WHERE OUR DOLLARS COME FROM Providing a quality program to realize the goals of Scout- ing in the lives of today’s youth, requires a lot of resources. Here’s where our funds are going and where they come from. This is why we need the generous and loyal support of our Friends of Scouting. HOW WE ARE FUNDED United Way Popcorn Sales 1% boy scouts 18% Camping & Activities of america 36% GREAT SOUTHWEST council Foundations & Friends of Scouting Other Direct 26% 6% FRIENDS OF SCOUTING™ Special Events Donor Desig- 4% nated Giving 8% HOW WE INVEST Management and Fundraising 7% Program & Service to Units 93%

FRIENDS OF SCOUTING™ This is not an optional program. [...] Scouting is no longer on trial. It is an economically, socially, and spiritually sound program. It builds By making a contribution to the Friends of Scouting cam- “men of character and spirituality and trains them paign, you can help our Scouts attend summer camp for citizen and leadership responsibility. Scouting at Gorham Scout Ranch. If our unit is able to reach our teaches a boy to take care of himself and stand on Friends of Scouting goal by April 15th, we will receive a boy scouts his own two feet. It is an inspired program for a 10% discount on summer camp fees. If we reach the goal by February 6th, we will receive a 15% discount! Please demanding time. This is that time! I would to God consider helping us save some money on our summer of america that every boy of Scouting age could have the bene- camp fees which will make a summer camp experience fits and blessings of this great program. possible for all of our Scouts. GREAT SOUTHWEST council WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT - President Ezra Taft Benson, Silver Beaver, Silver Antelope, Great Southwest Council is a 501(C)3 organization and Silver Buffalo, and Bronze Wolf Award recipient “ gifts made to the Council are tax deductible to the fullest Great Southwest Council, BSA extent of the law. 5841 Office Blvd NE • Albuquerque, NM 87109 THANK YOU! 505-345-8603 • www.gswcbsa.org PLEASE GIVE! ABOUT YOU: (Please print) FRIENDS OF District Check One: c Pack c Troop c Crew # Name Company SCOUTING Address City/State/Zip Phone ( ) Email c I’d like to get monthly email updates regarding Great SW Boy Scouts activities.

GIFT LEVELS: We feel so grateful for and fully support the c Distinguished Member $10,000 $833.33 per month LDS and BSA partnership. The Church embraced c Benefactor Member $5,000 $416.66 per month Scouting in 1913, just three years after the move- “ment was founded in England, and today remains c Sponsor Member $2,500 $208.33 per month perhaps its foremost supporter. We are the largest c Golden Eagle Member $1,500 $125.00 per month charter partner in terms of the boys and young men c Guardian Member $1,000 $83.33 per month that participate in Scouting. c Patron Member $500 $41.63 per month c Leadership Member $250 $20.83 per month - Stephen W. Owen, Douglas D. Holmes, M. Joseph Brough, c Family Partner $130 $10.41 per month Brethren, if ever there were a time when General Young Men Presidency c Other $______the principles of Scouting were vitally needed, the “ I commit to invest $______As Stake Presidents in the Great Southwest Signature______time is now. If ever there were a generation who “ Council, we affirm our support for the Boy Scouts. PLEASE BILL MY PLEDGE: (Check one) would benefit by keeping physically strong, mentally The Scouting program is used by the church as an c Once (Immediately) awake, and morally straight, that generation is the “integral part of preparing our Aaronic Priesthood c Twice (Now & June) present generation. boys to become effective missionaries and righteous c Four Times (Now, April, July & November) husbands and fathers. President Monson has said c Bill Monthly (Equal installments now through November) - Thomas S. Monson, President of the Church of Jesus Christ “Let me affirm that The Church of Jesus Christ of c $ Paid Now c $ Balance Due of Latter-day Saints Latter-day Saints has not diminished in any way (Check one) its support of the Scouting movement...if ever there RELATIONSHIP TO SCOUTING: “ c Current Scout Leader c Scout Alumni: Highest Rank/Year were a time when the principles of Scouting were c Scout Parent/Family Member c Community Supporter vitally needed - that time is now.” We invite you to OTHER: join us in supporting Scouting by making a contri- c Contact me about a gift of cash or supplies from my employer. bution to the Friends of Scouting program. c I’d like more information about estate and gift planning. c I’m interested in giving a gift of stock. - Presidents Gerald Clark, Robert Cutler, LeRoy Dugger, c My employer has a matching gift program: 5841 Office Blvd NE Brent Farnsworth, Tommy Haws, Vaughn Johnson, Daniel c Company: Albuquerque, NM 87109 Lewis, Brett Remund, Jared Rounsville, DeWayne Whipple“ I PREFER TO PAY: (Check one) & Michael Zollinger, Stake Presidents of the Great Southwest c Cash c Check #______www.gswcbsa.org Council c Credit Card: Circle One VISA MC AMEX DISCV Credit Card #______Exp. Date______(month)______(year) CVC#______

All gifts are tax-deductible. Make checks payable to: Great Southwest Council, BSA 5841 Office Blvd NE • Albuquerque, NM 87109 505-345-8603 • www.gswcbsa.org