There Is Talk About Doing It Again Next Year

Below are all of the meeting minutes for the Venturer meetings for the 2008-2009 year.

May 20

Recap of Camp

·All in all it was a good camp

·There is talk about doing it again next year

Duke of Ed./Queens Venturer

·Come up with a date to do a mass sign off

·If you went on the Cabaret trip to Bowen Island you can sign off paragraph 9 on Page 27

Next Week (Swim-Up)

·At Camp A (Crescent Beach)

·6 pm - BE ON TIME!

·Full Uniform

·$2 per person for hotdog, chips and pop

Area Camp

·First weekend in June

·Slight change of plans

oWe are not sleeping in Erickson anymore, instead we will be in tents just outside of Erickson

May 3

Meeting called to order:7:30pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Elections Night

Nominations

President – Parker, Chris P.

Vice President – Chris P., Chas

Treasurer – Eric

Secretary - Zach

Quartermasters – Ryan, Ben, Chas, Stephan

Elected Executive Committee for 2009/2010

President – Parker

Vice President – Chris P.

Treasurer – Eric

Secretary – Zach

Quartermasters – Ryan, Stephan

Camp

·Remember dishes

·There have been cougar and bear warnings

·40 ish people will be attending

Next Week

·Last meeting of the year

·Recap camp

·Recap the whole year

Upcoming Events

·Area Camp

·Fathers Day Parking Cars at the Fish and Game club

·Bike Trip

Motions Brought Forward:

Motion:To hold this year’s election of the Executive Committee by secret (paper) vote

Motioned By:Chris P.

Seconded By:Eric

All in Favor:3yesono

May 6

Meeting called to order:7:28pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Notes from Scouter Dallas

·This year was aGREATyear

·Bowling was great

oLots of good feedback

·Wigwam Inn work weekend was great

oGot lots of great comments from the other people that were up there

Reports

·President

·Treasurer

·Quartermasters

·Secretary

Elections

·Think about who you would like to nominate for the positions

·E-mail me by Tuesday night with your nominations

·You can nominate yourself

·We will read the nominations and have our election at the next meeting

Ruckle Camp

·Fees due by next meeting

o$55/person

·Theme isMonty Python

Camp A Festival

·End of May

·Asking us to do security

·More info to come

Motions Brought Forward:

Motion:To exclude the bylaw that states that a Venturer may not run for the same position in the Executive Committee two years in a row, from our bylaws

All in Favor:3yesono

April 15

The Internet Awareness evening was a great success. Thanks to the presenters, sponsors and all those who made the evening possible, as well as all those who came out.

April 1

Upcoming Events

-1.  Internet Awareness – April 15 ($2)

-1.  Wigwam Inn Work Weekend – April 24-26

-1.  Bowling – May 1 ($12)

-1.  Easter Event at Camp A (volunteer) – April 12

-1.  ***For the above: Please let Scouter Dallas know if you are attending and pay him ASAP***

-1.  April 19 – Beach Clean-up

-1.  May 2 – Beaveree

-1.  May 27 – Swim-Up @ Camp A

-1.  Please keep watching your emails. A lot of information about the above and more activities will be coming out shortly. Please reply to these emails

Recap on the Cabaret trip to Bowen

-1.  Great day overall

-1.  Very nice boat

-1.  Want to go again

-1.  Want to do a weekend or weeklong trip next year

Elections

-1.  Start thinking now about what you may want to become

-1.  To get your Queen’s Venturer Award you must serve one term (year) on the executive

-1. 

March 4

Reports

·Vice President

·Treasurer

·Secretary

·Quartermaster

Bowling

·Open to Venturers and Rovers in Nicomekl Area

·See motion

Book Sale

·Takedown on Sunday

·Meet at Zellers at 5pm

Work Weekend at Camp McLean

·Saturday 9-?

