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SteelBlue · 11-12-2007, 03:25 AM

Articles like this will not help friends of Scouting drives.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...226688,00.html

OrangeUte · 11-12-2007, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by SteelBlue

Articles like this will not help friends of Scouting drives.

http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...226688,00.html

growing up, dave ricks was my stake president - assuming it's the same guy. he was kind of a homer so it doesn't surprise me that he's making a whole bunch of money from scouts and being quoted to justify these salaries.

Jeff Lebowski · 11-12-2007, 02:07 PM

Yowza. I forwarded this link to my buddy who does our FOS drive. He was stunned.

MikeWaters · 11-12-2007, 02:21 PM

We don't do FOS drives. We don't sell popcorn. We are one of the LDS troops that have left the reservation.

SteelBlue · 11-12-2007, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

We don't do FOS drives. We don't sell popcorn. We are one of the LDS troops that have left the reservation.

The FOS drive has always bothered me, and that was when I thought these guys were only raking in a cool $30,000. I would much prefer to just donate to our ward's troop. There is nothing utile about the BSA as far as our local scouting goes. We'd be fine with an online shop to purchase the badges.

bluegoose · 11-12-2007, 07:49 PM

I've always greatly disliked the FOS program. Can I say how glad I am not in Utah when the program is going? We basically have someone stand up in PH opening exercises and say whoever wants to donate please come up afterward and get a paper. I think the default is for someone who donated last year to get a paper with their name already on it. Going door to door to every house in the ward boundaries may push me over the edge.

That article is pretty incredible. But I can't say I'm totally surprised. Its like any "non-profit" organization that relies on donations to survive. I would rather not know how much our kid's swim team director is making. Its a good program that has helped my kids greatly in the pool, but i am afraid it would make me quite bitter to find out he is making $2 large like some of the BSA council executives.

jay santos · 11-12-2007, 07:53 PM

Our troop just spent $200 just for BADGES at the local Boy Scout office for our last Court of Honor. I'm thinking about finding a source in China to produce these things for $.01 a piece and selling them over ebay or something.

MikeWaters · 11-12-2007, 07:54 PM

whatever my entry level professional scouter makes in my district, he doesn't deserve it. I hounded him for six months just to get a receipt.

11-12-2007, 03:25 AM	#1
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Interesting article re: pay of professional scouters Articles like this will not help friends of Scouting drives. http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1...226688,00.html

11-12-2007, 02:07 PM	#3
Jeff Lebowski Charon Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the heart of darkness (Provo) Posts: 9,564	Yowza. I forwarded this link to my buddy who does our FOS drive. He was stunned. __________________ "... the arc of the universe is long but it bends toward justice." Martin Luther King, Jr.

11-12-2007, 02:21 PM	#4
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	We don't do FOS drives. We don't sell popcorn. We are one of the LDS troops that have left the reservation.

11-12-2007, 07:49 PM	#6
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	I've always greatly disliked the FOS program. Can I say how glad I am not in Utah when the program is going? We basically have someone stand up in PH opening exercises and say whoever wants to donate please come up afterward and get a paper. I think the default is for someone who donated last year to get a paper with their name already on it. Going door to door to every house in the ward boundaries may push me over the edge. That article is pretty incredible. But I can't say I'm totally surprised. Its like any "non-profit" organization that relies on donations to survive. I would rather not know how much our kid's swim team director is making. Its a good program that has helped my kids greatly in the pool, but i am afraid it would make me quite bitter to find out he is making $2 large like some of the BSA council executives.

11-12-2007, 07:53 PM	#7
jay santos Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,177	Our troop just spent $200 just for BADGES at the local Boy Scout office for our last Court of Honor. I'm thinking about finding a source in China to produce these things for $.01 a piece and selling them over ebay or something.

11-12-2007, 07:54 PM	#8
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	whatever my entry level professional scouter makes in my district, he doesn't deserve it. I hounded him for six months just to get a receipt.