Dues

If you join in May-December, your dues are $55 (as of 2009; this may need to be updated in the future). This covers Boys' Life (magazine), your Pinewood Derby car, the book, and the neckerchief. Joining between January and March is pro-rated. (People wanting to join in April are held until May.)

These payments are for the Cub Scout Year (which parallels the school year) because their books and neckerchiefs are for that time.

Offically, they may start their next level as soon as the school year ends. So we give them their books and neckerchiefs in May for the summer. (One exception: Those who are already Webelos do not get a new book or neckerchief, but they still pay the same dues because their awards are far more expensive.) We discount dues for people who join in January, Feb., and March because of the short year, no Pinewood Derby car, etc.

We pay the following calendar-year Charter at the end of October. We used to ask for these (dues) in September. But it took way too long, and in the early years it was hard to pay the Council on time. So asking in May, often with a discount incentive, makes it easier, because there are way fewer people for the den leaders to call over the summer.