Pack 3025 Parents Meeting
Monday, August 12, 2019
1) Meeting called to order by
John Henry at 7:30 pm.
2) Attending:
Matt Hennig; John Henry; Chris Klaren; Mike Treinen; Ron Wing
3) Review of
previous meeting minutes
July meeting minutes approved.
4) Reports:
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Cubmaster
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Recruiting
will be upon us soon, and we need as many leaders as possible involved. With the merging of our schools, we will be
inviting the current Blessed Sacrament Cub Scouts to join our pack if they wish
to do so.
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We did
some water activities at our last campout and we need to make sure we have
adults certified. Need to find out what
is needed.
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We need
to make sure we have BALOO trained adults at all of our campouts and outdoor
activities. As described below, it is
available in September.
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Class B
t-shirts were discussed. Mike will get
with Brian to see what information he has.
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Secretary
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Review
pack schedule for next 3 months. The
recruitment date at St. Eds was corrected to Sep 10, a Nov 8-10 cabin campout
was added, location TBD.
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Treasurer
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Pack
financial report: The packs accounts
total $7557.82, with sub accounts as follows:
$4145.30
general fund
$10.00
savings
$2964.75
scout accounts
$283.24
campership fund
$154.53 Scout office unit account
Since the July 15 parents meeting, recent
deposits are $366.45 for June can drive, and $807.60 for July can drive. Recent expenses are $306.15 for campout
reimbursements. Scout account balances can be found at http://troop1waterloo.org/1/pack25/ScoutAccounts.pdf. Contact Chris Klaren for other details.
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Outdoor/activities
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July
26-28 pack campout at Pinicon Ridge Park, Central City, IA, report.
Excellent campout, great loacation, on the list of places to go back to.
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August 3
Scout night at the Waterloo Bucks, report.
Several pack families participated, but overall attendance was low. Everyone seemed to have a pretty good, or OK
time.
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Sep 7
Young Eagles flights, 8:00 am to noon, Waterloo Airport, ages 8-17, free! Rides
given first come, first served. More
info at https://www.eaa227.com/2019%20Young%20Eagles_Poster.pdf.
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Sep
27-29 Webelos in the Wild, details to come
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Sep 28
New scout family day camp, Ingawanis Adventure Base, 8:00-4:00pm. The entire pack is invited!
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Oct
26-27 Spooktacular, 4:00pm. Join the Winnebago Council in celebrating
the Fall Season with pumpkin decorating, nature hikes, face painting, apple
bobbing, archery, BB guns, games and more! Tent camp overnight (optional) and
enjoy s'mores around the fire!
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Advancement
advancement activities
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Service Projects
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The
group had some discussion on possible service projects. John will check with the food bank to see how
we can fit with their needs. Other
possibilities might be having various dens perform some clean up around the
school and Miller Park.
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Pop can
tabs for Ronald McDonald House, on-hold.
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Chaplain
Religious awards, update
(Mike)
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Training
Sep
20 5:00pm to Sep 21 6:00pm - BALOO training (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor
Orientation), need at least 1 trained leader at each pack outdoor event, should
have at least 2 leaders trained to cover absences. More would be better. The pack will pick up the $15, contact Chris
to register before Sep 18.
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Equipment
We need to check the lights and the lighting coupler on the trailer, as there
were reportedly some problems when last used.
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Fundraising
Pop can drives, report
o June 1 report: check arrived July 17,
$366.45, each of the 10 participating scouts received $24.43 in their scout
accounts.
o July 6 report: We had a small crew and lots
of bags, finishing at 11:30, 7 scouts (and 4 adults) participated. Check arrived August 10, $807.60, each of the
7 participating scouts received $76.91 in their scout accounts. This more than doubled our previous best
July, and is second highest month ever.
o August 3 report: 7 scouts (and 4 adults) participated,
estimated check $418, with each scout to receive an estimated $39.81.
o Next can drive September 7
o How do we encourage more adults to
participate in can drives. The last 2
have only had 4 adults attending, making for a heavy burden. The group discussed some possible financial
incentives, and will continue the discussion at upcoming parents meetings.
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Elks
parking for Irish Fest, Sat, Aug 3, 8:30 AM 2:30 PM, we had 2 crews of 4
adults. The Elks commented that this was
the best year ever for parking receipts, and they attributed that to having
troops and packs working during the 3 days.
We expect to receive a check for about $500.
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Popcorn
sales If anyone would like to sell popcorn to raise money for their scout
accounts, please contact Chris Klaren
to make arrangements.
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Membership
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Recruiting
for fall 2019 After discussion this month with Mr. Becker and the council, we
agreed that recruiting fliers would be sent home in express envelopes on
Thursday, Sep 5. The council will talk
to the kids at a school assembly on Monday, Sep 9, and we will have our fall recruiting Tuesday, Sep 10,
5:00-7:00pm.
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We
reviewed pack information handouts for parents
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Reviewed
and approved proposed pack activity plan for 2019/2020
o
Made
some initial plans for recruiting night.
Further development is needed.
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Round
Table Update The cub scout recruiting plan was rolled out, and the accompanying
media blitz was described. Scout Family
Day Camp was described as being available for all pack members and family.
5) Old Business
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Class B shirts comments in Cubmaster report.
6) New
Business
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7)
Announcements
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Next
parents meeting Monday, September 16, 2019 at The O.P. (on Ridgeway Ave across
from West High), meeting starts at 7:30 PM.
8) Adjournment - Upon having
completed the evenings business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately
9:20 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Chris Klaren
August 16, 2019
Tabled items for future consideration:
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