Since the horrific attacks on America’s homeland, Boy Scouts, parents, and volunteers from across the Piedmont Council have focused their attention and support o this National tragedy. While we continue to support our National cause, we cannot forget our local youth who will become the future leaders of tomorrow. Our Piedmont Council Scouts need our financial support today and we cannot afford to fail them. Your annual contribution to the Friends of Scouting Program provides support to volunteer leaders and youth by helping them operate their local unit in the following ways: TO HELP THE LEADER WITH ADMINISTRATION OF THE UNIT, THE COUNCIL MAINTAINS A SERVICE CENTER WITH CLERICAL STAFF TO: | 1. Handle registrations, BOYS’ LIFE subscriptions, and special requests to the National Office and other organizations. 2. Maintains a supply of literature, insignia, forms, certificates, etc., needed by the leader to carry on the unit’s program. 3. Keep records of advancement, membership, training, etc., necessary to unit operation. Provides advancement badges at no charge to the unit. 4. Produce monthly and special Council bulletins to keep leaders informed of latest local and National Scouting news, coming events, etc. 5. Produce Notices, Minutes, Agendas, etc., for District and Council committees that are developing programs for leader and unit benefit. 6. Handle phone calls and visitors for information related to unit operation and Scouting procedures. 7. Provide, without charge, dozens of regular and special forms, applications, scoreboards, certificates, and literature, help in unit program. 8. Produce District and Council calendars and schedules, programs, kits, and special aids to assist leaders and their committees. 9. Make reservations for films, equipment, long-term camping, short-term
camps, Camporees, Jamborees, High-Adventure bases, training courses,
meetings, Cub Scout Leader Pow Wows, Exploring activities, annual
Council and District meetings, troop leader, and den chief events. | |
TO ASSIST LEADERS, THE COUNCIL EMPLOYS A TRAINED, FULL-TIME STAFF WHO COUNSEL, GUIDE, AND INSPIRE:
| 1. Through informal training in unit operation. 2. Through person-to-person counseling on unit relationships,
administrative, and operational problems. 3. Through guidance of all committees, commissioners, Roundtables,
meetings, conferences, courses, District and Council activities in the
development of programs that directly benefit leaders and units. 4. Through contacts with the community resources (clubs, churches,
government, etc.), secure help for all units that they alone could not
obtain. The use of parks, recreational areas, use of buildings for special
affairs, picnic areas, campsites, and swimming facilities are a few
examples. |
PROVIDING THE UNIT WITH DISTRICT AND COUNCIL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE, THE COUNCIL:
| 1. Plans and conducts various types of activities in which units participate,
such as Scouting Anniversary Week and Scout Shows. 2. Organizes Camporees, Cub Scout Day Camps, Jamborees, High Adventure trips, Explorer events, absorbing overhead costs to keep participants’
expense to a minimum. 3. Works with various community groups to arrange for Scout participation
in civic affairs and "Good Turn" projects. 4. Recruits and trains a corps of commissioners for assisting with unit
program and maintaining standards. | | IN EDUCATIONAL AND RELATIONSHIPS PROGRAMS, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES THE LEADER WITH: | 1. A library of films, filmstrips, records, projectors, and screens for use in
training and promotional programs, at no cost to the unit. 2. Informal and formal training courses with most of the cost of literature and
materials, etc., and all the staff time included in the Council budget. 3. Monthly Roundtables for the benefit of leaders, committeemen, assistants,
and den leaders, providing materials, staff, and other costs. 4. Scouter’s Key, Training Awards, Den Leader’s Training Award, Silver
Beaver, other Scouter recognitions and Eagle badges. 5. A merit badge counselor corps in more than 100 subjects. 6. A variety of advancement forms and certificates without charge. These are
processed in the thousands each year. | | IN THE FIELD OF CAMPING AND OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, THE COUNCIL: | 1. Maintains Scout reservations for year-round camping and Cub Scout
family outdoor events. Our Scout reservations serve as year-round
activities, camping, and training centers. 2. Offers units the use of equipment for short-term, weekend, year-round
camping. 3. Budget covers costs of camp repairs, replacement, utilities, maintenance,
taxes, insurance, Camp Ranger. These and other charges are not paid for
by boys’ fees. 4. Employs full-time Camp Rangers for the protection of the Scout
Reservations and the convenience of units using facilities. They keep
these facilities available at all times. 5. Provides campers’ savings cards, unit leaders’ guidebook, camp slides,
folders, literature, and other aids to help units with their outdoor program. 6. Provides scholarships or "camperships" for Scouts who need some help
to have a summertime camp experience. 7. Offers units the high adventure of Philmont Scout Ranch, high adventure
bases, National Jamborees, field days, camporees, and other special
events. These would not exist without a Council giving leadership and
coordination. | | TO HELP THE LEADER DEVELOP UNITS PROGRAM, THE COUNCIL PROVIDES WITHOUT CHARGE: | 1. Program helps, program planning charts and calendar of activities,
meetings, and special events. 2. Awards such as ribbons, certificates, Roundup Awards, etc. 3. Roundup, camporee, and Scouting Anniversary Week kits, posters, and
other materials. 4. Sample song sheets, ceremonies, parents’ night program outlines, training
aids, etc. 5. Source materials and personnel. 6. Materials, books, pamphlets, folders, filmstrips, and special helps from the
National Council and cooperating organizations. TO PROTECT THE UNIT LEADER, THE COUNCIL: l. Screens requests for services, money-earning proposals, guarding against
improper use of Scouting commercialism and exploitation. 2. Maintains a liability policy for the protection of all leaders. 3. Has staff members available on what is practically an around-the-clock,
around-the-calendar basis to meet any emergency. | | Friends of Scouting (FOS) is an annual fundraising campaign that gives interested people in the community an opportunity to contribute to the financial support of the council. For additional information please click on Donate to Scouting for a downloadable pledge form and return information. | |
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