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June 12 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand
Notes:
*Cubanapolis is scheduled for Saturday morning, June 28 at St. Eds. Both John Reinhardt and Kevin Hanson will be out of town that day. John Bertrand volunteered to help run the Cubanapolis, provided that he gets some help from people who have actually seen a Cubanapolis. If John can’t get help running the Cubanapolis then we will probably cancel it.
Action Items:
All den leaders
*If you have any cub scouts who have not yet paid their dues, please follow up with them.
*Please encourage the parents in your den to volunteer to help with the pack. We desperately need volunteers to help with fall fund raising and fall recruitment.
*Please return any extra books and scarves from the May campfire to John R. He will return them to the Scout Shop to get a refund.
John Reinhardt:
*Check with Allison to see if she wants to help out with recruitment again this year
*Draft an e-mail asking for volunteers for fall recruitment and fall fund raising
Kevin Hanson
*Locate and reserve a site for the July picnic and raingutter regatta
*Retrieve the Cubanapolis and Raingutter Regatta materials from under the Olson stage
*Send an e-mail asking for volunteers to help with the Cubanapolis
May 8 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Mark Mills
Notes:
*The family campout is May 16, 17, and 18 at Cleary Lake Regional Park. The pack meeting will be a bonfire at Cleary on Saturday, May 17 at 7:00. Tigers will do the flag ceremony, and all dens will give skits. Families are welcome to camp out one night, both nights, or just attend the campfire and/or the Saturday afternoon activities.
*The deadline for rank advancement (i.e. earning the Tiger for 1st graders, Wolf for 2nd graders and Bear for 3rd graders) is the end of the school year. Please work with your den and your parents to make sure that as many boys as possible earn their rank advancement!
*The (postponed) Normandale Lake cleanup will be either Saturday, May 31 or Sunday, June 1. We are still working this out.
*Summer pack meetings/events include:
6/28 – Cubanapolis. St. Eds.
7/19 – Picnic with raingutter regatta. Location TBD
8/14 – Space Derby. St. Eds
Action Items: All den leaders
.Coordinate Saturday night dinner for den at May campout
.Get advancement info to John R. by Tuesday, May 13
Paul
.Coordinate Sunday pancake breakfast at May campout
Kevin
.Buy first aid kit for pack
.Update web site with summer activities
.Check on park shelter cost at Hyland for summer picnic
Leon, John B., David
.Run stations at campout Saturday afternoon (knots, tent setup, ultimate Frisbee)
.Help out with rank advancement requirements
John R.
.Follow up with Allison on dues collection
.Let Leon and Kevin know the combination for opening the Cleary gate
.Get tour permit for May campout
.Send gate combination to John B and Leon
.Set date for Normandale Lake cleanup with Ross Dunbar (either Sat. May 31 or Sun. June 1).
April 10 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Leon Rettmann, David Olson, Tom Sveningson, Mark Mills, Bill Schmidt
Notes:
Scouting for Food pickup is Saturday morning, April 26. Each den is responsible for coordinating its own bag distribution and pickup. Leon will leave his pickup truck (Rettman’s Lawn Service) at St. Eds from 9:00 to 11:00. Put all collected food in the truck. Mark Mills (832-9494) is our Scouting for Food coordinator.
The April pack meeting will be on Saturday, April 26 at 7:00 at Sumac Knoll campsite at Hyland Lake Park Reserve. The pack meeting will include a bonfire and the Arrow of Light ceremony for Webelos 2. Den assignments are: W1-setup, Flag-Wolf, Skit-All, Security-Bear, Cleanup-Bear
Normandale Lake cleanup is Sunday, April 27 at 2:00. Meet at Normandale Hylands Methodist Church (on the west side of Normandale, a little south of Lunds). Bring work gloves.
