2017 Friends of Scouting

Dauch Scout Center1776 West Warren Ave

Detroit, MI 48208

Troy Scout Center1155 East Long Lake Rd

Troy, MI 48085

Great Lakes Field Service Council

President Ford Field Service Council

Water and WoodsField Service Council

Southern ShoresField Service Council

Michigan Crossroads Council, BSAHeadquarters

1-855-940-4210

DeVos Family Center for Scouting

3213 Walker Ave NWGrand Rapids, MI 49544

Traverse City Service Center

1499 Business Park DrTraverse City, MI 49686

Port Huron Service Center

924 7th StPort Huron, MI 48060

Lansing Service Center4000 W Michigan Ave

Lansing, MI 48917

Auburn Service Center5001 11 Mile Rd

Auburn, MI 48611

Flint Service Center507 W Atherton Rd

Flint, MI 48507

Ann Arbor Service Center3914 Bestech Dr

Ypsilanti, MI 48197

Calhoun County Service Center

137 S. Marketplace Blvd.Lansing, MI 48917

A life without Scouting.

There are many reasons that people join Scouting; to spend more time with their child, to learn new skills, to make new friends, and so much more! Can you imagine where the world would be without Scouting? Along with benefiting youth, there are also many ways that Scouting benefits the community including community service and collecting food and clothes once a year for charity.

Will you help fund the unseen expenses of Scouting?By supporting the behind the scenes operations, you are ensuring your child will continue to have a quality Scouting experience.

Center for Scouting Accident Insurance Marketing

Camp Equipment Website Printing

Camp Repairs Postage Recognition

Office Supplies Webelos Camp Scoutreach

Camp Scholarships New Programs Scout Shop

Training

a program without STEM.

STEM is part of an initiative the Boy Scouts of America has taken on to encourage the natural curiosity of youth members and their sense of wonder about these fields through existing programs. From archery to welding, Scouts can’t help but enjoy the wide range of STEM-related activities. To support this initiative, the BSA developed the Nova Awards program so that youth members have fun and receive recognition for their efforts.

2017 FOS - Friends of Scouting Pledge

Donate with your credit card online at imagine.michiganscouting.org

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Please bill my pledge: Once beginning on __/__/__ Monthly (Now through November 30th) Semi-Annually (Immediately & June 30th) Quarterly (through November 30th)

Thank you!All FOS gifts to the BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA are tax deductible.

*Please return your form and enclosed gift to your closest Scout Service Center listed on the back of this page. Your donation will help Scouting in your local community.

Council Shoulder Patch with all levels of support over $207

Camping & Activities

Popcorn

FOS

Special Events

Other Direct

Investment Income

United Way

Sources of income

35%

24%14%

7%

9%

7%4%

Scouting without funding.

Expenses

Council investment in future leaders

Program

Fundraising

Management

8.8%

87.5%

3.7%

Your Friends of Scouting donation ensures that we can support 68,000 youth and 24,000 volunteer leaders that we serve in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Scouting teaches our youth leadership and important skills that will lead them through life. The “true” cost of Scouting goes beyond the visible expenses you see such as books, uniforms, Boys’ Life, equipment, registration, activity fees and meeting fees. The majority of Scouting’s expenses are unseen! Camp without

resources.Camp is a major milestone in any child’s life. It’s a place for them to make memories that they will carry with them for years to come. Imagine if our camps didn’t have the resources to be all that they can be. Camp offers a fun, safe place for children to make those memories and learn new skills along the way.

At camp Scouts:● Have more fun and tend to stay in Scouting longer● Make memories that will last a lifetime!● Build craft projects● Make campfires● Create skits and songs● Learn life skills such as swimming, first aid, lifesaving and personal fitness

All donations ensure your Scouts have memories like these!

Scouting without Scoutreach.

Scoutreach provided in these communities and many more:

The Scoutreach Division gives special leadership and emphasis to urban and rural Scouting programs.

Scoutreach is the BSA’s commitment to making sure that all young people have an opportunity to join Scouting, regardless of their:

● Circumstances● Neighborhood● Family income

The mission of Scoutreach is to recruit strong adult leaders and to develop solid relationships with chartered organizations in urban and rural communities to ensure that ALL youth have the opportunity to join the Scouting program.

● Detroit ● Kalamazoo ● Port Huron● Flint ● Lansing ● Saginaw● Grand Rapids ● Muskegon ● Ypsilanti● Inkster ● Pontiac