Cabaret Trip to Bowen Island

·Saturday March 28

·Charting our course next meeting

Nominations for Next Year

·Start thinking what role you want to possibly become

Motions Brought Forward:

Motion:To invite the Rovers in Nicomekl Area to join the Venturers at the bowling night

February 25

Discipline Youth and You

·Monday March 2 (tomorrow)

·At Cranley Place

·2 hours (ish)

·Please reply to Scouter Dallas tonight if you intend to go

·An invitation was sent to you on Facebook

FOR THE FOLLOWING: PLEASE REFER TO THE UPCOMING EVENTS/DATES EMAIL THAT WAS SENT TO YOU BY SCOUTER DALLAS

Internet Awareness Seminar

·April 8 (Wednesday)

·Probably at the LDS church (not confirmed)

·More info to come

Cub Car Rally

·March 7 (Saturday)

·At the LDS church on 20thAve

·*Service hours*

·Please let Scouter Dallas know if you can come and help ASAP

Beach Clean up

·Blackie Spit

·April 19

Wigwam Inn

·April 24-26

·Be at the boat at 3:30 (leaving at 4)

·Working Saturday 8:45-12, 1:30-4:30

·Buffet Dinner in full uniform (bring your uniform on a clothes hangar)

·Working Sunday 8:45-12

Beaveree

·Hug-A-Tree station

·May 2

·*Service Hours*

Scout Trees

·At Sears in Langley

·May 2

Camp Skeeter

·In Nanaimo

·Usually a very pricey camp

·Start looking at registration fees and other costs

·4 day/3 night camp

·Theme is ‘North Pole’

Area Camp

·$35/person (includes food ad registration)

·At Camp McLean

·Help with flag making station

Other Reminders from Scouter Dallas

·Reply to e-mails

·School and jobs come first

February 11

Meeting called to order:7:45pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Uniforms

·Must wear on the first Monday of every month (unless otherwise stated)

·Everyone must wear their uniforms next week

oWe will keep doing this until everyone wears their uniforms

Chairs

·Please let us know if you change your dates

Bowling

·Both dates are open

·$10 per person

·$150 deposit 3 weeks before

·84 people max

·9-12pm

Reminders

·Rovent fees due at next meeting

o$55 per person if you were not at bottle sort

o$11 per person if you were at the bottle sort

·Gear for Rovent

oYou must bring all of your gear to Wednesday’s meeting

·Please let Scouter Dallas know before Tuesday if you intend to go to the work weekend at the Wigwam Inn (more info to come)

February 4

Meeting called to order:7:45pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Uniforms

·Must wear on the first Monday of every month (unless otherwise stated)

·Everyone must wear their uniforms next week

oWe will keep doing this until everyone wears their uniforms

Discipline Youth and You

·2 hour-ish course on how to deal with conflict resolution in a peaceful manner

·Will be held on the first Monday in March at Cranley

·This is a free event

·Highly suggested that you be there

·More info to come

Rovent

·We can get red clown noses and go as clown fish

·Miss Strawberry Flats

oMust audition afternoon before competition

oMust have a talent and be prepared to answer questions in front of the judges

·Drop backpacks off the Wednesday before camp

·There will be a duty roster for camp made up on the first day of camp

Reports

·President

·Secretary

·Treasurer

·Quartermasters

Bowling Night

·First or second Friday in April

·Quartermaster is calling bowling lanes

Cabaret

·Daytrip in March probably the Saturday or Sunday after spring break

Badges

·Planning 10 is a badge (find badge for next week)

·If you play on a school team or other team that is a badge as well (find that one too)

January 28

There is a food planning meeting at Camp McLean for Rovent at 7:30pm on Monday February 2. If you want a say in the menu, it is advised that you be there.

January 21

Rovent

·Check out the website:www.rovent.ca

·Scavenger Hunt – Start looking!

·Each person that was at the bottle drive can use their $44 share to do to Rovent

·Do we have the right gear?

oYou must attend the ‘cold talk’ at the next meetings in order to go to Rovent

Cold Talk

·For next meeting please bring your:

oSleeping bag(s)

oToques

oBoots

January 14

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:45pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Physical Fitness Award

·Bowling?

·If we do bowling, we could host another bowling night with the other groups

oWe can do it regardless if we go bowling or not

oIf we want to do it we should start planning now for spring

Program Work

·Chose two by next Wednesday

Service Hours

·THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!

Meet with 2ndAldergrove re: Rovent

·They are suggesting the last Monday of January

oThis is not good for everyone because of exams

·Scouter Dallas is suggesting that we meet at Camp McLean

oOn what date?

·For those who have someone from 2ndAldergrove on Facebook or MSN, please ask them to ask their group about the meeting (where, when)

Rovent

·Check out the website:www.rovent.ca

·Scavenger Hunt – Start looking!

