
My personal opinion would be Absolutely Not. Once you do something like this it opens the gates for any other children's organization to come in and expect the same from you.
Plus with the Boy Scouts you have political issues that may upset some people who would never want to contribute to them because of their stance on certain issues. I know quite a few people who took their sons out of scouting and said they would never want their child to be part of a group that discriminates. I am not saying I agree or disagree, I am just noting that this opinion is out there.
I know of many schools that have Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts groups that actually run during the school day because they are trying to make a positive difference in children's lives. Mostly, those schools have pretty high rates of free or reduced lunch amongst the student population.
I can see the benefits of that situation. But, frankly, I don't understand why a PTO would even be asked to charter or sponsor a Boy Scouts troop. I would love to hear from a Troop leader about your situation.
The other concern is that parent groups should try to be open to support all children and the Boy Scouts is exclusive to boys. Our principal would never go for this because it excludes girls. Did you consider that?
