Pack 673 contributes to 3 fundraisers each year: our pack holiday greenery sale, Friends of Scouting, and the World Friendship Fund.
Holiday Greenery Sales:
Holiday greenery sales of fresh evergreen wreaths, candle rings, and centerpieces benefit the pack, and the pack uses the money to fund our Blue & Gold banquet each year. Any leftover proceeds fund special events, subsidize our campouts (where else can you go camping for as little as $13/person?), keep our pack prize bag topped off, and pay for unanticipated expenses.
Friends of Scouting:
If you and your scouts have enjoyed time at Camp Edward, Camp Pigott, or Camp Sheppard, you know that we have world-class camp facilities and staff (and pretty good camp food!) in the Chief Seattle Council. Those benefits are largely funded through Friends of Scouting. If you've been to a BALOO training, the Program and Training Conference, Wood Badge, or other adult trainings, that's covered through Friends of Scouting. Those Family Fun Fairs? All funded by Friends of Scouting. The Friends of Scouting campaign also enables 1,200 underserved kids in our Council area (kids whose parents are in prison or in domestic violence shelters or otherwise have financial need) to participate in scouting through the Scoutreach program, extending the learning, life skills, and fun of scouting to kids who otherwise might not have access to these. Those are just prominent examples. Friends of Scouting funds even more.
World Friendship Fund
BSA is just one of the 170 National Scout Organizations recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). That’s over 50 million Scouts we can call our Friends.
At the end of World War II, Scouts of all ages in war-torn countries had lost everything and needed help to restart their Scouting programs. In response to these Scouts’ needs, the BSA established a fund called World Friendship Fund. Today unit participation in the World Friendship Fund offers a unique service project to benefit fellow Scouts around the world, especially in developing nations. This is achieved by collecting funds to assist developing National Scout Organizations (NSO) recognized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
Regardless of the NSO in which they participate, all Scouts around the world learn and agree to live by the Scout Oath and Law. Core to the Scout Oath is the charge to “help other people at all times” and the Scout Law reminds us that a Scout is Helpful, Friendly, Courteous and Kind among other attributes. When units participate in the WFF, Scouts become a part of a worldwide Good Turn by helping others. They develop an awareness of and a concern for the Scouts in other countries. World fellowship is realized when Scouts learn about and help others through the Scouting spirit.