TROOP 433

TROOP COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES

Feb. 4, 2008

Note: action items are underlined

Present:  Scott Betlach, Kelvin Vartti, Steve Wiberg, John Yarusso, Rich Logan, Steve Frost, Linda Christensen, Paul Hoff, Lee Hunt, Steve Kuehn, Fred Koerschner, John Yarusso

PLC Report:

The theme this month is Art.  Scouts could receive the Art Merit badge if they attend all three meetings this month and if an Art merit badge consoler is present.  We currently don’t have an Art councilor, so we need an Adult to come forward as an Art Merit Badge councilor.  Ben/Andrew will check with Carl B. to see if he could be a councilor.

2/11:  Preopening – (15 min)—Primary color activity.  (Kyle Y.)

Opening – (5 min) - Ligers

Skills / Instruction (20 min) – Carl B. will be invited to give a speech on Art. (Andrew B.)

Patrol Meeting (15 min) – Talk about needed requirements and take attendance.  Patrol will call the scouts to see if they plan on being active in the troop and try to find out why they are absent.  Start designing patrol flags as part of the Art activity.  Create a material list for needed items for the 2/18 flag activity.

Inter-Patrol Activity (30 min) – Duck tape ball activity.  (Josh / James), make a container that will hold water with one roll of duck tape.  .

Closing (5 min) –

PLC Need:  Funds for primary colors (working with Kyle Y.)  John Y. will assist Kyle..  Funds for Duct Tape, Fred K. will purchase the duct tape.

2/18:   Preopening – (15 min)—Andrew B. will lead a bubble freezing activity.

Opening – (5 min) –Eagle Patrol

Skills / Instruction (20 min) – Make Comic strips to tell a story.

Patrol Meeting (15 min) – Make the Patrol Flags.

Inter-Patrol Activity (30 min) – Promoting Products – (Hans), promote a product by drawing a picture of a product for advertising.

Closing (5 min) –Eagles

PLC Need:  Ark Reserved?  Fred K. will double check.  Andrew to purchase bubbles with Scott.  Each patrol should supply the materials for the flags with up to $10 of reimbursement. Patrol mentors can help with the materials.  Each patrol will need to supply their own hot glue gun.

2/25:  Preopening – (15 min)—Balloon art (fill balloons with paint and throw darts at them)

Opening – (5 min) -Wolf

Skills / Instruction (20 min) – Ligar patrol will give a skit, and all patrols will draw a picture of the display

Patrol Meeting (15 min) – Finish up the flags

Inter-Patrol Activity (30 min) – Kyle Y. will do Art Requirement 6.

Closing (5 min) –Wolfs

PLC Need:  Hot glue guns and $15 for balloons / paint.

Minutes:

· Approved with the clarification that the popcorn sales of $5785 had a profit of $2351 this year.  The scout account total is currently $3745.

Pack / Troop Interaction:

• Lee has the cabin reserved to the crossover weekend for the end of this month.
• The Eagle patrol has volunteered to help with the Pinewood derby on March 8.
• Fred mentioned the pinewood derby has a open class that they could participate
• Pack 433 will have ~6 scouts coming into the troop with a couple going to other troops.
• Steve will get another dozen neckerchiefs embroidered.

Outdoor Activities:

• Okpik:  Six going to Okpik dogsled.  Lee will send up the final payment before the troop leaves.  Health forms will be collected and the tour permits will be filed.  There will be an Okpik planning meeting after the scout meeting next week.
• Snow Huskies / Snow Base:  Steve K. is still working on the final count of scouts and is working on the equipment.
• Klondike derby: 
• Spring Camp transition.  2/29->3/2;  Fees paid except for the per head count.
• April 18-20 Spring campout @ Phillipo Scout Camp:  Lee doesn’t have a reservation yet, but this will be a tenting campout so no long term reservation is needed.
• May 31 – White Water rafting:
• High Adventure in Summer 2008

Treasures report:

The treasure was not present.

Charter Org Rep:

John Y. has been asked by the parish administrator to provide the parish a quarterly statement of the treasures funds / activities.  John will supply the last 3 months of checking statements to see if that fulfills the need.  If the parish wants any additional information from the troop, John will supply the information.

FOS

We’re right on track with meeting this years goal of $5800.  With tonight’s numbers, we have $4800 of contributions and with matching funds we should achieve the goal.  Meeting the goal we could we can a get a list of choices.

Patrol Mentors:

Each patrol has a mentor.  We need to get current patrol rosters to each patrol.  The mentors should advice the patrol leaders to call their patrols members to remind them to attend the scout meetings.  The mentor programs has been positive and is a good start at straightening the troop.  Patrols with small number of active scouts should be monitored to see if more participation could be encouraged or if the patrols could merge.