Minutes of Meeting

Hawkeye Council Executive Meeting

October 10, 2022

Sully CRC, 6:30pm

1. Doug Groenenboom opened with prayer
2. Attendance - Ron Groenendyk, Doug Groenenboom, Lukas De Bruin, Shane Tukker, Joel Meinders, Glen Meinders
3. Secretary Report - Shane Tukker - September 12, 2022  minutes were approved
4. Treasurers’ report - Joel Meinders
   1. Checking - $22,379.16
5. Quartermaster Report - Lucas De Bruin
   1. Checking - $4,162.32
   2. Clubs owe - Multiple clubs owe for cars, due by the end of Oct
   3. Owe Corps - $0
6. Records Secretary - reported by Ron Groenendyk
   1. All buy one club has turned in the counselor lists
   2. Counselor info on the website will be updated soon
7. Congressmen Report - Glenn Meinders / Doug Groenenboom
   1. DCE training in March in Grand Rapids
   2. Steve and Dave visited cadet programs in Kenya
   3. CRC Churches in Zambia and Egypt have expressed some interest in Cadets
   4. A town meeting will be held on Nov 14 for Congressmen and Presidents
8. DCE Report - Wayne Van Mersbergen
   1. Midwest Counselor Conference 
      1. In Carroll, IA on Nov 19
      2. Registrations due Oct 22 by emailing Pat De Groot
9. Committee reports
   1. Cadet-O-Rama (Tracy) – no update
   2. Tulip Time (Connect) – no update
   3. Fundraising (Prairie City) – no update
   4. Model Car (Sully) – no update
   5. Canoe Trip (Peoria) – no update
   6. Certification Campout (Covenant KC) – no update
   7. Snow Derby (Hollandale) – no update
10. Old Business
    1. International Camporee update
       1. Currently Canada has opened the border (does NOT require vaccines)
       2. Will deal directly with the bus company for Hawkeye transportation
    2. Discussed purchasing bows for Hawkeye council
11. New Business
    1. Next meeting will discuss nominees for exec
    2. Head Counselors should send in nominees for Blue Stars and Silver Stars
    3. Club visits
       1. Covenant Ref. KC
       2. Hollandale
       3. Connect
       4. Tracy
       5. Central Ref. Oskaloosa
12. Glenn Meinders closed in prayer

Next Meeting November 14, 2022; Prairie City - 7:00pm Exec only