BSA Troop 81

BSA Troop 81
Troop Committee Meeting Minutes
September 22, 1999

ATTENDEES

Adults: Craig Cox, Pat Kelly, George Kerr, Mark Steger, Pat Thompson, Larry Herrin, Lou Hocker, Richard Carter, Tom Schob, Bill Scott, Scott Moore, Bill Merriman, Floyd Hodges
Scouts: Jirah Cox, Jeff Collins, CJ Carter, Brendan Kerr
Meeting conducted by: Craig Cox
Minutes recorded by: Mark Steger

PRELIMINARIES

October campout (Brendan Kerr)

Oct 22-24: ropes course in Denton. Site is not available Oct 15-17, the date originally planned for this campout.
Cost sheets and campout agenda were distributed. Cost is $37.50 for those doing ropes course, $7.50 for others, based on an estimate of 35 doing the ropes course.
Handouts to Scouts for this campout should include a copy of a brochure for the ropes course. Patrol counselors should look out for scouts for whom cost might be an issue. Some subidizing of costs by troop might be possible.

Eagle Scout Report (Lou Hocker)

Jeff Collins proposed an Eagle project. It is to organize, lead and control a silent auction benefitting the Dallas Association for Parenting Education. The committee turned down the proposal, mainly out of concern that using the BSA name in a fundraiser for another organization violates BSA policy. Because of this, our troop guidelines for Eagle projects exclude fundraisers.
Next Eagle candidates' meeting will be October 10, 2:00 PM, at RBFC.

Financial Report (Pat Thompson)

August financial summary was distributed.
1 month YTD income was $2,895. YTD expenses were $36. Variance from budget is a deficit of $31.

PLC (Jirah Cox)

Panther and Scorpion patrols were combined. Name of the new patrol is Scorpion.
Patrols were informed of Court of Honor assignments.
September and October campouts were reviewed.

New Scouts

The troop added three scouts since last meeting.

Membership/Position Changes (Craig Cox)

Craig passed out updated adult leadership roster and troop mentoring organization chart.

OLD BUSINESS

Summer camp (Pat Kelly)

Pat passed out a list of merit badges earned at summer camp.

Philmont - NTR
Trailer painting - NTR
Adult Mentor Program

Troop is interested in becoming self-sufficient in offering trainers for scout activities. On Oct 2-3, the district is offering an adult certification camp. Interested adults should contact Craig.

NEW BUSINESS

"A Time to Tell" video

This youth protection video will be shown to scouts and parents at the Dec 6 troop meeting.

Trailer loan request

Church asks to borrow a troop trailer for a ski trip this winter. Committee approved the request, contingent on the church having insurance.

Webelos communication for visitation

Scheduled campouts for Webelos visits are Oct 25 and Nov 29.

FUTURE AGENDA TOPICS