Attendance:

• Balance sheet distributed
• Over $7700 in pack account

• Good mix of activities at the meeting (Nancy Wenzel)
• Seating plan worked well
• Awards for Oct 17

• Boy Scouts not available for Oct pack night
• Bobcat Ceremony moved to Nov pack night
• Vince to finalize arrangements with Boy Scouts

• Expressed thanks to all event coordinators and helpers
• Sara McAllister passed out thank you gifts
• Discussed optional sites for next year in case of rain: Pecan Grove Park, FUMC
• Some concern expressed by families about ties and having enough awards for everyone
• Suggestion to move Tigers to the beginning of the event
• Suggestion to buy more gutters and run more races at the same time
• Agreed to reinforce rules next year especially not pushing the boats with hands

• Merging three dens into two dens (Den 5, Den 15)

• Suggestion to make a "plaster" of animal tracks in the park (need a piece of cardboard to carry it out)
• Tom to post a map of the camping area on the web site
• Park pass available from Boy Scout Troop 1656
• Cub scout families can set up tents beginning at 2 PM
• each den will coordinate its own dinner and breakfast food
• Pack will provide drinks, 'Smores and campground fee
• Cub scout families will $5 per family for the event plus the gate fee to enter the park
• Vince to coordinate pack campfire

• Sales good so far
• Final turn-in date is Oct 30

• Sold 123 T-shirts
• Order will be submitted Oct 10

• Christmas project:
• FUMC rep is Diane Wood
• Worked with the Tate Center last year
• Kent McAllister to coordinate with FUMC for this year's event

• All equipment and software ordered
• Electronic timer and software already received
• Track delivery expected before the end of October
• Refund/discount of $42 for 10% summer discount
• Testing of new equipment includes a preliminary test in a home, then some kind of "invitational" race where cub scouts can bring their old derby cars to race, probably in December
• Recommendation to find an air conditioned room to store the new track

• All information for the new scout year has been added to the pack web site and the calendar
• Each den has their own web page and is encouraged to save their own information
• Tom to provide instructions to Den Leaders on how to update the calendar

• Need den leaders to take BALOO training so that our pack is covered for all campouts
• Pack 1680 has no one "BALOO certified"
• "Guide to Safe Scouting" recommended reading for all den leaders
• Sara to check with Tomahawk District on options available to us as our campout event is less than two weeks away
• Vince to confer with a BALOO trainer

• Vince to check with church on the availability of a mike stand