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| Dear Cubs and Parents,
Please note that Saturday 13 November the Cub Pack will be attending the Zoo. For details please be sure to get in contact Mr. Joel Wilson. Mr. Wilson may be reached via e-mail at joel@jcwcc.com.
Please note this Saturday begins our Scouting for Food Drive where we collect can goods for St. Barnabas Mission. St. Barnabas is a homeless shelter for women and children is located at 60th and Girard Streets.
This Saturday we will distribute bags. The Boy Scout Troop will distribute bags throughout the surrounding neighborhood. Next week Saturday 20 November, we will need to go back through those same neighborhoods and collect all can goods left outside for us to pick up.
Cubs and Scouts are asked to take bags home to distribute through their neighborhood and are asked to bring can goods to St. Thomas next Saturday. All donations will be delievered to St. Barnabas on Monday 22 November at 7:00 p.m.
Please note there will be NO MEETING Saturday 27 November due to Thanksgiving.
There will be a Parents Meetings for Cub Scout Parents at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday 4 December. ALL PARENTS OR REPRESENTATIVE NEED TO BE PRESENT.
Registration for this year will be closed effective Saturday 4 December. YOU MUST TURN IN ALL YOUR REGISTRATION FEE, REGISTRATION FORM, AND CLASS 1 MEDICAL FORM (No Physician needed on this form) TO BE REGISTERED FOR THE YEAR.
Checks or money orders should be made out to CUB SCOUT PACK 133 and turned in to Mr. Walt Livingston, Unit Treasurer. Cash is acceptable, regardless of payment ensure that you receive a receipt for all transactions.
We ask for your cooperation to ensure we have all Scouts properly registered. We are excited about the possibility of our growth in membership reaching 30 or more Scouts. This will be the highest number ever of registered Cubs if the tentative roster proves to be true.
In closing I would like to thank Mr. Joel Wilson, the leaders and parents who helped out with our Pumpkin Palooza. This was a grand success that I hoped everyone enjoyed. This event is already on the calendar for next year.
For up to date information please review the unit blog at http://phillyscouts133.blogspot.com/
Thank you,
Yours in Scouting,
J.R. Brockman Cubmaster Pack 133 609-381-9981 http://phillyscouts133.blogspot.com/
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| Subject: | SBA Media Alert: E200 Philadelphia Graduation Nov. 10th at 1pm |
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| Date: | Thu, 4 Nov 2010 12:31:41 -0600 |
| From: | Kane, Michael T. <Michael.Kane@sba.gov> |
| To: | undisclosed-recipients:; |
Media Alert
Philadelphia District Office, 1150 First Avenue, Suite 1001, King of Prussia, PA 19406
Release Date: November 4, 2010 Contact: Jennifer Pilcher (610)382-3084
Alt. Contact: Michael Kane (610)382-3085
Release Number: 10-45 Internet Address: http://www.sba.gov
Philadelphia Area Entrepreneurs Lauded as Graduates of “Emerging 200” High-Profile SBA Education Program for Promising Inner-city Small Business Owners Nov. 10 Ceremony Recognizes 10 Graduates of SBA’s Philadelphia e200 Program
WHAT: The U.S. Small Business Administration will honor entrepreneurs completing its Emerging 200 Initiative (e200) at a Nov. 10 graduation ceremony. Through e200, the SBA identified inner-city businesses across the nation demonstrating high growth potential. SBA then provided these small businesses with a free six-month course of in-depth business education focused on organization management, growth strategies and management, market development and strategic planning. The Philadelphia-area businesses to be honored at the Philadelphia e200 graduation ceremony include:
· Aztech Productions
· DW Stone & Granite
· Fiber Business Solutions Group, Inc.
· Image Dimension
· In2End Technologies
· JCW Computer Consulting, LLC
· Mugshots Coffeehouse & Café
· N-PSY-T Psychological Services
· SIG Hauling, LLC
· Simone Collins Landscape Architecture
WHO: Scheduled to speak at the Philadelphia e200 graduation ceremony are:
Dave Dickson
Philadelphia District Director
U.S. Small Business Administration
Curtis J. Gregory
Director, Office of Business Services.
