Dan Beard District Committee Meeting Minutes
September 5, 2001
Attendees:  Linda Boggs, Jenny Elwell, Dusty Fletcher, Roger Lear, Susan Long,
            W.E. Medlin, Bob Ratledge, Rodger Skirvin, John Slocumb,
            Steve Stewart, Marv Tharp, Gary Thorp, Ron Werley, Ed Williams (14)

1. Pledge by Ed Williams, Invocation by Bob Ratledge.

2. August minutes approved.

3. District Commissioner - Ron Werley:  Ron is re-registering our District
   Committee.  The Council's ScoutNet 2000 has lost all of the committee
   members except for 4.  If you want to be re-registered with the committee
   contact Ron ASAP.  NOTE:  The registration form requests for Social Security
   Number and Driver's Licence number ARE OPTIONAL.  We suggest that you NOT
   enter your Social Security Number.  As far as we can determine there are no
   protection devices in ScoutNet 2000 to prevent your SS or driver's licence
   number from being viewed or printed out by unauthorized personnel!  If you
   have questions, contact Rodger Skirvin or Karen Kirby at the office.

4. Boy Scout Program:

   Advancement - Ed Williams:  Ed reported that the figures show that the Eagle
   Reviews are getting a higher reject rate than normal.  He suggests that the
   Scoutmasters, Committees and parents make sure that the Scout has completed
   all of the steps in the process correctly.  Troop Committees should insure
   that they have a review process and/or an Eagle Advisor on the Troop
   Committee to help Life Scouts prepare for their project and Eagle reviews.

   Silver Beaver Nomination forms are available on the Council Website and at
   the Council Office and are due by November 1, 2001.

   Training - John Slocumb:  The last SMF course in the "old format" will be
   held October 5-7, 2001 at Camp Durant.

   Camping - Rodger Skirvin:  The Council Camporee will be held on Oct. 12-14
   at the Normandie Drop Zone at Ft. Bragg.  16 Dan Beard units have already
   signed up to attend.  If your unit has not signed up, contact Rodger Skivin.

5. Cub Program - Linda Boggs:

   Training - Gary Thorn:  Dan Beard will host a Cub BLT at St. Michael's
   Catholic Church on Sept. 29, 2001 from 8 am to 2:30 pm.  Impeesa is hosting
   a Cub BLT at Highland UMC on Sept. 22, 2001 from 8 am to 3:30 pm.

   The Council Cub Pow-Wow has been moved to March 23, 2002.  Dusty Fletcher is
   going to be the Chairlady for the Pow-Wow.

   Cub Day Camp - Linda Boggs: The first week of Cub Day Camp had 129 attendees
   and the second week had 156 attendees.

6. Membership/Relationships - Marvin Tharp:

   Marv reported that district membership is at 2391 Scouts in 84 units.
   They do not yet have the results of the Fall Roundup.  They are considering
   a tri-district Roundup sometime later this fall.  There was discussion on
   trying to do a Roundup during the Mall Expo.  The numbers we are getting at
   the Roundups show that the interest is there but not reaching everyone.

7. Finance - Rodger Skirvin: No report.

   Popcorn - Dusty Fletcher:  The District Popcorn Kick-off meeting was held on
   Sept. 4th.  43 units had representatives at the meeting.  We have only 49
   units signed up to sell and our goal was 51 units.  19 units have ordered
   a total of $87,000 worth of consignment popcorn to sell, which is a large
   increase over last year's Show-'N-Sell figures.

8. Activities and Civic Service - Dusty Fletcher:  Dusty reported that we will
   hold a Uniform Sale on September 8 at South Hills Mall.  Bruce Elwell will
   Chair our 2002 Mall Expo and Jim Conrad will Chair the Pinewood Derby.

   The Roundtable Kickoff meeting on 8/16 had about 67 attendees.  The food
   (hamburgers and bratwurst) and desserts were provided by the district folks.
   The $62.00 that was collected was given to the Raleigh Pentecostal Church
   to help them with the expenses we incur all year long in using their
   facilities.

   ATTENTION UNITS:  Start sending us nominations for your unit people!
   Dusty, Ed and Rog have only received 3 DLC nomination forms and the Annual
   Recognition Event is only 2 months away (Nov. 15). Nomination forms have
   been sent out on the e-mail server at Yahoogroups and they are also
   available at our district web site at http://www.bsa.net/occo/danbeard.

District Committee Members of the Month:  Rhonda Chesson for the Fall Roundup,
Dusty Fletcher, Gary Thorn and Ed Williams for the Round Table Kick-off meal
and Dusty Fletcher for the District's Popcorn Kick-off meeting.

Calendar for September and October:

NOTE: The dates have changed for the OA Fall Fellowship; it's now Sept. 14-16.
      A single pound sign (#) before a date means the event has been CANCELLED;
      A double pound sign (##) means the event date has MOVED to this date;
      A triple pound sign (###) means the event has been ADDED to the calendar.

SEPTEMBER ###4  District Popcorn Kick-off Meeting      District Popcorn Kernel
             5  District Committee Meeting             Executive
             8  Annual District Uniform Sale           Activities and CS
            12  District Eagle Board of Review         Boy Scout Advancement
      ## 14-16  Council OA Fall Fellowship             Order of the Arrow
            15  Wood Badge SR 425 Orientation Meeting  Council Training
            15  Tri-District Cub BLT - Host: Impeesa   Council
     ### 17-22  Unit Popcorn Kick-off Meetings         Unit Popcorn Kernels
            20  Roundtable/OA/DC Meetings              Commissioner
     ### 21-22  SHOW-N-SELL Popcorn Distribution       Council Popcorn Kernel
            22  Council Popcorn Sale starts            Popcorn Kernels

OCTOBER      3  District Annual Business Meeting       Executive
        ## 5-7  Tri-District SMF - Host: Dan Beard     Boy Scout Training
            10  District Eagle Board of Review         Boy Scout Advancement
         12-14  Council Camporee: Fort Bragg, NC       Council
            18  Roundtable/OA/DC Meetings              Commissioner
            18  District AM/DLC Nominations Deadline   Activities and CS
         19-21  Wood Badge SR 425 - First weekend      Council Training
         19-21  Council OA Vigil Gathering             Order of the Arrow
            23  District Awards Committee Meeting      Activities and CS
            26  Council Popcorn Sale ends              Popcorn Kernels
     ### 27-30  Unit Kernels turn in Popcorn Orders    Unit Popcorn Kernels


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