Troop Fundraising Overview: 

Fundraising is vital to the health of the Troop. We receive no funds other than those we raise ourselves and any membership/dues payments we collect. If we raise less money our membership & dues will have to be increased and/or our program of events, activities & equipment will need to be cut back. In addition to these direct program costs the Troop makes significant pre-payments to secure Troop participation in summer camp at Geronimo and high adventure camps for older Scouts. See more on Troop 278 Fundraising Purposes.

Every year we have a few large Troop fundraisers and we also support ongoing Donut Sales at Corpus Christi, (several times per month except in summer), solely for Scouts to raise funds for their Scout accounts.

Scout Accounts - Scouts earn a proportion of the profits from fundraisers based on their degree of participation and the fundraiser type. The exact allocation method used will be determined by the fundraising activity leaders and may be based on % time, % sales, actual sales or other appropriate simple methods to target reasonably equitable allocations.  

Scouts collectively earn 50% of the profits from all general Troop fundraising activities into their Scout accounts and the Troop receives the other 50% for general Troop expenses, (equipment, storage & room rental, Scouting fees, badges & awards, deposits & pre-payments, training, stationery etc.).

Exceptions:

The Troop committee has decided that currently Scouts will collectively earn 100% of the profits from Corpus Christi Donut Sales. This is an excellent & frequent opportunity to build up your Scout account.

From time to time the Troop committee may approve 100% Scout Account fundraisers for other special purposes at their discretion. Examples have included Philmont Trek expenses fundraising.

Eagle Scout fundraisers (e.g. often carwashes) are also exceptions where participating Scouts earn only service hours and the prospective Eagle Scout earns 100% of the profits directly as part of their project.

Fundraising & Service Hours:

Any fundraiser where an individual Scout earns funds for themselves cannot count as service hours for that Scout. Some fundraising we do for others may count as service hours. If in doubt see the Scoutmaster for clarification. 

Many Scouts have individually earned enough in combined fundraising to fully pay for their summer camp charges directly from their Scout accounts.

Major Fundraisers:

Our fundraisers are spread throughout the year. It is not always practical for all Troop Scouts/families to participate in all of our fundraisers for logistics reasons (sign up quickly) and  most fundraisers are considered optional. However for the Fall Fundraiser - Scout-O-Rama we do make special support provisions and ask for 100% Scout/family participation.

All Scouts benefit directly from the funds raised by SOR for rank advancement & merit badges.

Fall Fundraiser - Scout-O-Rama: (Usually in September)
Every year we participate in the Salt River District's Scout-O-Rama. We raise funds from ticket sales just as the Cub Scout Packs do. At the Scout-O-Rama event we also man a Troop278 Scout-O-Rama booth with a different theme each year.

(50% profits to Scout account for SOR tickets sold. 50% profits to Troop are primarily for Scout badge etc supplies)

Honey Baked Hams: (Some/all of: Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter)
Every year we sell Honey Baked Hams collectively at Corpus Christi and individually to family/friends & neighbors. .

(50% profits to Scout accounts for Scout's sales. 50% profits to Troop are for general Troop expense and specially selected fundraising goals)

Christmas Tree Pick-Up: (Mid-December - New Year)
For several years we have held a successful Christmas Tree Pick-Up for our Philmont Crew expenses (so 100% profits to Scout account). The Troop is not attending Philmont in 2008 so the Troop committee has decided to adopt this as a general Troop fundraiser instead.

(50% profits to Scout accounts. 50% profits to Troop are for general Troop expense and specially selected fundraising goals)

Donut Sales: (Typically several times monthly from fall to early summer)
Troop278 Scouts sell donuts, coffee and other refreshments at Corpus Christi as as service to the Church - our sponsor. The Troop does not benefit from these sales - only the Scout's accounts.

(100% profits to participant's Scout accounts)

Watch for news about fundraisers in the emailed newsletters and Website announcements. if you would like to volunteer to help - see the individual roles pages & contacts for activity owners or contact the Fundraising Coordinator.

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