Committee Meeting Notes for March 22, 2001

This was our first "virtual" committee meeting, and was held via e-mail. It was well-received, and we may do more meetings this way next year.

The following items were discussed:

• I thought the Blue & Gold Breakfast went great. I can't thank Darlene Carroll enough for all the effort she put into it, including the thoughtful little touches like the fish centerpieces (our fish, BeeGee, is doing fine). The food was very good, the room was nice, and Dr. Birdd was entertaining and informative, as he always is.
• At the March 26th Pack meeting, we will present the Wolf & Bear badges, and each Den will present a skit, song, or project.
• At the April 30th Pack meeting, Mr. Thomas will be speaking about Native Americans.
• Reminder: Our Spring Outward Bound will be at the Penn Dixie Site (Hamburg) on March 31 at 2:00 PM. Given the weather, I think our sage Assistant Cubmaster was correct when he said this could be a muddy activity. Old clothes and rubber boots are probably going to be the order of the day, but it should still be an awful lot of fun ...
• I'd like to welcome Marian Morales and Gretchen Thill as our new advancement chairs, replacing Pat Perkins. Thanks for taking on this responsibility, it's really appreciated!
• The web pages are a bit out-of-date, but not too bad. I'll try to update them this weekend.
• Scouting for Food is coming up. Chris Sabuda is coordinating this activity. Thanks, Chris! I personally think this activity is one of the most important we do all year; I don't think the "helping others" aspect of Scouting is emphasized enough in the Wolf/Bear/ Webelos books, and we should be looking ahead for more opportunities like this.
• Last year, we didn't march in the Memorial Day parade due to a lack of interest. I think this is quite an honor, and would like to see us do this. Do you think there will be sufficient interest?
• It's not too soon to start thinking about Summer activities. If you and your Den would like to coordinate something fun for the Pack, please let us know. We should have enough funds to subsidize several such activities this summer.
• Oh, by the way, Linda Pinski informed me that Den 3 will be doing the flag ceremony at the March meeting, and Chris Sabuda informed me that he will have the Scouting for Food Bags at the Pack meeting. Den leaders should plan to pick up about five bags for every Scout in their Den. More info on the food drive will follow in the next day or so.