Define the role of the scouting committee and the mission we wish to fulfill.
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Support T251 with any needs, if we can, but also provide to the troop opportunities for service to our organization.
To the broader scouting community, provide outreach in the form of merit badge counseling, scout-oriented programming (scout focused open house? pinewood derby build night?, support for eagle projects that may touch on Maker skills).
The goal is to remain cash neutral (the troop should handle their own finances, and any classes should also charge sufficient to cover costs) but a small budget line to cover unforeseen expenses, seed projects, and offer scholarship to needy individuals for Makersmiths based scout programs is a goal.
Explore offering to send a Troop 251 scout to NYLT each year, once we have the money.
Engage with the Girl Scouting community within MS and outwards.
For future meeting:
Pick up on the merit badge program - run a pilot wood working merit badge course, under Mike Werling, with support from the rest of the committee, use a couple scouts from 1159, 251, or 163 to test it out and tune from there.
Plan to carve out a consistent time for scouting activities to occur at the space.
Thoughts:
Engage Rob Shirley to teach metalworking merit badge, composite materials, possibly help with others.