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Be A Friend of Troop 522 and Support the Grand Canyon Council with Friends of Scouting
Scouting in the Grand Canyon Council is
- An opportunity for adventure, family, and fun.
- About challenge and responsibility.
- About character and leadership.
- Hands-on learning that puts our youth in the middle of the action.
- Preparing young people for today – and their future.
- Teaching youth the importance of good deeds and service to others.
The Grand Canyon Council helps boys, girls, families, and communities grow into their very best future.
By September 30th, in 2019 local Scouts had already completed
- Over 5,300 Scouts BSA rank advancements (including over new 830 Eagle Scouts), and over 8,300 Cub Scout rank advancements.
- Over 25,900 individual merit badges, each representing a life skill, hobby, or potential future career.
- Over 108,000 hours of community service (on track to complete over 200,000 hours of service in 2019).
How is Scouting Funded?
Delivering Scouting takes a partnership of programs and funding from our families, units with community partners, and the Grand Canyon Council. Camping facilities, maintenance, programs, recruitment materials, training, and year-round staff support are some of the responsibilities and costs we work to fund.
In the Grand Canyon Council, we are proud to share that 84% of our total expenses directly support the program!
- Fundraising accounts for 8% of our expenses, much of that is the cost of prizes and incentives given to our youth for participating in our annual popcorn and camp card fundraisers
- Management expenses are 7% of our budget
- Only 1% of our council expenses are paid to the National Council Boy Scouts of America for various services and support. The other 99% is used locally for our communities!
There are many sources of income to help pay these expenses (budgeted to be nearly $4.75 million in 2020).
- Our camping and activity revenue is about 35% of our income
- Our annual Popcorn and Camp Card product Sales and money earned for the sale of trading post items are about 15% of our revenue
- The rest is supported by sponsorships and gifts
- Friends of Scouting is our largest financial gift campaign of the year and provides about 25% of our total revenue.
To learn more about our budgeting involving both expenses and revenue please click the link below.
Help Us Hit The Mark!
Our Scout unit is committed to raise $1,350.00
in support of the Grand Canyon Council 2020 Friends of Scouting.
We invite you to help support Scouting and our critical mission today. Gifts can be made as one-time donations or monthly recurring gifts. Donors who provide recurring gifts of $19.93 per month or more will be included as Bronze members of our 1993 Society (commemorating the year the original Grand Canyon Council and the Theodore Roosevelt Council merged to form what we know as the Grand Canyon Council today). Silver 1993 Society members donate $199.30 quarterly ($66.43 monthly), and Gold members donate $1993.00 annually ($166.09 monthly). All gifts made through this page will be credited towards Troop 522's 2020 Friends of Scouting goal.
Thank you for your support today.
To learn more about the 1993 Society or the Eagle Society and our recognition of donors, visit our website.*
*Please note, if choosing to donate on another page you will still want to enter the Unit Number of the Unit you wish to support.
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