april 6, 2004

 

Attendance:

Nancy Wenzel Reece Nagai Joel Starr
Roland Garza Vince Mezzano Sherri Sims
Sara McAllister Sean Cooper Tom Cox
Kent McAllister Charlie Holt

Den Changes (Sara McAllister)
  • Sherri Sims has taken over den leadership in Tiger Den 5
  • Josh Hart is the Assistant Den Leader
Treasurer's Report (Joel Starr)
  • Remaining Pinewood Derby cars have been returned to the Scout Shop
  • Pack has spent less than originally budgeted for the year.
Arrow of Light/Family Campout (Sara)
  • Both the Pack meeting and  the AOL ceremony went well.
  • Early start on Pack night (3 PM) well received and focused the spotlight on the AOL ceremony that night
  • Early start for the AOL ceremony also well received.
  • Motion carried to award Karl Baumgartner a $50 gift certificate for his generosity and effort in letting us continue to use his property for the AOL/Campout
  • Recommendation to remind parents that they are still responsible for the safety of their children especially when the kids are near the lakes or the riverbank. 
  • Recommendation to rope off area near the riverbank.
  • Recommendation to move the AOL/Family Campout date up 3-4 weeks in the schedule (earlier in March) to allow the graduating Webelos to join their boy scout troops sooner. Agreed to discuss again in August.
Pack First Aid Kit / Pack Safety Representative (Vince)
  • Pack first aid kits (2) have been purchased
  • Need a safety representative for the pack
Cub Scout Fair (Vince)
  • Volunteers for setup duties: Kent Nutt (needs to be confirmed), Vince Mezzano, Sean Cooper, Tom Cox, Roland Garza
  • April 8 is double stamp deadline.
  • April 17 is deadline for all tickets.
  • Activity for Pack 1680 booth is to paint river rocks.
  • Pack has a large booth - needs 10-12 chairs and 3 tables
  • Other needs: backdrop, 36 paint brushes, 24 glue bottles, plastic eyes, river rocks, dixie cups or tuna cans for paint, paper towels, water for cleaning and a tablecloth.
  • Need specific names of cub scouts and families assigned to run the booth.
  • Bubble gum will be handed out at the booth (need two large containers).
  • Backdrop creation: Sunday, April 18 at 3 PM at the scout shack. Charlie Holt will prepare print a large paper backdrop at work for painting on the 13th. Bring paint, rollers, brushes. 
April Pack Night (Roland Garza)
  • Den 15 - Opening Ceremony
  • Den 2 - Song
  • Den 10 - Skit
  • Den 7 - Closing
  • Awards due to Shannon Davis by April 8.
  • Guest speaker
  • Theme is Conservation
Scouting for Food (Reece)
  • Recommendation to reschedule another date for the event.
  • Preference for dates is May 1, then May 15, then May 8.
  • Rosenberg's Kroger's store is another option.
  • Reece will coordinate rescheduled date.
  • Food will go to the Helping Hands in Richmond.
May Pack Activity (Sara)
  • Scheduled date is May 22, 4:00 - 7:00 at Pitt's Park and has been booked.
  • Various games will be available for the kids.
  • Roland to investigate cost/availability of an inflatable slide.
Day Camp (Sara)
  • Final deadline for submitting payment is April 17 but Pack 1680 needs all checks by April 14, 8 PM to Sara.
  • Early turn-in date is April 8.
  • Second turn-in date is April 10 at the Christ Methodist Church on Austin Parkway.
  • Cost is $45/scout.
  • Adult training dates are April 29 (Christ Methodist Church on Austin Parkway) and May 4 (Parkway United Methodist Church - 5801 New Territory Blvd.)
New Pack Leadership (Vince, Sara)
  • Motion carried: Charlie Holt will take over the Committee Chair position from Sara McAllister.
  • Sean Cooper is now an Assistant Cubmaster.
  • Chris Adams will take over the Trainer position from Janet Wamsley.
  • Still need replacements for the following positions:

Webmaster
Secretary

Mission Charity - Mexico ( Sara)
  • Need gently worn McDonalds toys and gently worn books in Spanish for a charity drive.

 

Summer Activities (Roland)
  • Agreed to go with an Astros game on July 18 for the July activity. Pack will pay for the cub scout tickets ($5 each).
  • Agreed to clean up the Butterfly Garden at the school on Aug 7 for the August activity. pack will provide pizza/drinks.

Tom Cox
Assistant Den Leader - Webelos I


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