Several of you have already received our recharter packet by mail last week but prefer an electronic copy, so I have attached our letter for 2011 with important dates. Please let me know is your son does NOT want to continue in our scouting program so I won't bug your for registration money and we can remove him from our recharter list. Should you have any questions, please let me know. ________________________________ Troop 17 - B.S.A. Burlington, North Carolina Parents, Scouts, and Scouters: Greetings and Happy Holidays! It is time to recharter for 2011. The Troop recharter fees are as follows: Each Boy Scout Registration $ 15.00 Insurance 1.00 Boy's Life 12.00 (for all boys) Trip Fees, etc. 107.00 Total Now Due $135.00 Each Adult Troop Committee Member $25.00 (Lewis, Maynard, Weston, Huffines, Schiller, Carmen, Bell, Holland (2), Knight, Lindley, Roberts, Scott, etc.) Please pay the above fees as soon as possible, but no later than January 18, 2011. Please make check payable to Troop 17 and send them via your Scouts to a Tuesday meeting or by mail to - Hal Bates, 2204 Teal Court, Burlington, North Carolina 27215. A portion of the $135.00 you will be paying will go to defray the annual cost of automotive insurance and upkeep for our donated Suburban from Jeff Holland and a blanket liability policy for Bob Lewis. The Suburban is registered in Bob's name. Insurance was astronomical when it was registered in the name of the Troop, so we have structured the expenses in this manner. Rank and merit badge advancement has become rather expensive and we try to include this cost along with camping trip expenses for the year. We may be contacting you from time to time when we make trips outside of our normal budget (skiing, biking, etc.). Our troop thanks you for your financial commitment to the Boy Scouts of America and to Troop 17. Please do not hesitate to call me if you have questions regarding the financial aspects of Troop 17's operation. One final note to Senior Scouts. You must recharter in order to participate in any Scout Trips this spring or if you plan to do a High Adventure Program this summer. You must be registered and be under the B.S.A. Insurance in order to participate. You must also be registered to finish your Eagle!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yours in Scouting, ________________________________ Hal Bates Scoutmaster - Troop 17 http://www.ScoutTroop17.org <http://www.scouttroop17.org/> 2204 Teal Court Burlington, NC 27215 HM: 336.585.1962 WK: 336.586.1325 MB: 336.269.2215