With the Redwood Empire Council merger with GGAC virtually complete, we’ve recognized that our collective attention to our critical 2025 Friends of Scouting (FOS) campaign has suffered. We now need to put in a special effort to reach our annual FOS goal and finish strong.
It costs approximately $400 per Scout to provide our Scouting program here in Northern California. Nobody is asking for units and families to cover the entire cost of delivering local Scouting to their Scouts. But our unit families are the direct beneficiaries of these programs, and we all see the benefit our Scouting programs have provided our kids. Everyone is asked to contribute what they can.
Here are just a few things FOS supports in RESA:
Key staff leadership from our new RESA Assistant Director of Field Service, Jeff Smith
Key staff support from our newly hired District Executive, David Carter
Increased visibility of Scouting in our communities because of the stronger marketing and outreach capability of GGAC
Summer camp stipends for financially disadvantaged families
In order to reach our original 2025 FOS goal, we need to collectively generate another $35,000 in contributions. We’re asking that every unit do its best to contribute to this goal with everyone doing what they can, whatever the amount.
If you are a unit leader, please reach out to John Torrens for questions in the Miwok District or Dale Radcliff at for all other districts.
For parents and other Scouting family members, reach out to your unit leader with your contribution.
We know that Scouting works best when we all pull together. That’s why FOS exists: to remind us that every family, every unit, and every gift makes an impact.
