Pack 3025 Parents Meeting

Monday, August 17, 2020

 

1) Meeting called to order by Matt Hennig at 7:05 pm.

2) Attending:  Chad Cook; Matt Hennig; Chris Klaren; Stephanie Klaren; Chris Steies; Mike Treinen; Ron Wing

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

4) Reports:

·         Cubmaster

·         Mike would like the pack leaders to participate in a group Youth Protection Training like we did 2 years ago.  He will send a followup email after recruiting and the identification of new den leaders for the upcoming year.

·         Everyone seemed to have a great time at the Backbone campout. 

·         Interested in recruiting plan details.

·         Secretary

·         Review pack schedule for next 3 months.  Due to the lack of cabins at Ingawanis, the November campout has been rescheduled to Oct 2-4, location TBD.

·         Health forms, update:  Updated health forms will be needed from all current and new scouts.

·         Treasurer –

·         Pack financial report:  The pack’s accounts total $15,784.28, with sub accounts as follows:

              $7,973.49      general fund

                   $10.00      savings

              $6,854.91      scout accounts

                 $609.38      campership fund

                 $336.50      unit account at scout office

                     $0.00      cash

Since the last parents meeting, we have realized income of $1541 and $1995 in 2 pop can checks, and expenditures of $237 for campout expenses.

·         Outdoor/activities

·         July 24-26 - Cub Scout campout, Backbone State Park, report.  Really good campout, the kids seemed to have a lot of fun.

·         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

·         Advancement – update.  No reports

·         Service Projects

·         Update on food bank and other potential projects.  Review next month.

·         Chaplain – Religious awards, update.  Review next month.

·         Training – BALOO training, September 11-12.  BALOO training may not be available due to health concerns with the district trainer.  Matt will check to determine the status; Safe Swim defense available online.  Many leaders will need Youth Protection Training later this fall, Mike will set a date.

·         Equipment – LP heated griddle/grill, update.  Instead of 1 larger griddle, the pack was able to purchase two smaller ones, with more total cooking area, and they apparently performed well at the Backbone campout.  We are waiting for covers to arrive to complete the project.

·         Fundraising – Pop cans, update

Date

#scouts

$ total

$ bars & Isle

$ shared

$ per share

$ gen’l fund

Status

6/6/2020

10

$1541.00

0

$1026.60

$102.66

$514.40

final

7/11/2020

8

$1995.60

0

$1330.42

$156.52

$665.18

final

8/8/2020

9

$1068 est

0

$712

$79 est

$356 est

provisional

Next can drive September 12, 2020

 

·         Membership

·         Update – current roster: 33 youth (-7 since last month, crossover scouts removed) and 11 adults (no change)

·         Recruiting plan & activities.  Matt is having discussions with St. Eds to see what is feasible for recruiting activities.  Matt will follow up in a week.

·         Round Table Update – At virtual Round Table on Aug 19:

·         Jim Madison discussed the membership fee increases effective Aug 1, noting that all fees go to BSA national, and none are retained by the local council.  The council has the authority to collect additional fees but so far has been able to fund their operations with fundraisers and contributions.

·         The Winnebago Council has a YouTube channel where they host many videos.  Videos from virtual summer camps will be available later this fall.

·         Scouting.org has leader resources for covid-19.

·         Ingawanis is reopening.  Guidelines limit total camp occupancy to 50 people.  Only 1 person per tent is allowed at this time.  Cabins are not available for use at this time.

5) Old Business

·         Class B shirts, update.  We will wait for recruiting to be completed before making an order for the shirts.

6) New Business

·         Policy for borrowing pack equipment.  A recent request regarding the availability of pack equipment by a pack member was received.  We currently have no policy.  Troop 1 had a policy and form that provided guidelines.  Chris will send the Troop 1 form to Mike for review and recommended changes.  This item to be reviewed next month.

·         Meeting location plan – are school or church facilities available.  We are not certain that school facilities will be available for us to use for meetings.  Mike will check with the school and church to see what our options are.

7) Announcements      

·         Next parents meeting Monday, September 14, 2020 at TBD, meeting starts at 7:00 PM.

8) Adjournment - Upon having completed the evening’s business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:40 pm.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Chris Klaren

August 22, 2020

 

Tabled items for future consideration:

·         None