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CHARTER FAQ'S
Why do we need to charter?
Your charter allows you to participate in section,
district, regional and national events. If your outpost is not chartered,
your boys cannot participate in events like Ranger of the Year or National
Camporama.
Your charter fees also help support the national office by
providing a large portion of their annual budget, allowing them to provide
support back to the local outpost.
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How much does it cost to charter?
The national office charter fees are $8.00 per boy and
$10.00 per commander. This includes all commanders, lieutenant commanders,
and outpost councilmen. Charter fees are paid annually.
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What does the national office use this money
for?
Charter fees make up just over half of the national office operating
budget. It pays for salaries, supplies, curriculum development and
more.
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Why does the district charge a separate fee?
The SC District charges an additional $2.00 per commander
and $2.00 per boy to cover the charter expenses, such as postage and
copying.
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What is a "Self-Chartering District"?
South Carolina is a self-chartering district. This
means we do all the paperwork associated with the chartering process, and then
send a basic report to the national office.
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Why are we a "Self-Chartering District"?
For all charters received by the district chartering
coordinator during the months of June, July and August, and sent in to the
national chartering coordinator before the end of September, the district
receives a 5% rebate. During the 2003-04 charter year, we received a
rebate of $115.00. If all the outposts had chartered during our assigned
period, that rebate would have been double.
Being a self chartering district also helps us stay better
informed and involved with all our outposts, since we maintain the records
ourselves.
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When does our charter year begin and end?
Our charter year begins September 1 and runs through
August 31. We begin accepting charters for the new charter year at
the district Pow Wow.
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When does the High Adventure subscription begin and end?
If you charter during June-August, your first High
Adventure magazine will be the Winter edition and your last the Fall
edition. If you charter during the Fall months, you will receive the
Spring through Fall editions. Half year charters will receive only the
Summer and Fall, or possibly only the Fall edition, depending on when you
chartered.
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What if I have more
boys join our outpost after we have chartered?
Download the Additional
Enrollment form (Adobe format). Complete the form, attach your check
and mail to the chartering coordinator.
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Why do non AG churches have to pay a
"non AG" fee?
All Assemblies of God churches send monies to the district office from
which the district Royal Rangers receive a portion. This amounts to
about $5.00 per church per month. We believe that non-Assemblies of
God churches need to support Rangers in the same way. We ask each
non-AG church to pay a $50.00 fee with their charter to help support
district Royal Rangers as the Assemblies churches do.
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Where can I get current charter forms?
Download them from the Forms page,
or get in touch with the chartering
coordinator.
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When do I use a half- year charter
form?
Half year charters are accepted from January to March of each
year. After March the benefits of a half-year charter is basically
non-existent.
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I do not see my question here. Where do I go now?
Get in touch with the chartering
coordinator or any other member of the district
staff.
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