Troop 14 Committee / Parent Meeting Minutes - Jan 21 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Troop 14 Committee / Parent Meeting Minutes.
For those of you who do not know Doug Z, he is a long time supporter of our troop efforts. Thanks to Doug, the troop has a trailer to haul our gear on campouts. His participation on troop outings many times has made the difference in carrying cargo and scouts. Our thoughts go out to him as he goes in for surgery next week Thursday.
Following our troop committee / parent meeting, we've updated our program plan through July. You can find it online at troop14scouts.org/events/calendar.aspx - Click on the link to download the program plan.
To keep you updated, following are the minutes from our Committee / Parent meeting of January 21, 2010:
- Scoutmasters' reports. Ken and Ted reported on recent outings and meetings. Our winter campout to Tahquitz was visited by three weeblos and parents from pack 007.
- Finance Report. Our recent ribbon project brought in almost $500 in donations.
- MIDWAY. MAR 5-6 Ted reported on our upcoming Midway visit. Instead of struggling to make the 40 quota, it turns out that we may be hitting the capacity of the air craft carrier! With invitations going out to weeblo dens and prospective scouts, our count is currently close to our new maximum of 70! If you haven't paid but still want to attend, see your scoutmaster to see if there is any space available. More details on the campout to come.
- GRAND CANYON BACKPACKING AND CAMPOUT. APRIL 3-8. Ted reviewed the current backpacking plans. The current plan is as follows:
Sat - Drive to Camp Raymond (450 Miles)
Sun - Drive to South rim - hike into Cottonwood Creek (6 Miles -4500FT)
Mon - Day hiking at canyon floor
Tue - Hike back (6 Miles +4500FT) Drive back to camp Raymond
Wed - Drive back to Long Beach (450 Miles)
For those of us who will not be backpacking and want to tour the Flagstaff area, we are planning a "Surface Campout". That will be far less rigourous and based at Camp Raymond. If you have never been to the flagstaff area or visited the Grand Canyon, you can choose HIGH-ADVENTURE or RELAXING CAMPOUT. Stay tuned for more.
- WEEBLO Recuitment / Bridging Ceremonies. Currently we expect to get a few scouts from pack 007 and are planning on attending the pack 007 and pack 14 Blue and Gold dinners. If you would like to be part of the bridging ceremony, please see your scoutmaster.
- RUMMAGE SALE. - April 24 - At the Church. Mark your Calendar, save your "valuable junk". Doug Z will request the use of the Church and we unanimously elected Lisa M to lead the rummage sale committee.
- ANNUAL PROGRAM PLANNING - Saturday May 15. 9-11 a.m. - Parents! Please plan on attending the ANNUAL PROGRAM PLANNING MEETING. If you have a skill, interest or hobby, let's turn it into an outing or program meeting!
- COMMITTEE POSITIONS Treasurer - Susan Kirk will be taking over as Treasurer for the troop. We reviewed our current accounting procedures and Susan will be great in taking over these very important responsibilities.
Committee Chair - Brian Maloney was selected to be the new committee chair. Many thanks to Brian for stepping up and taking the lead! Brian has been serving as our troop outing coordinator. If you are itching to find a purpose in life, please see brian. He's got a job for you!
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