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Troop 1 Parents Meeting Sunday October 12, 2003 PRESENT: Christy Benson, Anne Cook, Jamie Cook, Al
Degenhardt, Bruce Demsky, Kathy Demsky, Chris Klaren, Steve Murphy, Lisa
Musgrave OLD BUSINESS: 1) Review/approve previous
meeting minutes – the minutes were approved. 2) Treasurer's report –
Dana was not present and no report was available. 3) Review activities for
last month: 3.a) Rank Advancements –
During the last month, 3 Scouts received Eagle palms, 2 received their Life
advancements, and a number of merit badges were awarded. 3.b) Adventureland campout, Sep 13-14. 5 Scouts and 4 adults attended the damp, but very fun, weekend. 3.c) X-treme Winnebago
All-Council Camporee, September 19-21.
(3) Troop 1 scouts ran one of the activities during the mid-afternoon
shift. Some that attended the event
commented that it appeared to be well-planned and organized. The fireworks display Saturday night was
awesome. 3.d) Paintball/Shooting
Sports Campout, Oct 10-12. (6) Scouts
and (2) adults attended the campout, and once again had a great time at the
paintball course. In the future we
should remember that paintballing is a $25 activity, not $15-$20. 3.e) Scouting for Food, Oct 11. 12 Scouts and 8 adults campaigned the
Ridgeway-Prospect-Kimball triangle, collecting bags of cans from the
residents. Approximately 900 lbs. Of
canned and misc. dry goods were collected and donated to the NE Iowa Food
Bank. We will consider expanding our
collection area next year as our area this year was completed fairly quickly. 3.f) Fall Festival
parking, Oct 12. Two shifts of 5-6
scouts per shift and 5 adults overall parked cars from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM at
the St. Ed’s Fall Festival. Everyone
worked together well and the event was conducted with no fender-benders. 4) Review scheduled
activities for current month: 4.a) Show & Deliver St. Ed’s popcorn
sales Oct 18-19. The Troop has
ordered “Show & Deliver” popcorn to be old at next weekend’s Saturday and
Sunday masses. A number of openings
are left for Sunday masses, go to the troop website at <<address
removed>> for more information.
This is a great way for scouts to earn money for their troop accounts
in addition to the traditional “Take Order” sales that are also underway for
the Troop and Jamboree sales. 4.b) Pop can fundraiser, late October. Steve indicated that this is still
planned, and he indicated that the Scouts will receive some help on marketing
the effort to improve its return. 4.c) Merit Badge College
update, Nov 1. The merit badge
classes have been confirmed, and the merit badge books and prework sheets are
ready for the scouts to be picked up to begin work. Contact Chris Klaren at ph. 233-7907 or email at cklaren1@mchsi.com to pick up. 5) Popcorn sales. In addition to the sale after masses next
weekend, order forms have been distributed to almost all of the scouts to
begin taking sales orders immediately.
Sales will continue for most of November, with the order forms to be
returned to Chris Klaren by Nov 30. 6) Wreath sales. Wreath sales will begin next Sunday night
after Scouts receive order forms.
This has been a popular and profitable troop and scout account fund
raiser in past years. Lisa is
investigating placing an order form in the church bulletin and sending forms
to businesses that advertise in it.
The Troop may also order wreaths for “Show & Deliver” sales after masses on a weekend that is to be
determined. 7) Philmont 2004 update – 5 Scouts and 4 adults are registered to attend, and several other Scouts in the troop are considering it. Philmont limits group size to 4 adults maximum and 8 Scouts maximum for this trip. Any interested Scouts should contact Al very soon, as after January 1st the openings will be made available to scouts outside of our Troop. 8) Jamboree Update –
Contingent meeting Oct 25, 1:00-4:30 PM, Ingawanis. Scouts that have been confirmed as registered for the 2005
Jamboree should plan to attend this update meeting. All five council troops have been filled (36 scouts in each
troop), however, the council will continue to take names for a waiting list
in case scouts drop out of the troops due to a change in plans. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Due to the timing or
the October meeting the group decided to combine the November and December
meetings and hold it on Monday, November 24. NEXT PARENTS MEETING: Monday, November 24, 7:00
PM, St. Ed’s cafeteria TABLED FOR FUTURE
MEETINGS: * Troop trailer insurance
(Al, indefinite) * Jul 25-Aug 3, 2005
National Jamboree (when appropriate) * Flapjacker pancake
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