The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM.  In attendance were:  Frank B., Leslie C., Heather D., Pat E., Rick H., Russ H., Brenda K., Casey M., Jeff M., Mike O. and Russ W.

Secretary's report:  Minutes from the summer committee meetings will be posted on the web site.

Treasurer's report:  Balance as of August 31, 2001 was $1,278.79.  The pack paid for the popcorn that we purchased for a spring fundraiser.  The popcorn bill was $1,251.00.

Old Business 

Heather D., our Fall Picnic coordinator, reported that we only have 6 families, a total of 22 people currently signed up for the picnic on September 22^nd at Lower Allen Township Park.  Leslie expressed some concern that all the boys may not have received the information.  Another email will go out concerning the picnic.  Written notices will have to be sent to all members with no email.  She will include her email address in this notice. We will also ask the Den Leaders to call all the families in their den to make sure they have received the information and to remind them to respond by September 14^th.

A discussion concerning the Pack Roster was brought up.  Leslie suggested that our Fall Roster would not be complete until Brenda K. goes to charter the Pack.  Our current list will continue to change until that time.

Mechanicsburg School District passed out our flyer on the first day of school.  It was as per district guidelines, but not say very much or anything about the organization.  Jeff M. has received 4 phone calls concerning the flyer, as his home number is the one listed as a contact.  Two of the calls were for other packs the other two have been informed of Back to Scouting Night and plan to attend.

Volleyball, knot tying, fire safety and cooking, BB gun shooting, forestry, and compass are the belt loops that we will concentrate on at Fall Camp.  A discussion was brought up concerning volleyball as being too difficult for the younger campers.  Jeff will look into other possibilities for sports belt loops and present that information at the next committee meeting.  Woodworking was discussed as a possibility for an activity at camp.  The cost and difficulty were brought up as problems.  A stand for displaying pinewood cars was suggested as an easier solution. Mr. Pete S. will be assisting us with this project.  These will be ready to go by October. We are registered for the same number of cabins, but turn in extra-unneeded cabins by October 16, 2001.   We need to plan an activity for the scouts for Friday night.  Sam M. is aware of our needs for Fall Camp.   Boy Scout Troop 190 is planning on being at camp with us that weekend.  They have registered for their own lodging and will be assisting us with our activities and stations.

New Business

Registration materials, camp registration materials, pop corn sales information will be handed out at the Pack Meeting.  Fall camp registration is  $6.00 per person we think. Casey will print up these forms for the September Meeting. Mike will get her a copy of the form off the website from last year.  We will be handing these out as a packet. We plan to begin the September Pack Meeting at the regular time 7:00 PM. Back to Scouting Night activities will be held from 6:30 PM to 7:00 PM.  This will be held in one of the Sunday school rooms as our scouts will be arriving before 7:00 PM and will disrupt the new scouts.  We ask that the Den Leaders be available for Back to Scouting so that they can ask specific questions.  Jeff M. will give a short introductory talk about the Pack and then we will break the new scouts into groups. Handouts and Calendar of Events will be handed out to the new scouts.  Set-up will begin at 6:00 PM.  The Sharks, Webelos Den II will have the flag ceremony and the Hawks, Webelos II will have the skit assignment.           

The Pack has already paid the bill for the popcorn purchased as part of our Spring Popcorn Sale.  Brenda has worked very hard to get rid of the popcorn but we still have 8 cases.  96 cans of popcorn remain.  Anything we sell now is pure profit and we would like to have it gone so we can start fresh with the Fall Popcorn Sale.  On September 21, 2001 only the cans of popcorn will be sold for the low price of $5.00 per can.  We are hoping that this sale will help sell our remaining stock. Leslie will make signs for the Pack Meeting to be posted at the Popcorn table.

Mike O. will email us with the themes for all upcoming Pack Meetings in the 2001 – 2002 season.

Brenda K. spoke about registration concerning leaders. Apparently the Pack will pay for this when it comes time to charter us.  The council gave her a copy of the Pack and she will review this for chartering.  We may be receiving partial refunds for the registration fees that some of us previously paid.

Mike O. has been asking for quite some time for all leaders and committee members to send him a job description.  He has received some of them and is putting together a manual.  He felt that it should be disputed to all Leaders as a reference material.  It was suggested that one copy of this was kept in a pack manual and available to anyone who needed to reference this material.  The committee agreed, as many sets of this manual might be expensive to copy.  Mike will put together what he has for the first Pack Meeting in September.

Leslie C. is our current Tiger Cub Den Leader.  She presented the new Tiger Cub booklet and information.  She felt it might be too many activities for them to have to complete.  After some discussion the committee decided to follow the new format.  Beads will be handed out for family, den and pack activities.  The uniform bank was given to the Martz’s and should be brought to the Back to scouting night.  Jeff informed the committee that he was unaware of any Tiger Cub uniforms although there were some blue shirts and neckerchiefs.

The volunteers who attended the Upper Allen Community Day celebration reported to speaking with a number of boys and parents.  Some of the boys are too young to participate at this time, but this event was a worthwhile community service as well as a benefit to Pack and Troop 190.

A Service Chairperson is needed for next year. This would involve our Christmas program with the Methodist Home and the Scouting for Food Program.

Reminders

The next Pack Meeting  will be on Friday, Sept. 21, 2001, at 7:00 PM at St. Paul's.

The next Committee Meeting will be on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2001, at 7:00 PM at St. Paul's.

The Pack Picnic is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 22, 2001, at 3:00 PM at the Lower Allen Park, lower pavilion.

Any den responsible for the flag ceremony should report to St. Paul's one-half hour before the pack meeting.  In addition to the ceremony they will also be responsible for setting up the chairs.  At the end of the pack meeting the den will also be responsible for putting away the chairs and returning the church hall to it's daily setup.  A drawing of the hall setup will be available.  Thank you.