The meeting was called to order at 7:10 pm. 1. Welcome 2. Report from PLC Jim Letourneau will be taking over the role of Scoutmaster at the September Court of Honor. We have qualified for the Quality Unit patch
again this year and are still on pace to receive the Centennial Quality
Unit patch in 2010. Roger Scherping will preorder the 2008 patches for
us. Camp Ripley is reserved for October. We will also try to get the Webelos to sign up with us to increase attendance for the campout. Christy Bartlett will announce it at the pack committee meeting on Thursday. Eagle Cave has also been reserved, and we have spots for 35 Scouts and adults. This outing is scheduled for January 22-24, 2010. Due to the distance, transportation will need to be carefully coordinated. Mileage reimbursement for drivers was also discussed. Tomahawk was a big success again this year. Cooking our own food was exceptional, and we came in under budget for the week. It was noted that there were several things that could be improved, like additional equipment that would make the food handling easier, but overall everything was executed well. Medications were once again not an issue, and overall the week went very well. The District Fall Camporee is the weekend of September 18, and due to the number of events already scheduled in the month of September, it was decided that the troop would not be able to participate in the event. The OA Fall Conclave is the weekend of September 25. Mark Beckers reported that two crews recently returned from Philmont Scout Ranch in Cimarron, New Mexico. Both crews completed their itineraries and had a good time. Many other activities were done there, too, including touring Waite Phillips’ homestead (the Villa Philmonte), and there were also many good sights seen. The two crews also came together Monday evening for a welcome-back celebration. We currently have 3 crews signed up for Sea Base for 2010. Rick Rausch reported that he is currently collecting the remaining gear from Philmont to get it cleaned up and put back into the troop trailers. Christy Bartlett noted that the Polar Cubs is the weekend of January 30, 2010. Jim Letourneau will talk with the Scouts who are currently working on Eagle projects. Planning for the September Court of Honor is underway. Tim Bartlett is working on a PowerPoint presentation. Shelly Jokinen reported on the 15th Anniversary celebration. Costs for the celebration were discussed. It was mentioned that if we are to do a celebration like this every five years, then we should budget for it. Joe
Mikkelson is wrapping up the PowerPoint presentation for the
anniversary celebration. He is looking for pictures for a section
commemorating past Eagle Scouts, and he will compile a list of people
to potentially obtain pictures from. Mike Cerney noted that he will be rebuilding his shop and once that is completed, we can get the firewood bagging going again. Popcorn and wreaths will both kick off at the September Court of Honor. Feed My Starving Children is October 20, and the location is now in Coon Rapids instead of Brooklyn Center. We have 35 available spots for the event. St. Stephen’s has two ideas for helping out the church, including building a fence around a gas meter and adding a railing to the deck around the Youth Center building. Jim is also looking into scheduling another community service event during November, December, or January. The troop received a donation of $250 from one of the families of the troop for general use. Roger will send out a letter thanking the recipient for the donation.
Roger
also noted that this is Tom DeGayner’s last official Committee meeting
as Scoutmaster of Troop 494. The Committee thanked Tom for all of his
hard work over the years. |
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