Heat On For Scouts 
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

April 3, 2002

Syracuse, NY: Air conditioning giant Carrier Corp. has turned up the heat on the Boy Scouts.  Carrier has ended its support for a fundraising dinner that supports upstate New York scout troops.  

Last year, the company was responsible for combined donations and corporate dinner ticket sales of $42,025.

The annual fundraising event has been held in the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University but last year, the university told the Scouts that it could no longer use the stadium because the organization's ban on gay leaders was in conflict with the school's policy on diversity.

The move forced Carrier to look at its own support for the Boy Scouts of America.

Chip Eschenfelder, a company spokesperson said: "We have limited community support dollars, and it was decided we would use them to support organizations that operate under the same diversity guidelines as we do."

A spokesperson for the BSA said the group regretted Carrier's decision, and added it was the only company to pull out.

Ray Sander, the local council's district executive said that other companies have made up the difference.