We hope you are as excited as we are about the opportunity to
interact with our Scouting friends and families again through the Camp Card
program. We realize this will be a slow integration, but nevertheless it will
be through safe social distancing. Before we began Scouting at home activities,
we had heard great stories about how easy the Camp Cards are to sell. Customers
like the vendors included on the card this year and are enjoying the savings of
over $100.
After much research and planning, we are able to provide you with
the opportunity to sell Camp Cards online. For Scouts to sell
online they will need a username to give to the customer in order to receive
credit for the sale. The unit will need to know the username for each Scout to
prevent duplication.
Here are three examples of how to create a username and stay
within the youth protection policies:
- The unit may wish
to assign names like Scout1, Scout2, etc. to each Scout.
- The unit
might allow each Scout to make up a name like MegaScout, Super Scout, or
Going Camping.
- The unit could have
the Scout use their first name and last initial (example JamesP)
How will this work? The customer will go the website, click
here, and enter the Scout’s username and unit #. The customer will
be asked for the number of Camp Cards they would like to purchase. The Customer
will complete the credit card information and mailing address. Last, the
Council will mail the Camp Card to the customer with no cost to the customer or
the unit.
At the time of final settlement with the Middle Tennessee Council,
a report will be provided to the unit leader on the total number of Camp Cards
sold online. We worked quickly to make this process as simple and efficient as
possible.
As a reminder, once you begin
to sell again (based on local recommendations) be sure to contact each location
the day before arrival for a scheduled point of sale date. You must follow
procedures related to proper social distancing provided by the CDC and by local
and national health professionals.
The changes in the Camp Card
Sale Calendar (original dates were in April and May) are:
- Camp Card Sale ends June
5th.
- All monies are due by
June 10th to receive the full 50% commission*.
*Remember, units keep
their commission on the front end. All unsold cards must be turned in with your
final payment ($2.50 is paid to Council for each card sold or not returned or
lost).
If you have any questions on
how to proceed with this year’s sale, please contact your District Camp Card
Chair, District Executive or me. Stay safe and we look forward to seeing you at
Camp!
Vance Lackey
615-707-9002
