Cub Scout Pack 232 Committee Meeting held on November 12, 2019 1) Pack General Items (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) a) Pack BSA Health Form binder status b) Fall campout at Rotary recap c) Parent Training Recap by Bob Pollock d) Rocket into Scouting Recap e) Pack Family Resource Survey – Create Google Form (Chris Orth) f) Recharter and JTE i) 2018-2019 dues = $95/returning scout, $50/new scouts and optional $12/boy’s life subscription. ii) 2019 Fees were $33/person BSA fee, $12 for Boys Life, $27/person TRC program fee, + $40/unit charter fee iii) 2020 Fees are $60/scout, $36/adult, $12/scout for Boy’s Life, $27/person TRC program fee, + $60/unit charter fee. iv) Need to pay Council with a Pack check v) Criminal Background rechecks due December 15 vi) JTE due December 15 g) Pack website update (dens, rosters, adult leader volunteers from Blue & Gold, etc) h) Class B Shirts – who needs them. Who is taking this over from Jeff M. in spring? i) 2020 Fireman’s Fair – put up sign ups in April/May, Stewart’s cone for scout working in booth 2) Recruitment (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins & need someone strong in social media) a) 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) b) Posts (review) on Glenmont/Eagle Kindergarten/1st/2nd/3rd/4th/5th Grade Facebook groups (if they exist) c) Trunk or Treat recap (Teresa Dalmata) – over 500 people, lots of stickers/boys life mini-mags/lowe’s items/candy given out d) Peer to Peer cards (free from Council) available e) Glenmont PTA Fall Family Fun Day recap f) Recruitment night at Glenmont Elementary School Cafeteria recap g) Town event for all 4 packs in Fall 2020? h) Pay for advertising? i) Bethlehem K-5 Activities Fair recap j) Girls’ den – how do we start this? k) Facebook GeoFencing support recap – waste of time 3) Treasurer (Josh McWilliam) a) Review of finances b) Budget for 2019/20 c) Transition to Quickbooks Online (with Rich Farrell) – any items needed from Council to purchase software? d) New Pack SEFCU debit cards – Dave Coup has one, who else does? e) Dues collection status f) Check from firehouse for July 2019 fireman’s fair g) Refunds/reimbursements for ValleyCats 4) Winter HEATED CABIN Camping (Cliff Arneson, successor = ?) a) Dates = 2/07-2/09. Registration goes live on 12/01 at 9am b) Camp/Cabins Capacity (78 for 2020, it was 54 for 2019) – Uline (30), Seneca (24), Seik (12), and Dearborn (12)
Cub Scout Pack 232 5) Family Hikes (Dave Coup) a) Peebles Island recap b) Spring Hike in May 6) Advancement (Dave Coup) a) Explore the use of Scoutbook (Jen Middendorf) 7) Fall Back to Scouting / 1st Pack Meeting of 2019-20 scout year (Ben Friedman) a) Recap b) In 2020, Saturday evening with camp out at Lawson? 8) Popcorn Kernels (Ben Friedman and Bob Pollock) a) Prelim Results = Wagon Sales >$5,268, Online = >$955, Show & Sells = >$17,340, Donations = >$5,019 b) List of those who did not make target? Status of collection of offsets for not making sales target c) Show & Sells recap – sites to avoid in 2020 / sites to revisit in 2020 d) Pack 232 family/scout selling incentive package: i) Participation in 1 Show & Sell = one Stewart’s ice cream cone voucher. Any scouts not receive one? ii) Scout sells $250 (includes allocable donations) or more = Pack Day on Trampolines (Airdrenaline) – 11/16 from 2-3pm. Group rate for those who did not hit target? iii) Scout sells $1,000 or more (includes allocable donations) = Pack Day of Climbing at AIR or EDGE – scheduled day? Group rate for others who want to go? e) $1,250 