This week is our last week of the canned food drive. Can you help? If you can, please bring a can (or two) to the Troop meeting on Thursday. (Boxed items, other than pasta, are also welcome.) Do what you can!

Hello once again-

This past Saturday was a great success and I’m hoping for another successful Saturday of work this Sat, 10/24. If you are available to help from 9 am to noon, please e-mail me at louthenej@gmail.com We will be meeting at the Water Tower and going around town to hang up the students’ artwork.

Thanks,
Elliot Louthen

There has been a change to the schedule for next weekend’s outing to the Voyager Trace Fall Camp-o-ree at Illinois Beach State Park. Due to Leader availability the trip has been changed to a day trip. We will leave from the Riverside Presbyterian Church parking lot at 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 24 and return at approximately 9:00 p.m. the same day. The Scouts will be dropped off at their homes in the evening. If you paid by check, your check will be returned to you, and we ask that you send in a $10 check at your earliest convenience. If you paid by cash you will receive a $10 refund.

Contact Dawn Gmitro with any questions.

The Girl Scouts are sponsoring Riverfest this weekend, and the Boy Scouts will be helping them construct a corn maze. We need 6-8 boys on SUNDAY at 9:00 am at the triangular park behind the water works. We expect this should only take about 1 to 1.5 hours, but we have from 9:00 to noon to get it done. The corn maze we will be building is for smaller children to go through. All the materials will be there for us. The plan is to have an area about 10 to 15 feet by 10 to 15 feet and about 6 feet tall. Please contact Ray Rogers with questions, or to volunteer.

This Saturday, October 17, I will be conducting my Eagle Project from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Riverside Town Hall. For those who do not know, my project is running the local Halloween Windows program. Instead of participants painting directly on the windows, there is going to be an art day at the town hall. I am looking for help throughout the day from scouts. I know there is a conflict outing that many scouts will be attending, but it would be great if those not attending could help. If you are able to help, please email me, with the times you could work. I am looking for scouts to work 2-hour shifts, but any time that can be given is greatly appreciated. If you have any questions feel free to email me.
Elliot

A Take Pride in Riverside community work day will be held from 9:00 a.m. to noon on Saturday, October 17. Meet at the Quincy train platform (planting beds behind the Arts Center & Metal Mites) to help install weed block, plant & remulch the garden beds along the train parking lot. Bring gloves, rakes, shovels, and clippers if you have them. Dress warmly. Contact Terri Lynne-Culloden with any questions.

Save the date! Troop 24 has a reservation to stay at Eagle Cave the weekend of January 16. More details to follow. For photos of outings to Eagle Cave, always a favorite with the scouts, please see our Photo Gallery.

There will be a orienteering outing to Waterfall Glen Nature Center on Saturday, October 17, leaving around 8:00 am and returning around 1:00 pm. The permission slip is available here and at the Troop meetings. The two meetings (October 8 and the 15) prior to this outing will dedicated to preparation and learning how to orienteering.

This outing is for ALL RANKS as it is a valuable skill for all scouts. It is a great refresher for all, but is especially applicable to achieving 2nd Class and 1st Class requirements.

We are looking for parent volunteers to to accompany groups of 4-5 boys for this outing. This is a great opportunity for new scout parents to participate. It is only a half day commitment. You do not need orienteering experience yourself. Interested? Questions? Contact Dawn Gmitro.

Our Troop’s Chartered Organization, Riverside Presbyterian Church, is conducting a canned food drive during the month of October. The donations will be taken to the First Presbyterian Church in Chicago where the food will be distributed to needy families. We would like to help them by contributing food to their effort. We would appreciate it if you would contribute what you can. You can bring food to Troop meetings. A bin will be located just inside the door going up the stairs. You can also drop off food during the day at the Church Office lobby (door marked “Preschool”). Thank you in advance for your generosity. Contact Mike Gmitro with questions.