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Friends of
Scouting
2012 FOS Family Campaign
The Friends of Scouting (FOS) Family
Campaign for the Housatonic Council is an annual
fundraising event. Contributions are needed to
ensure a quality Scouting program. Please pledge
your support.
2012 Pledge Card
Employer matching gifts leverage your
contribution at no cost to you! Contact your
employer to see if they offer a matching gift
program.
Employer Matching Gift Guideline
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Scouting for Food
Article
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Check out
the new ScoutCast Webcasts!
Go to the Boy Scout, Cub Scout and Commissioner
pages to see the latest ScoutCast's from the
BSA!
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Pasta Dinners
Raise $10,000 to Support the Housatonic Council
Wow! A fantastic effort by
volunteers to conduct pasta dinners in Derby,
Oxford, and Shelton raised more than $10,000.
Thank you to all who helped with this event in
any way!
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Camp Strang
-- Stuff Needed --
Council Properties Chair Bill McDonnell and his
team do a tremendous job keeping Camp Strang
safe and available to support your programs.
They need help. Specifically, they're working
on the Training Center and request the one box
of vinyl floor tile (Armstrong 12"x12" Imperial
pattern #51839), and adhesive for the floor
tile. For the dining hall, 14 sash locks are
needed to keep the windows safe and secure.
Contact Bill at
wvmcdonnell@comcast.net.
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Service Project
Opportunity for
Shelton Conservation Commission:
The Shelton Conservation
Commission has informed the Council that Boy
Scouts and Venturers are invited to plan service
projects at the Shelton Trails.
To arrange a serve project, contact Bill Dyer at
Bill.Dyer.3@gmail.com.
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Important Notice for Troops and Venture Crews planning trips involving
caves or mines
Updated 2/7/08
Council Commissioner Jeff Anderson, Council President
Richard Marano and Scout Executive
Kevin
Bishop holding our 2008 Quality Council Award
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Child and
Dependent Care Expenses
Per the
Internal Revenue Service, and their
publication 503, on page 7
states:
" Camp. The cost of
sending your child to an overnight camp is
not
considered a work-related expense. The cost of
sending your child to a day
camp may be a work-related expense, even if the camp
specializes in a
particular a activity, such as computers or soccer."
Also on page 8 of publication 503 Provider Tax
Identification -
IRS states: " You do not have to show the taxpaper
identification number if
the care provider is one of certain tax-exempt
organizations (such as a
church or school). In this case enter "Tax Exempt"
in the space where the
tax form calls for the number.
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New Reporting Requirements for IRS 990-N
To Scout Executives, Regional and
National Management Staff:
Attached is information regarding local BSA
units federal reporting requirements of IRS Form
990-N. The Letter to Units document has been
prepared for your council to distribute to unit
leaders, council volunteers and staff, and/or
chartered organizations.
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