Mike, do you do any fundraising? When I was in YM in Maryland we had a ward scout committee (Scout Master, YM president, and usually at least two non-YM successful types) which worked on fundraising for our troop. They came up with some pretty good ideas (none of that popcorn selling--we did an auction one year and got donations from town businesses). I think they would raise at least $1000 per year, sometimes more. I don't think the parents ever even paid for scout camp.
Ask your Bishop to establish a ward scout committee. If you already have one, ask them to start fundraising.
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Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.
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