Pack 872 Meeting Minutes

December 2, 2008 

Attending:  Lynn Holmes, Dennis Holmes, Phillip Buckley, Dave Leeret, Susan Turchiano, Fritz Wiegman, Stephanie Angel,  Robin Mendelson, Matt Felde, Steve Hatcher 

Food Drive:

• Den leaders need to send names of participating scouts to Phillip so he can get awards.
• The committee would like to have the scouts do another good turn in Spring.   We’ll work with InterFaith Community Services to determine their needs, and have the Scouts follow the process step by step;  after collecting they can follow the items to see how they’re received, handled, and delivered.

Reimbursements:

• Please use the reimbursement form when requesting pack funds.  The form can be found on the website.

December Pack Meeting:

• Caroling as 3 separate groups on December 18^th from 7-8 p.m.
  • Tigers and 2^nd year Webelos – Library; Wolves and 1^st year Webelos – King Soopers (Wildcat); Bears – Town Center by Tattered Cover
  • General Scouting and YPT rules apply

January Pack Meeting:

• Pinewood Derby!
  • Tentatively the “weigh-in” will be Thursday, January 22^nd at Westridge Rec Center from 6-9 p.m.  Dennis Holmes will verify date, time and location.
  • Check in is at 12:00 p.m.; races begin at 1:00 p.m. on Sunday January 25^th.
  • Andy is picking up the cars (80 total) this week.  He will contact the den leaders to arrange for pickup and distribution.
  • Robin will take care of ordering the 30 pizzas and 5 cases of water.   Bret will confirm the availability of the cafeteria.
  • Dennis will research awards – medals for participants, trophies (Crown Trophy) for place finishers, certificates for “best”s , etc.
  • We will add a raffle this year.
  • Theme : “Amazing Games”.

Storage:

• Phillip will visit the storage facility to research a new 10 x 15 temperature controlled room. 

Spring Fun/Learning trip:

• We’d like to have some ideas about a Spring go-see-it, similar to when we visited the DU Observatory last year.

Long Term Plans:

• We’d like to do 3 pack trips this year:
  • Exposure Trip – such as the Good Deed Field Trip in Spring
  • Explore Trip – such as Denver Mint, Air museum, etc.
  • Exciting Trip – such as baseball game, soccer game, etc.

Magness Adventure Camp:  

• Session 6:  June 25-June 27, 2009
• The committee voted to approve Scout Scholarships  for Magness this year.  Each scout attending Magness will receive a $25 scholarship, with one accompanying adult also receiving a $25 scholarship.  Den Leaders will communicate this with their Scouts ASAP.

Extras:

• Phillip will meet with Jim Hogan at a First Bank to establish current bank signatures.