SCOUTING AS AN INVESTMENT
How do you measure the return on your investment in the program of the Boy Scouts of America?
For Every 100 Boys who join the Boy Scouts:
- Only rarely will one be brought before Juvenile Court
- Four will become Eagle Scouts
- Twelve will have their first contact with a church
- Five will earn their Church Award
- Eighteen will develop hobbies used during their adult life
- Eight will enter a vocation that was learned through the Merit Badge program
- Seventeen will be future Scouting volunteers
- Two will use his Scouting skills to save his own life
- One will use his Scouting skills to save another person's life
Those among Scouting's Alumni include …
| 26 of the First 29 Astronauts | 63% of Air Force Academy Graduates | ||
| 68% of West Point Graduates | 70% of Annapolis Graduates | ||
| 72% of Rhodes Scholars | 85% of FBI Agents | ||
| 85% of Student Council Presidents | 89% of Senior Class Presidents | ||
| 88% of School Newspaper Editors | 80% of Football Captains | ||
| 77% of School Annual Editors | 65% of Basketball Captains |
What is Friends of Scouting (FOS)?
The San Diego Imperial Council serves nearly 30,000 youth in the San Diego and Imperial Counties. A budget of over $4 million is needed to provide the facilities, support materials, programs, activities and leadership for our community.
The annual FOS is planned, directed, and conducted by volunteers. There is virtually no other volunteer-run fund raising campaign of this magnitude in the United States!
How Can I Donate?
To register your pack or troop for an FOS presentation, contact our Finance Department.
To donate directly to Scouting make a gift of cash using your Visa, American Express, Discover or Mastercard by clicking here.