Recap of Committee/Parent meeting 2/28/10

I want to thank everyone for attending the committee/parent meeting tonight.
It was a very nice location, thanks to the West Linn folks for getting that all together for us.
The next committee/parent meeting will be during the Troop meeting on the 18th of March.  We will be getting a class room at the St. Henry's Church to use while the Scouts are in their meeting at the Knights Hall.
In April we will have a Committee/parent meeting in Hillsboro.
Thanks again for coming.
Here are the major end items that we discussed and came to some conclusions about (there will be a full posting including the minutes of the meeting at a later date)

1.  We concluded that there would be a net balance $1300 after the purchase of patches from the $50 assessment.
This money is going to be used for gifts, supplies, and materials for the Troop.
2.  April 11th we will have a Troop gathering to assemble and set up the troop gear.  This will be conducted at the Knights Hall Parking lot from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM.  A meal will be included.
3.  May 8th we are planning on the troop camping at Scouters Mountain.
4.  Hats, Jackets, and T-shirts-
We have a vendor for all three.  We found a great place in Estacada that will do our t-shirts for $7.50.  We will get a price break at 100 shirts.  We are still looking for a design, Scouts we need to your designs in quickly.
Jackets are going to be ordered through one of the other Jamboree Scoutmasters, she can get them for $11.99 a piece.  I will talk with Kim at our next contingent meeting and get more details.
5.  Supplies:
We need 2 more cookers for the Turkey stoves.  There were hands that went up volunteering theirs, if you are interested, let me know.
Wood, we have one of the Dads that has all the wood that we need, we will be getting in touch with him with an itemized list of material needs.
We need to build 2 Patrol boxes and 4 stove tables.
One of the Scouts of the Troop has volunteered to take home, sand and repaint the tables.  Thanks
Gateway.  We are still working the design.  Once we get a firm handle on that we will start talking about materials needed.  The plan is to go light and easy.  Stay tuned.
6.  Gifts, we discussed how many we need and who they go for, above and beyond the "at home" gifts with the patches.  We talked about gifts for bus drivers and tour guides etc.  Karleen will bring 5 gifts to the next meeting and we will pick 2.

I am sure I am leaving something out.  It was a very productive meeting, when the minutes come out, we will pass them on.

Things that are due at the next meeting:
Patch money
Med forms that have not yet been collected
Designs for t-shirt /gateway/ hat
There will be a T-shirt/Jacket order form available at the next Troop meeting.

It is imperative that Scouts make all the meetings, we have a lot to do and a short amount of time to do it.
Along with task completion, we need to be taking advantage of bonding and building lasting friendships.

Thanks to all of you.

Have a Great Scouting day!

Jerry Schleining Jr.
Scoutmaster