Changes to Unit Charter Fee effective January 1, 2013

Changes have been announced in the general liability insurance program for all local Scouting units.

The reasons for the changes are as follows:

• The reserves for open claims have increased significantly over the last several years.
• The average cost per claim has nearly doubled in the last five years.
• Claims payments have doubled in the last two years compared to a five-year average from 2005–2009.

It was also announced that what is now known as the Unit Charter Fee will be called the Unit Liability Insurance Fee. The general liability insurance program receives 100 percent of this fee.

The fee will increase from $20 to $40 effective January 1, 2013, which means the new fee will begin with units that have a December 2012 charter renewal date (a charter period beginning January 1, 2013).

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Be at the 2013 National Jamboree

It’ll be here before you know it….. The 2013 National Scout Jamboree will be held at the brand new Summit Bechtel Reserve in West Virginia July 15-24, 2013. The area has some of the best whitewater rafting and kayaking, miles of great mountain bike trails, and awesome rock climbing opportunities, in addition to hundreds of other scouting activities at the new Summit. This will be one of the biggest highlights of anyone's scouting career.

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New Camp Ranger

Bill Ditchey to begin June 5th.

The Camping Committee is pleased to announce Mr. William “Bill” Ditchey as our Northeastern PA Council’s new Camp Ranger. Bill has a background in the building trades as well as Scouting experience. He is a registered and active Assistant Scoutmaster with Troop 106 in Mountain Top and a Brotherhood member of the Order of the Arrow.

Although Bill is anxiously getting started right away, his first official day will be June 5th. He and his family will be assuming residence at Camp Acahela as time permits in the coming weeks.

Bill and his wife Emma are the parents of Life Scout, Brandon…please welcome them into the Northeastern PA Council staff family.