Scouts: The last day to turn in your $75 payment to cover your required sales of your 15 Pancake Breakfast Tickets is this Thursday, 2/26, at the Scout Meeting. The scout schedule and each scout’s job assignment/instruction packets will also be passed out during the meeting.
This Thursday, February 19, we will complete the classroom portion of the Snow Sports Merit Badge. We have arranged for a member of the Wilmot Mountain Ski Patrol to meet us at the new Discovery Outpost at Woodfield Mall. We will be leaving RPC at 6:15 and returning around 8:30. The Discovery Outpost is the new BSA Activity and Recruiting center. Scouts should dress in their Class A uniforms and look presentable as this is a public venue. Please email Bruce Robertson if you plan on going at brobertson5152@aol.com.
On Sunday, February 15, we will have an informal ice skating outing. For those scouts who would like to finish the Skating Merit Badge with ice skates, and for others who would just like to go ice skating, we will meet at RPC on Sunday at 12:45. We will travel to Oak Lawn Ice Rink, 9320 South Kenton Avenue in Oak Lawn. Open Skate is from 2:00 to 3:15. Scouts interested in earning the Skating Merit Badge should familiarize themselves with the skating requirements and bring along their Blue Cards. There is no cost to the scouts, although we need those planning to attend to sign up by Friday at noon. We also need to know if you will be bringing your own skates. Scouts and leaders/drivers (those who will be skating) sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/02/ice-skating-form-2015/
Troop 24 is planning a day outing to Bemis Woods on February 14, 2015, to participate in the Voyageur Trace District’s Klondike Derby. Scouts will meet at RPC at 7:30 a.m. and return the same day at approximately 3:00 p.m.
The theme of this year’s derby is “Gold in the Cold!” Patrols will take their sled through a course of morning activities and compete in the VT Iditarod Sled Race in the afternoon. Scouts should be prepared for fun and challenges. All activities will be outside, so scouts should dress appropriately for the weather. Last year Troop 24 took second place and was also able to showcase their awesome first aid skills!
The cost of this outing will be $10.00 and a can of non-cream soup (to be dumped into the “Klondike Kettle”). Scouts should also bring a sack lunch/snack to accompany the soup.
We will be looking for leaders and drivers. Since this outing is close, drivers do not need to stay. Adults are welcome to stay and participate. Space is limited for this outing. The deadline to register is Wednesday, February 11, 2015. Contact Joan Janopoulos at joanj360@gmail.com with any questions.
We have LOTS of events planned for the shortest month of the year!
On February 14, we have room for 10 scouts to participate in the Klondike Derby, an annual event sponsored by the Council based on the Iditarod–although with scouts pulling the sleds, rather than dogs. For scouts who don’t mind cold weather, this is a very fun event, and one that every scout should do once. For more information, or to sign up: Klondike Gold in the Cold
We have two ski trips planned, one specifically for our Star & Above scouts (intermediate skiers/no beginners), and one suitable for all ages and skill levels.
On February 21-22, Star & Above scouts will be going to Chestnut Mountain Resort in Galena. We will leave early Saturday morning, ski all day, and spend the night at the lodge (bunkbeds with up to 8 per room). Kent Johnson and Bruce Robertson will be our leaders for that event. We are limited to 15 participants (scouts & leaders both), so sign up soon! For more information, or to sign up: Chestnut Mountain
On February 28-March 1, we are sponsoring a trip to Sunburst Recreation in Wisconsin This outing is suitable for beginning skiers, as well as those who have never skied before. Lessons are available. We will leave from RPC early on Saturday, spend the day skiing, have pizza at a hotel, and return to the slopes for night-time tubing. Scouts can attend on their own or the whole family is welcome to take advantage of the group rates and join us. Families may choose to make this a day trip or stay overnight; all single scouts should plan to stay overnight. For more information, or to sign up: Sunburst
On February 22, we need 12 scouts to assist with the Pack 24 Crossover. The time involved would be approximately 2 hours (5:00 – 7:00). If you are attending the ski trip, you will have time to do both. Dinner will be provided for those boy scouts who sign up. To sign up: Crossover
Four MORE boy scouts are needed to help with the crossover of Webelos from Pack 24 into Troop 24, on Sunday, February 22, at 5:00 at the Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Des Plaines Road, in North Riverside. Dinner will be provided after the crossover, and you should be home by 7:00 p.m. Sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/02/webelos-crossover-2015-form/
Scouts: At the Troop Meeting tonight (February 5), we will be working on the First Aid Merit Badge. This is an Eagle-required badge, and we offer this once/year.
The weekend of February 21-22, we have a ski trip planned specifically for our Star & Above scouts who are “intermediate” skiers. We will spend Saturday skiing (snowboards also available) and stay at the Chestnut Mountain resort near Galena in dorm-style rooms (3 bunk beds per room with an attached bathroom). Lunch will be on your own. We’ll have pizza for supper and a breakfast buffet at the resort, returning home by early afternoon on Sunday.
Cost per person
The BSA requires scouts to wear helmets while skiing/snowboarding, so the cost of the helmet rental is included in all the prices below.
Ski rental, helmet, lift = $76
Snowboard rental, helmet, lift = $76
Helmet = $8 (REQUIRED unless you have your own helmet)
Accommodations & meals* = $50
* Meals include Pizza dinner and breakfast buffet. Participants will need to bring either money or sack lunch for Saturday.
Our leaders for this outing will be Kent Johnson & Bruce Robertson. We will need additional leaders/drivers – adults can ski as well!
Sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/02/chestnut-mountain-2015-form/
There is a limit of 12 for this event (leaders & scouts). The deadline for sign-up is February 17, 2015
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