Fundraising Question

[ASM-142]

If I remember correctly, scouts can not charge for a service (such as a car wash) and can only accept donations

Can you provide documentation for that? I believe it's an "urban legend". In fact the rule, as I understand it, is that there must be some value for service, not that you can't charge. (i.e. no raffles, etc.)

Here's some text from the Unit Money-Earning Application at http://www.scouting.org/forms/34427.pdf :

Even when sales are confined to parents and friends, will they get their money’s worth from any product they purchase, function they attend, or services they receive from your unit?
Here again is the principle of value received—a sale standing on its own merit—so that the recipients are not in any way subsidizing either Scouting or the member. Youth members must learn to pay their own way and to honestly earn the money to do it. You cannot permit anyone to use the good name of Scouting to sell a product.

Seems to me from the portion that reads " ... will they get their money’s worth from any ... services they receive from your unit?" implies that you can and are expected to charge for a service you perform as part of a money-earning project.

I have no documentation on this just my failing memory with old age

[Billiken]

How many fundraiser do your troops have each year? Are average how much money do you make from each?

We have one fundraising event per year.

We sell Christmas greens (wreaths, garland, etc.) in the fall.
We net around $2,000.

Boys get to keep 70% of their net sales in their "troop account".

[Trailblazer]

This maybe a little late but....

We have a number of fundraisers during the year... This year we seem to have a lot... We have 6 - 7 planned or completed fundraisers...

In April we have a Spaghetti Dinner..

In June, a couple of parents planned a Garage Sale... Scouts put stuff in to sell, and the troop sold Cold Stone Ice Cream....

In July, we have a booth at our CO's annual fundraiser....

Couple weeks ago, we had a small booth at a city event...

In October we are planning another Chili Dinner.

And we may or may not sell popcorn... and in October we sell wreath's and garland.


That what we do....