Pack 3025 Parents
Meeting
Monday, January 13,
2025, 7:00 PM
1) Secretary Nathan Leonard called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m.
2) Tim Fautcher, Matthew Kauten, Mason Moore, Mike Treinen, Brock Weliver, Lester Venz, Nathan Leonard, Jeff Mastin
3) Review previous meeting minutes – no concerns
4) Reports & Updates:
·
Cubmaster
· Treasurer
· Pack financial report: As of January 20th the pack’s accounts totaled $26,280.10, with sub accounts as follows: (Amended January 20th)
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Cash accounts: |
Pack Accounts: |
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$4,933.75 |
checking |
TBD |
general fund |
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$20,898.60 |
savings |
TBD |
scout accounts |
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0.00 |
cash & checks |
$1,000.00 |
campership fund |
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$447.75 |
council account |
$447.75 |
unit account at scout office |
· Outdoor/activities
· Dave Boesen Pack Meeting Update
· City Council Meeting - Scouts Leading Pledge of Alliegance
· Upcoming Pinewood Derby - Brief discussion on trophies and planning. The pack will provide Pinewood Derby badges to any scout who completes their Pinewood Derby car and races. Matt K will pick up badges from the scout office. Mike T mentioned Chris Steies may be available for Derby cutouts as an alternative to using the Tech Center.
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Review pack schedule for next 3 months
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Equipment
·
Membership
· Roster: 23 youth/22 active, 12 adults/12 active.
No changes in membership. 2 leaders need to complete registration/renewal forms
· Fundraising – Pop cans, update - As mentioned above, Nathan provided up to date totals and estimates for the past 4 months and has it broken down by scout. We should have the website updated soon. Lester mentioned he has a person willing to donate a trailer full of can/bottles to the can drive, he lives just outside of Grundy. However the pack would need to pick up the cans.
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Date |
#shares |
$ total |
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10/5/24 |
22 |
$1,085 actual |
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11/2/24 |
19 |
$1,085 est |
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12/7/24 |
19 |
$885 est |
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1/4/25 |
14 |
$793 est |
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Next can drive February 1, 2025 |
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· Round Table - Jeff discussed roundtable, this Month's meeting was emphasing training. Only 1 of our leaders is showing as up to date in my.scouting.org with the latest training. Completing your myScouting courses related to your specific leadership role is recommended and discussed in the meeting. Use my.scouting.org or myscouting app. In addition, many leaders also expressed interest in Baloo training. Currently only 2 pack leaders are Baloo trained. There was also discussion on upcoming counil events. District Awards will be held Sunday, March 9, nominations must be submitted by Februrary 21st
5) Old Business
· T-Shirts - Email was sent out to pack for shirt sizes for scouts
· Journey to Excellence 2024 Final - Pack Successfully Completed Silver this year. The BSA will no longer be offering JTE in 2025 and beyond. Scouts and leaders will be provided with a Silver JTE badge.
· Further Discussion / Planning Combined Pack & Troop Fundraising - Tenative plans to begin combined can fundraising drives starting in March
6) New Business
· Pack Calendar Available on Scoutbook & Scouting App - Both the website and the scoutbook app will be updated with pack scheduled events. Den leaders have the ability to add Den specific events for their scouts in Scoutbook. Mason demonstrated on his phone how the Scoutbook app calendar works and how events show up.
· BSA insurance certificate renewal. Working with the council office to obtain the certificate of indemnity needed for the pack and Troop 29 to continue to use church facilities for our meetings and activities after our current certificate expires March 1. We got a response from Laura by email that she is on top of getting this done in time. Jeff will be working with her to complete the process.
· Pack Trailer Registration Renewal - Mike contacted Matt H and he will be renewing the trailer for another year
· District Awards – nominations must be submitted by Februrary 21st
7) Announcements
· Next parents meeting Monday, February 17th, 2025 at 1850 Patio & Grill, meeting starts at 7:00 PM.
8) Adjournment