Notes from Area Meeting January 19, 2006

• I have the Scouts Trees 2005 crests. Will bring them to section meetings next week. Please review the photographs to determine who should get the crests:
  • http://www.1stmerrickville.ca/cubs/pictures/2004/2005-05-18/DSCN0272.JPG
  • http://www.1stmerrickville.ca/cubs/pictures/2004/2005-05-18/DSCN0273.JPG
  • http://www.1stmerrickville.ca/cubs/pictures/2004/2005-05-18/DSCN0274.JPG
  • http://www.1stmerrickville.ca/cubs/pictures/2004/2005-05-18/DSCN0275.JPG
• I have accepted another Kub Kar track. It's coming from a defunct Lanark group. It'll be usefull for Hobbies & Wheels, and can be stored in the large trailers.
• Answers to our questions as to why the region wants our opening/closing bank balances and our bank account number
  • If there are no opening/closing bank balances then the financial statements are meaningless.
  • Bank account number needed because the money belongs to Scouts Canada not to the group.
• All leaders that were new this year are supposed to take the WB 1 course or they won't be allowed to register for the 2006/2007 season.
• Scout winter skills session had 25 Scouts and 10 leaders attend at Smiths Falls. Covered cooking, shelter building, hypothermia (umblies - stumbly, grumbly, mumbly), clothing, and gear packing.
• The Beaver Burr is on! There is a planning meeting at Roger Nuttall's house on Sunday January 22nd at 2:00pm.
• Ontario Volunteer Award. Need to nominate one person at each of 5 year, 10 year, 15 year, etc service levels from each group. By end of April.
• Nominations open for Lily & Thistle award. For the leader with outstanding service to the area. Presented to Chris Tyler last year; he was the first recipient.
• 3CP has withdrawn from Bingo. They were upset that their number of shifts had decreased.
• Lombardy fair booth broken into. Some repair work required.
• Only Merrickville registered for Camp Zero so far. Way to go Alex!
• Dates for many area events have changed. We have been working with a calendar dated May 15, but a Nov 20 version exists (but was never distributed).
  • Camp Zero, Jan 28/29, prime Ken
  • Cub Winter Challenge, Feb 4, planning meeting Jan 22 7:00pm, prime TBD
  • Beaver Burr, Feb 18, Perth?, planning meeting Jan 22 2:00pm, prime TBD
  • Scout Nite Vent, May 12/13, WP, $5, planning meeting March 26, prime Roger
  • Cub Area Camp Impeeza, May 26-28, WP, planning meeting April 2, prime TBD
  • Scout Area Camporee, Jun 2-4, WP, planning meeting April 9, prime Allen Sinfield
  • Scout Council Camp, Jun 9-10
• Almonte Scouts are camping once a month all winter.
• 3CP group chair quit.
• My motion to support Elgin Area's fight to keep their camp open passed unanimously.
• Criteria for fastest pack/troop at Hobbies & Wheels racing will be the average of the fastest three vehicles in each pack/troop. If a pack/troop has less than three entries, then they don't qualify for the award.