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[quote=cburkhardt]Adult Participation -- This is clipped from our web site:

"The parents or guardian of each girl are required to be either a member of our Troop Committee (for those who want to be episodically active with us) or the Support Committee (for those who want to help 3 times per year with tasks like transportation and chaperoning).  You must assure regular participation of your girl at our Saturday morning meetings or she will fall behind in acquiring her Scouting skills. The BSA conducts a background check for registered Troop Committee Members and out Scoutmaster Staff."

Fees -- This is also clipped from our web site.

"Per-semester $200 membership dues cover Scout Handbook and all meeting and program costs.  (paid at beginning of each semester) 50% dues discount for each additional girl in the same family. Participation in monthly campouts costs $50 each (includes food) and we estimate girls will participate in 4 each (totaling $200/year).  A week of summer camp is about $400. We collect online using VISA. We have a fund to help families who cannot pay our full fees."

Our site has a one-page posting with all the basics a parent needs to know at: http://scoutsbsadcgirls.org/adults/information-for-parents/.

As a bit of additional information on the fees, our Troop Committee decided that rather than have parents and children engage in product sales and similar fund-raising, we would just ask for dues that cover the fully-loaded cost of participation.  So these fees cover everything.  Patches, program materials, campouts, food, camp fees, everything.  If you total up the grand amount for a girls who would fully-participate with us for a year it would be just under $1,000.  Less than the cost of a single weekend to an away activity for a travel sports team or school group.  This is "dirt cheap" in comparison.  To child will be turned away whose family cannot pay these full fees.  We have a fund to help.[/quote]

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