Scouts Canada divides its fees into two portions: The Scouts Canada National Registration Fee and the Group Fee.
Scouts Canada National Registration Fee
Scouts Canada uses the registration fee to provide support, training (partial), insurance, maintenance to Scout facilities and more. This fee does not go to our group directly for programming.
Group Fee
The group fee covers a portion of the program costs. Program costs include (camping) equipment, craft supplies, gear and tools, cost for weekly meeting place, training. We also supply badges and 'neckers' for the youth.
On occasion we will ask for a contribution for camps and outings, such as a weekend camps (ie Calgary Zoo, Royal Tyrell Museum, Telus World of Science), a ski trip to Jasper (older youth) or field trips, and major events such as a Jamboree. Additional contributions differ between sections, and are required only if attending the specific event.
Volunteer commitments
We ask for two volunteer commitments, 1 major and 1 minor per family (regardless of number of youth registered).
The details on the volunteer work done changes from year to year but major commitments are along the lines of a casino shift or assisting in other major fundraising or promotion activities, whereas a minor commitment ranges from providing transport for bottle drives to helping setup the year-end event.
We require a volunteer commitment cheque for $400 (undated) per family. Volunteer cheques will be returned (or destroyed) when all volunteer commitments have been fulfilled.
Fundraising activities
A large part of our program costs are covered through fundraising activities, we have two types of fundraising activities:
1. Group fundraising that benefit Baturyn Scouting Association as a whole. For example: Scout Popcorn, Casino, Tween Dances, Bottle Drives*, Fundscrip.
Scout Popcorn is a national fundraising campaign. This is the only "sales" activity Scouts Canada requires families to do.
Casino (every 18-24 months) - Our Scouting group is very lucky to be one of a handful of Scouting Groups that gets a Casino every other year. The money earned with a Casino allows us to support our programming for youth for two years. It is crucial to the success and strength of our program.
2. Individual Fundraising
Throughout the year we do have other optional fundraisers, such as bottle drives* or pizza kit sales. The proceeds from the individual fundraisers are kept in an account (your family's fundraising account) solely for the use of your child to use for trips or events that we ask a fee for. The proceeds do NOT go to our group's programming directly. Please note that these funds are not available to cash in or to use for registration fees.
*Bottle drives: Funds raised in Bottle Drives may be split among individual accounts, group account or special events.