Commerce Department
City of Philadelphia.
Representatives from all e200 sponsor organizations will be in attendance.
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10
WHERE: Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, 200 South Broad Street, Suite 700, Philadelphia, PA 19102
NOTE: Please contact Michael Kane at (610) 382-3085 or by e-mail at michael.kane@sba.gov to indicate your intention to attend. Separate interviews and photo opportunities with key participants will be available following the program’s conclusion.
The Philadelphia e200 effort was a collaborative one. Joining SBA in bringing e200 to Philadelphia were:
· The City of Philadelphia
· AMEC Earth and Environmental, Inc.
· Asian American Chamber of Commerce
of Greater Philadelphia;
· Continental Bank
· Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center;
· Finanta
· Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce;
· Hispanic Association of Contractors and Enterprises
· PNC Bank
· Service Corps of Retired Executives,
Philadelphia Chapter
· Urban League of Philadelphia
· Women’s Business Development Center
This year, e200 Philadelphia was honored to have as class instructor Bill Ringle, an experienced entrepreneur and facilitator/trainer. Philadelphia is just one of the e200 participating cities. Others include: Albuquerque, Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Des Moines, Detroit, Gallup, Jacksonville, Memphis, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Portland, Santa Ana, Seattle, Tucson, and Tulsa.
Michael T Kane
Business Development Specialist
US Small Business Administration
Philadelphia District Offce
1150 1st Avenue, Suite 1001
King of Prussia, PA 19406
(610) 382-3085
(202) 481-0180 FAX
Dear Scouts and Parents,
I am happy to report to you that although the final numbers are not in, another review of our Popcorn Sale results indicate we have broken another record. With the final numbers coming in and remaining sales still being tallied, we could top $14,000, which would be remarkable. You will be the top selling Scout program in the city of
Again the credit goes to Mr. Walt Livingston our Treasurer and of course our Scouts and parents who worked extremely hard to make this sale a success. Again, I cannot thank you enough. Despite this unbelievable success the fact is we could have done better and could have exceeded our goal of $15,000.00 had our participation rate of families contributing to the sale was higher. As it stands, we were below the 50% mark, meaning that more than half of our families did not participate at all.
We recently had a Leaders Meeting and the conclusion was that we will need to review our budget process and our fundraising. With all of the success of the Popcorn Sale, we will not be able to continue using it as our primary fundraiser. The sale is time consuming, requires more participation from families than we are able to get, and the prices of the products are getting beyond what people are willing to pay.
This means we will have to find a substitute and despite all of the problems of the Popcorn Sale, we will have raised more than $4,000 for our ourselves and more than $4,000 for the Council. In total we have earned more than $8,000.00 to support our local Scout program in about a month’s time.
This eclipses all other sales venues or fundraisers that we have attempted in the past. Although we have raised a substantial amount of funds, our actual budget for our Scout program can be in the $8,000 to $12,000 range depending on the number of Scouts in our program and how robust our program tends to be. Therefore to fully fund our program we still need to raise additional funds.
We will also have to look at our fee structure. Currently our dues of $4.00 per month have remained the same as when we first reactivated the program 12 years ago. Currently Scouts receive handbooks free, which cost in the range of $8.00 to $10.00 per, and all Scouts receive at least one free t-shirt. Additionally, all Scout events to include camping trips, etc. are subsidized in some way. There have been suggestions that we review our give-aways and subsidies as a means to compensate for the lack of participation in supporting our fundraisers to include raising the dues structure.
To discuss our fundraisers and to contemplate a different means other than the Popcorn Sale there will be a meeting held on Saturday morning 18 December to future steps. We will not abandon the Popcorn Sale completely, but we will significantly scale back our involvement. The plan will be to conduct a limited sale in the future to maybe one weekend of show and sell and then rely on take orders from individual Scouts.