Action Items
All den leaders
*Coordinate Saturday night dinner for your den at May campout
*Start getting a count of the number of people from the den who will be at the Sunday pancake breakfast at the May campout
Mark
*Coordinate with Troop 469 so that there is no overlap in food collection areas
*Assign a collection area to each den
Kevin
*Set up fire at April pack meeting
Paul
*Coordinate Sunday pancake breakfast at May campout
Leon
*Provide firewood for April pack meeting
*Provide pickup truck at St. Eds from 9:00 to 11:00 on Saturday, April 26 for Scouting for Food
John B.
*Check on potential fund raising coordinator volunteer
John B., Leon, and David
*Organize stations for afternoon activity at May campout
John R.
*Follow up with Allison on dues collection
*Check whether there is a naturalist at Cleary
*Let Leon and Kevin know the combination for opening the Sumac Knoll gate
*Send den leader contact info to Mark Mills
*Get tour permit for May campout
*Check with Craig on arrows for Arrow of Light ceremony
March 13 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Leon Rettmann, David Olson
Minutes
The March pack meeting will be on Thursday, March 27.
John Bertrand and Leon Rettmann will lead the pack meeting.
Den assignments are: Bear-setup, W1-flag, Bear-skit, Tiger-Security, Wolf-Cleanup
The pack meeting theme is recycling
Each den should try to have something that they did that is somehow related to recycling—the boys will share during the pack meeting.
The weekend of April 26-27 is going to be busy:
. Scouting for Food is the morning of Saturday, April 26
. The campfire pack meeting and Arrow of Light ceremony will be Saturday, April 26 at 7:00pm at the Sumac Knoll campsite at Hyland Park Lake Reserve
. The Normandale Lake cleanup will be Sunday, April 27 in the afternoon
Day camp is July 14-15 at Moir park. We still need a day camp coordinator!
The Friends of Scouting fundraising during the Blue and Gold banquet was a huge success! We made our goal and will receive free advancement badges from the council for one year. Good job, David!
Action Items
All den leaders
. Ask for a parent volunteer to coordinate day camp registration for the pack
. Facilitate dues collection
. Start talking to den about summer camp
. Promote day camp
. Remind parents of new dates for pack meetings (March 26, April 26)
. Get advancement info to John Reinhardt by Tuesday, March 25
John B. and Leon
. Organize and run pack meeting
John R.
. Pack rechartering
. Check whether there is a naturalist at Cleary
February 12 Committee Meeting Our thanks to Dan Lenort (our acting unit commissioner) for attending our meeting!
Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Leon Rettmann, Tom Sveningson, Jeff Hanson, Dan Lenort
Den leaders should collect dues and turn them in to Allison at the Blue and Gold banquet. Dues need to be turned in by the Blue and Gold banquet, since the money is due to the council by the end of February.
Discussed possible activities for the Saturday afternoon of the Spring Campout. Ideas included:
.Model rockets
.Canoeing
.Ultimate Frisbee
.Fishing
.Setting up stations such as knot tying, etc.
Action Items
All den leaders
.Collect dues from den and turn in to Allison at Blue and Gold banquet
.Turn in all advancements to John Reinhardt by Monday, Feb. 25
.Collect centerpieces made by cub scouts and turn in to Laurie Hanson
.Ask for parent to volunteer to be pack treasurer
.Ask for a parent volunteer to coordinate day camp registration for the pack
.Start talking to den about summer camp
.Promote day camp
.Remind parents of new dates for pack meetings (March 26, April 26)
Kevin
.Follow up on possible treasurer volunteer
.Follow up with Paul Nugent about Wolf advancement
.Announce at pack meeting:
Dues collection
Lion’s pancake breakfast
Day camp
Date of March pack meeting (March 26)
Date change reminder – Pack meeting / bonfire on April 26 at Sumac Knoll
Location change reminder—Spring campout
John R.
.Talk to Craig about arrows and Boy Scouts for Arrow of Light ceremony
.Follow up with Ross Dunbar about May 4 cleanup day
.Pick up Program Helps and beltloop books for Tiger leaders
.Follow up on Lion’s pancake breakfast
Allison
.Collect dues at Blue and Gold banquet
January 11 Committee Meeting Great job on the attendance at this meeting—we improved 250% from the December meeting!