·We are using bottle drive funds to subsidize some of the costs. (Note: only those who come to the bottle sort can access these funds)

·Do we have the right gear?

oYou must attend the ‘cold talk’ at the next meeting in order to go to Rovent

January 7

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:45pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Reports

·President

·Treasurer

·Secretary

Christmas Camp Review

·Great camp overall

·Lots of good feedback from the other groups that participated

·Great food

Rovent

·February 20-22 at Manning Park

·Are we prepared?

oBoots

oSleeping bags

oWinter jackets

·Start looking at the website (www.rovent.ca)

·Leaving Friday Feb. 20 at noon (try to get out of school early)

·We need drivers

·We will be camping with 2ndAldergrove

oWe should meet with them to organize things

·Registration is $22 per person plus food (may be a $45-$50 camp)

oPart or whole may be subsidized (see motion below)

·More info to come

Cabaret

·March 7 or 8?

·We are still on for the Wigwam Inn work weekend

Dock Visit

·We have the possible opportunity to visit a dock

·We need to organize

·More info to come

Golfing

·May not happen

·Other possible activities:

oBallroom Dancing

oScuba diving

·More info to come

Scout /Venturer Trucks

·We have the opportunity to build them

·More info to come

Motions Brought Forward:

Motion:To use the Venturer proceeds of the bottle drive to subsidize some or all of the cost for Rovent. Only the Venturers that participate in the bottle sort can access these funds.

Motioned By:The Company

Seconded By:Chris M and Tony

All in Favor:3yesono

December 10

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:35pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Christmas Camp

·December 19-20

·Meet at Camp McLean at 5:45pm for set up

·Reviewed electronics – everyone in agreement

·Movies – Christmas Vacation, Dark Knight, Step Brothers, Billy Madison

·Pizzas – Cheese, Pepperoni, Ham and Pineapple, Supreme

·Pancakes and sausages for breakfast

·Bring your sleeping bag and a mat

·Bring your own drinks (no 2 liters or energy drinks – they will be taken away)

·Juice will be provided

Hours and Credits

·4 service hours for the Santa Breakfast

·Record any other hours

·4 school credits for your Chief Scout Award – talk to your councilor

Program Work

·Do it on your own time

·Suggested to start on the Personal Interest badge, ie. Reading the requirements

·Start to read the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze level

December 3

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:35pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Program

·Read your books

·6 badges in total

·Works out to be 2 badges a year

·We will do some of them as a group, but most of them will be done individually

·Chose 2 for next week

Reports

·President –

·Secretary –

·Treasurer -

·Quartermasters –

Christmas Camp

·Video Games

·Movies

·Suggestions welcome

·Must be DVD

November 12

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:30pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Rainbucket

·Please be at Scouter Dallas’ house at 4:15 on Friday

·We are good as far a transportation is concerned

·For other information please refer to the e-mail that was sent by Scouter Dallas earlier this week

·If you have not paid your $45 for camp, please do so ASAP

·Dress for rain

·Bring a chair

·If you only bring runners, you will not be allowed to go

Chairs

·Please follow your schedule

Reports

·President

·Treasurer

·Secretary

·Quartermaster

Meeting Adjourned:8:15pm

November 5

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:30pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Monday’s Meeting

·Was a great meeting

Program Work

·Pick two to work on before our next meeting

Duke of Edinburgh Award

·We have completed most of the Bronze level already

Rainbucket

·We will plan food on Wednesday

·Shelter has been built, so now we have a place to cook out of the weather

·$45 per person due on November 12 (this coming Wednesday)

·Chas’s Mom can only drive us up there, so we need a parent or two, depending on the size of vehicle, to drive us home. If your parent is willing to drive, please let Scouter Dallas know ASAP

October 22

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono

Meeting called to order:7:30pm

Minutes of this Meeting:

Cabaret

·Great trip overall

·We will go over the test for approximately the first 10-15 minutes of each meeting for the next few weeks

·The pictures will be on the website under the Venturers tab

Rainbucket

·Still a go

·The theme may change because some people think that the term ‘Redneck’ is offensive

·Thus, meaning that the scavenger hunt may change

·How are we going to get there?

oScouter Rob can take 3 or 4 plus towing the trailer

oScouter Dallas can take 3

oChas has volunteered his parents to drive which will be able to take 5 or 6 people

·We are looking at the following costs

o$22 camp fee

o$20 food fee

oThis camp cost will be around the $40-$45 range

·More notice to come closer to the event

Shelter

·The leader are building a portable shelter made out of pipe, rope and a tarp

·The shelter will be about 24-25 feet long, 9-10 feet high, and 12 feet wide

October 15

Adopted minutes of previous meeting:3yesono