Parents Meeting Agenda Items

9/18/06

 

 

1.  New campout signup deadline policy:

Scout must be signed up and campout fees paid at later than 10 days before the event

 

2.  Discuss our expectations for an Eagle Scout.

 

3.  Discuss what our fund raisers are for and how they benefit the scout and troop

 

4.  Explain the importance of the uniform requirements and attendance policies.

 

5.  Talk about the importance of the Fall, Winter and summer Camps for accumulating MBs for the scout (If we have time)

 

 

Need volunteers for the following positions:

   

1.  Scout Camp Fees and Scout Account Collector - Currently Steve Lippold

 

2.  Pack - Troop coordinator - Ensures we support the pack for things like Blue & Gold, Pinewood Derby, Cub-O-Rees etc...

 

3.  Popcorn Kernal – Julie Hamala has volunteered

 

4.  Assistant Campout coordinator (if Kathleen wants one)

 

5.  O/A coordinator  - To set up elections and ensure we know about their events.

 

6.  Fund Raiser Help

 

7. Troop Master and Recharter Roster Data Keeper 

 

8. Mark Tibbitts has volunteered new Life-to-Eagle coordinator and everyone needs to go to him first once they attain the rank of Life.  However, additional help would be  appreciated

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9. Merit Badge Chairperson and Counselers

 

10.  Training Coordinator – Adult training requirements and tracking

 

Campout Policy

 

 

For a weekend campout the scout must be signed up and campout fees paid no later than 10 days before the event.

 

Canceling out of camp out after sign up, paid for camp and food has been purchased:

 

For weekend campouts no refunds are the rule.

 

Once  the food is purchased it cannot be returned, therefore the grubmaster must be reimbursed even if you do not go

 

For Long term Campouts:

 

Canceling out of camp out after sign up and fees have been paid depends on the Camp Policy.  The troop will return what ever it gets reimbursed.

 

For all Camp outs in general:

 

Gas and food money is collected separately and we will inform you how and who to pay and when.

 

Eagle Scout Troop 452 Guidelines

 

 

 

BSA Eagle requirements must be completed

 

Eagle project cannot be started until the scout has achieved Life rank.

 

The Eagle Project must be started and the first full proposal presented to the Troop committee no later than 6 months before the scout’s 18 th birthday.

 

Note: Typically no less than 9 months is needed from the talk with the Life-to-Eagle coordinator to completion of the project, assuming all goes well.

 

The Troop Committee does not meet during the summer months, therefore, obtaining approvals for eagle projects should not be expected during this time.  If this is necessary the scout must make special arrangements with the committee chairperson and all others involved.

 

The Council Eagle Board meets once a month during the summer.

 

The scout is expected to have good attendance and troop participation.

 

For sign off on the scoutmaster conference the scout must demonstrate to the scoutmaster or an assist scoutmaster the following skills with no assistance or coaching (all must be done within 1 month before the scout master conference):

 

- Starting a fire with no flammable fluids or lighter.

- First Aid Skills: Sprained ankle, arm sling, arm and leg splint, large and small bleeding wounds, recognize heart attack, de-hydration, poisonous plants (poison ivy, poison oak, etc.)

- Basic knot tying: Square knot, Clove hitch, two half hitches, taut line, bowline, sheet bend.

- Recite the Scout Oath, Scout Law, Scout Motto, Scout Slogan, and the Outdoor Code without errors or hesitation.

 

 

The rank of Eagle is a two part process.

- One part is meeting the requirements by BSA

- The other part is living the scout oath and law.  The scout should do this on his own initiative.  The Eagle candidate should have scouting as a priority, therefore, the items above should be easily fulfilled.


Fund Raiser

 

The purpose of the fund raiser is to cover camp costs.  The goal is too have all your scout’s camp fees completely paid for.

 

The fund raiser helps the scout learn responsibility by earning money for his campouts.

 

The fund raiser money earned is applied to the scout’s account.  This account can be used to pay for weekend camps, long term camp fees, and scout dues.

 

Present  Fundraisers have been:

 

Holiday Flags Posting subscriptions

First Aid Kits

Brisket Sales

Popcorn Sales

K of C Lent Fish Fry

 

Importance of the Uniform Requirements

 

1.  The uniform provides the sense of belonging to group.  It gives the boy scout an identity with other boys that share the same high ideals.  For example, baseball, football, Band, etc.

 

2.  The uniform identifies the troop as a symbol of good and is a positive image in the community that we should all uphold

 

3.  The uniform is the way for the scout to show his accomplishments; Merit badges, rank, camp outs, OA, Arrow of light…

 

4.  We practice wearing the uniform properly at meetings so when we are at public events we can be assured that each scouts represents the ideals of the Boy Scouts

 

Minimum uniform requirements for First Meeting of the month are:

Class A Shirt, jeans with belt loops, the Green Flat Boy Scout belt or other BSA approved Belt, closed toed shoes.

Note:  a non boy scout cap cannot be worn with this uniform.

 

The full Class A uniform includes:

Class A Shirt, Green Boy Scout long or shorts pants, the Green Flat Boy Scout belt or other BSA approved Belt, closed toed shoes, Green and red stripe socks, Merit Badge sash, and Neckerchief. 

Note: The boy scout cap is optional, and the all the patches should be on the Class A shirt as shown in the handbook.

 

Non-First of the Month Meeting uniform requirements:

Class B Shirt, jeans with belt loops, the Green Flat Boy Scout belt or other BSA approved Belt, closed toed shoes.

Note:  a non-boy scout cap can be worn if not objectionable to the scoutmaster.

 

If scout is not in uniform, either for a Class A or Class B meeting, the SPL makes a note of it on the attendance sheet and he will not be given credit for the meeting.

 

Attendance

 

 

Attendance counts for meeting prerequisites for Troop positions. For example,  patrol leader must have at least a 50% attendance

 

 

Attendance counts for getting credit for troop positions.  For example, patrol leader must have at least a 50% attendance, which is the same as the position prerequisite, otherwise he will not get credit for the position.