Popcorn Sellers Club: 1/12 at Great Escape Lodge f) What to fundraise for in 2019/20 – New Pack HD Projector & Screen, USS Slater sleepover subsidy, STEM February break camp and/or summer camp subsidy, setaside for Museum of Natural History subsidy for 2020-21 scout year, other? g) Expected delivery date of wagon sale popcorn 9) Scouting for Food (Jen Middendorf / Successor?) a) Bring food to Venture Churches Food Pantry (38 Church Road, Selkirk) on November 16 10) Pinewood Derby 2019 (Jeff Middendorf, Dave Coup & Gary Robbins) a) Written rules for selection of future Fort Orange District Derby participants b) Block off front rows of seats for dens / have signs for each den c) Donation/Disposal of current track (to Christine Zemsky?) d) Need volunteer to host/takeover Pit Night e) Judges? f) Advertise to the public? 11) Pack Meeting/Event Planning (Rob Pattison) a) November i) Scouting for Food (November 16 = pick up) ii) Trampoline Hour (November 16 from 2-3pm at Airdrenaline Park) iii) Pack Meeting (11/19) – Bethlehem Historian b) December i) Holiday Caroling for RMH (coordinate with Mrs. Bowman – Glenmont 2nd Grade?, Hank Tripp volunteered) ii) Toys for Tots? iii) Pack Meeting (December 10) – Knots and Games (in gymnasium) iv) Troop 75 Ice Cream Social for Webelos/Arrow of Lights (December 11 in St. Thomas School gymnasium/caf)
Cub Scout Pack 232 c) January i) 1/11 (11:30am-2:30pm) – Troop 75 Cub Scout Adventure College for Webelos and Arrow of Lights ii) 1/12 (Time?) - $1,250 Popcorn Sellers Club at Great Escape Lodge iii) Pack Meeting (date?) – ice fishing overview and make tip ups d) February i) Winter HEATED CABIN Camping at Rotary (February 7-9) ii) Council Cub Scout STEM Day Camp at Shaker High School for 1st through 5th grade (February 18-21) iii) Pack Meeting (date?) - Skit Night / Cubmaster Challenge and knife safety iv) Bethlehem Cub Scout Winter Carnival (Date/Time). Pack 23 to coordinate. Pack 232 Bears to make a game. e) March i) Pinewood Derby at Bethlehem Town Hall (March 7 from 9am-2pm) ii) Pack Meeting (date?) iii) Tubing? iv) University of Scouting (3/21 from 7:45am-4:30pm at Shaker High School) f) April i) Fort Orange District Pinewood Derby (4/04 from 11:30am-4pm) ii) Pack Meeting (date?) g) May i) Cub Scout Day at Rotary (Harry Potter Theme) on May 2 from 8:15am to 3:15pm. Cost = $10/scout ii) USS Slater (date?) (1) $100 non-refundable deposit is required. (2) The total charge per person is $50 regardless of age. (3) All participants must be at least seven (7) years of age and official members of the group. (4) A minimum of one (1) chaperone is required per eight (8) campers. (5) Maximum group size is limited to fifty (50) participants. iii) Spring Hike – date/location? iv) Pack Meeting (date?) v) Flag Placement at veterans’ graves (5/20) vi) Memorial Day parade (5/25) h) June - Blue & Gold (date?) i) July i) Glenmont Fireman’s Fair (likely 7/16-7/18) ii) Council Day Camp (Theme: Down on the Farm) at Rotary (7/20 – 7/24 from 8:30am to 4:30pm) (1) Look to hire shuttle bus? iii) Council Resident Camp at Wakpominee (7/26 – 7/30) – BSA Health Form Part C required, All adults staying full time need to be registered (1) Limited cell reception (2) Experienced in holding cub scout resident camp j) August i) Council Resident Camp at Rotary (8/02 – 8/06) – BSA Health Form Part C required, All adults staying full time need to be registered (1) Closer to Bethlehem (2) First time hosting cub scout resident camp ii) ValleyCats Game/Sleepover
Original PDF: Pack232CommitteeAgendav11122019.pdf