Congratulations to Troop 24’s newest Eagle Scout, Joe Jones!

Troop 90 is having their pancake breakfast on Saturday, November 22, at Brook Park grade school in LaGrange Park. Troop 24 scouts and families can purchase tickets in advance from the Consolo family (e-mail to rettie_@hotmail.com), who will deliver the tickets to your home or to our troop meeting. The cost per ticket is $5.00, and 2 children can come in on 1 ticket. Thank you for your contribution to scouting.

In place of our usual Thursday troop meeting, there will be a Court of Honor this week, starting at 7:00 p.m. in the RPC Social Hall (downstairs).

Wikipedia’s definition of a BSA Court of Honor: “In the Boy Scouts of America a court of honor is a troop activity where scouts and their families come together to get their awards, and have a good time together. It is important for the scouts family members to be there for their scouts receiving his rank advancement, merit badges, and other awards.”

Troop 24 holds 2 Courts of Honor each year–one in the fall and one in the spring. We expect that all scouts participate in these events, although this year we realize there is a conflict with the RB Band & Orchestra concert, which will prevent some of our scouts from attending.

We also ask that each scout have at least one parent or grandparent present. Parents as well as scouts come forward when rank advancements are announced, and it’s sad when a scout has to stand up there alone.

To all Troop 24 parents: We are in need of volunteers to bring refreshments for after our Fall Court of Honor this Thursday. Please email Sue Lynch at skstrause@us.ibm.com if you can bring something and indicate in the email what you are bringing. Suggestions are cookies, brownies, fruit, cheese & crackers, veggies & dip, hummus or guacamole & chips. We also need a few volunteers to arrive by 6:40 to assist with the food and beverage set-up. Thank you!

Scout families are asked to bring canned food of any kind to the fall Court of Honor for RPC’s food drive for needy families. Thanks for your help.

All scouts who are not yet First Class should bring their books to the meeting tonight so we can update our database.

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 prefers 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.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 15, for Popcorn Pick-up. Please contact Anne with any questions.

Matt Sagan needs your help this Thursday at Brookfield Zoo from 11:30 to 3:00 putting up bird houses. Any Adult leaders who would like to help, please just let me know.

For anyone interested you need to send me an email at mksagan@yahoo.com no later than Tuesday night at 9:00 p.m. I need to tell the zoo who is coming so they can let you in without making you pay.

Any questions, feel free to email me. Thanks again for everyone’s help.

November 1, 2014

Troop 24 will have a day outing to Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve with the option to stay overnight and also camp.

• This is an opportunity for scouts to complete their 5-mile hike and orienteering requirements, for rank advancement, Camping Merit Badge or Cooking Merit Badge.   Scouts should check if they need this requirements.   Please note on the registration which requirement your scout will be working on or if they are simply participating for fun.
• Scouts should bring a water bottle, compass, and sack lunch for Saturday
• Scouts will have the option to camp out after the day of hiking and make this an overnight or return home after the hike.  Please be sure to indicate on the registration form which option your son will choose, they must be registered  for camping to stay overnight.

Departing: RPC at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1
Returning: Mid to late afternoon to RPC on Saturday, November 1 or mid-morning on Sunday, November 2 if camping overnight.
Cost: None for day hikers,  $15 for overnight campers

Scouts register here
Leaders/Adults register here

We will need parents willing to drive for this event. Saturday AM, Saturday PM or Sunday AM.  Drivers can sign up here.

Registration closes Tuesday Oct. 28.

If you have any questions please contact Susan Lynch at skstrause@us.ibm.com