Today we reenacted the end of year Hero Celebration for an Eagle Middle Schooler who was out of town for the original ceremony.

We also faced a difficult decision with regard to the new campus.  It seems the lowest bid to have daily janitorial service was over $18,000 per year, far above earlier estimates.

The cost could be reduced to $6,000 annually if the complete cleaning was only two days each week, enough savings to offer partial scholarships to several Eagles in the future or keep tuition affordable for everyone.  But who would clean bathroom floors and toilets in the interim?  The Guides?

Yes, occasionally Guides will be asked to clean, as members of the community.  But the bulk of the dirty work between professional cleanings will be done by the Eagles themselves, as part of their ownership of the new studio.

Moms clean toilets.  So do entrepreneurs in one person start-ups.  So do Heroes-in-Waiting who know that answering a calling requires hard work.

Who knows, maybe a few dorm rooms and apartments will have cleaner bathrooms a few years from now.  Or perhaps that’s hoping for too much.