Sunday was one of their two annual fundraiser
dinners that have become well-known and draw quite a crowd.
The event has grown every year it has been served.
"Our first year, our goal was to feed 450 to 500 people and raise
$2,000 for troop activities," Scout leader Chris Graue said.
From 2011 to 2012, the troop saw a 50 percent increase in ticket
sales. This year "we achieved our goal of 1,250 ticket sales and
$8,500 in profit," Graue said.
Approximately 1,500 tickets were sold and an estimated 1,235
dinners served. Including several of the barbecuers who attended an
all-night cook-in at the Second Baptist Church last Thursday, the
event took more than 40 Scouts and 30 to 40 parents and leaders to
orchestrate.
The March barbecue raises funds for the whole troop and covers
costs of many of the troop's activities throughout the year. Each
Scout must sell 15 tickets. The money raised is split between the
troop and the Scout. The Scout receives a proportionate amount of
the proceeds in his Scout account to help pay for summer camp. Most
of the Scouts are able to pay for local summer camp from just this
one fundraiser.
In general, funds raised at the barbecue during the Lincoln Art &
Balloon Festival go to individual participating Scouts to cover
personal Scouting expenses, such as equipment or fees to go to camp.
The Scouts don't ask for any monetary contributions, but they do
accept donations of goods and services.
"The project would not be possible without the help of a number
of people from inside the troop or outside the troop," Graue said.
