Troop 9
Parent’s Committee Meeting
Minutes
Tuesday, January 13, 2004

In attendance: Wendy Painter, George Painter, Dave Scocca, Alfred Avery, Lisa Ripperton, John Risk, Tom Hock, Dave Filpus, Luke Cathell, Nancy Barber
Prior month minutes:
The November 2003 minutes were reviewed and approved. All prior minutes are posted on the web site. If you have any changes, please let Dave Filpus know as we do want these notes to be as accurate as possible.
Treasurer’s report:
We have a current balance of $4.746.51.
Patrol trips:
January 16th – 19th Grandfather Mountain. Two adults and five boys are planning on attending. The temps are expected to be in the 20s at night and the 40s during the day so layers are encouraged. Optional plans if the weather is poor – Uwharrie National Forest but currently rain is predicted all weekend long or perhaps the Pinnacles on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. Expect al e-mail Friday morning.
February has another 3 day trip scheduled. If the Grandfather Mountain trip needs to be rescheduled, this is a possibility.
Uniforms: Uniforms have been purchased for troop inventory. Let Sarah know if you need anything.
Merit badges:
Citizenship in the Nation:
There are several he boys who still need to talk to Luke about signing off on the merit badge.
Optional merit badges to consider for the next several weeks – Citizenship in the World. During March/April perhaps we’ll complete a nature oriented badge
Board of Review next week for any scouts advancing.
Court of Honor is in two weeks.
March 20th – ABC sale at the church
Recruiting: February 10th we’ll encourage rising scouts to visit the troop meeting. Several webelos leaders have been contacted. A slide show during the ABC sale may be considered. Approval from the church will be needed.
Annual Report:
The report is due to the Parish by the end of the week. Dave Scocca intends to complete the report based on the current calendar.

New Business: Web site front page – consider pictures from the brochure with links to the existing web site.
The next Parent Meeting will take place on February 10th, 2004.