More details will be available soon, but to help you plan your fall schedule we wanted to provide the dates of our Troop events and outings. Following our Scout Cabin overnight on September 6, we’ll have our first regular meeting at RPC on Thursday, September 12. Our events are listed on the Troop’s calendar at http://troop24riverside.com/view-calendar/ If you use a compatible calendar program (Google,Outlook, etc) you can download the events to your personal calendar.

We’re looking forward to a great year!

September 6: Annual kick-off, overnight at the Riverside Scout Cabin

September 15: Scuba diving at Haigh Quarry for our PADI-certified divers (we now have NINE scouts who learned to dive at Tesomas).

September 20-22: Survivor Camporall sponsored by Prairieland Council

October 4-6: Gebhardt Woods Campout & biking on I&M Canal Trail

October 10: Fall Court of Honor

October 18-20: Campout/Location TBD

November 1: Meeting at the Scout Cabin (NO meeting on 10/31)

November 2-3: EAA – Aviation Merit Badge weekend in Osh Kosh, WI

November 9: Waterfall Glen orienteering outing (REQUIRED outing to fulfill 2nd & 1st Class requirements)

December 6: Riverside Holiday Stroll

December 13: Swim Outing-location TBD

Scoutmasters Stephanie Lanken and Brad Lanken will be going on a medical mission trip to Kenya in September. We invite scout family assistance if you are able to help. The cost for Stephanie and Brad is $3,000 per team member. Donations made to assist in covering trip costs are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation, please print a form here: Kenya Mission Form and mail it with a check.

Questions, or to contact Stephanie: stlanken@yahoo.com

The following items remained unclaimed after camp: scout neckerchief, blue nylon DePaul University bag, gray nylon Kelty windbreaker (small). They will be available at our first meeting after school starts. If you need to claim it earlier, please contact Joan Janopoulos.