Cub Scout Pack 232 Committee Meeting held on March 3, 2020 1) Pack General Items (Rob Pattison & Gary Robbins) a) Pack BSA Health Form binder status b) Pack Family Resource Survey – Create Google Form (Jeff Middendorf) 2) Recruitment (???) a) Peer to Peer cards (free from Council) available b) Town event for all 4 packs in August 2020 (e.g. sponsored movie night at Town Pool, Saturday morning cartoon/all-you-can-eat cereal fundraiser)? 3) Treasurer (Josh McWilliam) a) Budget Update for 2019/20 b) Check from firehouse for July 2019 fireman’s fair c) Credit from ValleyCats for 10 games and 10 sleepovers d) 2020 Fireman’s Fair – put up sign ups in April/May, Stewart’s cone for scout working in booth e) Summer Camp Subsidy discussion 4) Winter HEATED CABIN Camping 2/07 – 2/09 (Chris Orth and Charlie Evans) a) Recap 5) Family Hikes (Dave Coup & Charles Giglia) a) Spring Hike on May 17 – Bennett Hill (Clarkesville)? Other? 6) Advancement (Dave Coup) a) Switch to use of Scoutbook (Jen Middendorf) starting for April Pack meeting 7) Fall Back to Scouting / 1st Pack Meeting of 2019-20 scout year (Ben Friedman and Hank Tripp) a) In 2020, Saturday evening with camp out at Lawson (can do astronomy in farmer’s field) 8) Popcorn Kernels (Ben Friedman and Bob Pollock) a) List of those who did not make target? Status of collection of offsets for not making sales target? b) Purchase battery pack rechargers, dongles for Samsungs and IPhones, and prepare Show&Sell instructions c) Pack Day on Trampolines i) Filing of injury report with Council? ii) Switch to bowling for 2020-21 Scout Year d) $1,250 Popcorn Sellers Club at Great Escape Lodge recap 9) Scouting for Food (Kara Giglia) a) Use door hangers in 2020 – donate bags to Troop 75 or another group? 10) Pinewood Derby (Jeff Middendorf, Dave Coup, Jeff Dievendorf, Charles Giglia, Chris Orth, & 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 (Jeff M to contact Paul Koch for Scout Reach?) d) Track Set-up - 7:30 am on Saturday. On Friday night, we can get the trailer from Troop 75 on Friday, get 4-5 people to get track out of Gary’s basement (will take ~15 minutes) and Jeff M. will park the trailer at his house Friday night. e) Snack Stand – Teresa D. to take the lead for the snack stand. Biggest responsibility is ordering pizza to have ready at 11:30am and getting some folks to work in shifts to run the stand. f) Timeline - 0730 set up town hall. 0900 open registration. 1000 driver intro. 1020 racing starts.
Cub Scout Pack 232 g) Pinewood Derby google account – Jeff M. will be uploading all the files he has accumulated over the years to a google drive that is affiliated with the google account that he set up for the pinewood derby. Account name and password are on the derby computer. h) Judges status? 11) Pack Meeting/Event Planning (Rob Pattison) a) March i) Pinewood Derby at Bethlehem Town Hall (March 7 from 9am-2pm) ii) University of Scouting (3/21 from 7:45am-4:30pm at Shaker High School) iii) Pack Meeting (3/24) – AOL Crossover iv) Howe Caverns Guided Tours (3/28) b) April i) Fort Orange District Pinewood Derby (4/04 from 11:30am-4pm) ii) Pack Meeting (4/21) iii) Visit Pat’s Forge (4/25?) iv) Conservation Service Project c) May i) Cub Scout Day at Rotary (Harry Potter Theme) on May 2 from 8:15am to 3:15pm. Cost = $10/scout. Rented Algonquin site to camp over Friday and/or Saturday nights ii) Spring Hike (May 17) – location? iii) Pack Meeting (5/19) – at Elm Avenue Town Park Large Pavilion iv) Flag Placement at veterans’ graves (5/20) v) Memorial Day parade (5/25) d) June – i) USS Slater (6/05-6/06) (1) $100 non-refundable deposit has been made (2) The total charge per person is $50 regardless of age. Pack to subsidize $25/member (3) All participants must be at least six (6) 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. ii) Blue & Gold (6/07) – at Lawson’s Lake – Andrea Dievendorf with Lindsay Knott and Kara Giglia e) 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) f) August i) Council Resident Camp (Theme: Pack to the Future) at Rotary (8/02 – 8/05 or 8/06) – BSA Health Form Part C required, All adults staying full time need to be registered ii) ValleyCats Game/Sleepover
Original PDF: Pack232CommitteeAgendav03032020.pdf