Troop 24 invites you to a Eagle Court of Honor the afternoon of

Sunday, May 3, 3:00 p.m.

at Ascension Lutheran Church

Eagle Scouts: Joe Jones, Cody Lanken & Jack Lennon

All scouts and parents are encouraged to attend to honor these scouts who have achieved scouting’s highest rank. Due to a conflict at RPC on Sunday, this ceremony will take place in the sanctuary at Ascension Lutheran Church, 400 Nuttall Road, Riverside. Please contact Sue Jones with any questions.

Thank you to all Scout families who donated items for the Refugee School Supply Drive.

This Sunday, April 26th,  Will needs Scouts and Adults to unload, organize and sort the supplies to prepare for delivery to Catholic Charities. You may sign up here.

We will meet at the Riverside Presbyterian Social Hall from 3 to 6 p.m., where we will sort through the supplies and prepare backpacks, we will also create a shopping list of still needed supplies in order for Will to purchase with the monetary donations he received.

If you can spare an hour or two for service, please sign up.

For questions contact Will Gmitro.

We will begin work on the Family Life merit badge at our troop meeting this week. This merit badge is required for the rank of Eagle Scout and is not offered at Camp Tesomas, so we encourage all scouts who are First Class or above to attend this meeting, especially those who have partial progress.

Scout parents: please note that this merit badge requires the scout to track completion of home duties or chores over a 90-day period, undertake a special project for the family, and coordinate family meetings. We’ll provide the scouts with ideas for these activities, but all of these will be subject to parental approval and acknowledgement of completion. We’ll also provide scouts with access to outside resources to aid in the completion of the merit badge requirements.

We will also be finishing up the 1st Aid merit badge.

All is going well on the Dunes campout, as you can see from this photo.

Work on the Skating Merit Badge, or just come to skate for fun! Families are welcome. Join us at the Fleetwood Roller Rink in Summit (7231 W. Archer Avenue) on Sunday, April 12, at 6:30 p.m. Admission is $7 and skate rental is $3. You can also bring your own skates or rollerblades.

The cost to go to Camp Tesomas is $290 if paid by April 15. After April 15 the cost will be $300. 26 scouts are already signed up; however, not all of you have paid.

Please don’t wait! More info on Tesomas is here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/03/tesomas-summer-camp-july-26-august-1/

In order to give our scouts more time to complete requirements for advancement, we are rescheduling our spring Court of Honor to May 28 (was April 23).

Chris O is requesting scout and adult assistance for his book drive. In addition to assistance in working, book donations are appreciated – anything except magazines and textbooks.

On April 11 and April 18, we need 2 adults and 3 scouts each hour from 9:00 through 12 noon. These volunteers will be working at the North Riverside Village Commons at the collection site.

On the evening of April 18, volunteers will be sorting the books collected at Chris’ home. Two adults and four scouts are needed from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. Pizza will be served.

Service hours will be given for your assistance!

Please sign up:
April 11 – North Riverside Collection
April 18 – North Riverside Collection
April 18 – Sorting