Troop 24 and Families,
We will be volunteering to package food with the Riverside/North Riverside Covenant of Churches, partnered with Outreach,  for Feed Our Community Day.

As a Troop we will be helping at the 11:00 AM shift.   Volunteers will be organized into small group assembly lines, preparing delicious, nutritious meals of pasta and cheese – all fortified with soy protein, nutrients, and vitamins – and bagged, labeled, weighed, and boxed.  Meals will be distributed to local food pantries.

If a Scout and/or anyone in his family (must be >7 years of age) are interested in participating with Troop 24, please sign up below.

Scouts, who check in/out with Mrs. Lynch during the shift will get service hours for their time.

Scouts and family members that are volunteering should report to North Riverside Village Commons on Saturday Oct. 18 at 10:45 AM.  The shift will be approximately 1.5 hours.

Scouts and family can all sign up on one form here.  Registration deadline is Thurs Oct. 16.

If you are interested in more information on Outreach or if you are interested in volunteering for a different shift or if you would simply like to donate to this program you can follow this link http://www.feed6.org/feed-our-community-day-registration.html

Susan Lynch will be the leader at this event.

At a recent Troop meeting, the annual Popcorn Fundraiser order forms were distributed to the Scouts. Here are a few things regarding the sale:

There are two ways to sell Popcorn

1. Face-to-Face — collect monies up front. All checks are made payable to Troop 24. Please refer to the handout for guidelines when selling door-to-door.
2. On-line — Please register your scout or have them set up an account on-line at http://scouts.trails-end.com. It is very easy to sell online to out-of-town relatives and friends. All online sales are mailed directly to the purchaser but are credited to your scout.

• Orders and full payment are due by Thursday, October 18.
• Popcorn will be ready for pick-up on November 17, the weekend before Thanksgiving.
• All of the popcorn profit (30% of the sales price) is allocated to the scout in the form of a credit that can be used for scouting activities, such as summer camp.
• Prizes — Starting at $250 in sales, scouts have their choice of Amazon or Walmart gift cards.

If your scout needs selling forms or has any questions, please contact our Popcorn Kernel, Anne Kodama, at amkodama@sbcglobal.net.

We have another opportunity for scouts to earn credit for popcorn sales through a Show and Sell at the Riverside Presbyterian Church this Sunday, October 7, from 10:30 to noon. Three scouts and one adult volunteer are requested.
If interested, please sign up using the following links:

Sign up here:

Scouts Sign-up: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/10/popcorn-sales-october-7-scout-form/

Adult Sign-up: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/10/popcorn-sales-october-7-adult-sign-up/

Scouts are to wear their Class A uniforms (shirt, neckerchief, slide, and hat). Questions can be directed to our Popcorn Kernel, Anne K at amkodama@sbcglobal.net.

Parents & Scouts: Boards of Review will be held on October 11. If you are ready for a Board for a rank advancement, please contact Nancy Hopkins at nmhopkins1@comcast.net.

Troop 24 is planning an weekend camping outing to Warren Dunes State Park in Michigan Friday, October 19-21.  This will be the last camping trip for the fall!

Scouts will camp, hike dunes and beaches, and have an opportunity to work on rank advancement.

Scouts should be dropped off at RPC on Friday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. Scouts will return to RPC on Sunday early afternoon. The cost for this outing is $35. The deadline for signing up for the outing is Sunday, October 14. Scouts should wear their Class A uniforms to travel.

Scouts Register here by October 14

As always,  we need leaders and adult chaperones to participate and drive.

Leaders/Adults Register here by September 14

For questions contact Susan Lynch