Parent Committee Meeting

• Jerry Ball is out on vacation
• Mike Wong filling in this month
• We read the minutes from last month’s meeting and the minutes were approved
• We then invited Mr. Johnson into the meeting

Scoutmaster Update 2014-07-01

Church pancake breakfast

• Both were very well attended and a big hit
• 20 scouts and 10 adults
• The congregation was very appreciative
• Mr. Johnson did a slideshow and a talk about what Troop 26 does and how much we appreciated their support

Bike trip

• This was also a success with big thanks to all of the adults. Especially Matt Swider and Mark Baird. A couple of slips and falls and flat tires, but all went well.
• Mr. Johnson was very impressed with the scouts, no body complained, they cooked all their own meals except for one evening.

Younger Scout Sierra trek

• Didn’t quite have the right demographic for the trip given the influx of younger scouts and we had a challenge getting enough pre-planning and organization. Cancelled it to make sure that if we do an event like this, that we have it all planned out.
• Leaving for summer camp this Sunday at 6:00am from St. Mark’s church
• Keep an eye out for one more email about final details
• Scouts should come with a lunch
• Please include phone numbers for the drivers
• Please include an emergency phone number for the camp
• Mr. Johnson will email the parents a troop roster with contact information
• Mr. Teng is planning the older scout Sierra trek with assistance from Mr. Soga; thank you to Susan and Matt Swider on being the final drivers to get the scouts up there

Fourth of July Parade

• Fourth of July, sign-ups available. Mr. Johnson will drive to get the chairs and other set up supplies. We still need volunteers for the afternoon teardown. We get a $250 donation for our help.
• We need at least one more adult to help in the morning as Mr. Johnson will be driving.
• Please meet at the Veteran’s building on Cabrillo near Sambo’s at 9am
• Meet at 1pm at the top of the parade and pick everything up as the parade finishes

Greenbar Meeting

• Last Greenbar meeting last night with okay attendance last night
• Probably going to eliminate the OA Representative position as a leadership position within the troop
• TLC meetings on 7/15

Eagle Court of Honor

• Esteban Zepeda on July 29

Night Hike Coming Up

• July 29th is our night hike
• Mr. Shaw is leading this

Upcoming Meetings

• Next parent meeting in August is cancelled due to older scout Sierra trek
• Scout meeting on 8/5 and 8/26 but no meeting on 8/12 or 8/19 due to calendar planning

Assistant Scoutmasters

• Within the next six months, we would like to get 2 to 3 new uniformed, Assistant Scoutmasters
• They interface with the scout, find out what they’re good at, what they need help with
• With over 40 scouts, the more assistant leaders we have the better we can serve the boys in their scouting career
• Everybody is encouraged to attend day hikes and overnight trips to get a feel for what the Assistant Scoutmasters do
• Please feel free to give Mr. Johnson any feedback that you might have on how the troop is running or things that we should be doing
• For those looking for an updated Merit Badge Counselor list, you can download it here

Treasurer Report

• We’re doing very well
• A few outstanding expenses from recent trips or upcoming trips that we’ve collected money for but haven’t paid out
• We’re about 2x over our desired minimum, but after we pay our anticipated expenses for the remaining summer trips, we’ll be closer to 1.3x over minimum
• Question about fundraisers and Susan shared that we don’t really do any