Troop 1 Parents Meeting

Monday, November 16, 2009

1) Meeting called to order by Tom Kneeland

2) Attending: Van Blair; Jeff Finley; Faye Graham; Chris Klaren; Tom Kneeland; Jim Koch; Francis McElroy; Grant Weidner

3) Approval of previous meeting minutes – October minutes approved

4) Reports:

· Scoutmaster

· Youth leadership training was help at the last campout.

· Will need help from parents and other adults with changes planned for the troop on January 1.

· Recommends that the troop provide all Scouts with new handbooks, as rank advancement requirements change effective with the new handbooks on January 1.

· Positions and patrol patches will be provided to the Scouts with the latest leadership and patrol reassignments.

· Secretary – no report other than the minutes from the previous meeting

· Treasurer

· Treasury balance – $5,433.95 (General Fund $701.18, Scoutmaster Fund $1,904.01, Scout Accounts $2,828.76).

· Michelle will be stepping down as Treasurer no later than Feb 1. Many “thank you’s” to Michelle for the great job in organizing troop finances during her tenure. A search for the new Treasurer will be underway shortly.

· Outdoor/activities coordinator

· Trunk or Treat, St. Ed’s, Oct 24. Went great, with 3 Scouts and 2 adults serving hot chocolate and hot apple cider from the Scout garage. Next year may move the troop trailer farther west in the parking lot to be more centrally located.

· Haunted house visit, Oct 24. 10-12 Scouts and 3-4 adults attended. 2 haunted housed were visited, and everyone had a good time.

· Troop campout, electronics work weekend, youth leader training, Ingawanis, Nov 14-15. A great campout with 14 Scouts 6 adults. The weekend’s service project was scattering mulch to designated areas. 10 Scouts were trained in Youth Leadership skills. The group talked about the upcoming changes and reviewed the troop organization chart. The Patrol Leaders Council will meet each month on Sunday nights of campout weekends when troop meetings are not held.

· Red Flannel campout, Dec 12-13. Planned to be held in Indian Meadows at Camp Ingawanis. The campout will be held as scheduled regardless if forecasted temperatures do or do not meet criteria for Red Flannel.

· Welch Village Ski trip, Jan 29-31. A great weekend planned for the new year. Van needs to know the number of people attending by Nov 20 to determine the number of cabins to rent. 7 Scouts and 7 adults have replied so far, with no replies yet from the older Scouts.

· Advancement coordinator

· Advancement activities – 24 merit badge (includes Merit Badge College) and no rank advancements were earned since the last October meeting.

· Merit Badge College, Nov 7, report. 15 Scouts accompanied by 5 adults spent the day at Hawkeye Community College. The Scouts completed 23 merit badges (11 Eagle required!) and partially completed 5 more, an excellent completion percentage. Adult training was canceled due to last-minute unavailability of the trainer.

· Wabuha district merit badge college, Feb 20. Tom & Publio are organizing, so far 7 Scouts and 2 adults have registered. Adult training is guaranteed to be held.

· Lakeland merit badge college, Mar 6, adult coordinator needed if the troop chooses to attend

· Twin Rivers merit badge college, Apr 10, adult coordinator needed if the troop chooses to attend

· Chaplain

· Training coordinator

· Available adult leader training at Feb 20 merit badge college:

o Committee Specific Training

o Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Leader Training

· Equipment coordinator

· Review of tents at Nov 2 troop meeting – 4 tents were set up at the Nov 2 meeting, not really happy with any of them. Working on some other contacts to keep looking.

· Troop trailer work date to repair shelves – work date set for Saturday after Thanksgiving after the pop can drive. Adults only, no Scouts due to power tools that will be in use. Work to be completed includes strengthening some shelves, removing one set to make room for 3 patrol kitchens.

· Fundraising coordinator

· Pop can collection, Oct 24 was reportedly a good effort, the next is scheduled Nov 28.

· New pop can coordinator needed – still needed to keep this effective fundraiser underway.

· Wreath sales – sales forms have been turned in and the arrival date will be communicated for pick-up and delivery.

· UNI concessions update – Nov 22 is the last currently scheduled weekend. Francis is working on scheduling dates after the first of the year.

· Membership coordinator

· No update

· Round Table Update

· No update

5) Old Business

· Troop uniforms – centennial shoulder loops and green troop numerals. Tom and Jim are going through the troop roster to determine how many the troop needs to purchase.

· Campout logistics, permission slips, etc. status – want to work into this in the new year

· Campsite and activities list, update. PLC has access to this as a resource. Please continue to send your ideas to Jeff to further develop it.

· National Jamboree, July 2010, update – Scouts wanting to attend that are not yet registered need to sign up on the wait list as openings do become available as other Scouts drop out.

6) New Business

· District swim program – questions at the meting about whether it is being held this year. Will need to check with the Scout office.

7) Announcements

· Troop Committee Chair Tom Kneeland is asking all parents and registered troop adults to meet at 6:00 PM in the school cafeteria before the scheduled troop meeting on Nov 29.

· Next parents meeting Monday, December 14, 2009 at AJ’s Eatery & Spirits (by Target), meeting starts at 7:30 PM.

8) Adjournment – Upon having completed the evening’s business, the meeting was adjourned.

Tabled Items:

· “Iron Man” patch (Chris/Francis)

Respectfully Submitted,

Chris Klaren

November 21, 2009