August 2008 Committee Meeting Agenda

See minutes .

Budget Report

• rollup money in/out over last few years
• budget for next year
• Dennis T. will be taking on Treasurer role from Bill G this year

Scout Store Authorization

• Bill G., Bill R, Bruce L and Dennis T are on the list
• This year we probably need to track scout store spending the same as we do re-imbursable spending. Probably same form, but just add a column for portions of purchases that reimbursement is being requested.
• account sales are not taxed as personal purchases, so please make separate purchases if you buy pack supplies and personal supplies

Can Drive

Welcome our new bottle and can drive chairwoman!

Pack Bike Ride

Sunday August 17, 1:30 - need at least one more leader to commit to help organize.

Popcorn Kernel Report

• Ross signed the pack up for popcorn sales
• Ross and Bill attended July 24 training in Ashford @7:00PM
• We want to make the popcorn funcraiser a more pominent program activity

Vernon Bicentenial Parade - Oct 5

• Starts at Highschool, ends in parking lot where P&C is
• Suggest it be a bike ride/parade. No reason we can't do other things, including a float. (if we do much more than bikes, we may need to get approval though)

Boston Science Sleepover Update

• When:?pack date? Indivitual dates should be listed as well...
• Cost:?$55?
• What do you get?
• Need more info

Review 2008-2009 Calendar

• Pack meetings begin at 6:30 this year

Raingutter regatta/space derby event in the fall(October?)

• who is interested in helping?
• need at least 2 raingutter race-waterways
• Should prep raingutters and demo derby runs by end of August or this event will not likely be successful
• need the actual raingutter raceway (2 watertight raingutters to race boats in) - anyone able to help make one?
• Need a place to host this event that will tolerate possible water leaks/spills

Scout joining night/recruitment activities

1. Hit up area schools that don't have affiliated pack/parochial school?
2. kids "business card" type cards to have kids share?
3. trading cards of kids? How have others done this?
4. Flyers to teachers to go to kids
5. Make a game out of kids sharing about scouts somehow (maybe game for kids being recruited too?)

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