Adventure Card Fundraiser

In the spring, the Cradle of Liberty Council provides units a fundraising opportunity through the Adventure Card Program. The Adventure Card is a discount card to local businesses that Scout and Exploring units sell to help raise money to attend summer camp and other programs. To date, Scouting units in Cradle of Liberty earned close to $600,000 for these purposes!

The Adventure Card Fundraiser Features:

– Great Value: Cards sell for only $5 and have a value of over $140 with multiple single-use and multi-use deals!

– Minimal Risk & Great Return for Units (new for 2019—two options): Your unit will receive a 50% commission on each card sold with no money due upfront (risk-free option) OR your unit may pre-purchase cards and get a 60% commission!

– Great Time to Sell: Program runs from mid-March until June 14.

– Provides Experience: Scouts can learn sales, money management, planning, and goal-setting.

– Enables units to ensure all Scouts & Explorers have the opportunity to attend camp and participate in other great activities!

The offers on the 2019 Adventure Card are:

– ACME or Landis: $5 off a purchase of $50 or more

– Franklin Institute: $3 off adult daytime general admission for up to four (4) people.

– Elmwood Park Zoo: One (1) free child admission with the purchase of one (1) full price adult admission.

– LEGOLAND® Discovery Center Philadelphia: Save $10 on up to six (6) total tickets.

– Applebee’s Grill+Bar: 10% off (excludes alcohol, tax, and gratuity. Max. discount is $10).

– Philly Pretzel Factory: $5 off any large pretzel party tray

– Crayola Experience: $4 off up to (4) total tickets.

– Philadelphia Rock Gyms: $10 off any Introduction to Climbing Package OR $5 off any Quick Climb Package.

– Philadelphia Soul: Buy one ticket, get one ticket half off.

– Valley Forge Scout Shop: 10% discount of purchase of camping gear $50 or more.

Total value of more than $140!

All offers limit one (1) use per visit, not valid with other discounts/coupons. Valid at participating locations only. Expires 12/31/19.

ACME Version

Landis Version

– 2019 Unit Leader Guide [PDF]

– “Strive for 25” Coupons [PDF]

– Building a Unit Sales Goal Worksheet [PDF]

– Scout Tracking Sheet for Units [Excel]

Philadelphia:
Northern: Sylvester & Gwen Bowman – Coordinators | Denzel Murdaugh – District Executive
Roosevelt: Nicole Harris, Coordinator | Jonathan Fullenwellen – Senior District Executive
Triune: Tamika Jenkins – Coordinator | Aaron Yancey – District Executive

Delaware County:
Conestoga: Tim English – Coordinator | Joseph Giannini – District Executive
Minquas: Derek Woodward – Coordinator | Ryan Martin – District Director

Montgomery County & The Main Line:
Baden-Powell: Bill Meyers – Coordinator | Dave Broadhead – District Executive
Constellation: Kevin Connell – District Executive
Continental: Joe Leiss – Senior District Executive
General Nash: Jennifer Ashley – Coordinator |Adam Smith – District Director
Lafayette: Katina Murphy – Coordinator | Adam Smith – District Director
Washington: Ben Hood – District Executive

Staff Advisor: Javon Arnold

General Email: adventurecard@colbsa.org

For every 25 Adventure Cards an individual youth member sells, he or she can be entered into one of the weekly drawings for $25 Amazon gift cards. Drawings are held on Thursdays and will have five winners each. All entries from the weekly drawings will then be put into a Super Drawing at the end of the sale for even larger prizes.

To enter into a weekly drawing, youth members sell at least 25 Adventure Cards and submit the money collected to your unit coordinator.

Unit coordinators will turn in the names of qualifiers to their district Adventure Card team or at the Firestone Scouting Resource Center in Wayne. Payment must be included if your unit ordered using the risk-free option (unit keeps the 50% commission). Unit coordinators will turn the coupons (or write the names of qualifiers on the card/money transfer form at the time of the transaction) and payments to their district Adventure Card team or at the Firestone Scouting Resource Center in Wayne.

Scouts can be entered for every 25 cards they sell and can enter multiple times each week. Entries are due to the Cradle of Liberty Council office by Wednesdays at 5 PM to be considered for the Thursday drawings. Entries received after Wednesdays at 5 PM will be included in the drawing the following week.

The first 2019 drawing will be held on April 4 and the last will be on May 30.

