Pack 3025 Parents Meeting

Monday, July 13, 2020

 

1) Meeting called to order by Matt Hennig at 7:37 pm.

2) Attending: ; Matt Hennig; Chris Klaren; Chris Mayer; Chris Steies; Mike Treinen; Ron Wing

3) Review of previous meeting minutes – June meeting minutes approved.

4) Reports:

·         Cubmaster

·         State park reservations opened up in early July for group camping.  Reservations were made for Maquoketa Caves State Park, but it was learned that the caves themselves are not open at this time.  As an alternative, the group settled on camping at Backbone State Park, and Mike made reservations at the south campground by the lake.  The group discussed campout sanitation and logistics, and Mike will send an email to the entire pack.

·         We need to make sure we have a solid plan for recruiting, with activities for the kids while the parents are at the meeting.  We would like to set a gathering time

·         Secretary

·         Review pack schedule for next 3 months – no changes were made to the schedule.

·         Health forms, update:  47 complete (2 of those need insurance cards), 4 needed (all scouts)

·         Treasurer –

·         Pack financial report:  The pack’s accounts total $12,602.59, with sub accounts as follows:

              $6,719.64      general fund

                   $10.00      savings

              $5,115.82      scout accounts

                 $609.38      campership fund

                 $136.50      unit account at scout office

                   $11.25      cash

Income since the last parents meeting is $880.40 in 1 pop can check, and expenditures of $106.41 for advancement and awards.

·         Outdoor/activities

·         June 28 – Crossover, report.  There was a great pack turnout for our oldest scouts to cross over into boy scouts, and for the younger scouts to receive their awards.  Troop 29 performed a very nice crossover ceremony that will be remembered by the participants.

·         July 24-26 - Cub Scout campout, Backbone State Park.  Please respond promptly to Mike’s July 15 email as we need to get a fast headcount for food purchases.  The group will leave from the scout garage at 5:15 Friday, July 24.  You may leave at a different time and meet us at the site.  Cost is $20 per participant (scout accounts can be used to cover this cost).

·         Sep 12 - Young Eagles flights, 8:00 am to noon, Waterloo Airport, ages 8-17, free!  This is for ages 8-17, and has been popular with our older scouts the last few years. More info and online registration at https://youngeaglesday.org/?yedetail&event=7aXwHVd7l

·         Summer and fall activities, discussion.  We plan to have a bottle rocket night in August, with scouts building their own rockets for space flight.  The other meeting night will feature games and other activities.

·         Advancement – no new advancements

·         Service Projects

·         Update on food bank and other potential projects.  There was some discussion about doing something at the den level.

·         Chaplain – Religious awards, update.  Next year’s Webelos 2’s have 4 scouts that have completed Parvuli Dei, and Chris Mayer is trying to address to more scouts.

·         Training – BALOO training is currently scheduled for September 11-12, but registration does not appear to be open yet.  Leaders, please complete the online Safe Swim Defense training before the July campout.

·         Equipment – LP heated griddle/grill, update.  The 36” griddle proposed for purchase has been cancelled, and replaced with (2) 22” griddles.  Due to a sale at a local store, the 2 smaller griddles were significantly less expensive than the 1 large griddle, and will provide more flexibility in preparing meals.

·         Fundraising – Pop cans, update

·         Pop cans, update.  The July can drive was a monster, as many redemption centers are closed.  We expect donation activity to decrease to a more normal level when the in-store centers are mandated to open in late July.  A summary of recent can drives follows:

Date

#scouts

$ total

$ bars & Isle

$ shared

$ per scout

$ gen’l fund

Status

5/30/2020

7

$880.40

$87.12

$528.85

$75.55

$351.55

final

6/6/2020

10

$1348 est

0

$899 est

$89 est

$449 est

provisional

7/11/2020

9

$1995 est

0

$1330 est

$147 est

$665 est

provisional

Next can drive August 8, 2020

·         Elks parking at Irish Fest, Irish Fest canceled for 2020

·         Membership

·         Update – current roster: 40 youth (+1 since last month) and 12 adults (+1 since last month)

·         Recruiting – need to set recruiting date with the school, and coordinate with the council for support (kid talk, fliers, posters, etc.).  Matt has a timeline as a reference for setting up recruiting plans.

·         Need an activity list for 2020-2021 to use for recruiting.  Last year’s activity list was reviewed and deemed appropriate for use this year, as the list of activities is extensive.  The August campout is trading positions with a July Activity TBD.

·         Round Table Update – No round table scheduled for July

5) Old Business

·         Class B shirts, update.  Matt will email pack parents to verify sizes before ordering within the next week.

6) New Business

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7) Announcements      

·         Next parents meeting Monday, August 17, 2020 at 1850 Patio & Grill, meeting starts at 7:00 PM.  Please note change in start time.

8) Adjournment - Upon having completed the evening’s business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:20 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Chris Klaren

July 15, 2020

 

Tabled items for future consideration:

·         None