Why did the Scouts have to have Fortune 500 sponsorship, anyway? Is camping equipment that expensive?
They don’t have to have a “Fortune 500” sponsor. My troop has had two different chartering organizations in the past five years, and neither of them has given our troop a penny.
It’s a BSA requirement for each troop to have a Chartering organization. To some troops that’s little more than a formality (hassle). Other troops do get financial support from their Chartering org. There’s no requirement that these organizations provide financial support to their troop.
Is camping equipment that expensive?”
Pretty much, even at Wal Mart.