Empire Scout Shop Closure

Empire Scout Shop Closure

In its wisdom, the Boy Scout National Supply Group decided that it was time to close the Empire Scout Shop in New York City with no replacement.

The flyer on the left gives the link for the ScoutStuff online catalog plus the other Scout Shops that are still open, including the one in Oakland inside the Northern NJ Council Service Center.

However, there is a Plan-B for Scoutmasters and Cubmasters who formerly purchased advancement badges and awards from the Empire shop. The Greater New York Councils are willing to accept orders by e-mail and hold the items for pick-up in their Empire State Building office. Click here for details.

The Scout Shop closure will be a disappointment to all the Scout tourists who come to New York City from around the country and from foreign countries.

Not sorry to see the Scout Shop close will be all the people who dropped in prior to Halloween looking for a cool costume to wear at a party. These folks were all dismissed unceremoniously with the stern lecture, "IT'S NOT A COSTUME! IT'S A UNIFORM!"

Three Rivers Events During December 2017

Three Rivers Events During December 2017

Dec 5 - TRD Roundtable
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?ActivityKey=2185056&OrgKey=944
Dec 7 - TRD District Committee Meeting
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?ActivityKey=2185066&OrgKey=944
Dec 28 - TRD Bowl-a-Thon
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?ActivityKey=2249781&OrgKey=944

Training Sessions During December 2017

Dec 8 - Lodge Leadership Development
  http://www.nnjbsa.org/registration/calendardetail.aspx?ActivityKey=2278318&OrgKey=1921

Other Council-Approved Events in December 2017
[none posted]

Registration Fees - Save this Chart

Effective December 1, 2017
(Repost - First posted in September 2017)

Click here for a chart showing how much to charge a new Scout or Cub (or adult) recruit when he signs up.

The fee for a full 12 months is $42 (plus an optional $12 for Boys' Life = $54). The chart shows how to pro-rate the fee, so you should charge less for a Scout who signs up in the middle of the year.

Example: Most Three Rivers District units recharter in January, which means that your fiscal year starts in February and ends in January. Thus anyone you recruit in January or February pays the full amount. A March recruit pays for 11 months, April pays for 10, etc. When you recruit in September, charge for 5 months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan.

Note how the chart is titled "Registration and Insurance." That's because of the high insurance rates in New Jersey. Other Scout councils in other states likely charge just $33 (= $2.75 per month), but NNJC had to impose a $9 surcharge to cover our high premiums.