We do something similar. We add a derby car with
charter. We also make sure that all the families are
informed on charter. We also get alot of our boys
sponsered since many come from low income families.
Seems to be working pretty good. We're able to get 100%
chartered this way.
Geno Plares
O.P.#178 NCal/Nev
San Jose, CA.
> The very best thing that has worked for our outpost (as far as getting the
> boys to pay their own charters) is to include their charter fee as part of
> an event that they simply refuse to miss. In our case the Pinewood Derby. We
> add the chartering fee to the amount it would normally cost to register for
> the PWD and they think nothing of it. We tell them that this is exactly what
> we are doing in the PWD announcement/signup forms so they know that they are
> registering.
>
> Rick Barnhouse
> Bolivar, MO
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Graham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Monday, January 08, 2001 10:30 AM
> Subject: [RR] Chartering
>
>
> >Well, it is that time again of the year when we need to think about
> chartering.
> > As a section we have a goal to increase our percentage of outposts in
> >the section which charter, which recently has been abysmal. I have two
> >questions to pose:
> >
> >1) On an outpost level, what persuasive arguments work for the Sr.
> Commander/Pastor
> >to forego the "Lone Wolf" outpost? Outposts in our section just don't
> >seem to care that they must charter to participate in events outside
> >their church. They don't care they can't go to Pow Wows. They don't
> >care that they don't get the High Adventure. They don't care their boys
> >cannot participate in ROY.
> >
> >2. Within an outpost, what arguments are persuasive to get the boys
> >to charter? How do you get the boys to pay their yearly dues? Or do
> >you? I've seen outposts that charter every boy, and they get all the
> >boys to pay a yearly subscription fee. I've seen other outposts that
> >only charter the boys that pay a fee, so maybe only 30% of the boys in
> >the outpost are chartered. I've seen other outposts that charter everyone,
> >and fund it through a fundraiser or some type of sponsorship.
> >
> >Yes, I'm trying to stir up a hornet's nest here, but I also earnestly
> >desire some inspiration and guidance.
> >
> >Chuck Graham
> >
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