Thursday, May 1, 2003

The meeting was called to order at 7:38 PM at St. Paul’s.  In attendance were:  Dave B., Leslie C., Randy C., Rick H., Matt M., Mike O., Kevin P., Jean R., and Chris Y..

Secretary's report:    Minutes from April were reviewed and approved.

Treasurer's report:    The Treasurer’s balance as of 4/31/03 was $2,573.08.

Old Business

The Great Cub Scout Adventure:   Saturday, May 3, 2003 at City Island.  The cost is $5.00 per scout, $3.00 per sibling, adults free. The event will be held rain or shine.

Senators Baseball Game:   Thursday, July 3, 2003 at City Island.  Interested cubs should register by the May Pack meeting.  The cost is $12.00 per person including camping. Jean needs the names of the adults and scouts, who will be attending, by the May Pack meeting. Leslie recommended Jean send pre-registration form out prior to May Pack Meeting. There are two separate forms; one for the game ($8) and one for the campout ($9). Dave will send these forms to Jean via email. Jean will send forms to den leaders prior to May Pack meeting. The money will be due by the May Pack Meeting. Jean will target having the Pack check in the mail May 19^th.

Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce:   The Mechanicsburg Chamber of Commerce is holding an Arts and Crafts Day on August 2^nd.  The committee discussed whether the pack wanted to sell hot dogs at this event.  Dave recommended setting up a stand in front of Jack Ritter’s store. He will call Jack and see if we can go there. Mike will find out where we are allowed to set up. Need to determine who will man the stand. Will ask for volunteers at May Pack meeting.

Collage of Eagle Projects:   Mike discussed putting together a collage of pictures and a description of 6 Eagle Projects. Issue tabled until a later date.

New Business

New Committee Chair:  Effective June 2003, Kevin Peters will replace Mike Onofrey as Committee Chair. Mike will volunteer as Assistant Cubmaster.

May Pack Meeting Agenda:  Dave reviewed the May Pack meeting agenda. Leslie will conduct Tiger ceremony. Dave will call Pack leaders who will call scouts if meeting is cancelled due to inclement weather. Leslie will send an email out to all den leaders regarding the Annual ALS walk and Pasta for Pals Day. Partner and Pals attendees need only complete section 1 of the medical form, since it’s less than 72 hours. Reviewed list of who is attending Partner and Pals. Dave will adjust list to show parent and scout name.

Summertime Activities:  Jean reviewed the schedule for 2003.

•  June 3^rd – Geology Night – 6:30 PM – Max of 15 scouts can attend. Will need to arrange a second outing if there are more 15 scouts interested.

•  June 15th – Wildwood Nature Center – 2 hour hike – 1 PM - $2/scout

• July 13th – Laurel Lake – no time established – hike and swim

•  July 15th – Mechanicsburg Arts Center – 6:30 PM – Water colors and acrylic paints - $7/scout

• August 16th – Popcorn Hat Players perform Three Little Pigs at Strawberry Square - $5 if less than 20 attendees or $4 if greater than 20

• August 21st – Pinchot Park Hike – 6:30 PM – need directions and meeting place.

Jean needs to send tour permits for summertime activities at least 2 weeks prior to event. Jean will develop a finalized list of all summertime activities, email to all den leaders and bring copies to the May pack meeting for distribution.

Handbooks:  Changes are being made to the Wolf, Bear and Webelo’s handbooks.

Pack Calendar: Discussed Pack calendar. Randy to make changes to calendar. Randy to advise Kevin or Dave of Fall Picnic location by the May Pack meeting.

Fall Camp T-Shirts: They will be distributed either at Fall camp or given to den leaders for distribution prior to camp.

2003 Goals: Mike reviewed 2003 goals:

• New Location for Pinewood Derby Track

• Training Calendar

• Need to store 4 boxes at Troop 190 lodge. Boxes must be clearly marked.

• All materials for Pack 190 Manual need to be pulled together. Mike will forward to committee via email.

Boys Life: Dave recommended rolling cost of Boys Life into annual membership fee. It could then be used as a tool in den meetings.

Naylor Observatory: Discussed possible outing to Naylor Observatory. Jean will decide the following by the May Pack meeting:

1.  Promote outing as a den activity, or

2. Schedule as a Summer Activity in August, or

3. Save outing for 2004

Packmaster: New program called millennium. New version allows multiple people to get into it. Need to talk to Kathy to get her views on the program. The upgrade costs $39.

Miscellaneous Discussion:

• Leslie to draft position description by June 5^th committee meeting.

• Leaders who have out of pocket expenses are to be reimbursed by the Pack.

• Need to develop a budget. Will discuss at next Committee meeting. Rick will work with Chris to determine cycle.

• Pack 190 to do Pledge of Allegiance at Memorial Day Parade. Rick will identify scout to lead.

Next Committee Meeting:  The next committee meeting will be held at St. Paul’s on Thursday, June 5^th at 7:30 PM.

The meeting was adjourned at 9:20 PM.