Thunder Bay Area Council
Meeting Minutes

Wednesday October 10, 2007
7:00 PM – L.U – Little Dinning Room

PRESENT:

Susan McCutcheon, Area Commissioner
Tom Abthorpe, DRC
Kelly Hilton – 15^th F.W
W. Taylor – Q.M.
Kim Leonard, 12^th P.A
Laurie Blackwell, Historian
Darlene Armstrong, Service Team
Enrico Pucci, 17^th Westminster
Roberta Wolfe, Honors & Awards/Grey Wolf
Joy Cummings, Training
Marg McWhirther, 17^th Group Committee

Recording Secretary:   Kelly Hilton

 

Minutes will be sent out via email as soon as Susan receives them.

 

Apple Day – groups are arranging their own spots, Pick up your apples on Friday Oct 12^th at Knox’s United Church – Prudent St, between 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm, Return apples and money on Saturday (same place) Noon till 4:00 pm.

• 15^th F.W. will pick up Apples from CavTel Foods on Thursday, they are going out in own area.

Woodbadge Part II Training: Joy reported there are 20 leaders taking course, not everyone has sent in the registration form, please get it in ASAP. Tom asked Joy to bring up different Scouter’s Clubs Socials such as Beavers Sharing Meeting, Pack Scouter’s etc

Group Commissioner Training: Susan reported there is a date for this course, not sure how good the numbers will be; it was suggested a memo be sent to all group commissioners to figure out if it is needed.

Remembrance Day Program for Youth: will be held at Knox Shauniah on Nov 5^th, 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. For more info contact Joy Cummings

Remembrance Day Laying of Wreaths: Bill Taylor is organizing, Enrico is doing North Side and John Mayo is doing South Side.

Big Browns Birthday Party (Beavers) will be November 12^th, McDonalds on Memorial Ave – Contact is Joy Cummings

Susan would like to give Roberta and Tom a big round of applause for the excellent awards ceremony and dinner; many compliments were received on it by participants.

Christmas Parade – Nov 17^th, Susan received the letter inviting Scouting to participate in the parade, the 17^th has come up with a float design to reflect 100 years of scouting, Beavers will again ride on float, and Cubs will walk behind and besides handing out candy canes. For more info contact Susan.

 

• Susan mentioned that the candy canes have been donated for the last 3 years and an appreciation certificate should be presented, Roberta will do one up, Tom will present it.

 

Next Area Meeting, Nov 21, 2007 – Little Dinning Room, L.U, 7:00 pm

Scouter’s Christmas Social: Dec 1^st or Dec 8^th, need to talk to Randy to confirm date

 

Christmas Concert: Dec 8^th, 2007 - TBSO will by putting on a Christmas Concert, Susan has agreed to run this as a Scouting Fundraiser – More info will follow – need to sell seats. Susan will send out information as soon as she can.

Kub Kar Rally: Feb 2^nd 2008, contact is Marg more info to follow.

• Susan asked if groups wanted to do a mass order for Cub Kars/18 Wheelers like last year. If you are interested in doing this again send Susan an email.

Winter Sleepover – Feb 22, 2008 – more info to follow

Winter Games: March 1^st – more info to follow

Bowling:  April 2008 - Joy will book Galaxy for this event – more info to follow

• It was suggested that with so many participants taking Woodbadge Part II, they could be given an activity to organize or help out with as part of the training.

General Discussions:

Tom asked why, if we have so many Beavers are they not moving onto Cubs?

Personal Opinions of those present are:

• Not enough linking between the beaver and cub sections
• Ages of Beavers should be 4 to 6 as by the time they hit 3^rd year they are bored. 
•  Groups not using Keeo’s
• Groups not running an interesting 3 level program

 

In planning events for youth, it was mentioned that the same people attend the Area Meetings each month, with all the new younger leaders out there, where are they?

 

All present agreed we would like to meet them, and see them get involved.

 

• It was decided to organize a “VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION NIGHT”, for January 26^th, 2008, Roberta to see if we can get Vickers Heights Community Center.
• Marg offered to donate a door prize
• Volunteers must be leaders working in Scouting’s 5 Sections
• Where do we get the funds to put this event on?
• Susan would like to see a financial float kept in the Thunder Bay Area for events such as this one.
• Invitations need to be sent out

More planning to be done at Area Meeting on this event.

 

Roberta would also like to see an appreciation plaque done up for Vickers Heights Community Center for all they have done for Scouting. Roberta will do one up.

 

Next Area Meeting, Nov 21, 2007 – Little Dinning Room, L.U, 7:00 pm

Meeting Adjourned