If you have already had your scout’s bike inspected by a bike shop, great! If not, we will have a inspection this Friday, July 17, from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. at 360 Nuttall in Riverside. We don’t want scouts to get to camp and have problems with their bikes, so the inspection is mandatory. If you know that your bicycle needs repair you will need to bring the needed parts with you and we will repair the bike that day.

You can also take your bicycle to any bike shop for inspection. Ask the bike shop to provide a paper saying that it is good working order.

Drop-off for bikes will be next Thursday, July 23, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. at 2413 S. 4th Avenue in North Riverside. Please remember to bring a helmet as well (marked with scout’s name). BSA rules require scouts to wear helmets when riding at camp.

We strongly encourage every scout to bring a bike. The camp is very large and it makes it much faster and easier to get around. Bikes are necessary for scouts taking archery and shooting sports because the ranges are quite far from our campsite.

For our 49 scouts who are going to Tesomas, we need to know what merit badges you plan to take. It appears that over half the scouts have not selected merit badge classes. Please review the list of merit badges offered (2015 Tesomas Advancement Schedule), and send your choices to Liz Gomorczak at jecggomo@gmail.com ASAP. If you can’t remember if you sent it, send it again, please.

For any scout or leader going to Camp Tesomas, please respond to this post with your t-shirt size. All sizes are adult. T-shirts are provided by the Troop. There is no cost to the scout family.

Fill out a form here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/07/t-shirt-form-2015/

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

Saturday, July 18, at 6:00 p.m.

at Riverside Presbyterian Church

Eagle Scouts: Christopher Olszewski and Erik Robertson

All scouts and parents are encouraged to attend to honor these scouts who have achieved scouting’s highest rank. A reception will follow the ceremony.

It’s time to pay for transportion to summer camp. The cost for the bus is $100 per scouts. If you have more than one scout in your family, the second and subsequent scouts pay only $75. The cost to transport bikes to/from camp is $15.

Please sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2015/07/tesomas-bus-bike-form/.

Due to predicted thunderstorms, Ben L’s Eagle Project has been cancelled for MONDAY ONLY. Anyone who signed up for Monday is invited to come on Tuesday instead. Please sign up for Tuesday (or Wednesday) here:
http://troop24riverside.com/2015/07/ben-l-eagle-project-form/.

Ben L is in need of volunteers for his Eagle Project: 3 scouts and 1 adult leader on each day next week Monday (July 6), Tuesday (July 7), and Wednesday (July 8) evenings from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. to meet at the Scout Cabin in Riverside. Please wear long pants, a long-sleeved shirt, and sturdy closed-toed shoes (hiking boots if you have them). Please wear insect repellant. Please also bring gloves if you have them. We are building a fire pit by the cabin. Ben can be reached at benlulich@gmail.com if any questions arise. Sign up here.