Attendees: George Kerr, Bill Scott, Bill Merriman, Sharon Hood, Larry
  Herrin, Charlie Hood, Dan Lassiter, David Aguinaga, Ed Nichols, Tom
  Schob, Rita Bonds, Bonnie Branch, Richard Carter, Pat Kelly, Larry Herrin

Scouts: Matt Teplow, Travis Carter
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

1. Treasurer
     o September report (Sharon Hood)
       Two month income was $5,588. Expenses were $2,260. 
       Variance from budget is a surplus of $812.
     o Fundraiser: T-shirt sales
       At the October PLC, the troop committee approved the sale of
       patriotic T-shirts. Bill Scott is coordinating sales booths at local
       merchants. Next outing will be October 27. Volunteers (adults and
       Scouts) are needed.
     o Trailer registration is due. Bill Scott will take care of it
       before Friday's campout.

2. PLC - Matt Teplow
     o Patrols will be polled at this weekend's campout about whether
       they prefer to return from campouts at noon on Sundays or later in
       the afternoon.

3. Roundtable - Dan Lassiter
     o Next national Jamboree will be 2005.
     o Powder Horn training for adult high-adventure leaders will be Apr
       5-7 & 19-20, 2002

4. Campouts - Richard Carter
     o October Campout (Bill Merriman)  
       Featured activity: Mountain Biking
       When/Where: Oct 19-21, Cooper Lake State Park
       We have an issue again with a shortage of vehicles capable of
       pulling our trailers. Bill will look into renting a truck.

     o November Campout (Larry Herrin)
       When/Where: Nov 30 - Dec 2, Hico
       Presentation to committee will be made at November meeting.

     o Winter Camp (Mark Steger)
       Registration is due December 1. Scouts need to reserve a place by
       this date.

     o January Campout (Travis Carter)
       When/Where: Jan 26-28, USS Lexington
       Troop will rent a bus and driver, drive overnight, spend all day and
       night Saturday on the USS Lexington, and return to Dallas via San
       Antonio (Alamo stop) on Sunday. Cost will be $140-160 per Scout
       depending on how many go.

     o Summer Camp 2002 (Mark Steger)
       $10 deposit/Scout is due November 9. Troop will reserve places for
       45 Scouts. No money is due from Scouts until Spring.

     o Sea Base 2002 (Mark Steger)
       Troop is still on the wait list.

     o Philmont 2003 (Mark Steger)
       Troop will hold a phone-a-thon to get reservations for Philmont.  As
       many adults as possible are needed to meet Oct 27 at 10:00 AM (place
       to be determined) to all call a 1-800 Philmont number, trying to get
       through (it's often busy for an hour or more, even with many
       phones).

     o Campout guidelines (Richard Carter)
       - Scouts on prescription medicine will not be allowed to attend
           campouts unless they haven their medicine with them.
       - One adult from each patrol is needed to attend campouts.
       - Patrol Counselor for the patrol responsible for a campout should
           find out the name, phone, and directions to nearest emergency
           room before the campout.
       - Limit canned drinks to 1 can/Scout/campout.
       - Encourage cooking from scratch (e.g., no canned chili).

5. Meetings - Bill Merriman
     o Nothing to report

6. Leadership - Tom Schob
     o Tom passed out copies of Troop 81 Scout and Mentor leadership
       assignments for Fall, 2001. Copies will be given to all Scouts at
       next Troop meeting.

7. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles (Pat Kelly)
       - Matt Lassiter passed his Eagle Board of Review.
       - CJ Carter and Jirah Cox's project planning are well underway.
       - Jeff Collins and Travis Carter are investigating projects at
           Moss Park.

8. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Pat Kelly passed out copies of "Guide to Safe Scouting" to Patrol
       Counselors and Scoutmasters.

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The next Troop Committee meeting will be November 14 at RBF. Note that
because of Thanksgiving, we will meet one week earlier than our normal 
third Wednesday.

Troop web site: http://www.bsa.net/tx/t81