Happy new year Troop 642 from the troop treasurer! A few important pieces of financial info for you:
1. Deposits for summer camp at Emerald Bay (July 25-31, 2010) are due by January 20, 2009. Total cost is $554 per scout and $374 per adult. The deposit is $100 PER ATTENDEE and MUST be paid via the troop web site by January 20, 2009-THIS DEPOSIT IS NON-REFUNDABLE UNLESS YOU FIND A REPLACEMENT ATTENDEE. The balance of $454 per scout and $274 per adult will be due in 2 payments: $200 per attendee by March 1, 2010 and $254 per scout and $74 per adult by June 30, 2010. This year you will not get an initial invoice from the troop-once you make your $100 deposit via the web site, I will then invoice you when the remaining payments are due as a reminder.
2. Troop dues for January 2010-December 2010 are $250. You will be receiving an email invoice shortly. Payment MUST be paid via the troop web site by January 31, 2010. Please note that we moved the annual dues from October to January and are now including "routine" monthly campouts/activities in the dues (but still paying for food costs separately to accommodate meal selections, and this allows the patrols to do their own shopping-a great skill for them to learn as I got to observe first-hand this week). "Special" or "high cost" activities MAY carry an additional charge to be determined by the scoutmasters and troop committee, but we expect most typical activities will be included in the annual dues. Dues also go to cover BSA chartering, insurance, Boy's Life magazine and troop equipment and supplies.
3. Shortly we will be sending out info on ordering replacement Class B shirts/hats/sweatshirts and neckerchiefs. Its amazing how quickly the boys grow and how much wear these take! Orders will need to be placed and paid for on the troop web site. We expect that a hat/sweatshirt/two t-shirts should be approximately $35.
4. The troop will be conducting at least 2 fund raising campaigns per year. This past fall we sold candy bars with a net profit of $900 to-date (we have $300 worth of candy bars left to sell at 100% profit). This type of activity helps keep dues low, funds capital purchases, supports programs and our philanthropy objectives. Please be sure to support our fund raising activities this year.
5. If anyone has any special requests/needs related to payment of fees PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME DIRECTLY. Be assured your request will be handled discreetly and confidentially. Our intent is to ensure all our existing scouts can participate in all programs and we will do what we can to assist anyone with special issues.
YIS
Michael Alper
Troop 642 Treasurer