Bishops and Branch Presidents,
As we announced earlier, the Trek next summer (July 23-27, 2019) will be the only summer camp experience the stake will subsidize in 2019. There will not be a Stake YW Camp. In 2019.
Our hope is that there will be no cost to families for the 2019 Stake Trek.
However, it doesn’t mean wards or branches can’t hold your own youth summer camps or attend a BSA camp, if you choose to do so.
As you can see below, the Cascade Council is providing a number of Scout Camp opportunities designed specifically for LDS troops (boys only). They’re even offering a financial incentive for us to sign up before Sept. 1 of this year.
As soon as we finalize the budgeting for the 2019 Stake Trek (hopefully by September), we will notify you of the extra funding you should receive in 2019. Hopefully it means your quarterly budget allocation in 2019 will be closer to a 65-35% or even 70-30% ward-stake split because of the stake summer camp subsidy savings to be realized in 2019.
If you choose to provide additional summer camp experiences in 2019—i.e. BSA camp, high adventure, maybe even an abbreviated YW Camp-type experience in addition to the stake trek—we strongly encourage you to use some or all of the additional funding you receive in 2019 to subsidize the cost families pay. You decide how much the subsidy will be.
We remind you that our stake policy does not allow for any fundraising led by stake or ward leaders. It is the responsibility of parents to teach their children how to earn or raise money.
Feel no obligation to provide any additional summer camp opportunities for your youth in 2019. We feel the trek experience will be adequate for all youth 12-18 years of age. We are also mindful of the time and resources the trek will place on youth leaders.
If you have any questions, feel free to respond privately to this email.
Gratefully,
The Stake Presidency
P.S. As a recap, we remind you that there will be NO stake subsidies for summer camps in 2019 as those funds will be needed to (1) cover the cost of the stake Trek and (2) share with wards to provide a subsidy for additional ward youth summer activities, if you choose. If you choose not to hold an additional ward summer camp experience, then you the extra funds will roll into your ward budget.
LETTER FROM THE BSA CASCADE COUNCIL:
All,
The council is making a full-court press to get all local Troops to attend one of our council camps this next summer. Since we anticipate the camps filling up, Matt Devore asked that I please get word to all of the LDS units to give them an opportunity to sign up for their choice of summer camp before the reservations fill up.
Couple Considerations:
1. 2018 Rates. All reservations made before the 1st of September will be at 2018 rates.
2. LDS Camp/Youth Conference. We have one LDS stake that is considering taking over one of our camps the week of June 24 - 29 for a combination Scout Camp with Young Women, Youth Conference activities and a dance on the following weekend. If any of you are interested in participating in this Scout Camp/Youth Conference opportunity, please let me know right away.
Summer 2019 Camp Availability Schedule:
Boy only and LDS Weeks:
- June 30-July 6, Camp Pioneer
- July 7-13, Camp Meriwether
- July 15-20, Camp Pioneer (Monday Start)
- July 21-27, Camp Meriwether (Monday Start)
- July 28-Aug 3, Camp Baldwin
- Aug 5-10, Camp Baldwin (Monday Start)
- Aug 11-17, Camp Pioneer
LDS units are always welcome to come up to camp on Monday and there are additional weeks in the schedule that have plenty of room at this point for an entire stake reservation. We have several stakes that are camping as a group in 2019 to take advantage of leadership depth and to run stake activities and AP firesides, etc. Please contact Todd McDonald at the Scout Office directly if you would like to put together a special stake program during one of the 2019 camp weeks.
Please let me know if you have any specific questions I can get answers for.
Thank you!
Spencer B. Young
503-964-4085
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