Troop 24’s fall Court of Honor is tonight, October 23, at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall of the Presbyterian Church.

Put these dates on your calendars!  As always, we will need parents to drive and be leaders!

Our December outing will be camping in the Indiana Dunes State Park, from 12/12 thru 12/14.  The Dunes are always a favorite with the scouts, and we haven’t camped here for a few years.  A permission slip is available here.

Our January outing will be a lock-in at the new UIC swimming facility, with sports, games, movies, rock-climbing, swimming, and a lazy river!  It will be from 9:00 p.m. on Friday, 1/9/09, thru 9:00 a.m. on 1/10, with various troops from the Voyageur Trace District.  A permission slip is available here.

Our November outing is orienteering at  Waterfall Glen on Saturday, 11/15, leaving at 8:00 and returning around 1:00 p.m.  This outing is for first year scouts, any scout who needs to complete orienteering, and any scout who wants to come!  Scouts going orienteering must attend meetings on 11/6 and 11/13 with their compass–there will be training at these meetings.  For the outing they must bring a compass and a sack lunch.  The permission slip is due by Thursday, 11/13.

Boy Scout Troop 24 is hosting the coffee fellowship at Riverside Presbyterian Church on 10/19 to thank them for being our charter organization.  Please bring baked goods to the church kitchen between 9:00 and 11:00 on Sunday, 10/19.  Scouts in uniform and parents are welcome to help.  Please consider volunteering to run this, we need a coordinator! 

All scouts should bring a minimum of 2 non-perishable food items to the 10/16 troop meeting.  Scouts and parents will be needed to transport the food to the food depository.  Hours worked count as service hours.