NEUSE BASIN COMMISSIONER MEETING

APRIL 2001

 

The monthly Commissioner meeting was held at 7:00, April 3rd, at Faith Youth Ministry Building with the following attending:

 

Len Long

Mike Scott

Ken McCain

Steve Herold

Jimmy Brinkley

Jimmy Shine

Dan Grummert

Darlene Whitfield

Jae Logan

Agnes McCain

 

AGENDA:  1.   Opening

2.      Welcome

3.      Unit Health (Venture, Cubs, Scouts, ADC Schools)

4.      Program

(a)    Budget

(b)   Scout Show

(c)    Summer Camp

(d)   Camporee

(e)    Commissioner Cabinet

5.      Roundtable Boy Scouts

6.      Roundtable Cub Scouts

7.      Day Camp

8.      Training

9.      Announcements, Handouts

10.  Closing

 

1.      Opening.  Ken read “Things to Ponder for 2001”.

 

2.      Welcome.  Len welcomed those present.  Jimmy Shine presented the Training Award and Commissioner Key to Jae Logan and the Arrowhead Honor to Jimmy Brinkley.

 

3.      Unit Health.  Ken will go to Council and pre-register Troop 494 Scouts for Camporee as soon as he finds out how many are going.  Troop 67 is trying to find another sponsor.  The VFW provides a good meeting place and has done well in the past, but they seem to have lost interest.  Venture – Steve didn’t get to West Craven.  He would like a venture unit for Eagles.  Jae needs to focus on day camp.  Dan had no luck getting in touch with the Girl Scout Leader about helping  to put flags at the National Cemetery.  Jimmy Shine reported no activity since the last time.  Two Learning for Life charters have been picked up from Pamlico County.  All school units will recharter after school starts.

 

4.      PROGRAM

(a)    Budget.  Len said go ahead with what was said last time.

(b)    Scout Show.  Steve went to the meeting.  It is coming together.  We will have three tables.  Commissioners need to be part of it to help set up and tear down.  Ken, Len, Jimmy Shine, Steve have volunteered.  Darlene can help in the morning.  Len will put out an agenda for each meeting.

(c)    Summer Camp.  Seven units from this district have signed up.  The camp has 25

new Sunfish sailboats.

(d)    Camporee.  Mike will contact Council to find out how many units are going.  Dan, Jimmy Shine and Jimmy Brinkley will help out Blue Area.  Both Jimmies will do uniform inspection.

(e)    Len, Ken, Jimmy Shine and Agnes went to the Commissioner Cabinet meeting.  The Commissioners want to do something about rechartering time.  They would like for everyone to recharter at the same time.  Exceptions are Learning for Life children.  Our district will sponsor the June Cabinet meeting, which will take place at Camp Bonner.  The next meeting is April 11th in Greenville.

 

5.      Scout Roundtable.  We are still looking for a Roundtable Commissioner.  There were

Eight people  present, including district people.  Troops 299, 97, 58, and 442 were represented.  The theme was cultural awareness.  The theme for the next meeting is Wild Life Management.

 

6.      Cub Roundtable.  Darlene puts out the Commissioners Newsletter.  She needs feed-

      back about activities.  They had about 15 people at Roundtable, representing six                                                Packs.  So far three Packs are going to the District Campout.  Comments about the    campout were that it was too structured, not enough free time.  Len needs a list of what is needed for crafts.

 

7.      Day Camp is still on schedule.  It will be held either a t Ben Quinn or Grover C.

Fields.  The theme is Wild Wild West.  At Roundtable there will be sign-up sheets for Day Camp and Resident Camp. 

 

8.      Training.  Dan wants to come in and give a presentation about the new training program.   A new training manual is out  with a lot of changes.  At the next meeting Dan will will give an update of changes in training.

 

9.      Handouts and Announcements.  Len handed out a paper on Boy Scouts of America

Traditional Values and Standards (Provided to “60 Minutes”)  He also gave each Commissioner a folder with everything needed for Commissioner service.

      The next meeting will be May 1st.  Darlene will have the opening, Steve the closing

     

 

       and Bill Dittman refreshments.

 

10.  Closing.  Mike said everyone was doing a great job.  Len has great ideas about the

New folders.  He closed with two sentences, which he gets in the e-mail from Dan, Scouting is for America, Scouting is for the Boys.

 

                                                Respectfully Submitted

                                                Agnes McCain

                                                                        ADC Administration

 

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