Parent Leader Meeting Minutes for December 20, 2005
Attendees:
Lynne Musolf (1), Grisel Okichich (3), Stacey Donaldson (7), Troy Tatum (2), Paul Waldrop (9), James Donaldson (7), Matt Harrison (8), Pam Harrison (8), Mark Benton (2), Amanda Short (3, 10), Bob Craig (10), Susie Luttrell (10), Gloria Hoade (1, 10), Lety Lopez (10), Millissa Mendiola (2), Caroline Carithers (1)
Finances:
- Balance $3603.75
- Interstate Batteries: Received $451; Pd $225.50; Addt’l $50 donation
- Gift Wrap – received $240 as of last night
Parade Wrap-up:
- Very successful – Thanks Millissa
Christmas Carols at the Nursing Home:
- Only 7 boys showed up – everyone felt it could have been better with more boys
- Did receive many donations of socks,etc - thanks
Pinewood Derby: January 14
- Emails to go out on volunteer needs
- Trophies ordered
- Questioned whether we would have overall photographer. Several people plan to take pictures and will post them on the website
Habitat for Humanity Service Project:
- Event is January 28, 10am to noon @ 15th and 75 Central Expressway
- All scouts and adult volunteers invited
- Our scouts will serve hot chocolate and snacks for approximately 50 volunteers
- We need to provide the hot chocolate and snacks; Cindy Ladner coordinating the hot chocolate; Chan Trinh coordinating snacks
- Also need to rip old t-shirts into rags – adult volunteers need to bring scissors to cut the t-shirts; kids will rip the t-shirts
- Paul Waldrop and James Donaldson to distribute more information on the event
Blue and Gold: Feb 18 (Sat); 6pm to 8pm
- Mark Benton has this well underway with an excellent detailed overview (I’ll only hit key points in my summary)
- Working to get it catered. Working with several restaurants. If anyone has any contacts or help in this area, contact Mark.
- If unable to get catering providing, then will fall back on Plan B with a potluck dinner
- Plan to charge $3 per attendee for dinner
- Facility is free at the Reform Church in Plano (near Spring Creek and Independence)
- Expecting 175 attendees based on last year
- Theme for decorations is “Into the Woods”
- A slide show will play during dinner
- A 45 minute rehearsal will be required for Webelos crossing over
- Each Den is responsible for decorating their own tables with tablecloths, center pieces, placements, etc.
- Need volunteers to help with planning and execution!!!!
- Addt’l action items noted:
1. Need to provide our own sound system (Lety had access to one)
2. Need to provide space for the Webelos’ shadow boxes
3. Need to provide cake. Caroline Carithers can get discount at Walmart.
4. Crossover troops are Troops 25, 380 and 291
5. Requested that parents be able to stand with boys as they earn their awards.
Barnes & Noble fundraiser:
- Cindy Ladner has been coordinating and providing most of the volunteer hours! Kudos to Cindy!!!!!
- 2 more days remain and volunteers are needed: Thursday, 6 to 11pm and Saturday, 10 to 6
- Thus far have earned $362.90 for the Pack!
- Need Volunteers!!
Parent Leader Meeting location:
- The library is no longer available on Tuesday nights.
- Options were to move to Friday or change locations. Friday was not a good option for most.
- Will have the Jan meeting at the Reform Church – if that works out, then will book it for the remainder of the year.
Pack Email policy:
- Lot of issues raised on usage of the Pack email. Many are requesting to be removed due to volume of non-Pack related issues, emails and pictures.
- James Donaldson proposed a Pack Email policy which was adopted with 2 changes:
1. Wording on the Committee Chair duties with regard to this document were clarified.
2. Content to be posted to the Pack Email shall include “Links to pictures of Pack Scouts engaged in any Pack activity”.
- James Donaldson sent finalized document on Pack Email policy
- Based on the above document, the committee chair will censor emails on non-Pack activities
- Den pictures can be submitted to the Webmaster and he will add the link.
- Many were unaware of the Pack Website. Here tis: http://home.roadrunner.com/~pack235/
- The monthly parent/leader meetings should be the place for discussing issues or concerns.
Misc:
- Several wanted to hear the results from our popcorn sales (money raised). Discussion deferred until Lori Shoe could be present.
- An item to discuss for next year’s Popcorn event is the allocation of Scout bucks from popcorn sales. Thought this could be used for top award incentives.
Upcoming Events:
- Jan 13: District Dinner
- Jan 14: Pinewood Derby at Resurrection Lutheran Church (detail schedules coming)
- Jan 28: Habitat Service Project; 10am to noon; 15th and 75
- Jan 31: Parent Leader Meeting; Reformed Church in Plano (5333 Independence Parkway – south of Spring Creek on the West side of Independence Parkway)
Hope that everyone has a Happy Holiday and/or Winter Break!