Blue Mountain Council

District	Goal	Raised	% of Goal
Council	$100,000	$44,931	44.93%
Columbia River	$65,000	$65,157	100.24%
Oregon Trail	$28,000	$19,526	69.74%
White Bluffs	$39,000	$35,942	92.16%
Eastern Oregon	$35,000	$21,930	62.66%
Rattlesnake Ridge	$67,000	$39,858	59.49%
Pioneer	$30,000	$6,310	21.03%
*Total*	*$364,100*	*$233,655*	*64.17%*

The Blue Mountain Council serves over 5,000 youth and 2,500 adult volunteers. Significant funding (over $860,000) is needed to provide the facilities, support materials and professional leadership for our Council. A large portion of this funding comes from families of the youth who participate in this program. The method used to ask for these funds is called the Family Friends of Scouting Campaign (FOS).

Each unit (pack, troop, team and crew) should schedule the date for their Family FOS presentation and select their unit FOS Coordinator. The presentations should take place at a parent night (such as a pack meeting, Court of Honor, or Blue and Gold) during January, February or March.

To support one youth in Scouting in 2006, the estimated annual cost is $125. We have held this cost for several years.

Each pack, troop, and team schedules their presentation to be held at a meeting where the majority of parents will be present. Some units will participate as pacesetter units and conduct their presentations in January. Presentations should be done by a district representative with the help of the unit FOS coordinator.

Scouting is somewhat like most churches - we need to have paid professional leaders too. Our district executive works closely with the members of the district committee and commissioner staff coordinating their efforts in serving our units and youth. By working through these volunteers he or she is able to multiply his/her effectiveness. He/She spends a lot of time in the community contacting community leaders, explaining the Scouting program, and enlisting their support. They do the work a volunteer does not have the time to do. Scouting would not have been offered to as many youth in our council without the combined effort of the BSA professionals and our dedicated volunteers.

Fees for outdoor programs and events, such as Camporees, Big Horn, Day Camps, Training, Boy Scout summer camps, Camp Wallowa, Philmont Treks, Jamborees, Advancement, Youth Protection, and more do not cover the full cost of these events. FOS dollars help makes the fees affordable for all Scouts and pay for the background costs that make them possible.

The council and the BSA provide a variety of insurance coverages to make sure that a Scouting related accident does not create a hardship for families and chartered organizations.

The costs associated to raising the dollars needed to fund the efforts & expansion of the Scouting Program are less than 10% of our budget.

In 2006, we estimate that $860,000 will be needed to fund the Scouting programs of the Blue Mountain Council. About 60% of these funds will be secured through FOS and other direct support. About 20% comes from the United Way , and about 8% from popcorn.

Individuals will be recognized depending on the level of their contribution. Individuals contributing $1,000 or more will join the “Golden Eagle Club” and receive a special limited edition framed photograph of a scene near Camp Wallowa by photographer Eric Valentine.

Participating units will receive a steamer for their unit flag and in addition will be recognized in the following categories:

Scouting’s contributions to the quality of life in our communities are as valid today as they were in 1922 when the Blue Mountain Council was founded. Please join us in pledging your financial and personal support in 2007 and beyond.