Pack 3025 Parents Meeting
Monday, July 17, 2017
1) Meeting called to order by
John Henry at 7:45 pm.
2) Attending:
David Arntz; John Henry; Chris Klaren; Jeff Patrick; Mike Treinen
3) Review of
previous meeting minutes –
June meeting minutes approved
4) Reports:
·
Cubmaster
·
No
report
·
Secretary
·
Review
pack schedule for next 3 months:
· The Aug 20 den meeting was canceled
· An Aug 21 eclipse viewing activity from noon-2:00 at the scout garage as added
· A campout at Maquoketa Cave State Park was added for Aug 26-27
·
Treasurer
–
Pack financial report: The pack’s bank
accounts total $2390.66, comprised of $1825.28 in the general fund and $565.38
in scout accounts. Some of the expenses
for the May Pikes Peak campout are still outstanding. Parents, please submit receipts for food from
the May campout for reimbursement as soon as possible.
· June activity, Fathers’ Day Family Fun Night, June 18, report. Great weather, lots of fun.
· Pack meeting at Splash pool, July 9, report. Great night for swimming, lots of fun.
· July 22 - Scout night at the Waterloo Bucks. Overnight campout on the outfield, update. 21 have purchased tickets for the campout, with an additional 9 purchasing tickets for the game-only. Emails have been sent to participants with the pertinent details.
· August activity, plan: Solar eclipse party on Aug 21 (a patch is available for all scout participants), and the Maquoketa caves campout scheduled for Aug 26-27. Mike Treinen sent an informational email to the pack regarding the campout.
· Pack Activity Plan for Sep 2017 – Aug 2018 (review under Membership report below)
·
Advancement
– advancement activities
·
Several
of the Tiger Cubs received their den badge.
·
Service Projects
·
Pop can
tabs for Ronald McDonald House, report. Tabs
were not collected at the July can drive due to the other activities going on
at the same time.
·
Chaplain
– Religious awards,
update. Dave mentioned that Matt has all
of the religious award applications that were previously outstanding.
·
Training
– water
safety training, update. Dave complete
at least one of the available on-line courses, and is inquiring about any
others that may be needed.
·
Equipment
–
Gaga ball pit painting and decal update.
The pit sides were painted during the July can drive, and decals have
been applied to one of the sides. Many
thanks to Dave Arntz for leading the construction and painting of the pit, and
to Sharon Klaren for producing the decals.
·
Fundraising
– July
8 pop can drive, report. A great can drive, with anticipated revenue
of $380. This includes about $110 in
cans that were collected by several scouts and parents after the Firemens’ Ball in Cedar Falls. Next planned can drive is August 5.
·
Membership – update
· Fall recruiting – An activity plan and operating budget for 2017/2018 were reviewed and revised. The group decided to not start a Lion den for kindergarteners this fall. We have tentatively set the week of Aug 28 – Sep 1 for recruiting. Chris will contact the council for a boy talk on Tuesday Aug 29 and Brian will need to contact Mr. Becker for a Aug 31 recruiting night. We would like to have a poster board with photos of pack activities to show to the boys and their parents.
·
Round
Table Update – No round
table meetings scheduled in June or July.
5) Old
Business
·
Class B
shirts, update. No report.
·
Insulated
cups to replace disposable water bottles at campouts. No report.
·
Centralized
and dynamic communications. No update.
·
Summertime
pack award, update. We are tracking
scout participation for this award. Scouts
meeting the guidelines of attendance at a pack activity each month will qualify
for a Summertime Pack Award patch to be received some time after August.
6) New
Business
·
The group had a discussion about charging everyone
$20 at the start of the school year to cover costs for the pack to purchase
neckerchiefs and handbooks for the boys as they advance into their new
dens. Likewise, this extra $20 would be
assessed to new scouts also to make sure everyone receives these items on a
timely basis. This measure was approved
as it is the same cost incurred by the parent for these items, and eliminates
the need for many individual trips to the scout shop to purchase them.
7) Announcements
·
Next
parents meeting Monday, August 14, 2017 at The O.P. (on Ridgeway Ave across
from West High), meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
8) Adjournment
– Upon having completed the evening’s business, the meeting was adjourned at
9:08 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Klaren
July 18, 2017