Pack 3025 Parents Meeting

Monday, May 13, 2024, 7:00 PM

1850 Patio & Grill, 1850 W Ridgeway Ave #5, Waterloo

1) Meeting called to order by Mike Treinen at 6:58 PM

2) Attending:  Matt Kauten; Chris Klaren; Nathan & Stephanie Leonard; Mason Moore; Mike Treinen; Ron Wing

3a) Review previous meeting minutes – no concerns

3b) Approve/revise this meeting’s agenda – approved

4) Reports:

·      Cubmaster – Mike noted that this was likely Ron’s last parents meeting before crossing over to Scouts BSA in June with his son Henry.  Ron’s service to the pack as pop can coordinator, assistant cubmaster, keeper of the pack trailer, recruiter, and assistant den leader cannot be overstated, and is very much appreciated.  We wish him and his son many enjoyable years in their next phase of scouting.
     Mike also noted that this was likely the last parents meeting for our Arrow of Light (Webelos 2s) den leader Chris Steies.  Chris has been active since his son Ethan joined the pack as Lion scout.  Chris was active as a pack resource, assistant den leader and for the last 3 years or more as den leader.  Thank you for your service and contributions to the pack, and best of luck to you and Ethan in your future scouting endeavors.
     Discussions are ongoing as candidates are identified to fill the very soon to be open positions of cubmaster, assistant cubmaster, and pop can coordinator.

·      Secretary

·         Review pack schedule for next 3 months.  No changes were made except to tentatively schedule a summer campout for July 19-21.

·         Health forms:  34 complete, 5 incomplete (missing one or both components)

·         Treasurer

·         Pack financial report:  As of May 11, the pack’s accounts totaled $29,504.67, with sub accounts as follows:

             Cash accounts:

         Pack Accounts:

$7,288.63

checking

$16,538.01

general fund

$22,000.00

savings

$9,564.46

scout accounts

0.00

cash & checks

$3,186.16

campership fund

$216.04

council account

$216.04

unit account at scout office

 

Since Apr 14, the pack received income of $172 in 1 pop can check.  Expenses were $47 for scout account reimbursements.  Our can redemption center owes the pack $2351 for 4 truckloads of returnables from April 4 through May 2.

·      Outdoor/activities

·         May 10-12 - Pack campout, Pine Lake State Park, report.  Great weather with lots to do.  Friday supper featured a fish fry from Mike’s and Ron’s angling earlier in the day.  Ron led a flag retirement ceremony Saturday evening for 4 flags with everyone in the pack participating.

·         May fire station visit – Waterloo Fire Rescue EMS will have an open house May 23, 5:30-7:30 pm at Station One, 425 East 3rd Street.  Tour fire headquarters and browse the fire trucks, ambulance, and other emergency vehicles on display.  Iinteract with fire rescue personnel and learn about several life-saving interventions, skills, and equipment used daily by paramedics and EMTs through demonstrations, hands-on interaction, and question/answer sessions.  Enjoy free lemonade, hotdogs, and cookies.  Learn more at https://cityofwaterlooiowa.com/news_detail_T17_R509.php.  Scouts and families please arrive at 6:00 pm with Class A (scout uniform shirt) or Class B (pack t-shirt) uniforms.

·         Summer campout – tentatively being scheduled for July 19-21, location to be determined.

·      Advancement – Arrow of Light den crossover planned for June 9.  The Arrow of Light scouts started their arrows and the last pack meeting and took them home to finish.

·      Service Projects – The pack will be looking to inspect and perform any maintenance that is needed for the outdoor display of the stations of the cross at Columbus High School.

·      Chaplain – Religious awards, update

·         Training – No Cub Scout leader training on council calendar for the next 6 months, although it could be scheduled anytime within the next 2-4 months.  BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) will be needed for some of our new leaders.

·      Equipment – no current concerns

·      Membership – Roster:  31 youth/28 active, (no change from last month), 10 adults/10 active (no change).  There was some discussion regarding late spring recruiting, and we will need to start planning for our fall recruiting.

·         Fundraising – Pop cans, update

·         Date

#shares

$ total

$ bar pickup

$ shared

$ share avg

$ gen’l fund

Status

4/6/24

23

$2008 est

$0

$1339 est

$58.20 est

$669 est

provisional

5/4/24

13

$793 est

$0

$536 est

$41.19 est

$258 est

provisional

 

                                     Next can drive June 1, 2024

Time for the last pop can check from pickup to check received was 36 days.

 

·         Round Table Update – report.  No one from the pack attended.  Information distributed afterwards addressed the new cub scout requirement effective at the start of the school year.

5) Old Business

·         No other old business was discussed

6) New Business

·         No new business was discussed

7) Announcements

·         Next parents meeting Monday, June 17, 2024 at 1850 Patio & Grill, meeting starts at 7:00 PM.

8) Adjournment – Upon having completed the evening’s business, the meeting was adjourned at approximately 8:00 PM.

 

Respectfully Submitted,

Chris Klaren

May 14, 2024

 

Tabled/planned items for future consideration:

·      Quarterly budget review – June

·      Quarterly Journey to Excellence review – July

·      Pack canteens