Present: John Bertrand, Scot Dauner, Jeff Hanson, Kevin Hanson, Paul Nugent, David Olson, Leon Rettmann, Tom Sveningson, John Reinhardt
Dues will be collected at the pinewood derby and at the Blue and Gold banquet. Dues need to be turned in by the Blue and Gold banquet, since the money is due to the council by the end of February.
The March pack meeting will be on Thursday, March 27
The April pack meeting was changed from April 19 to April 26. It will still be in the evening at Sumac Knoll.
The spring campout (May 16,17,18) will be held at Cleary park, not Hyland Lake Park Reserve.
Action Items
All den leaders
.Ask for a parent volunteer to coordinate day camp registration for the pack
.Remind parents to pay dues at pinewood derby (or by Blue and Gold at the latest)
.Facilitate dues collection
.Start talking to den about summer camp
.Promote day camp
.Remind parents of new dates for pack meetings (March 26, April 26)
Paul
.Ask principal about borrowing a microphone for pack meetings
.Ask a parent in the den about being treasurer
Tom S.
.Talk to St. Eds parents about Scouting Sunday (Feb. 2)
John B. and Leon
.Get ribbons and trophies for pinewood derby
.Run pinewood derby
Kevin
.Look into portable microphone/PA system
.Announce at pack meeting:
..Dues collection
..Day camp
..Date of March pack meeting (March 26)
..Date change – Pack meeting / bonfire on April 26 at Sumac Knoll
..Location change—Spring campout
John R.
.Resend ribbon info to John B.
.Talk to Craig about arrows and Boy Scouts for Arrow of Light ceremony
.Follow up with Allison about collecting dues
.Talk to Ross Dunbar about May 4 cleanup day
.Pick up Program Helps and beltloop books for Tiger leaders
.Follow up on Summertime Activity award for pack
December 13 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Leon Rettmann
The pinewood derby race (Friday, Jan 25) will be at Southwood School gym at 4901 W. 112th St. (This was the only open site we could find for this date). The weigh- in on Thursday, Jan. 24 will still be at Olson.
Dues will be collected at the pinewood derby and at the Blue and Gold banquet. They need to be turned in by the end of February, since the money is due to the council in March.
If you are a den leader, you should have completed den leader training by now! In case you haven’t, the next training session is Saturday, Jan. 12 at Christ the King Church in Bloomington.
Action Items:
All den leaders
Advancement info to John R. by Monday, Dec. 17
Talk to your den to see who is interested in attending Polar Cubs
Kevin
Follow up with den fund raising coordinators to make sure money is turned in as soon as possible
Remind Laurie Hanson to reserve Sumac Knoll for 4/19 and 5/16-5/18
Follow up on Quality Unit award
Announce the following at pack meeting:
Pinewood derby times and locations
Blue and Gold time and location
Dues collection in January and February
John R.
Check cost of pinewood derby ribbons at scout shop
Check pinewood derby awards at scout shop
Pick up Program Helps and beltloop books for Tiger leaders
Talk to Allison about collecting dues
Follow up on Summertime Activity award for pack
Talk to Craig L. about where to get trophies and ribbons
Confirm Sat. Jan 5 for working on pinewood derby cars at Creekside Community Center woodshop
Hand off wreath and popcorn bills to Bruce Boyea
John B.
Bring checks from Webelos Wild to pack meeting
November 8 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, Stefan Kramarczuk, John Bertrand, Craig Lanoue
Notes:
. The Olson cafeteria reserved for pinewood derby on Thursday Jan. 24 (weigh-in) and Friday Jan. 25 (race). Kevin will see whether St. Eds or Ridgeview is available for the race on Friday since there is concern that the Olson cafeteria might be too small for the race and the spectators.
. We will be collecting gifts for Cornerstone at the November pack meeting. All gifts should be unwrapped, since the kids at Cornerstone select presents to give to their siblings and mothers.
