| BSA Troop 7 Parents' Meeting October 27, 2003 7:15 p.m. Call to Order by Frank McA. Barbara G.'s parents are in town and she is spending time with them. Welcome Opening Prayer by Frank McA. Approval of Minutes from September 23rd omitted. Treasurer's Report-Beginning Balance $2506.14 $102.55 out going $ no money's received Balance $2403.59 Roundtable- no one present went Greenbars are now on Monday concurrent with the meeting. Order of the Arrow Report--OA Fall Fellowship was held this past weekend at the FHA camp. We had 7 boys attending. Our area placed 2nd overall. We won the relay hands down, but lost the volleyball and horseshoes. Report on Past Trips / Events Yard Sale - Oct. 25made just over $235. Thanks to all that participated. Fall Camporee - Oct. 17 - 19 at Aberdeen Farm -- Long weekend; good time had by all! The weather was ideal. Hog Jog - Oct. 11 distribution of water to runners. Our troop did well and we received compliments on the boys. Popcorn Sales Oct. 11 at Farmers' Mkt.-no report Troop Elections were held at last week's mtg. 10.20 SPL-Daniel C. APL-Jamie L. Quartermaster-Nick L. Chaplain Aide-Daniel B. Scribe-Martin D. Librarian-Jon K. Fundraising!!!!! Ongoing: Popcorn Sales Popcorn proceeds (full 38%) will go directly to Scout's individual account for scout related expenses. Any parent wanting to hold a show and sell, please contact Tom Liakos. Anticipate a food-type fundraiser in January or February at Benn's UMC. Dates available: January 17, 24; any time in February. We need to select date. Along these lines Brian L. passed out a sign up sheet to form a committee to brain storm ideas for fundraisers. This committee will come up with plans and help organize. You will not be doing it alone. Highlights of Upcoming Events 1. BIG CHANGE * November 24th: Popcorn Orders and Money Due to John Heide. (This due to council changing date due to hurricane.) 2. * Nov. 7 - 9: Blackstone Campout, Blackstone, VA. This will promote merit badges and fellowship within the state. Frank McA. Stated the weather was supposed to be very cold, so pack plenty of warm clothing. Possible snow?? 3. * Summer Camp 2004 - week of July 4 - 10: I was able to access the camp site last night. Here are the fees taken off the web site: Topic 1---Base camp fee is $215 per scout; adults staying in base camp $120; High adventure camp fee for scouts is $230 with the exception of scuba certification. Scuba Certification $400. Topic 2---We will have 4 payments to make the amount easier to handle; the first payment of $55 will be due on Nov. 24th, which is the date of our next parents' meeting. The other dates will be Feb 23, Mar 22, Apr 26 all parents meetings. Topic 3--- The boys need to decide whether or not they will be doing the merit badge program or high adventure. It would be nice if they could decide by the next parents meeting which camp they want to attend. Placements in high adventure programs are on a first come first served basis. Please check the web site. I have already sent an email to the site and brief description of what files hold what information. Please also look at the requirements for age by date, and rank, and other qualifiying data. Site again---www.bsa-brmc.org. Topic 4---We discussed payment of leaders' fees and voted on this. The troop will pay the fees for the leaders. A vote was taken and past. There was no decision on how we were going to pay for the leaders to go however. Everyone is to put on their thinking caps--possible extra money added to payments, or specific fundraising. This to be discussed at the next parents meeting. Tom L. will oversee high adventure, Marcia D. will coordinate merit badges, Liz M. will coordinate health forms and money. Old Business 1. Bylaw issue: tabled pending leader discussion. Scouts working on Camping merit badge need to keep a written log of their overnight campouts. The troop still has tents for sale at the bargain price of $25. New Business 1. REMINDER: CLASS "A" UNIFORMS AT ALL MEETINGS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. 2. The scout office is now taking reservations for 2005 Jamboree. $125 Deposit is needed. There will be only about 120 scouts from our area able to go. There are age and rank requirements. I checked last week and 40 were already signed up. Thanks for coming tonight! The Next Parents' Meeting will be on Monday, November 24th at 7:15 p.m. Camp payment due. |