PATROL LEADERS' COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
MAY 24, 2005

TROOP 272
BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA
7:00 p.m. - Opening and call to order (led by Senior Patrol Leader)
7:05 p.m. - Roll call and reading of the log (minutes) (led by Troop Scribe)
The Scoutmaster agreed to act as Troop Scribe for this meeting.
Present: Senior Patrol Leader Ethan, SM John McCarthy, and ASM Gary Cunningham.
The minutes for the previous meeting on April 26, 2005 were read and accepted.
7:10 p.m. - Patrol Reports (given by Patrol Leaders)
Senior Patrol Leader Ethan reported that the Irish meal which Troop 272 served on Saturday evening at the Mawanjidiwin District Spring Camporee went very well. He said that we split the troop up into three groups on Saturday in order to be able to prepare this meal:
  • two Scouts - cooking our Irish meal
  • two Scouts - running our Gaelic Football game
  • two Scouts - attending the other games
Ethan reported that Troop 272 won two of these other games:
  • Mexico: Bean Drop
  • Poland: Blind Woman
Ethan also reported that our guest at the Irish meal gave us zero points out of the 25 points awarded for providing a mess kit for the guest at this meal. He had gone to get his own mess kit, even though we had pointed out to him that we had one available for him.
7:25 p.m. - Old business (led by SPL)
Senior Patrol Leader Ethan reported that Troop 272 was interested in Mr. Ralph Goff's offer to teach us how to play the harmonica. Mr. Cunningham agreed to invite Mr. Goff to attend our troop meeting on June 14 to start his harmonica lessons with our troop.
7:40 p.m. - Big event/monthly outing planning (led by SPL)
The PLC discussed the:
Mr. Cunningham agreed to confirm the alternative campsite with Mr. Paul Trisel.
The Scoutmaster reported that he had filed a request at Wal-Mart on Friday, June 20, to conduct a car-wash fundraiser at their store on Saturday, June 25. He said that Wal-Mart told him that it would take about two weeks to process the request, and that they would let us know if the request had been approved.
7:55 p.m. Troop Meeting Planning (led by SPL)
Senior Patrol Leader Ethan planned the troop meetings for June:
  • Troop Meeting - June 7, 2005
It was agreed to replace the Troop Meeting on June 7 with a Court of Honor. The Scoutmaster agreed to prepare a script for this Court of Honor. It was agreed that Mrs. Butler and Mrs. Truelove would be asked to provide refreshments for this Court of Honor. It was also agreed to ask Mr. Goff to play an appropriate tune on his harmonica at this Court of Honor.
It was agreed to cancel the Recruitment Night on Tuesday evening, June 21. Senior Patrol Leader Ethan pointed out that we were going to be too busy preparing for the Fenner Nature Center/Wal-Mart Fundraiser outing to be able to entertain any guests that evening.
8:10 p.m. New Business (led by SPL)
Our troop calendar for the first Tuesday of each month calls for either a Troop Meeting, a Troop Meeting/Board of Review, or a Court of Honor. It was agreed to change our troop calendar for the first Tuesdays of each of the remaining months of this year as follows:
It was agreed that Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Walsh would provide the required two-deep leadership for the Troop Meeting on July 5, and that Rising Sun Patrol Leader Michael would be asked to lead this meeting. The Scoutmaster and Senior Patrol Leader Ethan will be away at the Manistee River High Adventure outing that week.
The next PLC meeting was scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, 2005.
8:25 p.m. Scoutmaster's Minute (led by Scoutmaster)
The Scoutmaster commended the PLC for their work.
8:30 p.m. The meeting was adjourned by the SPL.
Minutes submitted by Scoutmaster John D. McCarthy
Last revised 5/25/05
John D. McCarthy