April Troop committee meeting minutes.

Participants:
	Laura Jones, Brian Moore, Bob Centola, Miko Sprunk, Tim Meeks,
	Jeanie Lawson, Steve Weaver, Scott McCray, Craig Christensen
	John Benavides, Jim McKnight


Date: Thursday, April 19th at 7:00PM at RBF 

> Agenda for this next Troop committee meeting:
> 
> 1. Review of April campout and May meeting plans
>     2nd Apr campout - "Do nothing" - Spartan patrol & Mr. Moore
>     Softball game - May 7th

"Do nothing" campout:
	Moved to April 27-29th (From May)
	Planning on the Animal Husbandry merit badge.
	Will herd up some animals for tagging.
	On this campout there is a release form required.
	Conservation project on this campout too.

May meetings: (Mondays)
	Apr 23rd:
		Campout planning
		Sign up for scout show -- counts as a scout event and not scout service
		Fees due:
		* Check for campout, $10 for grub.
		* $13 for rough rider baseball game 

	Apr 30th:
		Merit badge, No PLC
		(finish currently in progress merit badge classes.)
	
	May 7:
		Annual Softball game (at Crowley Park)
		Brian Moore and Laura Jones to organize food/drinks for the game.
		$3 for dog, chips, and a coke.  (And a $1 for extra dogs)
	
	May 14th:
		Court of Honor is on May 14th.  All scouts and their parents
		and family are encouraged to attend, even
		new scouts that just joined.


Other events coming up in the next couple months:

	May 12th: (Saturday)
		Scout show
		At Market Hall
		From 10AM to 3PM

	May 17th:
		is an orientation meeting for Summer Camp – 7PM at RBF
		Scouts attending summer camp and their parents are
		Invited.
	
	May 17th:
	      is also an orientation meeting for Philmont participants
		and their parents.

	Meek and Moore will institute a camp stove reclimation policy.

	Meeks, Benavides, Weaver are sponsoring Saturday Philmont hike.
	9AM meet at RBF.

> 2. Scout show - Tickets and Booth discussion
>     - Mr. Meeks and Mr. Centola coordinating

	Meek, Christensen, McCarthy, Benavides will be some of the adults at the scout show.

> 3. Court of Honor planning (May 14th)

	Activities planned:
		Awards, merit badges, change over of leadership -- scout and adult,
		Friends of scouting presentation.

	Bob needs "jpg" or "jpeg" pictures for a slide show by April 30th meeting.

	John Benavides to give several adult awards to Bob Centola.
	Moore requested that Rick Montgomery gets the scout positions finished by the COH.

> 4. Roundtable - Craig Christensen

	Was a cook off -- didn't attend.

> 5. Treasurer - Jeanie Lawson

	Approved the spread sheet.

> 6. Meetings - Bob Centola

	May 7th Softball game -- we have the pavillion at Crowley park reserved as
	backup.

	On June 10th, the Frisco Rough Riders will host boy scouts at
	the baseball game.  Sign up by April 23rd meeting -- Need $13 dollars.

> 7. Leadership - Rick Montgomery

	James Herd has been elected the new SPL.

> 8. New Scouts - Gale Marvin
>     o Recruiting - Charlie Rachuig

	Cathy Case -- Pack 516 -- Needs some helpers Sprunk and Meeks to call her.

> 9. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
>     o Eagles - Pat Kelly

	Hunter Christensen doing his BOR on next Tuesday (Apr 24th)
	Collins and Chase are working on their projects.
	Brent Green is starting to work his projects.

> 10. PLC update - Jack Benavides

	Nothing to report.

> 11. Camping - Dennis McCarthy
> 
>     === 2007 ========
>     Apr 28-31   Nothing/Fire -- Camp at Mr. Marvin's spread
>       [Owner: Spartan        - PLC:Mar 26 TC:Mar 8  TR:Apr 9 ]
> 
>     June 10-22 Philmont Trek -- Mr. Montgomery is coordinating
>         Looks like we got enough for one crew.
> 
>     July 8-14  Summer Camp - Camp Pioneer - Arkansas
> 



>     For each activity, the general planning time line is:
>     a. The initial plans are presented to the PLC on the date noted
>        with "PLC:"
>     b. The plans are presented to the Troop Committee on the date
>        noted with "TC:"
>     c. At least three weeks before the activity, the information
>        is presented to the Troop (date noted with "TR:")
> 
> Regards,
>  John Benavides john_benavides@yahoo.com
>  Troop 81 Committee Chairperson
> 
> 
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