Family Night at Michael Anthony’s

Troop 24 will be holding a Family Night at Michael Anthony’s restaurant on Sunday, February 9th from 5 to 8 pm. Come and enjoy dinner and an evening out with your family and Troop 24 friends. The restaurant will donate 15% of our orders back to Troop 24. Michael Anthony’s is the same great restaurant that makes the delicious pizza for our 4th of July booth. The restaurant is located at 6434 Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, we will be in their Party Room. Hope to see you there!

At this event we will also have a brief presentation from Assistant Scoutmaster Flaherty about the Friends of Scouting Program. Please read the letter below about this important program.

To the parents of Troop 24:

A Scout is Prepared. As such, I want to prepare you for a special presentation. On February 9th, we have our Friends of Scouting (FOS) presentation. This is the one time each year when parents are asked to financially contribute support to the Pathway to Adventure Council. I am oftentimes asked “Why should I contribute to FOS?”, so I wanted to send information to you ahead of time so you understand what Friends of Scouting supports and why it’s important.

As a Troop we ask you to pay Troop dues that covers a National Registration fee, Boys Life fee and supports our Troop. Friends of Scouting dollars go to “behind the scenes” expenses that support our unit and that we never “see”, but are incurred by our local Council. These expenses are things like:
• Operating costs for Camp Napowan, Camp Betz, Camp Owasippe and Camp Lakota.
• District and Council programs such as Pinewood Derby’s, Training Events, Winter Klondike Derby’s, Merit Badge Days, Haunted Hikes, and more.
• Important items such as Adult Leader Training and Accident and Sickness Insurance coverage for all registered youth and leaders, and Camperships for Scouts whose families would not otherwise be able to afford to send their child to camp or join Scouting.
Contributions vary going all the way up to $5000 and even more! It takes about $240 per Scout per year to support the services and programs provided by the Pathway to Adventure Council. That’s only $20 a month. A target amount of $240 will cover all expenses incurred by our Council for your Scout this year. If you can afford more, fantastic! Your donation will help support Scouts who are less fortunate. If you cannot give at that amount, I hope that you will give whatever you can. Please consider the benefits received by your child and other youth when making your decision. In 2019, only 11% of families participated in FOS. We hope to have 100% participation this year, but we need your help!

At the presentation you will receive a Friends of Scouting pledge card. I ask that you be prepared at that time to donate/pledge. You can write a check for the full amount, spread it out over the year, or even make a pledge via online resources, there is also a text to give option as well.

I am ready to make my pledge to FOS and believe that supporting Friends of Scouting is important. I ask you to thoughtfully consider helping us reach our goal of 100% participation.

Thank you in advance for your consideration and your support of FOS.

Troop 24 Committee Chair, Unit FOS Coordinator
Carrie Staubus

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