A substitute fundraiser or fundraisers will have to meet the criteria of bringing in enough money to fund our programs and create enough to donate to the Council since we need to do our fair share of supporting our camps, paid professionals, and other expenses we incur as a national youth program. I have been proud of the fact that we have kept the dues so low for such a long time, but the reality is we may have to raise it to $8.00 to $10.00 per month to fill in the gap. If you would like to be part of the Fundraising Committee please let me know and you will receive further information on the meeting to be held on 18 December.
Should you have questions please let me know.
Yours in Scouting,
J.R. Brockman
Scoutmaster
Troop 133
609-381-9981
http://phillyscouts133.blogspot.com/
Dear Parents and Scouts,
There will be no meeting this Saturday 6 November, due to
Parents who would be interested in attending, please go to the Council website at www.colbsa.org and click on the tab
Our next regular meeting will Saturday 13 November.
Yours in Scouting,
J.R. Brockman
Scoutmaster
Troop 133
609-381-9981
http://phillyscouts133.blogspot.com/
Dear Leaders,
I want to thank you for all your help during our annual Popcorn Sale. I cannot thank Mr. Walt Livingston our Treasurer and Popcorn Chair enough. He did an outstanding job in what had to be our most difficult sale ever. Under his leadership and guidance, we have hit a new high in terms of sales, breaking the $12,000.00 mark and with sales continuing it is conceivable that we could top $13,000.00. This is truly remarkable and that is no understatement.
We remain the top seller in all of Triune District and we remain the champion for Popcorn selling in the city of
Despite this incredible success, reluctantly I must address the negative part of the sale and do so in a very pragmatic and business matter. I had already come to the conclusion that popcorn selling was not in a long term future and that for the success of the program, we would have to move away from it and gravitate to other fundraising ideas.
The ideas always flourish about what we can sell and using other methods, etc. I have mine own ideas and I have been working on a long term plan to help us reach a sustainable way to fund our program and generate the kinds of funds that we enjoy through the Popcorn Sale.
I am not totally against the popcorn sale. The program itself where we are able to sell with product in hand, generate funds for the council as well and bring in the amount of income we do is all very good.
Additionally, the sale is an excellent educational tool. Our Scouts can learn first hand how to work and begin to earn your keep.
It you study all of the aspects of the popcorn sale, you will see it is an accurate depiction of our American business enterprise system and essentially, during that short period of time we run our very own business. For many of us who grew up as consumers and especially for our youth, there are not many opportunities to learn how business operates.
However, in doing the sale, there is a very demanding price of time and commitment and the support I believe we should have from the Council, Trails End, and our parents is not at the level it should be to alleviate many of the negative aspects of the sale itself.
Rather than go over the litany of complaints that you have heard from me before, I rather focus on the future. We will not abandon the sale completely. It is a council function and to support the council I believe we should do a sale. My idea in the future is to do a very limited sale. What does this mean? It means rather than focus on the entire month of October , we would still ask individual Scouts to meet a modest goal of $50.00 to $100.00. All sales would go into a Scout account, meaning each Scout would take advantage of what he sells. Those funds could be use to pay off summer camp or a trip. As a unit we would devote one weekend and our goal would be about $3500.00 and not $10K or $15K.
Then what would put in place of the popcorn sale? That we would turn over to parents and a fundraising committee. Additionally, we will look at our fee schedule and this may mean an increase in dues and other charges. Financially challenged families would have to submit a formal request for assistance, to keep with our commitment to making Scouting accessible to all Scouts regardless of their financial circumstances at home.
We will look to have a meeting in the future to discuss what your ideas may be. However, the idea will have to fit certain criteria, and I know it won’t be easy. For example here are some things that we have to consider for a viable fundraiser and may be more than one, but not multiple plans.
Fundraiser Criteria
1. Must raise between $5k and $10K. This is relative to the amount of work. For example a fund raiser that raises $2,500 and can be done in an afternoon and requires a small committee working is
acceptable.
2. Must take up an inordinate amount of time. Distracts little from the program.
3. Can be done by a committee of five to six parents maybe a more depending on the activity.
4. Is keeping inline with the BSA value system, e.g., no busses to A.C.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Yours in Scouting,
J.R. Brockman
Scoutmaster
Troop 133
609-381-9981
http://phillyscouts133.blogspot.com/
