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Troop 1 Parents Meeting Monday April 8, 2002 PRESENT: Al Degenhardt, Bruce Demsky, Tom Emrich, Dana Jenson, Chris Klaren, Lisa Musgrave, and Marijo Petullo OLD BUSINESS: 1) Review/approve previous
meeting minutes – the minutes were approved. 2) Treasure's report – The
last bank statement had a balance of $2961.87. Adjustments to the balance include deductions of $348.00 for
Troop rechartering, approx. $1700 in scout and adult individual accounts,
$300 for trailer shelves, and an addition of approx. $300 in unpaid scout
fees, leaving a general fund working balance of approx. $900. Dana received “a lot of feedback” on the
delinquent troop dues for last year, and he will contact those that show as
not paid. 3) Review activities for
last month: 3.a) Rank advancements – Luke Jenson received his Star rank at the last troop meeting. Congratulations Luke, and may you experience success as you continue your scouting journey to Eagle! 3.b) Troop 1 swim tune-up
– “Swim Sunday” was held at the YWCA on March 10 to get the scouts acclimated
to the water before starting the Sundance Swimming and Lifesaving merit badge
program. The scouts practiced the
ring toss and lap swimming to meet the prerequisites for the program. Al reported that all scouts attending the
program did pass the initial swimming tests.
The troop committee thanks Jane and Steve Murphy for making
arrangements for the Troop 1 scouts to participate in the Sundance swim
program even as changes were made by the district. 3.c) Pancake Breakfast wrap-up
– The Flapjackers reimbursed participating troops $1.75 for each $2.00 ticket
that was sold. Troop 1 sold 391
tickets altogether, and including the $463.32 WalMart match, earned $1254.90. $785.76 is allocated to the scouts based
on number of tickets sold and amount of time selling at WalMart, and $469.14
is credited to the troop general fund.
Al commented that this was the largest Troop 1 pancake ticket sale for
the last several years. The thank-you
letter signed by the scouts and leaders was given to WalMart in mid-March. 3.d) Scout candy bar sales
– Troop 1 did not participate in this council fund raiser as it was too close
to the previous fundraising activity (pancake breakfast). 4) Review scheduled
activities for current month: 4.a) Ingawanis Campout,
Work/Electronics Weekend - The annual work weekend is scheduled for April
13-14. Scouts and leaders will leave
from the St. Ed’s parking lot at 7:30 AM Saturday. Scouts should wear clothing suitable for cleaning up brush and
raking the grounds (work clothes, work/hiking boots, gloves, etc.). The scouts will clean up around the Cedar
View cabin until lunchtime, and then have the rest of the weekend to
themselves. As this is the annual
“electronics campout”, they may bring videogames, stereos, CD players,
headphones, and movies (rated G or PG), as well as candy for snacks. Camp fee for the weekend is $10. Ken Boss and Mike Potter will be
contacting scouts to determine who will be attending. 5) Troop rechartering – (Somehow we inadvertently skipped over this item at the meeting but an update follows.) Recharter information was prepared and submitted to the council in March, with rechartering fees of $348.00. 20 scouts are currently registered with the troop. 6) Boundary Waters
planning – The group discussed having a separate committee address the
planning and logistics needed for the trip.
Steve Murphy will be contacted to see if he is available for a meeting
Sunday night April 14 7:15 PM at the St. Ed’s cafeteria to meet with all
scouts and adults planning to go on the trip and form a trip committee. More information on the meeting will be
communicated as it becomes available. 7) Troop trailer insurance
– discussions on the legal planning to establish an “S Type” corporation are
underway. 8) Trailer
shelves – In Ken’s absence, this item was shelved until the next meeting. 9) Chili supper for
boundary waters fundraising – this is an attractive fund raiser as there is
generally not a lot of selling involved and the troop retains all profits. The chili supper idea discussed, but it
seems more suited for fall or winter.
Dana will check with the Spring carnival planners to see if the scouts
could sell sandwiches and chips to raise troop funds. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Fall Camporee – Al was asked by the Sundance district if Troop 1 would be interested in co-hosting the Fall Camporee (this year at Camp Ingawanis) with a troop from the Wabuha district. Responsibilities include registration, campsite assignments, meal planning, merit badge activities, campfires, etc. We noted that it is probably Troop 1’s turn to host the annual event, as many of the other troops in Sundance have already done so in recent years. Expenses will be born by the district. The group voted 6 yes, 0 no to co-host the event. We will need a lot of adult involvement for the event, and we will work with the district executive, probably starting in the late-May, early-June timeframe. 2) LP tanks - Due to new regulations, the troop needs to replace the 2 old LP tanks with new tanks with overfill protection. The old tanks lack the now-required protection and can no longer be legally filled. New tanks will be purchased as the old tanks run out of gas. 3) Waterskiing merit badge – Tom Emrich is interested in working with scouts that would like to earn the Waterskiing merit badge this summer. Tom will discuss this at an upcoming troop meeting to determine interest. (Sounds like fun!) 4) Adjournment - there was no other new business, and the meeting was adjourned. NEXT PARENTS MEETING: Monday May 6, 7:00 PM, St. Ed’s cafeteria TABLED FOR FUTURE MEETINGS: 1)
Popcorn sales (August) 2)
Philmont registration (Al, October 2002) |