I haven't updated this thread in a while, but things have been progressing.<br><br>First of all, the Council Board met last week and officiallt sanctioned the Save Owasippe Scout Reservation's attempt to raise funds for an endowment. Thi was little more than carrying through officially with what the Executive Committee had agreed to verbally two weeks prior. According to reports, had the sale come up for a "yes" or "no" vote, the outcome would have come close. I take this as a possitive sign as there's an opportunity to sway some members into our court. The council's real concern is that thy may face bankruptcy in 3-5 years if the problem is not resolved. At which time, BSA national ould take over and likely sell all assets. Several board members raise the question "how did we get in this mess in the first place." That's a good question and it wasn't truly answered. The fact that board members had to ask it is sign that there's more trouble in the council than just running a camping program.<br><br>The SOSR committee is preparing the business plan with an ETA of Oct. 30. The goal is to persuade many large doners that have dropped their charity gifts recently due to the BSA national's position on "alternative sexual preferrance." The plan will also cover recomendations on how to opperate the camp in a more profitable manner. There will also be a series of high margin fund raising activities. One idea is to hold a "dining hall" sing alone in Chicago and record the music and then sell CD later. There are lots of ideas and very little time. There is also an endowment fund set up for donations and pledges of any amount from anyone. The donations are tax deductable. The temporary acount has alreqady yielded $10,000 in it's first 2 weeks. That's not close to the $10-$15 million needed, but it shows that the interest and dedication of OSR alumni is strong.<br><br>I have set up a separate Save Owasippe Scout Reservation website to serve as a clearinghouse for the latest info.<br><br>More later.