Attendees: Randy Hood, Craig Christensen, Charlie Hood, Dan Lassiter,
  George Kerr, John Benavides, Ed Nichols, Dave Knust, Bonnie Branch,
  Dennis McCarthy, Rick Montgomery, Pat Kelly, Cindy McCarthy, Kathy
  Dumanski, Bill Scott
Scouts: Phillip Pool, Austin Hood, Josh Brown
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

1. Calendar
     Aug 18: Annual dues ($65)
     Aug 18: Troop Swim Party at RBFC (6:30pm - 8:00pm)
     Aug 25: First Troop Meeting
     Sep 1: Labor Day (no troop meeting)
     Sep 8: Troop meeting
     Sep 12-14: Water Skiing campout
     Sep 15: PLC meeting
     Sep 17: Adult training: New Leader Essentials
     Sep 18: Troop Committee meeting
     Sep 22: Popcorn Sale kickoff
     The full calendar can be found at http://t81.freewebpage.org

2. Treasurer - Kathy Dumanski
     o 2002-2003 report 
       - 12 months YTD income is $45,138. Expenses are $43,065.
       - The Troop Committee accepted the financial report and thanks
         Sharon Hood for her work as Treasurer. Kathy Dumanski replaces
         Sharon in this position.
     o 2003-2004 budget - Kathy Dumanski
       - Proposed income is $47,862. Expenses are $47,862. 
       - Budget was approved by the Troop Committee.
     o Fundraising - Cindy McCarthy
       - Popcorn Sale begins September 22. Start lining up customers now.
       - Duck Creek Homeowners' Association will pay the troop to
	 distribute association flyers to all houses in the neighborhood.
	 This offer has been referred to PLC.
       - Scout Show ticket sale will happen in the Spring. Pie sales
         will be investigated, including getting Circle 10 approval.

3. PLC - Phillip Pool
     o Summer Camp was reviewed. Scouts support going to Constantin
       again next year.
     o Swim party was planned.
     o September campout was planned.

4. Roundtable - Ed Nichols
     o District Program kickoff meeting. Check out the Circle 10
       Council and North Trail District Web sites for all the details 
       ( http://www.circle10.org and http://www.northtrail.org )
     o School Night for Scouting is September 4. 

5. Campouts - Craig Christensen
     o Sep 12-14: Water Skiing, Lake Cypress Springs (Fox)
       - Campout presentation was made by Austin Hood and Josh Brown
       - Handouts will be available Aug 25. Money collected Sep 8.
       - Activities: water skiing, TFC, Camping and Wilderness Survival
         Merit Badges
       - Estimated cost: $26 plus grub money. 

     o Oct 17-19: Mountain biking & family activities, site unknown (Shark)
       - Conflicts with Oak Leaf Jr Leader training and adult Outdoor
         Leader Skills training

     o Nov 14-16: Marksmanship, Herrin's Ranch (Pyro)
     o Dec 27-31: Winter Camp, Camp Cherokee
     o Jan 16-19: Military, USS Lexington (Moose)
     o Feb 13-15: Unknown theme, Colbaugh Ranch (Pedro)
       - Conflicts with Scouting for Food
     o Mar 20:    Pre-Camporee Day Camp
     o Mar 26-28: Camporee
     o Apr 9    : Lock-in, Summit Climbing Gym (Badger)
       - Date is tentative
     o May 14-16: Canoeing/tubing, site unknown (Badger)
       - Date is tentative

     o Philmont 2005
       - Reservations will be accepted in October for treks in 2005.
         Scouts who will be age 14 by January 1, 2005 should begin
         thinking about this now.
     o Sea Base 2004
       - Next installment of fees ($225) is due by September 8.
     o Northern Tier 2004
       - Troop 81 has no crews planned at this time.

6. Meetings - Dave Knust
     o Nothing to report

7. Leadership - Rick Montgomery
     o Nothing to report

8. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles - Pat Kelly
       - Board of Review for Jordan Hoff is planned for Aug 19.
       - Steven Schob is ready for a Scoutmaster conference.
       - Ben Scott's Eagle project was approved by the Troop Committee.
       - Several Scouts are approaching their 18th birthday. Getting an
	 Eagle project planned and approved is a lot of work and won't
	 happen in two or three weeks. Scouts should allow at least six
	 months of steady work to achieve this final rank advancement.
     o Merit Badge classes
       - A third adult is needed to teach either Citizenship in Nation
         or Citizenship in World in the spring.

9. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Uniform bank
       - We plan to have the uniform bank at the Aug 25 meeting. If your
         son has outgrown any of his Scout uniforms, please consider
         offering them to the troop uniform bank. If you son is in need
         of a new uniform, check out what's available.

     o 2003-2004 adult leadership planning
       - There are still several openings for adult leaders for
         2003-2004. These do not require large commitments of time.
         Please consider taking a position.

     o Adult leader training
       - Any adult who has not had any training is strongly requested to
         attend the "New Leader Essentials" training Sep 17.
       - Adults who are at all active with the troop are encouraged to
         attend "Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster" training. This
         entails three evenings (Sep 24, Oct 1, Oct 8) and a weekend
         campout (Oct 17-19).

     o Certifications
       - The troop will begin maintaining a database of adult
         certifications (Youth Protection, Safe Swim, Safety Afloat,
         CPR, etc.). Dig out your cards and be ready when a survey for
         information is done this fall.

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Mark Steger