. Den duties at November pack meeting: W2-setup, Tiger-Flag, Wolf-skit, Security-Bear, Cleanup-W1
Action Items:
All den leaders
. Remind boys to bring an item to donate to Cornerstone
. Remind boys that money from fundraising is due at the November pack meeting
. Get all advancement info to John R. by Monday, Nov. 26
John R.
. Follow up with Allison on Cornerstone
. Pick up pinewood derby cars
. Pick up Webelos colors for W1
. Make copies of Craig’s pinewood derby handout
. Set up pinewood derby session at Creekside Community Center
Kevin
. Check St. Eds and Ridgeview availability for Pinewood derby race (Jan. 25)
. Make copies of the rules to hand out at the pack meeting
. Reminder at pack meeting about not climbing on tables
Craig
. Talk about how to build cars at pack meeting
. Prepare a handout
John B.
. Davey Crockett presentation at pack meeting
October 11 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, John Bertrand, Tom Sveningson, Leon Rettman Meeting Minutes:
Den Duties for Oct. pack meeting: (Tiger setup, Wolf Flag, Bear Skit, W1 security, W2 cleanup)
The theme for October pack meetings is “On the farm”. There will be a variety of theme activities at the pack meeting.
The Pack 461 pinewood derby will be held in January instead of March (the district pinewood derby is now scheduled for March). We are exploring having weigh-in on Thursday, Jan. 24 and the pinewood derby on Friday, Jan. 25.
Pack 461 will host the district pinewood derby on Saturday, March 15
Action Items:
All den leaders
Get advancement info to John Reinhardt (952-806-9933) by Monday, Oct. 29
Ask for volunteers to help at District pinewood derby (Sat. March 15)
Tell each boy to bring a plastic bottle to the Oct. pack meeting (cream will be shaken to make butter)
Make sure that your training is up to date—get trained (Oct. 27 or Nov. 3) if it is not
Consider registering for Polar Cubs
Kevin
Bring cream to Oct. pack meeting
Start looking for a location for the district pinewood derby
Explore dates and locations for rescheduling the Pack 461 pinewood derby in January
Announce pinewood derby date change at October pack meeting
Announce lead hazard from immediate recognition kit
Leon
Bring wheat grinder and wheat to Oct. pack meeting
Tom
Bring dried beans to the Oct. pack meeting for a relay race
John Bertrand
Check on Fred C scout camp for winter outing
Get jack-o-lantern designs for October pack meeting
Prepare a quick presentation for the Oct. pack meeting on an American hero (Davy Crockett?)
John R.
Bring catapult parts to pack meeting (for Leon)
Webelos den leaders
See if any boys are interested in helping run the relay races at the Tiger Growl on Nov. 10 (parents do not need to be present)
September 13 Committee Meeting Present: John Reinhardt, Kevin Hanson, David Olson, John Bertrand, Leon Rettmann, Paul Nugent, Allison Beattie. Meeting Minutes:
The proposed 2007-2008 budget was approved. The total budget is $4,757, which is about $95.00 per boy.
A boy account / pack split of 60/40 was approved for fund raising. After a boy raises $95.00 in profits through fund raising, 60% of all further profit go to that boy’s account while 40% goes to the pack treasury.
Action Items:
All den leaders
* Remind cub scouts to bring flashlights to the pack meeting
* Get advancement information to John Reinhardt by Monday, Sept. 24
Kevin
* Help at first Tiger den meeting (7:00, Thursday Sept. 20 at St. Eds)
* Prepare fund raising summary flyer for pack meeting
* Post info in Severs corn maze flyer on the website
* Set pricing for wreaths
John Reinhardt
* Buy Tiger books and neckerchiefs
* Work with Kevin to set pricing for wreaths
Allison
* Set up information/recruitment table at Sept. pack meeting
* Coordinate wreath/popcorn sales at area stores
Paul
* Find out about costs for pack T-shirts
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