Minutes from February 20th

Cub Scout Pack 8
Committee Meeting
Feb. 20, 2007

Chairman Mark Anderson opened the meeting by greeting all in attendance.

The Secretary’s report was read and approved.
One item amended in the minutes was Chuck Mullenix would like to be apart of the committee.

Cubmaster Scott Myers passed out a copy of a donation letter to be mailed out to all area businesses asking for financial assistance to begin our new Pack 282. A few brief corrections were made to the letter. Nancy Marrs announced that she would be contacting Jerry Forsythe to ask for a specific donation to the Pack. All were in agreeance of the letter being sent out.

Treasurer Brian Blair discussed our options for opening a bank account at Edgar County Bank. The checking account being opened will require 3 signatures, those being Mark Anderson, Scott Myers and Brian Blair. Currently we have $245.61 to open our new account.*** {ed. note: the $245.61 actually belongs in the accounts of the individual scouts in the new Pack). Brian will open the account and present a treasurer report at the following committee meeting.

Here are the minutes from the February 20, 2007 Pack Committee meeting at Lake Ridge.

Chairman Mark Anderson discussed the meeting held between Pack 8 committee members and Pack 282 representatives Mark Anderson and Scott Myers. They agreed to make the official pack split on March 1st, and have a letter available at Blue and Gold for individuals to fill out to determine their preference in which pack they chose to go with at the time of split.

Organizational representative-Jay Ping discussed a letter to the church elders at Lake Ridge requesting they be the organizational charter. The elders were interested in information and wanted in quickly. Jay put together an informational packet to present to the elders. Jay also announced that he established a blog for the pack. The address is: http://pack282cubs.blogspot.com This is a place to post information in general regarding Pack 282, open comments are welcomed.

Public relations chairman- Michelle Huffman announced she will wait on a press release pending approval of Lake Ridge Church. She will be including quotes from Sam Webb, and others not direct members of Pack 8 and Pack 282. Approximately March she will release her first publication regarding Pack 282. She distributed a consent form for all parents to sign regarding permission of any scout being photographed and their information published via website or newspapers. Specifics were discussed regarding this issue, and a few items would be amended and then presented to parents for signatures.

Pack trainer- Richard Wilken did not have any specifics to report at this time. Any parent interested in the adult training session, it will be held on Feb. 24, 2007 at Lake Ridge Church from 9am-3pm. Sam Webb will be directing that training. As pack trainer, Richard Wilken will have more information after the training session. Brian Blair will email Richard a link to help give him some ideas.

Transportation chairman- Michelle Clark did not have anything to report at this time.

Outings chairman- Michelle Creech did not have any specifics to report. Committee Chairman Mark Anderson explained the need for permits in the event that we would be traveling with the boys to various locations.

Advancement chairman- Nancy Marrs reported how you can report all the scout advancements online. Jay Ping asked that links to various websites could be emailed to him to be posted on blog.

Chairman- Mark Anderson discussed the various options we have for uniforms. We voted to all get polo’s to wear during various events. Several individuals will also get official scout uniforms. Several options will be explored regarding what company we will purchase shirts from.

Regarding den leaders, they will meet and have a tentative schedule available at Blue and Gold so that all boys will know when their next den meeting will be.

Brian Blair’s father, Steve Blair, has agreed to be our unit commissioner for Pack 282. The committee voted on the decision and it was unanimous.

Blue and Gold will be held Feb. 25th, at Knights of Columbus , 5pm meal and 6pm program.

Meeting adjourned at 845pm.