Troop 1 Parents Meeting

Monday, August 21, 2006

1) Meeting called to order by Steve Murphy

2) Present: Jon Beyer, Bridgette Bunge, Steve Davis, Craig Drewelow, Dana Jenson, Chris Klaren, Tim Klein, Francis McElroy, Andy Mills, Steve Murphy, Jim O’Conner, Michelle Westphal

3) Approval of previous meeting minutes – the minutes were approved

4) Reports:

· Scoutmaster

· Secretary

· Treasurer – As of Aug 20, the troop balance is $11,555.79. Of this, $665.04 is in the troop general fund, $3025.75 is in Scout accounts, and $7865.00 is in the shed fund.

· Outdoor/activities coordinator

· Court of Honor & troop cookout, July 16, report – Well attended, the food was great, and the Scouts did a great job with the Court of Honor.

· Troop campout, Aug 19-20, report – Great turnout of 16 Scouts and 9 adults for the chilly 3-1/2 hour tubing float down the Upper Iowa River. A number of folks went to Decorah on Sunday for the shooting activity. The group noted that there was a lot of food wasted due to overestimation of the menu plan by the Scouts. The next campout we will try a common menu for each meal and distribute the ingredients to each patrol for preparation.

· UNI campout & service hours, food provided, Sep 8-9 – UNI is looking for a group to stay overnight in a tent to prevent vandalism. There should be no muss, no fuss, as they provide a circus tent and food, Fri night 7 PM to Sat morning 7 AM. We will need a count of the people attending so food can be ordered. 6 hours of service credit will be provided upon request.

· Troop campout, Sun Rivers District Fall Camporee, Sep 22-24 – information will be shared as it becomes available.

· Advancement coordinator

· Advancement activities – 47 merit badges were awarded since July 10, most of them earned at summer camp. 3 Philmont arrows and 3 Philmont Duty to God awards were earned.

· Merit Badge College, Nov 4, update – we expect to have most Scouts registered by the next troop meeting on Aug 27.

· Personal Fitness Merit Badge update – 12 scouts completed all of the requirements. There are several others with partial completion.

· Cycling merit badge update – approximately 8 scouts are working towards completion of their requirements.

· Chaplain

· Father-son retreat update – waiting for information

· Training coordinator

· Equipment coordinator

· Storage shed update - $7865 raised to-date, and we are waiting to hear from St. Ed’s and Columbus booster clubs for contributions. We can start the concrete ASAP, although the possibility that a zoning variance may be required was discussed.

· Fundraising coordinator

· Pop can collection fundraiser, Aug 12 report, Sep 9 plan – we expect $400+ from the August collection. We will need as many people as we can round up for the September drive due to the many activities occurring that weekend.

· Sturgis Falls adult fundraiser for Scoutmaster fund, June 24, report – we have received the $565 check and it will be applied to the Scoutmaster fund.

· Popcorn sales update – sales start Sep 30. The group discussed various incentives to boost troop sales, and approved the following: Scouts will split the profits from the first $300 of sales, 70% Scout, 30% troop. All profits on Scout sales over $300 will be applied 100% to the Scout.

· Wreath sales update – no update

· Membership coordinator

5) Old Business

· Boundary Waters trip update – the tentative date for the trip is June 16-23. Expected costs are approximately $225 per participant. We must know who is going by Dec 31.

· Wood Badge training – Jon Beyer, Chris Klaren, and Steve Murphy are participating in the Council training 3 days each in September and October, with Al Degenhardt as one of the trainers.

· TroopMaster 2005 – the software update has been purchased and installed for troop record keeping.

6) New Business

· Fall Festival parking, Oct 8 – Troop 1 will direct parking during Fall Festival, and may help make the lines on Saturday, Oct 7

7) Announcements

· Next parents meeting Monday, October 2, 2006. Meeting starts at 8:00 PM, location to be determined and announced at a later time.

8) Adjournment

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