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Troop 1 Parents Meeting Monday April 5, 2004 PRESENT: Al Degenhardt, Bruce Demsky, Craig Drewelow, Mary Euritt, Dana Jenson, Chris Klaren, Steve Murphy, Mike Pedersen RECOGNITION: Alan Degenhardt, Troop 1 Scoutmaster, was
awarded the Silver Beaver at the Winnebago Council recognition dinner April
3, 2004. The Silver Beaver is the
highest honor that can be awarded at the Council level. It recognizes those that have made
generous and substantial contributions of their time and talent to the youth
of the community. Thank You Al, and
congratulations! Ken Boss was awarded the Timber of the Troop at the Sun
Rivers District recognition dinner on March 26. The recipients of the Timber of the Troop are nominated by their
Troop for the extraordinary things they do to help create and sustain a
successful Boy Scout Troop. Congratulations,
and Thank You Ken! OLD BUSINESS: 1) Review/approve previous
meeting minutes – the minutes were approved. 2) Treasurer's report. The troop bank account has a balance of approximately $2000, with about $1000 in the troop general fund and about $1000 in the scout accounts. 3) Review activities for
last month: 3.a) Rank
Advancements. A very productive
month: Tristan Euritt completed his
Board of review and earned his Eagle rank (way to go!), 3 Scouts earned their
Life rank, 1 Tenderfoot rank was earned, 4 Scouts completed the requirements
for the Pope Pius XII religious award, 1 merit badge was earned, and 7 Toten
Chips were earned. 3.b) FlapJackers pancake breakfast & bake sale, Mar 6. The bake sale and pancake breakfast went very well. Al commented that the Troop 1 Scouts working the breakfast did a great job, as usual. The troop sold a total of 899 tickets, the second highest total for any of the troops this year. The profit returned to the Troop was $1.60 per ticket, and that will be split 70/30 between the scout accounts ($1.21 per ticket) and the troop. The HyVee sales went very well, accounting for about half of our total tickets sold. Top sellers in the Troop were 1st Gabe Drewelow, 2nd Zach Benson, with Wyatt and Levi Kern tied for 3rd. At an upcoming meeting, they will receive cash awards of $25, $10, $10, and $10 for their fine efforts. 3.c) Eagle Scout
Orientation, Mar 9 & 11. 6 Star
and Life Scouts attended the orientations. 3.d) Wilderness Survival campout, Mar 12-14. The Scouts made an attempt at constructing a shelter, but the lack of a roof prevented it from being occupied. A good time was had by all. 3.e) Ad Altare Dei retreat at Mason City, Mar 27. The retreat was cancelled due to a lack of registrations (of which half was from Troop 1). Steve Murphy and Dave Berns will lead 3 Scouts through the program in the upcoming months. 4) Review scheduled
activities for current month: 4.a) Sports Extravaganza Campout, Apr
17-18. The Troop will camp at WSR to
get together and play sports. The
troop will meet at the St. Ed’s parking lot 7:30 Saturday morning and return
late Sunday morning. Campout fees are
$10 per Scout and per adult. At least
2 adult leaders are needed for the campout to proceed as planned. 4.b) Backbone
Campout, Apr 30 – May 2. The Scouts want
to leave Friday evening to set up camp in the primitive campground. This is always a fun campout as there are
many things to do. Specific
information will be communicated when it is determined. 5)
Philmont planning. The
Troop 1 group of 6 Scouts and 4 adults will be taking Trek #13, designated a
“rugged trek” by Philmont. All fees
have been paid and the group is working to get their gear together and
develop conditioning plans. 6)
Summer Camp Jun 20-26 update. 19
Scouts and 4 adults have registered for camp at Ingawanis. 65 total merit badge activities have been
selected by the Scouts. Physicals
will be scheduled in early June. 7) Pope Pius XII Religious Award update. 4 Troop 1 Scouts and 2 Scouts from other troops completed the requirements and earned the awards. Mrs. Oppold researched the Council records and found that only 3 Scouts have earned this award in the last 20 years! We are currently targeting the 9:00 AM mass on May 23 to present the awards. Many thanks to Mrs. Oppold for making all the arrangements and leading the Scouts through the award. 8) Annual troop re-charter update. The paperwork is nearly complete and should be submitted to the Council no later than next week. The troop is rechartering with 30 Scouts, 14 registered adults, and 10 Boy’s Life subscriptions. The Troop also qualifies for the Quality Unit award as it met the Training, Leadership, Outdoor Activities, Program, Service Project, Advancement, Membership, and Patrol Method criteria. Total cost this year is $562.83. 9) Troop 1 parents guide review/ratification. After some discussion, the group voted to ratify the parents guide and publish it on the website. New Scouts and parents will be provided copies when they register with the Troop. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Hiking merit
badge. 15-18 Scouts interested in
earning the Hiking merit badge met Apr 4 to start the pre-hike requirements,
and will meet before the next Troop meeting or two to complete them. At least 2 adult leaders will be needed on
each adult-led hike. 2) St. Ed’s Spring
Carnival May 12. Steve Murphy is
organizing the ever-popular water balloon slingshot and has Scout volunteers
to staff it. Rumors are that the
sights are being set on a particular teacher! 3) Camperships. Al will be applying to the FlapJackers and
the Council for assistance for several Scouts needing help to pay summer camp
fees. The group discussed
establishing a “Scoutmaster Fund” to provide future help from the Troop, to
be funded with its own designated fundraisers (probably not popcorn, wreaths,
or FlapJacker ticket sales). The
group agreed to discuss this further at an upcoming meeting. 4) Backpacking merit
badge. Chris will determine if there
is sufficient interest from the Philmont Scouts and the other older Scouts in
the Troop in earning this merit badge.
Craig agreed to help (co-lead?). 5) Missed
opportunities. The group discussed Council
and District activities and events we may have missed due to a lack of
awareness about them. Most of this
information is distributed at Roundtable each month, however, we could pick
it up at the Scout Office the day after Roundtable. Craig will look at possibly making stops at the Scout Office to
pick this material up. 6) Troop adult
participation. The group briefly
discussed possible ways of involving Scout parents in troop activities, so
that they can be trained and involved in the Troop. Involved parents make a Troop that is successful and well-run resulting
in a great Scouting experience. We
agreed that further discussion is merited. 7) Tents. As the size of the Troop has increased, we do not have a sufficient number of tents on a well-attended campout, at least not without using our old Eureka tents. Target currently has the 4-man tents the Troop prefers on sale for $50. We will ask Ken to work with Troop Quartermaster to get an accurate count of our tent inventory before deciding how many to purchase. ADJOURNMENT: There was no further new business and the
meeting was adjourned. NEXT PARENTS MEETING: Monday, May 3, 2004, 7:00
PM, St. Ed’s cafeteria TABLED FOR FUTURE
MEETINGS: * Troop trailer insurance
(Al, indefinite) * Boundary Waters 2005
(Steve, when appropriate) * Jul 25-Aug 3, 2005
National Jamboree (when appropriate) |