FUNDRAISING . . . .

Subscriptions cover only about 40% of our budget so other fund-raising such as raffles, Langley Carnival, fairs, race nights and Quiz nights is important. Your support and assistance at these events is vital if we are to get sufficient income from them. Otherwise subscriptions are bound to rise.

In a Group like ours the costs are substantial but many of them can also be considerably reduced by doing the work ourselves. Repair and maintenance of buildings and vehicles are activities where a lot can be achieved with basic skills and a willingness to put in a few hours. Routine activities like cleaning, grass cutting, etc. are essential if we are to maintain a decent, healthy environment for your children, but someone has to do them.

The leaders and helpers can be counted on to help with raising money, carrying out repairs, etc. but they give a lot of their time already and their primary role is to give fun and training to the young people. It is therefore vital that you give your support so that the Sections can carry on with their tradition of providing a wide, safe and varied range of activities and experiences for all their members.

Please remember that the Scout Group is not some faceless national bureaucracy but a small group of unpaid volunteers whose primary objective is to help your child to develop and have fun. Please give us your full support.