This again involves several weekends and parent driving support. We are in the process of renovating a food service trailer that will better enable support of these fundraising activities. Car wash Generally every summer the troop holds a car wash at a local gas station. This may involve the Scouts selling advance tickets for the car wash or depend on the Scouts attracting drive-by traffic. This generally generates several hundred dollars in donations for a day's work.
Individual patrols can also hold their own fundraisers.
The mistletoe is then made available to the patrols that want to participate. The mistletoe is prepared and bagged by each patrol, then sold at the entrances of various supportive businesses in the community. This activity can net each patrol several hundred dollars each Christmas season. Funds raised in the troop fundraisers are shared between the troop's general account and each boy's individual account, depending on how many hours the boy and his family participate in the fundraising activity. Generally, half of the total funds earned in the fundraiser goes directly to the troop's general account, while the other half is prorated to each boy's individual account based on how many hours are credited to each for that activity.