[20426] in APO-L
APO using scout camps
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Rock)
Wed Apr 7 00:04:51 1999
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1999 00:03:56 -0400
Reply-To: Chris Rock <rock@CITLINK.NET>
From: Chris Rock <rock@CITLINK.NET>
To: APO-L@LISTSERV.IUPUI.EDU
I am the sponsor for the petitioning group at Concord College in West
Virginia. They are in the process of planning their first CPPC. At my
suggestion, they looked into using a local scout camp. I was rather
surprised when the Fellowship VP informed me today that they would be
allowed to use the camp if they demonstrated they had liability insurance.
<aside> For anyone who isn't aware, as a national organization we do not
carry liability insurance. When a chapter has an event that is not covered
by the school's policy, they must purchase event insurance. The cost
varies widely depending on the location, but I understand an average cost
would be approximately $100.<end aside>
What surprised me about the situation was that a BSA camp was requiring an
APO group to have insurance. This was the first I had heard of it. APO
has been using scout camps for these kinds of events virtually since day
one, and as far as I knew, without cost. When I investigated from our side,
I discovered this requirement is becoming increasingly common. This leads
me to my questions for the rest of you.
1) Does your chapter use a scout camp?
2) Are you required to have liability insurance or pay some other fee?
2a) If yes, what do you do?
2b) If no, is it just that the camp doesn't require it or that you've
gotten around it some way? If so, how?
3) Why has this requirement come about? Is it related to the severing of
legal ties between BSA and APO because of the recent suits against BSA for
it's membership policies?
In case, you hadn't figured it out, I am most interested in a response to
2b. I need some ideas for the group.
Thanks for you input.
In Brotherhood,
Chris
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