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Relationships Yield Results

On the Monday after Thanksgiving, our chartered organization (Christ
Church United Methodist in Louisville) will tear down the old house
our troop has been meeting in for at least 15 years.

That's the bad news.

The good news is that we've already moved into renovated space in the
church's old fellowship hall. The great news is that the church footed
the entire bill for renovating the space. All we paid for was hooking
up our computers and phone line. We were even able to scavenge
furniture around the church.

Why were we so lucky? For one simple reason: We work constantly to
remind folks that we are part of the church's outreach ministry-not an
outside group that meets in the church building. We celebrate Scout
Sunday each year, we support other church functions (such as an annual
church-wide day of service), we regularly promote Scouting in the
church's newsletter and new-member packets, we make sure we always
have church members in leadership positions within the troop, and we
respond promptly to any concerns church leaders have.

So how are your relations with your chartered organization?

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