Cards for winning youth will be sent certified mail to the unit Adventure Card coordinator.

This weekly newsletter, which will be distributed each week through the fundraiser, is intended to be a resource for unit coordinators to help your sale be as successful as possible.

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– Volume 1: April 6, 2019

– Volume 2: April 12, 2019

– Volume 3: April 18, 2019

2018 Archive:

– Volume 1: March 31, 2018

– Volume 2: April 6, 2018

– Volume 3: April 13, 2018

– Volume 4: April 21, 2018

– Volume 5: April 28, 2018

– Volume 6: May 5, 2018

– Volume 7: May 12, 2018

– Volume 8: May 18, 2018

– Volume 9: May 31, 2018

– Volume 10: June 23, 2018 (final)

Through a partnership with SEPTA, our Scouts are able to sell at a select number of SEPTA stations in our area, listed below, through May 31. If your unit would like to sell Adventure Cards at one of these locations, please email your request to adventurecard@colbsa.org with the date(s) and station(s) you are requesting. If approved (the date/location is not already spoken for) you will receive a copy of the SEPTA permit that must be displayed while Scouts are selling.
All weekdays are available from 3-7pm, all Saturdays and Sundays the stations are available from 11am – 4pm.
Scouts should be in Scout uniform, under adult supervision at all times, and must obey all requests from SEPTA and other location personnel.

Available SEPTA Stations:
– 69th Street
– Ambler
– Ardsley
– Bethayres
– Broad Street & Olney Avenue
– Conshohocken
– Crestmont
– Elkins
– Elwyn Media
– Fort Washington
– Frankford Transportation
– Hatboro Stations
– Market & Broad Streets
– Market East
– Meadowbrook
– Melrose
– Morton-Rutledge
– Moylan-Rose Valley
– Noble
– Orland
– Penlyn
– Roslyn
– Rydal
– Suburban
– Swarthmore
– Wallingford
– Willow Grove
– Wyndmoor

Where and how Scouts sell Adventure Cards is really only limited by the imagination. In past sales Scouts have sold in all sorts of locations. Brainstorm some ideas with your leaders and Scouts, using the list below to get started!

Sell the Scouting Experience, not the discounts on the card!

After Church – Door to Door – Parent’s Workplace – Gas Station – Sports Events – Unit Blitz Events – Neighbors – Public Transit Stops/Stations – Home Improvement Stores – Pharmacies – Convenience Stores – Department Stores – “Big Box” Stores – Diners & Restaurants

*As part of the agreement with the vendors listed on the card, DO NOT sell at any of those locations.

The units that have been the most successful in the Adventure Card Program used the following best practices for managing their sale:

– Use spreadsheet available under the forms & resources section to track the cards issues and returned by each of your Scouts.

– Have each Scout set a goal and relate it to their summer camp costs. Use visual charts to track each Scouts’ progress and inspire competition.

– Set unit Adventure Card calendar with distribution dates, unit sale events, and date for Scouts to return cards and money to the unit coordinator.

– Check-in weekly with all Scouts by collecting money for sold cards and issuing/moving cards as necessary. Keep track of the unit’s overall progress including cards sold and cards with each Scout.

– Regularly turn in your Strive for 25 entries and money for sold cards at one of our collection locations or at the Firestone Scouting Resource Center.

Safety Tips:

1. Always sell with other youth and adults, never by yourself.

2. Never sell after dark, unless you are with an adult.

3. Never enter anyone’s home, even if invited.

4. Don’t carry large amounts of cash on you. Frequently give your money to your parent or guardian and regularly turn in money collected for sold cards to your unit leader (along with Strive for 25 entries that you’ve earned).

5. Always walk on the sidewalk or driveway.

6. Carry your cell phone and make sure it is charged.

The Boy Scouts of America has recently released additional guidance on unit fundraisers and the use of “Scout Accounts” (individual accounts held by the unit with amounts set aside for each Scout). All unit leaders are encouraged to review the information below regarding these new clarifications of these guidelines and policies.

– “BSA offers guidance on individual Scout accounts” – Bryan on Scouting, Scouting Magazine 12/3/14.

– “BSA Product Sales Guide” – Updated August 2014, Sections include Camp/Discount Cards (pg. 7) and Individual Youth Accounts (pg. 9).

– “How to Handle Fundraising Dollars” – CubCast 12/2014. Includes interview from Steve McGowan, General Counsel for the Boy Scouts of America.