Committee Meeting held on August 27, 2019 Pack General Items (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) Blue & Gold recap Worlds Pinewood Derby recap Day Camp recap Glenmont Fireman’s Fair recap Resident Camps recap ValleyCats Game/Sleepover recap Fort Orange District Kickoff Review Pack BSA Health Form binder status Fort Orange District Camporee (10/05-10/06) at Cook Park in Colonie (Mountain Man Rendezvous Theme) Council Cub Scout Inter-Pack Rendezvous (10/11-10/13) at Wakpominee (Lewis & Clark Theme) Cost = $10/scout Do we have leaders/dens interested in attending? Rocket into Scouting (10/19 from 9am-2:30pm) at Rotary Free for new scouts, small charge for returning scouts Activities include BB guns, archery, firing off rockets, and more Pack Family Resource Survey – Create Google Form Parent Trainings – use of Pack website (in room outside Glenmont cafeteria), popcorn sales on app New Recharter Timeline (logistics and financial impact) Pack website update (dens, rosters, adult leader volunteers from Blue & Gold, etc) NYS Child Abuse Act update Recruitment (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) “Sign up for Scouting” Recruitment Training recap – refer to email and handouts Posts on Glenmont/Eagle PTA Facebook sites (?) and Glenmont PTA email blast (Rob sent to Beth Pattison) and Eagle PTA email blast (Rob sent to Karina Cascione/Karen Pollock) Posts (review) on Glenmont/Eagle Kindergarten/1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Grade Facebook groups (if they exist) Fliers to be posted around town Order Peer to Peer cards (free from Council)? Recruitment Lawn Signs (who has visible spots?) Glenmont PTA Fall Family Fun Day (Sunday, September 15 from 2pm-5pm, need Pack Volunteers) Schedule Recruitment night at Glenmont Elementary School Cafeteria for interested parents (Tuesday, 9/17?) Review updated Pack Cub Scout presentation Council to supply rocket kits for new scouts and District staff to attend/help Bethlehem K-5 Activities Fair – Monday, September 23 from 6:30pm-8pm at BCHS Cafeteria 2019-20 Lions (Lions Guide = Patrick Slade) – need Class B shirts Girls’ den? – interested leader? Facebook GeoFencing support from Council (Steve Dunn) for Pack recruitment events Treasurer (Josh McWilliam) Review of finances 2019/20 Dues 1st Years = $50? Others = $95? Popcorn $250/scout minimum? $350/multiple scout family minimum? Budget for 2019/20 Transition to Quickbooks Online (with Rich Farrell) New Pack SEFCU debit cards Paypal issue of getting money to SEFCU – resolved? Winter HEATED CABIN Camping (Cliff Arneson) Dates = 2/07-2/09 Camp/Cabins Capacity (78 for 2020, it was 54 for 2019) – Uline (30), Seneca (24), Seik (12), and Dearborn (12) Fall 2019 Pack Hike (Dave Coup) Peebles Island on Sunday, October ?? from 2pm-4pm Advancement (Dave Coup) Explore the use of Scoutbook (Jen Middendorf) Fall Back to Scouting / 1st Pack Meeting of 2019-20 scout year (Ben Friedman) Rob to enable Pack website registration Events? Popcorn Kernels (Ben Friedman and Bob Pollock) Show & Sells New Pack 232 family/scout selling incentive package: Participation in 1 Show & Sell = one Stewart’s ice cream cone voucher Scout sells $250 or more = Pack Day on Trampolines (Airdrenaline or Get Air) – scheduled day? Scout sells $500 or more = Pack Day of Bowling at Del Lanes – scheduled day? Scout sells $1,000 or more = Pack Day of Climbing at AIR – scheduled day? $1,250 Popcorn Sellers Club: 1/12 at Great Escape Lodge What to fundraise for in 2019/20 – New Pack HD Projector & Screen, USS Slater sleepover subsidy, summer camp subsidy, other? Scouting for Food (Jen Middendorf) Drop off bags on November 9 to assigned areas Bring food to Venture Churches Food Pantry (38 Church Road, Selkirk) on November 16 Pinewood Derby 2019 (Jeff Middendorf, Dave Coup & Gary Robbins) Written rules for selection of future Fort Orange District participants Block off front rows of seats for dens / have signs for each den Donation/Disposal of current track (to Christine Zemsky?) Need volunteer to host/takeover Pit Night Pack Meeting/Event Planning (Rob Pattison) September Glenmont PTA Fall Family Fun day (Sunday, 9/15 from 2pm-5pm) Recruitment Night at Glenmont Elementary School (Tuesday, 9/17 from 6:30-8pm) Troop 75 Fall Fun Day (9/20-9/21 at Lawson Lake Campground – for Webelos and Arrow of Lights) Fall Back to Scouting / 1st Pack Event (Sunday, 9/22 from 4-6pm) at Lawson Lake Campground K-5 Activities Fair (Monday, 9/23 from 6:30pm-8pm) at BCHS Cafeteria October Fort Orange District Camporee – 10/05-10/06 at Cook Park in Colonie Council Cub Scout Inter-Pack Rendezvous – 10/11-10/13 at Wakpominee? Rocket into Scouting Day (primarily for new scouts) – 10/19 at Rotary (9am-2:30pm) Pack Meeting Fall Family Hike - ?? at Peebles Island from 2pm-4pm November Scouting for Food (November 9 = drop off and November 16 = pick up) Pack Meeting December Holiday Caroling for RMH (coordinate with Mrs. Bowman – Glenmont 2nd Grade?) Toys for Tots? Pack Meeting Troop 75 Ice Cream Social (Webelos/Arrow of Lights) January 1/11 (11:30am-2:30pm) – Troop 75 Cub Scout Adventure College for Webelos and Arrow of Lights 1/12 (Time?) - $1,250 Popcorn Sellers Club at Great Escape Lodge Pack Meeting February Winter HEATED CABIN Camping – February 7-9 at Rotary Week of February 17 – Council Cub Scout STEM Day Camp at Shaker High School (each Scout to reach a Raspberry Pi computer kit) Pack Meeting (Skit Night / Cubmaster Challenge) Bethlehem Cub Scout Winter Carnival (Date/Time). Pack 23 to coordinate. Pack 232 Bears to make a game. March Pinewood Derby Pack Meeting Tubing? University of Scouting (3/21 from 7:45am-4:30pm at Shaker High School) April Fort Orange District Pinewood Derby Pack Meeting May USS Slater (Capacity) vs. Intrepid? Spring Hike – location? Pack Meeting Flag Placement at veterans’ graves (5/20) Memorial Day parade (5/25) June - Blue & Gold July Council Day Camp (Theme: Down on the Farm) – Council is looking for an alternative site for pool use as well as BB Gun range Glenmont Fireman’s Fair Council Resident Camps – 1 4-day camp at Wakpominee (all levels) and 1 4-day camp at Rotary (all levels) August - ValleyCats Game/Sleepover