Development
Salute to Scouting –
September 30th
The Salute campaign is off to a strong start thanks to our
board and many long time supporters including State Street, TD Bank, Amica,
PWC, Deloitte, KPMG, BCBSof MA, Pyramid Hotel Group and many others. This year
looks strong as Patricia Jacobs has recently secured over $65,000
through generous contributions from AT&T, Bruins and WEEI.
Hospitality Update – 4th
quarter
Jim Carmody, Tom Kershaw and Jim Dina are
working together as the steering committee for the hospitality event.
Properties
Hayden Lodge Sewer
This approved project was delayed for over a year as we
dealt with other more pressing and costly infrastructure issues. However, the
project is now complete, capping of the most important “non visual” improvement
for Camp Sayre.
Pavilion
The new welcoming pavilion at Camp Sayre is near completion.
This will serve as the organization headquarters for out of camp trips such as
Cub Scout Canoe trips, Rock Climbing excursions, and trips to the Freedom
Trail.
Storer Improvements
All summer our Scouts and leaders enjoyed the new paddle
boards, the brand new rifle range and appreciated the new grass on previously
barren parade field.
Membership
July, 2014 1.4% Membership Gain – again one of the
highest gains in New England and the country. We have grown and maintained
strong membership over the past several years, we anticipate reaching our
membership previous 2011 high water mark by the end of the year of early the
following year.
The strong spring and summer recruitment combined with ever
increasing retention puts us in a strong position to maintain this growth for
year end.
Program
Scouting for Food
Congratulations and thank you to Margaret Casey and
Matt Budz from Knox Trail who took the lead on Scouting for Food.
Because of their combined efforts Scouting will receive media attention through
WCVB-TV
5 as our media sponsor, and Anthony
Consigli of Consigli Construction has agreed to serve as chairman
for the collaborative effort.
Summer Camp
All our camps received high customer service evaluations
from Scout leaders and parents! We are grateful to our camp staff and directors
who work tirelessly to provide the annual “mountain top” experience for 2,700
scouts and families!
Collaboration
Boston Minuteman Council and Yankee Clipper Council have
entered into discussions to identify possible collaborative relationships or
efficiencies, designed to further our effort to help Scouting thrive in every
zip code. You may have received an electronic survey about this process – if
so, please share your thoughts.
