Minutes from Troop 9 Parent/Committee Meeting on October 11, 2005
In Attendance:
Dave Filpus, Tom Hock, Lisa Ripperton, Wendy Painter, Deb Miles, George
Painter,Wayne Vanderburg, Mike Miles, Andrew Turnier, Joanna Edwards,
visiting parent
Meeting called to order by Dave Filpus.
Item: Minutes from previous meeting were accepted.
Item: Treasurer's report (Lisa Ripperton) Current balance is $3,835.73.
Item: Introductions were made for our visitor.
Item: Annual dues. Now is the time to pay annual
dues. These dues are $60 per year. Checks should be made
payable to "BSA Troop 9" and should be given to Dave Filpus or Lisa
Ripperton.
Item: Final logistics were discussed for the October canoe trip
this Saturday. Patrol leaders will be getting a final count of
the scouts attending and the adult leaders will be arranging to have
the proper number of canoes at the site.
Item: Tom Hock is working to contact Bill Maddox to firm up
January's caving/hiking trip. More information as soon as it is
available.
Item: Uniforms. The question of Class B uniforms has been
given to the scouts but there has been no response yet. One scout
is working on a design for a t-shirt but until a presentation is made
to the committee no action will be taken.
Item: The National Scout Store now has an online store.
There is a pointer to this site on our web page. Everyone is
encouraged to use this site when possible but the uniform closet will
still be maintained.
Item: Weekly programs. The scouts are currently working to
complete the last two requirements for their Pioneering MB. (Luke
is working with the scouts on this.) The next badges are Forestry
and Traffic Safety. Ms Painter will be assisting the scout
leaders in planning activities for these badges during upcoming
meetings. Mr Vanderburg will also be working with the scout
leaders to keep rank requirement activities in the weekly meeting
plans.
Item: Recruiting. The Webelos campout was attended by 7-9
webelos. They all seemed to have a good time. As a
follow-up, plans are in the works for a family movie night in
mid-January. Mike Miles and Wayne Vanderburg will be organizing
this with assistance from the scouts.
Item: New adult leader. Andrew Turnier earned his Eagle
from Troop 9 in the mid-1990's and has returned to help as an adult
leader.
Item: Eagle BOR. Greg Filpus and Wesley Painter both passed
their Eagle BOR. John Risk was attending an Eagle committee
meeting to discuss some concerns with current procedures.
The meeting was adjourned.
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