Carpet goes to the dump

After some decision making, the crew decided to dump the carpet that went underwater in the last flood.

Chris dropped in to the den to assist with phone book unloading which finished half an hour earlier, and took the carpet to the dump. So onward with bare concrete floors!

Chris "RA" Goninon

Hangout 26/8/09

The day after the pool table's christening, Sam Ludinski and his friend from high school, Nick Carmody visit the den. Activities involved included casual Frisby, Snooker, and just chilling out on the couch with beers in hands.

We also managed to fix the slant on the table with some left-over carpet from the flood.

The Rover den made a comfortable surrounding in this warm weather (that we're getting in August, which is most curious), as the concrete is probably keeping what cool there is in, and blocking all the heat out.

The speakers got another run for their money and Sam Ludinski may have found a near-future prospective new Rover.

-Sam-

Pool Table's Christening

The Rovers started a bit later tonight, at 8:30pm. This is the first night that the pool table has gotten some use, gratefully donated by the Wilson family (Jon's family). Matthew Ray looked up the rules for snooker (as the balls that came with the table are for that game, rather than the traditional pool) on his phone, while others waited.

As we all learned, snooker can be a rather tediously long game... so we cut it short - Emile and Tim ("Tank") Borlace, an ex-SJW-Venturer, and possible near-future Rover, won the game against Matt Ray and Sam Ludinski, as Iain spectated from the nearby couches.

Rovers then departed (at approximately 9:45pm) to Emile's place for drinks.

Games 13/8/2009

St John's Wood Rover Crew took it easy on the 13th, playing a few board games while drinking a few beers. The 13th also saw Stephen's friend, Stephen (later referred to as B1 and B2, for reasons not quite clear to the writer) visit the crew, and I think we can all say he had a pretty great time.

We started out by playing ultimate frisbee, the first of hopefully many such games. It proved a great success; that is, the frisbee didn't end up in the creek.

The night also saw some of the Rover crew members engaging in epic battles of Magic: the gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh and, that old favourite, Pokemon. It was a very relaxing way to pass the night, especially since the speakers Emile had procured proved to be working, and working well.

The centrepiece of the night, though, was undoubtedly an epic game of Risk. The brave Rovers who undertook the 'world domination' version of the game played continuously through the night. There were gut-wrenching roles, alliances, betrayels and wins against all odds. As with most games of Risk, it was abandoned a few hours after it began. The Rovers realised that there was absolutely no chance of finishing up.

Minutes - 6/8/09

Meeting opens 7:15pm

1. Apologies

• Kerry Marnane – absent
• Emile Victor – will be late due to work

2. Crew Leader’s Report - (Emile Victor)

• No content due to late arrival

3. Treasurer’s report - (Jon Wilson)

• Debts:

- Owen - $240

- Sam - $30

- Stephen - $60

- Chris – Badges ~$200

• Payers of group fees (to be reimbursed):
  

- Sam

- Matt

- Emile

• Fundraising

- BBQ Anaconda - $800-1000

- Freddo’s Sales - $350

- $20/semester Subs

• Chocolate money to be sorted
• Money outstanding needs to be paid
• Write letter to group committee about 2010-2011 payment to group. Will suggest that $500 bee paid (2 lots of group fees. Will also donate (in time or in money) toward new den). [DEBT]
• Send email to crew about BSB, Account Number, and Account Name.
• Change name of account to Scouts Australia – Queensland Branch Inc/St. Johns Wood Rover Crew
• Jon is agreeable to be fundraising coordinator
• Jon will form a budget.

4. Secretarial Report - (Sam Ludinski)

• Post office box disbanded, new address – 17 Kilsby St., The Gap.
• Potential rovers to be looked into
• Group email – Queensland Rovers site signup
• iCrew to be managed by secretary
• Contact detail form to be sent to Jordan Lores.

5. Rover Advisor’s Report - (Chris Goninon)

• Program hasn’t been maintained.
• Urban Challenge planning shouldn’t interrupt program.
• Should keep in touch with Oakleigh more thoroughly. Keeps our flow of venturers.
• Age gap of members.
• Potential new members:

- Stephanie Danslow
- Hamish Davie

• Recruiting Officer?

6. Squire Master’s Report - (Chris Goninon)

• Introduction to Rovers needs to be looked at – they aren’t offered too frequently, should try and get as many squires through it as possible.

7. Log Book Keeper’s Report - (Bill Alexander)

• Last few years needs to be archived.
• Minutes to be logged.
• Joeys to be logged.
• Yearly print and binder of blogs.

8. Updawg’s report - (Kerry Marnane [ABSENT])

9. General Business

• Urban Challenge

- Chairman – Stephen Endicott

- Promotions – Iain Laing

- Catering – Jordan Lores (Chris’s wife to assist with bakery stuff)

- Activities/Bases – Emile Victor

- Administrator – Emile Victor

- Treasurer – Jon Wilson

- Organise meeting – invite Shaun Sandilands

• Program

- Moot at Sydney

- “Wypu”

- Melbourne?

- Organise spy night with Venturers – use as promotion for Urban Challenge

- Organise a forest feast

Meeting closed 10:15pm

6/8/09 - Visit to the Joey Scouts.

Prelude: Following a largely successful group night, Sam Ludinski caught up with Sue Barker (or, Kirra), the Joey Scout leader in order to arrange completion of another part of the SJW Rover Squires' training.

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Attendees: Stephen Endicott, Sam Ludinski, Iain Laing, Bill Alexander, and Jon Wilson.

The night started with a word search containing words related to the Joey section. Sam Ludinski gloriously finished the search several minutes before the 6/7-year-old Joeys and proceeded to help "Lachy" with his. It seemed almost as if we were expected to teach them English at the same time.

We then proceeded to opening parade, with Joey, "Jamie" being invested, and then the Joeys played a few more games with us.

The first game we played was Baloon Names. The game detailed a balloon being in the middle, and you had to hit the balloon and say another Joey (or Rover's) name. That person then ran to the balloon, hit it, and said another person's name. It was a good way to get to know some of the Joeys.

Following was "Joey scout in the pouch". The joeys "hop"ed around and when Warata said "drop" they had to drop to the ground and close their eyes. "Brumby" (Madeline Davie) then put a blanket over one of the joeys, and they had to guess which one was hidden. By this point in time, we got to know the joeys quite sufficiently.

Then it was their time to get to know us. We told the Joeys about how we went on hikes, how we did gang show, talked about our bash car, and talked about our leadership structure (in lameman's terms) (how good it was to have self-direction) . The joeys were also very impressed with the Rover Sword.

Other games of the night included "Catch the joey scout law" (when Sam aquired the nickname "Hobbit" from Warata), and H.O.P. (a jumping race).

All in all the night was a great success, we got to know what the joeys were like and they got to know us.

The Rovers then bid farewell to the Joeys and went downstairs to the Rover Den, where we commenced our Hard Business Meeting (see: Minutes - 6/8/09).