Troop Committee Meeting
August 14, 2002

Attendees: Charlie Hood, Sharon Hood, Cindy McCarthy, Rick Montgomery,
  Larry Herrin, Dave Knust, Craig Christensen, Ed Nichols, Bonnie
Branch,
  Richard Carter, Rita Bonds, Tom Schob, George Kerr, Bill Scott
Scouts: Jesse Benavides
Chair: Mark Steger
Minutes: Mark Steger

1. Calendar
     Aug 19: 6:30 PM Pool Party, tent sale, annual dues collected ($65)
     Aug 24: 3:00 PM meeting of patrol leaders to prepare new chuck
boxes
     ...
     Sep 27: First campout

2. Treasurer - Sharon Hood
     o July report
       - 12 month YTD income is $41,329. Expenses are $40,891.  Troop
was
   in the black by $437.21 for the year.
     o Fundraisers - Cindy McCarthy
       - Cindy volunteered to investigate opportunities for fundraisers
for
   the Scouts and for the Troop.
       - Patrols need to plan T-shirt sales for Labor Day weekend. Jesse
         Benavides agreed to organize this.

3. PLC - Jesse Benavides
     o PLC meeting was not held due to a miscommunication.
     o Pool Party
       - Jesse will make arrangements for refreshments and lifeguards.
       - Annual dues should be turned in at the Pool Party. Dues are $65
   per Scout per year. (Annual dues for Scouts who will be
inactive
   in the Fall because of Band are $45.)
       - Troop 81's tents will be offered for sale at $50 for new tents,
   $25 for used tents.  Scouts are responsible for providing
their
   own tents, so this is a convenient opportunity to get a tent
and
   help fund Troop 81 at the same time.

4. Roundtable - Ed Nichols
     o Northtrail District Kick-off meeting
       - Ed Nichols attended. The 2002-2003 district program and
calendar
         was presented.
       - All adults in Troop 81 are encouraged to take "New Leader
         Essentials" training, offered this year on the evening of Sep
19.
         This is an easy, one evening introduction to Boy Scouting.
       - All adult leaders in Troop 81 are encouraged to take the "Boy
         Scout Leader Basic Training." This is a multiple session
program
         on Thursday nights, beginning Sep 26 and finishing with an
         overnight campout the weekend of October 19.
         
5. Campouts - Craig Christensen
     o September campout (Fox)
       - Dates: Sep 27, 6:00 PM until Sep 29, 4:00 PM
       - Theme: Water skiing at Lake Cypress Springs
         Anyone with a ski boat, please let us know.

     o Rest of 2002-2003 camping program
       Oct 26 - Fishing/Biking: Colbaugh Farm (Pedro)
       Nov 16 - Backpacking: Camp Cherokee (Moose)
       Dec 27 - Winter Camp (Baloo Bear - Ed Nichols)
       Jan 25 - Military: Ft Sill, OK (Badger)
       Feb 14 - Family Camp: Ft Parker SP (Baloo Bear)
       Mar 22 - Marksmanship: Herrin's ranch (Pyro)
       Apr 5  - One day patrol competitions (Mitchell Hampton)
       Apr 11 - Camporee (Baloo Bear)
       May 3  - Rapelling: location unknown (Shark)
                Troop needs an adult to take BSA training

     o Northern Tier
       - The troop has no plans for this canoe trip in northern Canada.
     o Sea Base
       - Paula Powell will coordinate this for Summer 2004.
     o Philmont - Mark Steger
       - Next installment of fees is due October 1.

     o Chuck boxes
       - Craig Christensen announced a decision to replace the troop's
bulky wooden chuck boxes with new Rubbermaid boxes. A meeting
will
be held Saturday, August 24 at 3:00 PM to stock the new chuck
boxes. Each patrol should have its patrol leader and another
patrol member attend this special meeting.

6. Meetings - Dave Knust
     o Dave Knust announced the availability of the Troop's 2002-2003
       calendar. It can be found at http://www.bsa.net/tx/t81 (or
directly
       at http://calendar.yahoo.com/bsa_troop81 ).

7. Leadership - Tom Schob
     o On Sep 26, at the first indoor troop meeting of the year, we will
       have a one-on-one meetings between Scouts in leadership positions
       and the adult who will mentor the Scouts in that position. We
still
       need a few more adults to volunteer for this. 

8. Advancement - Bonnie Branch
     o Eagles 
       - Brenden Kerr and CJ Carter are awaiting the return of their
Eagle
         rank advancement paperwork from national headquarters.
       - Jay Herrin is ready for a Board of Review.
       - Scott Steger is ready for a Scoutmaster conference.
       - Ben Scott, Scott Bonds, Steven Schob, Jeff Collins, Travis
Carter,
         Jordan Hoff are working on their project plans.

9. Committee - Mark Steger
     o Background checks on adults
       - No final decision has been made yet on the procedures Troop 81
         will follow.

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Mark Steger