Central Minnesota Council Friends of Scouting 2013 shoulder patch.
I don’t know about your council but ours, the Central Minnesota Council B.S.A., is in full swing for its 2013 Friends of Scouting (FOS) drive. Representatives from the council or district will visit each of the troops, packs, and crews to talk to families about the Scout program, and ask for donations to help the council provide a great program for thousands of youth. In Melrose Troop 68, this visit usually takes place at the March court of honor which will happen on Monday, the 25th.
The council will accept any donation but does have a couple of “levels” at which the person or family who donates enough financial support will receive a special token of appreciation. At the lowest of these level points the donator will receive a patch. At the next levels he/she will receive a Norman Rockwell unframed print or framed print.
I visited with Bob, my district executive, for awhile yesterday and found out the design of this year’s patch. This will be the sixth year that the council continues a theme based on the Scout Law. Each year has featured a point of the Law. This year has Kind as its theme. Is it a sharp looking patch, in my opinion. It is also nice to see that the council has returned to a stitched patch, instead of the cheaper looking print patches it used during the past three years. As you can see from the picture, this year’s FOS council patch is one you could proudly wear on your uniform.
What does your council do to show its appreciation during its Friends of Scouting drive?
What if you added $10 to the dues for each scout and sent it in as a FOS for each family? Just a thought.
I am in NE Colorado. We have been doing the patches with the law as well.. we are almost complete with all 12. We also started offering coins the Collectible “Founders of Scouting” Coin. This year is William D Boyce. We get a lot of old scouters liking that one.