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Troop 1 Parents Meeting Monday April 7, 2003 PRESENT: Ken Boss, Al Degenhardt, Bruce Demsky,
Mary Euritt, Faye Graham, Dana Jenson, Chris Klaren OLD BUSINESS: 1) Review/approve previous
meeting minutes – the minutes were approved 2) Treasure's report - The
troop general fund is approximately $700, with another $1000 in the scouts’
troop accounts. 3) Review activities for
last month: 3.a) Rank Advancements –
We have 2 new scouts in the troop – welcome!
Several scouts are very close to completing their Star rank
requirements, and their Boards of Review will be held when appropriate. 3.b) Ad Altare Dei
Catholic Religious Medal, March 8 Retreat – 8 scouts and 2 adults, Dana and
Steve, attended the retreat. The
scouts will work through the 9 chapters in the workbook at upcoming scout
meetings, at least one chapter per week, to be ready for the Board of Review
in mid-summer. Thanks to Steve and
Dana for leading this! 3.c) Pack 25 Pinewood
Derby, March 9 – The event with the new track went well, and Troop 1 had a
very favorable presence at the Cub Scout event. 3.d) Ingawanis Campout,
March 28-30 – It was a good weekend campout and our first successful display
of the patrol method on a campout.
The troop stayed in Maple Lodge, and Junior Leader training was
conducted for the scouts in the leadership positions. 4) Review scheduled activities
for current month: 4.a) Ingawanis Work
Weekend/Electronics Campout, April 11-13 – this campout has been cancelled as
the scouts felt that they did not have sufficient time to complete the
planning. 4.b) Eagle Scout project
fundraiser, April 12 – Luke Jenson is conducting a garage sale April 12th,
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM, to raise money for his Eagle Scout project that will
build much-needed bullpens at the Dane baseball complex. Luke would appreciate any suitable items
you would care to donate. Please
bring them to the Jenson residence by Thursday, April 10th, or call Luke to
make arrangements to have them picked up. 4.c) Troop service project
– Troop 1 has been asked to help set up chairs on Saturday, April 19 at 9:30
AM in the church basement for Easter mass, and then help remove them on
Sunday, April 20 at 5:15 PM. This is
part of our periodic service for the Church, and only takes about 30 minutes
if at least 10 people show up at each session. Please stop by and help out if possible, and service hour notes
will be provided if requested. 4.d) Paintball, April 26 –
We will make reservations with the facility in Elk Run Heights at 1:00
PM. Old clothes and long sleeves and
slacks are very highly recommended (the paint balls sting, may leave welts,
and splatter paint). The facility
will provide all equipment, although you may bring your own if
available. Cost is expected to be
somewhere between $15 and $28 per person.
We believe this activity may be more suitable to the scouts that have
been with the troop for at least one year, preferably two. 4.e) Backbone Campout, May
2-4 – details will be forthcoming. 5) 2003 Summer Camp
Registration and Planning – so far 16 scouts and 10 adults have registered
from Troop 1, along with 5 boys and 6 adults from Troop 144 with whom we are
sharing our campsite. Pay your
remaining registration fees in full to Dana by April 27 to get your $10 per
person savings (scouts pay an additional $130, adults an additional $50). For those that haven’t signed up yet, don’t
worry, there’s still time – just contact Al or Dana to make arrangements. 6) Philmont 2004
Registration – Due to some Philmont Scout Ranch overbooking issues, our visit
has been moved up approximately 1-1/2 weeks to July 27 – August 8, 2004. So far 10 people have paid to register for
Philmont, 4 adults and 6 scouts. We
have room for 2 more scouts, with the primary requirement that scouts on the
trip need to be 14 years old by January 1, 2004, or be 13 and have completed
8th grade before July 26, 2004. Any
openings remaining in late winter 2004 will be filled with scouts outside the
troop if there is not sufficient interest within Troop 1. 7) Troop budget fundraiser
– Chris made some contacts to determine the potential for group fundraisers
with Young Arena and the UNI Dome.
There is no opportunity with Young Arena as they do not work with
outside groups. The UNI Dome does
contract with groups to provide various levels of clean-up services after
events, with payouts ranging from $200-$1250. Chris will contact the Dome to get our name on the list of
groups to be considered for the next Fall/Winter/Spring schedule, restricting
times away from school evenings and very late weekend nights. Al will discuss this and the other fund
raising options with the scouts at upcoming meetings. It is important to remember that the
purpose of this fundraiser is for the scouts to have some responsibility with
the expenses for the troop’s general operations, as our other fundraisers
return most of the profits to the scouts’ individual accounts. 8) Outdoor Activities
Chairman update – An email to the troop parents was distributed last week
asking for volunteers for this position.
So far, one person has replied asking for more information. NEW BUSINESS: 1) Summer campouts &
activities – The group had some discussion regarding summer activities, and
the schedule has been changed to show a June 8 weekend campout. The water skiing activities were
discussed, but not finalized. 2) Troop recharter due in
April 2003 – We are in the process of preparing the information needed in
mid-April. National registration fees
increased from $7 to $10 per person.
In previous years, Boy’s Life subscriptions have been provided at
troop expense to all scout homes, this year $9 per subscription. The group discussed the observation that
some scouts are not reading the magazine, and that maybe we could reduce some
of the recharter cost. Ken will have
Senior Patrol Leader Kris contact all of the scouts to see if they want to
continue their subscription, and if so they will continue to be provided at
troop expense. Total recharter costs
paid by the troop will range from $250 to $400, depending on the number of
subscriptions. 3) There was no further
new business and the meeting was adjourned. NEXT PARENTS MEETING: Monday, May 5, 7:00 PM,
St. Ed’s cafeteria TABLED FOR FUTURE
MEETINGS: * Troop trailer insurance
(Al, indefinite) * Aug 7-18, 2004 Philmont
High Adventure, (when appropriate) * Jul 25-Aug 3, 2005
National Jamboree (when appropriate) * Flapjacker pancake
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