Notes from the Committee/Parent Meeting

on

January 11, 2004

 

 

MINUTES:

The minutes of the previous meeting were approved. 

 

TREASURER’S REPORT:

We currently have the following in our account:

              $256.28 at the scout office

              $3,613.89 in our checking account (of that, $2,495.81 is scout balances and $1,118.08 is the troop balance.).

 

We have paid for wreaths and popcorn.  There is also a $900 check that needs to be deposited.

 

October and November Concession results:

              Boys:  $1,478.42

              Troop:  $633.00

 

Joyce gave a brief explanation to the new Webelos parents on how our concession fundraising works.  She still has some dates open for any scout that wants to sign up.  She asked that you see her if you were interested in signing up to work any of those dates.

 

Doug Case made a motion and Cindy Moody seconded that we keep the split of proceeds earned at the concession stand @ 70/30  (with 70% going into the boys accounts and 30% going into the Troop account) – passed.

 

SCOUT SUNDAY:

·        Scout Sunday is February 8, 2003 at 11:30 Mass.

·        Alex Gilbert will be the reader

·        We will have displays in the room with coffee and donuts

·        We will also serve Coffee and Donuts

·        Al Gore needs the names of the scouts getting their Par Vouli Dei

 

 


 

SCOUT INSURANCE:

The Council will not pick up the insurance premium for the troop this year.  Tom will research what kind of coverage we have had and what premiums have been paid in the past and get back to us at the next parents meeting so we can take a vote on what we want to do during the coming year.

 

MERIT BADGE UNIVERSITY:

The Merit Badge University that has been traditionally put on by the Wabuha district each spring at UNI has been cancelled this year.  We will look into other merit badge universities to see if there is one we think would be worth attending.

 

SCOUTARAMA:

There is an Expo to highlight boy scout skills on February 28th.  Nathan will ask the boys if they want to do something for this.  There can be no fires and no knives.  It would need to be some kind of exhibit that will be interesting and attractive to the people.  If the boys want to set up an exhibit, Nathan will contact the person in charge.

 

STURGIS FALLS:

The District wants to do something with all the boy scouts in the Sturgis Falls Parade.   Nathan will ask the boys if this would be interested in being involved in the Sturgis Falls Parade.  

 

JOE BLANSHAN MEMORIAL:

We discussed what kind of memorial we would like to give to Joe Blanshan’s family that would show our appreciation for all the work Joe did for the Troop.  Nathan will ask the boys what they would like to do.  We would like to have this done by the Court of Honor.

 

COURT OF HONOR:

The Court of Honor will be held on March 7th at 4:30.  The meal will be at 4:30 with awards at 5:30.

 

EAGLE SCOUT PLAQUE:

Tom asked if we would be interested in purchasing or building some kind of plaque that would list all the names of any Scout from Troop 370 that has ever gotten his eagle.  It could be something that we could add to as the scouts became eagles and hopefully could be displayed somewhere in the parish center.  Al Gore will check into where something like this can be displayed and get back to us.


 

WINTER CAMPOUT:

The winter campout will be held on January 30th at Ewalu.  We need to:

·        Get the contract signed

·        Get the departure time set

·        Invite the Webelos

·        Send the deposit

·        Get a list of adults that want to go

·        Get ready to do a Klondike warm-up

 

NEW SCOUTS:

We discussed how to integrate the new Webelos coming into the Troop.  It was decided that we would follow the suggestion of the Council.  They will have their own patrol for the first year while they work on their beginning requirements.  After the first year we will integrate them between patrols. 

 

At the first meeting, they will need to pick a patrol name.

 

The meeting adjourned with the remaining topics to be discussed at our next parents meeting.

 

Meeting adjourned.