At Thursday’s Troop Meeting, scouts were given Popcorn Order Forms for this year’s sale. Unlike in Cub Scouts, all the profits from popcorn sales go back to your scout to be used for summer camp or other troop outings. 35% of YOUR Scout’s total Popcorn Sales, including Military Donations, are directly applied to his Summer Camp fees: Sell $500, earn $175 towards Camp!

Please mark these important dates on your home calendar:

• Thursday, October 15 – Popcorn Order Forms and monies due at Troop meeting – all checks should be made payable to Boy Scout Troop 24
• Saturday, November 7 – Popcorn Pick-Up in the a.m. – times to be announced

Parents:

Review the order form with your Scout before he sells door-to-door. Please fill in your Scout’s name / phone on the order form and inform customers that their popcorn order will be delivered the second week of November.

Payment must be collected at the time of purchase – all checks should be written to Boy Scout Troop 24.

Donation Receipts are available for Military Donations of $30 and $50. Donations at these two levels are for gifts of popcorn to the military, their families and veteran’s organizations.

Scouts who log into or sign up for online selling by September 30 will be eligible to win a $10 Amazon gift card – Go to sell.trails-end.com, fill out the registration information and select SIGN UP. When you are asked for the Council name, scroll down to PTAC-LaGrange (Pathway to Adventure Council in LaGrange).

Motivate your Scout by reviewing the Prize Sheet – which includes Adventures such as iFLY Indoor Skydiving and Prizes such as two tickets to a 2016 Chicago Blackhawks Game!

Questions? Please email our Popcorn Kernel Anne at amkodama@sbcglobal.net

All scouts and adults are invited to help with Will F’s Eagle Project this Saturday, September 12 at the Riverside Scout Cabin. The work will consist of scraping and sanding. The workday will start at 8:00 a.m. and conclude about 3:00 p.m. Any time you are willing to help will be greatly appreciated–just come to the Scout Cabin and stay as long as you are able. Questions? Contact Will at 68south@gmail.com.

Honor Flight Chicago will escort approximately 90 World War II Veterans on Wednesday, September 30, to Washington, DC in one of a series of Honor Flights dedicated to honoring WWII Veterans living in the Chicago area. This is the last flight of the 2015 season.

The day’s adventure concludes back in Chicago with a Welcome Home Celebration where family, friends, associates, and even strangers assemble at Midway Airport’s Baggage Claim 1. Awaiting the plane’s arrival from Dulles Airport, they are joined by color guards, bagpipers, Scouts, motorcycle clubs, a brass band, and countless volunteers and active duty military personnel.

Troop 24 scouts are invited to participate. Please meet at Midway Airport’s Baggage Claim 1 at least one hour prior to the flight‘s 8:10 p.m. arrival. More information is available at:
Calling All Scouts Sept 30 2015
Scout HFC Welcome Home FAQs 2015 final 081815.

For this event we will not be providing leader transportation; however, parents may wish to carpool. If you are interested in attending, please contact Linda Sanduski at lsanduski@gmail.com.

Our scouts earned 91 merit badges at Camp Tesomas. An additional 58 merit badges were partially completed. The blue cards for the partial merit badges will be given to the scouts at the fall Court of Honor. Ten scouts advanced in rank while at camp. Congratulations to all!

Will F. is requesting help with his Eagle Scout Project at the Riverside Scout Cabin, on Saturday, September 5, and Monday, September 7.

On Saturday, the work will involve:

• clearing trees and brush around the building
• clearing the ground around the cabin leaving a visible work surface
• removing plastic mesh from the sides of the cabin
• clearing leaves and debris from the gutters

Sign up for Saturday here.

Shifts will be…
– 8:00am to 10:00am
– 10:00am to 12:00pm
– 12:00pm to 2:00pm (if needed)

Workers will need, and we would appreciate you bringing:
– yard work gloves (gloves will be supplied if necessary)
– bug spray
– clippers (larger and small)
– rakes (for raking leaves and sticks)
– trowels (for digging out weeds)
– spade shovels (for digging out larger plants)

On Monday the work will involve:

• cleaning the exterior of the cabin (preparing it to be painted)
• scraping and removing loose paint
• sanding off mold
• repairing chinking

Shifts will be…
– 8:00am to 10:00am
– 10:00am to 12:00pm
– 12:00pm to 2:00pm
– 2:00pm to 4:00pm (if needed)

Workers will need…
– yard work gloves (gloves will be supplied if necessary)
– bug spray

Sign up for Monday here.