Committee Meeting Notes for February 15, 2001

The meeting was held at Maple East, in Room 50, at 7:00 PM, and ended at around 7:45 PM. In attendance were:

• Darlene Carroll
• Kevin Lanighan
• Laura Yearke
• Dave Yearke

The following items were discussed:

• We talked about what a great job Pat did with the Arrow of Light ceremony at the last Pack meeting.
• We are hoping for feedback on the Troop 262 meeting that was attended by some of our Webelos Scouts last month.
• We wondered if anyone went to Chestnut Ridge Park, despite the lack of snow.
• Plans for the Blue & Gold Breakfast are proceeding nicely. Darlene has heard back from approximately half of the Pack, and has done a lot of work asking local businesses for contributions for centerpieces and other decorations for the event. Dr. Birdd will be talking about flight and space, which should fit in nicely with the various science-related badges and requirements, and be a lot of fun, also. Dr. Gibbs and Mr. Gaughan were sent invitations to attend, our treat, for all they do to support our Pack. We estimated that the Crossover ceremony would take about 15 minutes, so our tentative schedule is:
  • 12:00 - Start, flag ceremony, opening remarks
  • 12:10 - Crossover ceremony
  • 12:25 - Eat
  • 1:00 - Dr. Birdd's presentation
• The March 26th Pack meeting will feature the Wolf and Bear ceremonies, and will be a "show and tell" meeting, where every Den can do a skit, lead a song, show off projects they've worked on, or whatever else they want to do. We can talk more about this at the March 22nd Committee meeting.
• Den 10 will do the flag ceremony at the Blue & Gold Breakfast, as this will be their last time with our Pack. Den 3 will do it at the March 26th Pack meeting.
• Kevin will pick up additional summer camping resident camp flyers at the Council, so we can have a display set up at the Blue & Gold Breakfast with all the information.
• Pat Perkins couldn't attend the meeting, as she was having her very last Den meeting, but asked if we would be giving the boys Boy Scout handbooks as gifts, as we have done in past years; we agreed that is the right thing to do. She is also going to have up to three Scout leaders at the B&G, and asked if we could pay for their meals; again, we agreed to do so.
• The web pages are up to date, with all scheduled events, meeting times and places, and so forth.
• The Spring Outward Bound at the Penn Dixie site in Hamburg is still scheduled for March 31st at 2:00 PM.
• We have a healthy treasury, and should be OK for any summer activities we wish to plan.
• Chris Sabuda and Den 2 are coordinating the Scouting for Food drive this year, with bag dropoffs happening on March 31, and pickups on April 7. It is suggested that the boys drop their bags off at neighborhood houses early in the morning, and that they staple or tape a note to the bags explaining who they are (we've had problems in past years with Boy Scouts taking bags that our Pack has dropped off, and this will help avoid that confusion). Hopefully each Den will get their supply of bags at the next Committee or next Pack meeting.