Matthew D’Antonio, Member

Becky George, Secretary (Sept 2006)

Jim George, Advancement Chair (Feb 2007)

Ron "Pops" Griffin, Scoutmaster (1995)

Matt Groseclose, Member

Jon Hoover, Public Relations Chair (Mar 2006)

Brian Urig, Chairman (Oct 2008)

Kelly Vining, Treasurer (Mar 2007)

John Grim, Member

Mark Groseclose, Member

Ben Jackson, Fundraising Chair (Jan 2009)

Nathan Ramberger, Member

Ray Ramberger, Outdoors Chair (Oct 2005), ASM

Tammy Ramberger, Member

Jim Salve, Parent

Lori Urig, Member

Mark Vining, Member, ASM

CHAIRMAN — Brian Urig reported:

Re-chartering: Committee agreed that adults who no longer have scouts in the Troop need to be contacted and asked if they wish to continue to be chartered for the upcoming year and if so, fee would need to be collected. Ms. Vining agreed to make these contact telephone calls prior to re-chartering for 2011.

Roundtable: Chairman Urig will be attending monthly Chester County Council Roundtable meetings so as to ensure Troop #13 presence at these meetings.

Equipment Chair: Mr. Masciantonio has agreed to take over for Mr. Urig as Equipment Chair, as was confirmed before the Committee. Completed application was turned into Mr. George.

Outdoor Chair: Mr. Salva has agreed to take over for Mr. Ramberger as Outdoor Chair, although he was not present at meeting to confirm before the Committee.

Attendance:One Scout is responsible for weekly attendance. Mr. D’Antonio has been overseeing this duty but Mr. George has not been receiving timely and regular attendance sheets for advancement records. Scout will be instructed to turn sheets in directly to Mr. George on a weekly basis.

Eagle Scout Projects: (follow up to previous discussion) Committee decided that a Life Scout interested in beginning his Eagle Scout project must select an Eagle Scout Advisor and discuss pending project with this individual. After which, the Eagle Advisor would make the recommendation to come before the Committee. Scout would then present pending Eagle Scout project to the Committee for review. Due to the recess during the summer of Committee meetings, Committee agreed to convene for a special meeting in order to accommodate a Scout who would like to begin work on his project during the summer months, as necessary.

SCOUTMASTER - Pops Griffin reported:

• October 5th: PLC Meeting will be held at the George’s home @ 7:30pm.
• October 28^th: Oxford Halloween Parade; Troop #13 will participate with a float promoting the Christmas Tree Sale in December.
• November 18^th: Fall Court Of Honor @ Cabin
• December 3^rd: Downtown Oxford Christmas; Christmas tree flyers will be distributed.

New Scouts: 2 applications have been turned in, with an additional 2 inquiring.

TREASURER — Kelly Vining reported:

Mulch sales: Monies have been tallied. Mrs. George noted that on 7/17/10 a check for $35.00 was turned into Mr. D’Antonio for mulch purchased for Clay George’s Eagle Scout Project. To date, that check had not cleared her account. Mr. D’Antonio would look into locating check.

Mulch sales breakdown (including outstanding check) are as follows:

Income = $9,213 ($9,178 + $35)

Expenses = $4,010

Net Profit = $5,203 (split between participating Scouts)

Annual Income/Expense Summary for Fiscal Year 2010: January thru September (to date) was distributed,

Total Income = $16,534

Total Expense = $19,703

EQUIPMENT — Jeff Masciantonio reported: NO REPORT

ADVANCEMENT — Jim George reported:

Scouts and the requirements needed for BORs:

One First Class Scout to advance to Star Scout: Service Project requirement needs to be completed

One Tenderfoot— 2^nd Class (Thursday, September 30^th)

One Scout- Tenderfoot

One First Class Scout to Star Scout
One First Class Scout to Star Scout: Additional Leadership requirement needs to be satisfied

First Class Scout to Star Scout (Thursday, October 7^th)

Tenderfoot to 2^nd Class (Thursday, September 30^th)

• Plus many others to be held throughout October.

Committee agreed that Scouts ranked 1^st Class and higher must approach Advancement Chair, Merit Badge Counselors, etc. with questions/issues directly; inquiries from parents will not be addressed.

FUNDRAISING — Ben Jackson absent: NO REPORT

Christmas tree sale: Mr. Urig will make contact with Cameron’s and request permission to hold sale as in previous years.

Sign is presently stored in Mr. George’s garage and will be mounted to a float in the Halloween Parade then posted outside of Cameron’s for advertisement.

Tree bailer + 2 rolls of netting are stored in Mr. George’s garage; he will order an additional roll of netting.

Armstrong Cable ad will not be placed this year. Mr. Hoover suggested that we raise the price of the trees by $5.00 and offer a $5.00 coupon as part of the flyers to be distributed. Flyers will be made available at Cameron’s checkout counters to encourage sales. Omni Press to print these flyers and donate them to the Troop.

OA Brick: SPL asked if Troop #13 would be interested in funding an inscribed brick for the Order of the Arrow walkway being constructed at Camp Horseshoe. The cost of brick is $50.00 and includes 3 lines of text. Committee agreed to purchase the brick and text would be decided upon by Scouts.

OUTDOORS - Ray Ramberger & Jim Salve were both absent/ NO REPORT

October, 22nd — 23^rd : Nottingham Park — Mr. Urig (adult)

November 19^th — 21^st : Rifle/Shotgun Shoot @ Camps Ware (Sat AM) and Horseshoe (Sat PM) — ??? (adult)

December — Christmas tree Sales

January 8^th -11^th : Rock Climbing/Cabela’s — Mr. Hoover (adult)

February 4^th — 6^th : Klondike Derby —Mr. D’Antonio (adult)

March 25^th — 26^th : Nottingham Park Service Work — Mr. Urig (adult)

April 24^th — 26^th : Caving/Canoeing — Clay George, Mr. George (adult)

May 6^th — 8^th : Orienteering @ French Creek — ?? (adult)

June 4^th : Scuba Diving —Clay George, ?? (adult)

July 10^th — 17^th : 2011 Summer Camp @ Camp Horseshoe Scout Reservation

August 19^th — 21^st : Frontier Town — (adult)

PUBLIC RELATIONS — Jon Hoover reported:

Website has been updated for the new Scout Year!

SECRETARY — Becky George reported:

Mrs. George wishes to step down as Secretary at the end of the calendar year (December 2010) but has agreed to stay on to assist her successor with duties January thru May 2011, including the Annual Banquet (March 2011).

On a motion by Mr. Urig, seconded by Committee, the meeting was adjourned @ 8:35 p.m. by a unanimous vote.

Respectfully submitted,

Becky George

Committee Secretary