Venture Crew 759

Notes for April 5, 2009 meeting

Created April 13, 2009

 

Minutes from March 22, 2009 meeting: Minutes approved.

 

Event recap:

The adventure (scanvengeree) went well.  Compliments to all that helped make it a success.  The crew made $28.14 at the Pizza Hut fundraiser.

 

Upcoming Events:

 

1)      Venture Quest: April 17-19 at Broad Creek. Hosted by Area 6.  The Philmont crew will be on a back pack hike (20 mile with the troop)

 

2)      Basketball Tournament: Postponed.  May be changed to soccer or lacrosse.

 

3)      Service project at Fort Smallwood May 9.  Gabe is setting up this event.

 

4)      Mt. Hebron Adopt a highway is on May 9

 

5)      Shooting Sports: Confirmed for May 23th   (Memorial weekend) at Camp Spencer. 

 

6)      White Water Rafting: October 9-11

 

7)      Spaghetti dinner: October 17th.  Wes will POC the event and set up the time, date and facility (Jessup Community hall).  Proposed price structure: $8 adult, $7 senior and students with ID, $5 children (2-10).

 

8)      SCUBA intro tentatively scheduled for November 12 or 19.

 

9)      Car Show possibly in August.

 

To Be Done:

1)      CREW IS TASKED TO COME UP WITH MEETING ACTIVITIES!!!!!  Let’s make the meetings fun!!!!  The goal is to have business done in 20-30 minutes and then do the activity to make the meeting more fun and informative. Still need to work on this.  No update.

 

2)      “Super Activity” is being planned for December 25 or 26, 2009 to January 2 or 3, 2010 depending on the rates. Dale and Todd are going to see if they can find packages for Colorado or Utah.  Todd checked with the airlines and December 26th appears to be the cheapest (with the exception of the morning of the 25th).  Flights cost for Dec 26th through Jan 3rd were fairly constant.  No update.  Dale is waiting for literature from travel agent.

 

3)      Mount Hebron spring festival is scheduled for April 25th .  This would be a good opportunity to get our name out to the church which should help with fundraisers such as basket bingo and spaghetti dinners.  Several people from the crew and troop have signed up to help.

 

4)      We need to work out the logistics for the spaghetti dinner (Oct 17) and basket bingo. 

 

5)      The Crew talked about possibly doing soccer or lacrosse instead of basket ball due to the cost of obtaining a court.  Date to be determined.

 

6)      Gabe is setting up a service project at Fort Smallwood.

 

7)      A quote for tee shirts emailed out.  Todd reported the company can print from a graphic which is cheaper that silk screening ($90 set up versus the $210 figure on the quote).  Todd is going to get an additional quote from another company.  No update.

 

8)      Todd talked to Tammy Cinatto about the full first aid/CPR course.  The dates will be May 5, 12, and 19 from 7-9pm. Cost is $40.  Todd needs a count ASAP.

 

9)      Every month Ashleigh wants to set up an activity, a service project and a fundraiser.

 

 

10)   We need to set up a new date for the Paint Ball activity.  Wes offered another option; instead of going to a center, we could go small scale and use an area by his church.  We would need to borrow or buy guns if we did this option.

 

11)   We need to set up a new date for the “Car Wash”.  Don Pablo no longer does this.  Wal-Mart will do a car wash and may even match the funds.  

 

12)   We need to set up a new date for “Shadowlands”.

 

13)   Ashleigh is going to get prices for wake board rentals and instruction.

 

Fundraising:

 

1)      The crew is considering the following fundraisers: restaurants bake sales, basketball tournaments, spaghetti dinners, basket bingo.  Ideas rejected: coffee house, pizza sales, bowling night. No update.

 

2)      Wes mentioned that we could do a car show.  This has minimal logistics and good potential to make money.  We could have a popular choice award that would receive a trophy.  We just need to state that that event is “not insured” on the flyers.  August appears to be a good time to have this event.  No update.

 

Service projects:

Wes‘s Pastor said there are plenty of things that can be done around the church including:
1) Extension of the front porch.
2) Landscaping
3) Building of a shed
4) Laying down a laminate floor in the kitchen area
5) The parking lot needs to be leveled (but I am not sure when because of the expense)
Todd said that some of these would make good eagle projects for the several scouts in the troop that are preparing for Eagle.


Announcements:

1)      Due to busy schedules for April and May, Gabe’s service project is being moved to June 27th.

 

2)      It was pointed that Meeting dates are scheduled for Mother’s Day May 10th, Powder Horn May 17th and Father’s Day June 21st.

 

Possible future activities: splash down, batting cage, paint ball, camping, hiking, mini golf, rappelling, climbing wall, four wheeling (ATV), horseback riding, snowmobiling, kayaking/canoeing, rafting, snow tubing, snow skiing/boarding, water skiing/wake boarding, backpacking, hiking, SCUBA intro (and beyond), shooting, archery.

 

Elections: The crew decided to keep the same people in leadership positions, but we need to set a date for future elections.

 

Upcoming meeting:

April 26 May 10, 17 June 7, 21