We invite all scout families to bring food items to our November 5 Court of Honor, to be donated to the Riverside Township Food Pantry. They need all types of non-perishable food items–soups, vegetables, etc. as well as paper products. We will have a basket available at the door for you to drop off your donations. Thanks for your help!

At the Waterfall Glen outing on November 7, we will need a number of light-weight backpacking stoves. Do you have one we could borrow? If so, please let Nancy know (nmhopkins1@comcast.net). Thanks!

In place of our usual Thursday troop meeting, there will be a Court of Honor on November 5, 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.

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 need one volunteer (or two if you want to work as a team) to coordinate our refreshments at the November 5 Court of Honor. It will involve set-up and clean-up and you will have help. This is a perfect opportunity for a parent who doesn’t like to camp, or who does not have time to participate regularly in meetings, to assist the troop. If you are willing to be that person, please e-mail Nancy Hopkins at nmhopkins1@comcast.net.

All scouts and adults are invited to help with Will F’s Eagle Project this Saturday, October 31 (9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.)at the Riverside Scout Cabin.

This is a BIG project, and 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. Service hours for given for scouts needing hours for advancement.

Questions? Contact Will at 68south@gmail.com.

The Fermilab in Batavia is hosting a Nuclear Science merit badge workshop on Friday, February 12, from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.. Due to the popularity of this class, every Saturday between now and December 2016 is booked; however, we have secured the class on the afternoon of Friday, February 12, as both Hauser and RBHS will not have school on that day (Teacher Institute Day).

If you are interested, please sign up for this event via our Troop 24 Riverside website. The cost is $60/group (4-20 Scouts), so your individual cost will be determined once we know how many boys are interested in attending. If you have any questions, please contact Linda Sanduski at lsanduski@gmail.com.

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This week’s Troop meeting:

We will be holding Boards of Review at the Thursday meeting. If you need a Board of Review, please sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2014/10/request-board-of-review/. You must have first had a Scoutmaster Conference prior to a Board of Review. If you need a SMC, sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/request-scoutmaster-conference/

Cooking Merit Badge: For scouts who have already started the Cooking Merit Badge, we will be completing Requirements #7c, 7d, 7e of the cooking merit badge at Waterfall Glen on November 7. We will complete Requirements 7a and 7b at the meeting on Thursday. Please review ahead of time and be prepared to discuss. Please bring your Cooking MB worksheets and books, tablet of paper and pen to the meeting.

The Star & Above Patrol will meet on Thursday.