Events planned for the scouts are available on our Troop Calendar at http://troop24riverside.com/view-calendar/. In addition to the Troop events, you can see the vacation days and major events for Hauser, RB, and Komarek, if you want to check for possible conflicts. We use a Google calendar, which you can import to your own Google calendar or several other calendar formats (Outlook, iCalendar, etc.) Please let us know if you notice any omissions or errors on the calendar.

Upcoming events include:
Sept. 9 Overnight at Scout Cabin SIGN-UP
Sept. 23-25 DPVC Camporall at Rochelle SIGN-UP
Sept. 28 Service project – Greater Chicago Food Depository
Oct. 1 Day trip to Cantigny for Civil War reenactment
Oct. 21-23 Troop camp-out at White Pines

The Boy Scout Troop Committee is responsible for conducting the business of the troop, setting policy, and helping the Scoutmaster and Scouts with the outdoor program and other planned activities. The committee also has the responsibility to provide adults for boards of review. This is an important responsibility and is one area where help is always needed and appreciated. The committee consists of parent volunteers who fulfill various roles on the committee. http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Troop_Committee

The first meeting of Troop 24’s Troop Committee will be Tuesday, September 6, at 7:00 p.m. in the Westminster Room (downstairs) at RPC. Scout parents are always welcome. The meetings are generally on the first Tuesday of every month. The only exception this year is our January meeting, which is on the second Tuesday. The dates are:

September 6
October 4
November 1
December 6
January 10
February 7
March 6
April 3
May 1

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out at the Scout Cabin in Riverside for our first meeting of the year, on Friday, September 9, 2011, with a campfire and weiner roast late in the evening. Scouts should be dropped off at the Scout Cabin at 7:00 p.m. and picked up on Saturday morning by 9:00. Scouts should come prepared to sleep in tents for the night. There is NO COST for this outing.

Because this is an overnight outing, we need a permission form for each scout. Please be sure your scout is registered for this event. To register: http://troop24riverside.com/2011/08/scout-cabin-campout-form/

Troop 24 will be attending the Des Plaines Valley Council’s 2011 Camporall.  This year’s theme is Planting the Seeds for Tomorrow.  This Council-wide event will be Sept. 23-25 at the Scout Adventure Camp in Rochelle, Illinois.  Our Hauser 6th graders will be returning from Lorado Taft on Sept. 23; therefore, scouts will have the option to leave Riverside on Friday evening, Sept. 23, or Saturday morning, September 24. We will need drivers for both departure times.

Activities include: Railroad Merit Badge, Scout Craft, Pioneering, Cooking, Fire building contests, Orienteering, Knot Tying, Gear Vendor Displays, Inter-Troop Dodge Ball, Ultimate Frisbee, Friday Night Cracker Barrel, Tree Planting, Rock ‘n Roll Fire Bowl, OA Ceremonial Display, and an ecumenical worship service.

There will also be some adult training available, including Merit Badge Counselor Training.

The cost per scout is $35.  Please register online and pay for each scout via WePay by September 18.

Congratulations to Troop 24’s newest Eagle Scout, Ben Cox!