Minutes of Communication Committee Meeting

Troop 408

Activity Subcommittee (Sharon Chung):

50 Miller: The date is June 30 to July 6^th. The only known qualification is that each scout must be 13 or older by 1/1/2003. Its permission slip and payment are due in May 2003.
2003 Summer Camp: The location is Camp Hi-Sierra. Its date is set to August 10 to 16 for the time being. The committee is evaluating the alternative of having it in June for future summer camp.
2003 Family Camp: We will be going to Camp Cutter on 9/13 and 9/14. Camp site has been reserved.
Sea Kayaking Trip: The committee is still arranging this trip. The tentative date is 10/11/2003-10/12/2003. The committee is finding out whether there is requirement for minimum swimming capability. Any updated info will be posted in our web site.
2004 Summer Camp: The committee works on going to Catalina Island.

Advancement Subcommittee (Jennifer Saye):

Procedure for advancement: All applications for advancement must follow successful completion of scout master conference, not the other way around. Scout should submit BOR application by the midnight of Tuesday, one week before BOR.

Financial Subcommittee (Jenny Wang):

Will give a complete report after receiving the report from the previous subcommittee chair.
Sales of scrip is on track.

Membership Subcommittee ( Flora Li for Emily Hung):

Need to recruit an additional member since one member might leave the subcommittee for a short period.
All patrol leaders need to remind the scouts to inform the membership subcommittee whenever they change email addresses. The best is not to change email address unless it is really necessary.

Patrol Parents Report (Sharon Chung):

One concerns raised by the Dragon Patrol is that the participation level of older scouts in meetings are lower than that of the young scouts. Lots of discussion is around how to better format the meetings in order to make them attractive to the older scouts.
Another subject being discusses is about how to improve the scout master conference and let scout have more positive experience from the boy scouts. It is suggested by the parent that ASMs and SM have periodical consoling meetings with the scouts to review their plans and progresses, to set up expectation, and to correct the problems early on.

Other Discussion:

SCCC/BSA fund raising (FOS, Tina Yu): Troop 408 will support the SCCC BSA fund raising. Each family is due for $130. Please make the check payable to SCCC BSA and give the check to Tina.
We are not going to have recruiting this year. However, we are accepting referral from our own scouts. Please get the referral name and contact info to our committee chair by the end of April. Mr. Hsu will have a new parents orientation in May.
Lost and Found: Need a volunteer to be in charge of lost and found. Mr. Pan has a stove and a large spoon for people to claim.
Other Forthcoming Scout Events: Please contact Mr. Pan for more details.

Bristlecone Junior Leader Training Course 2003: 8/3-8/9, Chesebrough Scout Reservation. Cost: $185 thru 5/31, $195 after 5/31. Open to all Scouts, Venture and Sea Scouts
Scoutmaster and Assistant Scoutmaster Specific Training: 4/5/2003, 8:00Am – 5:00PM, at the Council Service Center at 970 W. Julian St., San Jose. Requirements: Complete Class A Uniform, Scoutmaster Handbook and Scout Handbook. Cost: $5.00/person.
Scout-O-Rama 2003 (Scouting in the Outfield): 6/7/2003, 10AM – 2AM, at San Jose Municipal Stadium, Cost: $12/person
On site Youth Protection Training – will be held 7:30-9:00pm, 4/1/03 during Troop meeting at MVH. Everyone is welcome.