Troop 187 Committee Meeting

May 9, 2001

 

Attending:  Tom Koch, Reid Cornwell, Dick Shaffer, Ev Thomas, Bill Marvin, Robyn Cornwell        

  I.                   Meeting Called to Order: at 7:06 pm by Tom Koch

II.                 Approval of Minutes from Last Meeting

A. Approved as written

III.             Scoutmaster Report- Dick Shaffer

A.    COPES course  (June 15-17th)

1.      So far only five boys (Alex, Chris, Bob, Kevin, & David) and one adult (Tom). Need additional adult leadership.

B.     Drug Abuse Awareness Training (June 18^th) Mr. Keyes

C.    Need to clean out trailer prior to camp (July 1-July 7th)

IV.              Secretary’s Report- Robyn Cornwell

A.    Deb Cirillo has Packmaster software, need to transfer data to Scoutmaster

B.     Applications of new scouts should be sent to Robyn or Ev

V.                 Outdoor/ Activities Report- Reid Cornwell

A.    Tahosa Bighorn Junior Leadership Training (3 different sessions)

1.      Need to encourage scouts to attend, scouts must be at least 13 and have obtained 1^st class rank or higher

B.     Timeline for Philmont (July, 2002)

1.      Need to build camping/ hiking program, including a 50 mile hike

2.      There is a 50 miler planned for August

3.      Need to schedule activities (Green Bar), long range planning

4.      Activities Check List includes the tour permit

5.      Camp Alexander- Reservations for 30 boys, currently only have 14 signed up, could allow an additional troop to cohabitate with our troop to make up difference in numbers

C.  Authorization of Morgan Cornwell’s Philmont Leadership Camp expenses

VI.              Treasurer Report- Tom for Kate Johnson

A.  Approximately $10,000 in savings and $4,000 in checking

VII.           Advancement/ Chaplain Report-   Ev Thomas

A.    Brian Austill has agreed to be the Chaplain for the troop. He has spoken to both Reid and Dick and seems to have a good feel for the job.

B.     Ev has taken inventory of badges and cards and knows what we need to order

C.    Janina (Western Council) has sent list of advancement for comparison to actual advancement status. Individual records should be updated monthly at PLC. Keep track of advancement towards Philmont.

D.    Ev will be updating merit badge counselor list

E.     Possible jobs for Lee Edwards: Set up a series of 15-minute presentations on merit badges to get boys interested. Tie merit badges to activities such as COPES, Philmont, etc.

IX.              Training Report- Tom Koch

A.    Training cancelled for 5/10/01

B.     New training syllabus with PowerPoint presentation

C.    June 2 at Camp Kiwanis, a training of the trainers (Grand Mesa)

D.    Tie training to Asst. Scoutmaster meetings, i.e. 1 hr. meeting/ 1 hr. training

X.                 Equipment Report- Bill Marvin

A.    Three tents at Tom’s office (new replacements)

B.     Need to get shelving in trailer done by camp

C.    Bill Snead, Jerry Rawles, Ira  Redner, and John Woods have agreed to help. Trailer needs to be off-loaded and an equipment check can be done at the same time.

D.    Brake drive needs to be repaired. Brake box needs screw.

E.     Registration on trailer due in September

XI.              Old Business

A.    We owe $8.40 for 2001 charter and $550.75 for the 2000 Charter to Council. It was understood that Travis had taken care of it.

B.     Charter Presentation to Father Dyer? Need to check on charter and hang loose on presentation until we actually receive the charter

XII.           New Business

A.    Nick Doperlowski (sp?) will never lend his trailer to scouts again. We will need to find an alternative warming hut for Christmas tree sales. We continue to need a Fundraising Committee. Dan Johnson and Ernie Harris were recommended as possible members.

B.     Also, need buy-in from parents of new scouts for tree sales

C.    Next meeting scheduled for June 6, 2001 at Upper Blue Elementary

XIII.        Adjournment at 8:46 pm