Troop 1 Parents Meeting
Tuesday, March 6, 2007
1) Meeting called to order by Dana Jenson
2) Present:
3) Approval of previous meeting minutes
– the December minutes were approved
4) Reports:
·
Scoutmaster
·
Secretary
·
Treasurer – As of March 6,
2007, the troop balance is $9,489.20. Of
this, $2,668.42 is in the troop general fund, $369.44 in the Scoutmaster’s
Fund, $1,478.24 in the storage shed fund, and $4,973.10 in the Scout accounts.
·
Outdoor/activities
coordinator
·
Winter Swim Program update – only 1 or 2 sessions
remain, with only a few Scouts not yet having completed their Swimming merit
badge, and others working on Lifesaving merit badges.
·
Twin Rivers Sport-O-Ree, March 9-10,
·
Advancement
coordinator
·
Advancement
activities – no update
·
·
Chaplain
·
Training
coordinator
·
Equipment
coordinator
·
Storage
shed funding & construction update – Waiting for good weather to install
the soffits and siding. We need to start
making plans to move the old shed from the grounds. The troop is considering an open house /
cookout for the donors of the project.
·
Fundraising
coordinator
·
Pop can
collection fundraiser, Jan 6 & Feb 3 report, next when? The collections netted $514.45 and $228.00
respectively. The January collection was
the largest yet. The next can collection
is scheduled for March 24. These funds are
split 50/50 between the troop and the Scouts working at the collection.
·
Wreath
sales report – A profit of $786.66 was earned, with $190.00 of the profit
realized from the cash and carry sales at St. Ed’s.
·
Flapjackers
pancake breakfast ticket report – The troop sold 135 tickets this year, down
considerably from previous years’ sales of 429 and 899 tickets. Poor weather canceled sales at HyVee and
discouraged attendance at the breakfast.
The group discussed methods of organizing and documenting Scout ticket
sales for next year.
·
Membership
coordinator – 8 Webelos 2’s crossed-over into Troop 1 as new Scouts during the Pack
25 Blue & Gold banquet.
5) Old
Business
·
Troop
meetings, when do we move to church basement? The troop will begin meeting in
the church basement at our next meeting on March 18. Dana will make final arrangements with St.
Ed’s and the new site will be posted on the web site and announced with a troop
email. This change will provide a
much-needed increase in available space for the meetings.
·
Campout
attendance discussion – as part of the incentives to older Scouts to encourage
meeting attendance and campout participation, the troop will be contributing
half of the fees for 2 scouts to attend Eagle Claw training this summer. Eagle Claw is a high adventure activity for
Council Scouts and Venturing Crew members offering a wilderness experience
while providing leadership training for the participants.
·
Boundary
Waters trip update – a pancake breakfast fundraiser has been scheduled for May
27 at the Knights of Columbus hall.
Proceeds will be used for gas and transportation expenses.
·
Wood
Badge training report (participants)
6) New Business
·
Rank
advancement Board of Review process – A board of review is held at each rank
advancement as a Scout progresses. It
has been common practice to combine Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class
reviews into one. While minimizing the
reviews needed, the combined reviews puts the Scouts into a position of not
knowing what to expect, and minimizes their experience in preparing for the
more rigorous Star, Life, and Eagle board of reviews. After thoughtful discussion, the group
decided that reviews should be held for each rank on separate dates, even if
they are in successive weeks. This will
give them the experience they need for further success in their Scouting
careers.
7) Announcements
·
Next
parents meeting Monday, April 2, 2007 at AJ’s Eatery & Spirits (by Target),
meeting starts at 7:30 PM
·
8) Adjournment
Tabled Items:
Respectfully
submitted,