Troop 24 is collecting boy scout uniforms. If you son has outgrown a uniform, he can donate it to the Troop, and possibly find another one in a larger size. (Who knows, it might already have the badges sewn on!) Bring the uniform to any Troop meeting and give it to Kit K.
In addition to uniforms, the Troop would appreciate donations of merit badge books that scouts are done with to add to the Troop library.
Scouts are asked to bring a box (or boxes) of cereal to the Troop meeting for RPC’s cereal drive. The cereal goes to an inner city church that provides breakfast in the summer for kids who normally eat breakfast at their school. The scouts have been an enormous help in donating cereal in the past, and RPC would appreciate your help again. Boxes of cereal can be dropped off at any Troop meeting in May.
The deadline for signing up for the Kankakee River outing is Thursday, May 10. Two activities are planned for the weekend of May 18-20. Canoeing is available for scouts who have earned the Swimming Merit Badge. Bicycling is available for all scouts.
Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader. The Scout cost for this outing is $30 for food, and $31 for canoeing (2 per canoe) or $42 for a single kayak. (Kayaking is only for scouts with kayaking experience. Do not sign up for a kayak unless you have kayaked before.)
We will provide transportation for the bikes. Scout parents should be sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order.
Contact Dawn Gmitro with questions at dmgmitro@aol.com
We NEED to know:
1. Is your scout riding the bus to Camp Tesomas?
2. Is your scout taking his bike to Tesomas?
The cost of the bus is $100. Our leaders will be adapting a trailer to transport bicycles for those boys who would like to bring them. To trailer a bicycle it will cost an additional $15 round trip, in addition to the cost of the bus. The cost will cover the materials to retrofit the trailer.
We need every scout to answer to these questions at: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/05/tesomas-busbicycle-form-scout/
We have 59 scouts signed up to go to Camp Tesomas. Some of our scouts will be riding to camp with their parents/leaders, but we have booked a 56-passenger coach bus to transport scouts and a few lucky leaders. The bus will have a restroom and movies to watch. The cost will be the same as it has been for the past several years–$100. This year, however, the Troop Committee voted to give 2-scout families a break for the second scout, with a cost of $100 for the first scout, and $75 for the second scout. Scouts can elect to ride the bus one-way, but the price will be the same regardless if you ride one way or both ways.
In addition, since Tesomas is a large camp (Camp Tesomas is actually part of a larger area known as the Crystal Lake Scout Reservation), scouts are able to bring bicycles to camp to travel between campsites and program areas. The roads through the camp are hard-packed limestone (in most cases), suitable for mountain bikes/hybrid bikes (not for road bikes, and probably not BMX-style bikes). The Camp requires scouts to wear helmets for bicycling. Additional rules for bicycle use can be found at http://www.tesomas.com/bicycles.html. We will also require that the boys bring their bicycles in for inspection prior to going to camp to ensure that the bicycle is functioning properly.
The Troop would like to know:
1) if your scout is planning to take the coach bus, and
2) whether your scout would like to bring his bicycle.
Our leaders will be adapting a trailer to transport bicycles for those boys who would like to bring them. To trailer a bicycle it will cost an additional $15 round trip, in addition to the cost of the bus. The cost will cover the materials to retrofit the trailer.
We are asking for payment for the bus and bicycle by check, made out to Troop 24, or by WePay. Everyone with a scout going to camp should fill out a form–one for each scout. Leaders should fill out the leader form.
A couple weeks ago, we went to the Boy Scout Camporee in Rochelle, Illinois. We left on Friday at 5:30. We got there, helped the first year scouts set up tents, and set up the rest of the tents. After that, we set up a cracker barrel, or a small snack consisting of summer sausage, cheese, and crackers. After that, the scouts either chose to go to astronomy or sit around the fire. After everyone got back, we all went to sleep in our separate tents. We woke up in the morning and assembled into our patrols and made a breakfast of corned beef hash and eggs. We then cleaned up and went to our separate merit badge courses. I did not actually go to any merit badge courses, I just brought my fishing pole and went fishing, but you could have chosen the astronomy, soil and water conservation, geocaching, fishing, nature, or fly fishing merit badge. After the merit badge course was finished, we returned to the campsite to have lunch. We just had basic lunch sandwiches with cheese or ham or turkey. After lunch, we cleaned up and had about a half hour of free time. I chose to go fishing, but other scouts went to view the river and some just played games. After that, everyone chose a second merit badge and went to it from about 2:00 to 5:00. At 5:00, we all reported back to the campsite to start dinner, which was sloppy joes. I supervised my patrol, and the meal was pretty good. After dinner, the entire troop went to the camporee campfire and our troop did a skit. After the skit, we had a flag retirement ceremony and then went back to camp. We all went to sleep and woke up the next morning, broke down camp, had a small breakfast, and went home. We arrived at RPC at about 11:00.
–James S.
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