The Morton Arboretum is offering a number of Merit Badge classes for their winter term.  These classes fill up VERY FAST, so if you are interested you should register as soon as possible.

The classes offered are:

Citizenship in the Community
Citizenship in the Nation
Citizenship in the World
Native American Folklore
Geology

More information is available at http://www.mortonarb.org/learn-experience/course-guide?field_course_type_tid=80

Thank you to Maritza Gutierrez for coordinating our refreshments for last night’s Court of Honor, and for all the parents who brought food and helped with set-up and clean-up.  Thanks, too, to those who stayed to help clean up the Social Hall afterwards, and to the scouts who moved boxes from the Manse to the church.

For scouts who sold popcorn:  You need to pick up your popcorn, this Saturday, between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. at 288 Gage Road in Riverside.

Sign-up for Hines VA Veteran’s Day Program for scouts and drivers: For all scouts not already committed to Waterfall Glen, the Troop has been requested to provide a Color Guard at the Hines VA Veteran’s Day Program. Scouts will meet at St. Mary’s at 8:45 a.m. in Class A uniforms with neckerchief, then drive to the VA, help set up for the 10:00 program, provide a color guard and return to St. Mary’s around 11:30, enjoy a Pizza lunch provided by St. Mary’s. This program means a great deal to the Veterans and we are fortunate to have been invited to participate. Drivers are needed.

Sign up here.

Thanks to our intrepid volunteers who assisted in Will F’s Eagle project in the rain on Saturday.

We need refreshments to feed the hungry hordes at our Court of Honor this Thursday, November 5. Maritza Guttierez kindly volunteered to coordinate this, and we have volunteers to help set up and clean-up. If you can bring food, please e-mail Maritza at gutierrezmaritza16@yahoo.com. Suggestions are cookies, brownies, fruit, cheese & crackers, veggies & dip, hummus or guacamole & chips. We need lots!