EAA Outing Nov. 2-3, 2013
EAA (Experimental Aviation Association)
November 2–3, 2013
Join Troop 24 for a fun outing to the Experimental Aviation Museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, to complete your aviation merit badge. You will work on your merit badge, tour the museum, and sleep there too! Please do not sign up for this outing if you have already completed your aviation merit badge. There are only 20 spots available so don’t wait to register AND pay.
Departing: RPC at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, November 2
Returning: ~Noon to RPC on Sunday, November 3
Cost: $60/scout
Registration closes when all spots are filled.
If you have any questions please contact Dawn Gmitro at dmgmitro@aol.com
Register NOW for Mississippi Palisades
Time is running out for registration for our Mississippi Palisades camp-out. The registration deadline is October 21 at 11:00 p.m. for the outing on October 25-27.
Join Troop 24 for a relaxing weekend of camping and hiking at Mississippi Palisades State Park in Savanna, IL . Untouched by glaciers that left their mark elsewhere in the state, Mississippi Palisades State Park is rich with rock formations carved by erosion. Enjoy the beautiful color of the wooded palisades of the Mississippi River in October and explore extensive hiking trails first walked by Native Americans.
Departing: RPC at 12:30 PM on Friday, Oct 25 (there is no school that day in Riverside/N. Riverside)
Returning: ~Noon to RPC on Sunday, Oct. 27
Cost: $25/scout
Registration closes 11pm Monday Oct 21
If you have any questions please contact Susan Lynch.
Den Chief Training on October 26
One of the jobs available to boy scouts (for rank advancement) is to serve as a Den Chief. A Den Chief helps Cub Scout Den Leaders and Webelos Leaders with Den Meetings (usually once or twice per month).
Any scout who is interested in becoming a den chief should attend the training, which will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 8:30 to noon at Grace Lutheran Church, 7300 Division Street, River Forest, IL 60305.
To register, or for more information: http://www.bsa-dpvc.org/Training/Training_Fliers/131026_DenChief.pdf
Popcorn Orders Due October 17
ALL popcorn orders are due to our Popcorn Kernel TONIGHT. Scouts can bring orders to the meeting, or order forms and payment can be dropped off at Anne Kodama’s home. Please contact Anne at amkodama@sbcglobal.net to get directions to her house and schedule a drop-off time. Orders must be accompanied by full payment (in other words, if your scout took any orders without getting payment, you will need to pay for the popcorn and get paid when it’s delivered. Scouts should not have sold with an I.O.U.). Parents: please tally counts by popcorn variety and check the totals to be sure the money turned in equals the amount ordered. Our Popcorn Kernel requests checks only. If your scout collected cash, please keep the cash and write a check to Troop 24 for that amount. Your scout’s names should be on all order forms, and forms and checks should be placed in an envelope. Please contact Anne with any questions.
Canned Food Drive
Our scouts have been asked to participate in RPC’s annual canned food drive. If possible, please bring some type of canned food to the Court of Honor on October 17, or the Troop Meeting on October 24.
Court of Honor October 17
REMINDER: This Thursday, October 17, is our fall Court of Honor. Scouts will be recognized for advancement and receive merit badges, etc. All scouts are expected to attend unless they have an unavoidable conflict. For parents new to the process, you should know that parents are called to the front when their scout receives a rank advancement, so your presence is also necessary.
There is a change in venue for this Court of Honor. We will meet in the RPC sanctuary rather than the Social Hall. The Social Hall has been booked by a film crew shooting scenes in Riverside. The filming is supposed to occur on Scottswood Road so parking may be a problem. We suggest you park in the Swim Club parking lot and walk to the church. Enter the middle door rather than the usual door on the left.
Congratulations, Abraham!
Congratulations to Troop 24′s newest Eagle Scout, Abraham Ourth!
