Scouts who took tents home on Sunday to dry them out should be sure to return them at the meeting on Thursday. Our group of scouts & leaders going to Cantigny will need those tents! If you can not come to the meeting, please contact Michael Payne at pain08@comcast.net and make arrangements to drop off the tent at his house before Thursday.

The EAA Young Eagles Program will be conducting an Aviation Merit Badge Event at the Schaumburg Airport on Sunday Oct. 14.

There are limited spots and we need to register fast if we want them.  So the deadline for registering for this Merit Badge opportunity is Friday 10/5!!!

Only 10 scouts can sign up.  Scouts that sign up should be committed to completing the Aviation Merit Badge by coming to the event prepared.

• Scouts are expected to work the Merit Badge requirements 1a thru 1e, 2a and 2f, 3b (but with balsa wood gliders or make the paperplate one), 4a and 5, prior to the event in order to review with the Aviation Merit Badge Counselor during the Ground School  portion of the program.
• In requirement 3b, scouts are expected to build a model FPG-9 with a balsa wood gliders or make the paperplate one prior to the event and bring it with them.
• The event will culminate with each scout accompanying a pilot for a flight! In order to achieve requirement 2a.
• Scouts should bring a blue card with Scoutmaster approval.
• Scouts must have a signed EAA Young Eagles liability waiver in order to fly.

Scouts will meet at RPC Sunday Oct 14 at 8:00 AM and will be dropped at their home upon return to Riverside at ~ 3PM

There is no cost for this outing.  The outing will be cancelled if the weather prevents the pilots from running the program.

Susan Lynch will be the leader for this outing.  Registration deadline is Friday 10/5.

Aviation Merit Badge Worksheet <—-use this worksheet to prepare prior to the event the requirements.

EAA Young Eagles Program and Liability Waiver  <—– brochure about the Young Eagles Program, describes what to expect during your flight, and contains the EAA registration form and Liability Waiver that needs to be signed by a parent and brought to the event.

Scouts register here by October 5.

The Troop Committee will meet on October 2 at 7:00 p.m. in the Westminster Room at RPC. All scout parents are welcome to attend.

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camping outing to Cantigny Park in Winfield on Friday, October 5. Scouts will camp Friday night and attend a Civil War re-enactment on Saturday. The cost for this outing is $15. The deadline for signing up for the outing is Wednesday, October 3. Scouts should wear their Class A uniforms to travel. Please fill out a form for each scout. We also need adult leaders and drivers for this event.

Scouts sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/09/cantigny-civil-war-re-enactment/
Leaders/drivers sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2012/09/cantigny-civil-war-re-enactment-adult-sign-up/

Contact Dawn Gmitro with questions.