Thursday, August 14, 2003

The meeting was called to order at 7:35 PM at St. Paul’s.  In attendance were:  Dave B., Jennifer C., Mike O., Kevin P., Kathy R., Sherry S., and Mick S..

Secretary's report:    July minutes were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer's report:    No Treasurer’s report given.

Old Business

July Pack Activities: Reviewed activities that took place in July:

1.      Laurel Lake - Great time! Next year we need to pick the trail ahead of time.

2.      Mechanicsburg Arts Center – Nice turnout.

3.   Hot Dog Sale - Comcast can advertise for free if we call ahead of time. We sold 120 hot dogs and 26 sausages. Thank you notes were sent for the grill. 13 scouts were present. Leslie and Rich will hand out the patches for the Hot Dog Sale. Need to purchase patches for two Boy Scouts that participated in the sale.

New Business

Pack Calendar:  Dave to email pack calendar to Bill Wurster.

Training Classes: Kathy to send an email to leaders for training classes.

Quality Unit: We need a fast start and Basic and Youth Protection to achieve Quality Unit.

Back to Scouting Night:  Approval for Back-to-Scouting Night needed by Leslie. “Fall Round-up is Back-to-Scouting. The date is September 19^th. Set-up begins at 6:00 PM. Den Leaders need to collect Pinewood Derby cars, trophies, shirts, etc. to display

Registration: Cost of Boys Life increased from $9 to $10.80 for 12 issues. Registration fees have been adjusted to account for this change. Registration forms should be filled out prior to the September Pack meeting if at all possible.

Flyers Needed:  Fall Picnic, T-Shirt and Service Project flyers need to be developed. Jennifer to email Fall Picnic flyer to Mike O.

Fall Camp: Mike O to create Fall Camp flyers. Need to include date, place and activities.

Time Capsule: Discussed idea of creating a Time Capsule for Hidden Valley Camp. We could add to it each year.

September Pack Meeting: Discussed ideas for September Pack Meeting. Will finalize agenda in  September Committee Meeting. Ideas may include a Leader Skit or Search and Rescue.

Slide Show: Discussed the idea of developing a slide show for the Blue and Gold Banquet and Back-to-Scouting night. Mrs. B. may be contacted if we decide to hire a professional photographer. Need to purchase disposable cameras for each den. They need to be approved to last until the Blue and Gold Banquet.

Yearbooks: Discussed idea but no decision was made.

Nomination Chair: Build through Tiger Cubs. Tiger Cub leader would be “nominating chair”.

Activities Chair: Dave to contact Jean R. about going from “Summertime Activities Chair” to “Activities Chair”.

Advancement Schedule: Need to establish timeframe to complete badges. Discussed idea of a ceremony for distributing awards as a group. Den Leaders set Blue and Gold banquet for rank advancements.

Pinewood Derby Track: We need a volunteer to store our Pinewood Derby Track.

Tiger Cub Pride Night:  Need to have Leslie in attendance to discuss. There has been little participation in the past. We need new ideas and we need to advertise.

Budget: Need to finalize budget by end of August.

Summer Camp: Archery and BB gun certificates should be received shortly. Den Leaders need to submit a list of all scouts who attended Summer Camp.

Summertime Activities: The Hot Dog sale was approved as a Summertime Activity. Three activities will get credit for Summertime Activities even if all were completed in the same month.

Next Committee Meeting:  The next committee meeting will be held at St. Paul’s on Thursday, September 4^th at 7:00 PM.

The meeting was adjourned at 9 PM.