Cub Scout Pack 232 Committee Meeting held on May 6, 2019 1) Pack General Items (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) a) Create a New Pack Banner (Pat Kelley from Troop 75 to help, produce at Corner Gateway in Voorheesville) b) Lawson Lake Park service project recap c) Fort Orange District Pinewood Derby recap d) May the 4th Be With You Twin Rivers Council Cub Scout Day Event recap e) Cub Scout Summer Camps i) Day Camp (7/15-7/19) at Colonie Town Park (6 scouts and 1 sibling attending). Cost is $150 ii) Resident Camps at Wakpominee. (1) Cost is $250/scout (2) 1 adult to 6 scouts ratio with two adults minimum needed (3) Tigers through Arrow of Lights = 7/21 – 7/24 (8 scouts attending) (4) Webelos and Arrow of Lights = 7/24 – 7/27 (a) Charlie Evans will Volunteer (b) 2nd Adult? iii) Pack 232 2019 Summer Camp Subsidy Policy (1) 1 annual subsidy per Cub Scout (2) $75 for the scout unless… (3) …Scout’s parent volunteers to stay at resident camp for the entire camp (subsidy = $250/scout) (4) Arrow of Lights that cross over to Scouts BSA receive $75/scout subsidy for 2019 only. Must provide receipt to Pack Treasurer to be reimbursed. 2) Recruitment (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) a) 2019-20 Lions b) Girls’ den c) Facebook GeoFencing support from Council d) Glenmont PTA Fall family fun day- date/time ??? i) Volunteers e) Recruitment night at Glenmont f) Parent training – use of Pack website 3) Treasurer (Josh McWilliam) a) Review of finances b) New Pack financial software package 4) Winter Camping (Cliff Arneson) a) Dates = _____ b) Camp/Cabins for 2020 camp out = ______ 5) Spring 2019 Pack Hike (Dave Coup) a) Peebles Island on Sunday, May 19 from 2pm-4pm 6) Pinewood Derby 2019 (Jeff Middendorf & Gary Robbins) a) Written rules for selection of future Fort Orange District participants b) Block off front rows of seats for dens / have signs for each den c) Donation/Disposal of current track (Christine Zemsky) 7) Advancement (Dave Coup) 8) Fall Back to Scouting / 1st Pack Meeting of 2019-20 scout year (Ben Friedman)
Cub Scout Pack 232 a) For Sept. 2019 event – enable Pack website registration 9) Scouting for Food (Jen Middendorf) 10) Popcorn Kernels (Ben Friedman and Bob Pollock) a) Recap from Trails End Top Selling Unit Recognition Dinner (4/24) i) Streamlined commission: 30% for your unit, 35% if your unit sells with the new Trail’s End app coming out in June. ii) Streamlined prize program: Scouts earn Amazon gift cards so they can choose the prize they want. iii) Streamlined app provided by Trail’s End and credit card processing fees paid for by Trail’s End iv) 2019 Sale Registration (https://www.trails-end.com/unit-registration) v) Pack 232 gets 2 free banners and at least 5 free Square readers (5 readers for every $10,000 in sales). b) New Pack 232 family/scout selling incentive package? c) What to fundraise for in 2019/20 – New Pack HD Projector?, Summer camp subsidy?, lower dues?, uniforms/manuals?, other? 11) Pack Meeting/Event Planning (Rob Pattison) a) May i) 5/19 (2pm-4pm) – Pack family hike at Peebles Island ii) 5/21 (6:30-8pm) – Pack Meeting at Elm Avenue Park Large Pavilion iii) 5/22 - Flag laying at Our Lady of Help Christians cemetery / Ice Cream at Jericho – 6:30pm – 8:30pm iv) 5/27 - Memorial Day parade (Form at 10:30am, Step-off is at 11am) b) June i) 6/01 (10am-3pm) - Fish Club (for Cub Scouts who sold $1,000+ of popcorn) at Wakpominee ii) 6/02 (2pm-4pm) - Blue and Gold Picnic at Henry Hudson Park Large Pavilion c) July i) ??? - Run the Ridge at Maple Ridge ii) 7/15 - 7/19 - Day Camp at Colonie Town Park (Under the Sea theme) iii) 7/21 - 7/24 - Tiger through AOL Resident Camp at Wakpominee (A Pirate’s Life theme) iv) 7/24 - 7/27 – Webelos / Arrow of Light Resident Camp at Wakpominee (A Pirate’s Life theme) v) ??? - Glenmont Fireman’s Fair d) August i) 8/16 – 8/17 - Valleycats Scout Night and Sleepover ii) Next Leaders meeting to plan the 2019/20 scout year? e) 2019/20 Scout Year i) Fort Orange District Camporee – dates are TBD ii) 1/11 (11:30am-2:30pm) – Troop 75 Cub Scout Adventure College for Webelos and Arrow of Lights iii) USS Slater
Original PDF: Pack232CommitteeAgendav0506019.pdf