Friday’s Disability Awareness Merit Badge events will be held at the Oak Lawn Park District, 9401 S. OAK PARK AVE, OAK LAWN.  This is a different location than previously posted.  The activities start at 7:00 pm followed by pizza (bring $5).  Please sign up on the Troop 24 web site.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• Thursday instruction will be Disability Awareness Merit Badge by Dr. Lanken. Download and print the workbook from meritbadge.org and be prepared to discuss your research with Dr. Lanken.
• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:  Disability Awareness Merit Badge continues at Oak Lawn Park District gym at 10444 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn, from 7 to 9 p.m.  Following wheelchair basketball games, pizza and pop will be served (please bring $5 to cover the cost).  PLEASE sign up on the Troop web site.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge will continue next week.
• CHEESE CHINCHILLA is in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• “First Aid Baseball” Tournament Semi-Finals during Interpatrol Activity/game time. BANDITS vs ZULU and NUCLEAR OCTOPI vs ROYAL FLUSH.
• Scouts working toward Tenderfoot should be keeping a log of their physical fitness activities 6b:“Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot 6a.  Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.”  We will be completing Tenderfoot 6b & 6c during the first October meetings.  Be Prepared to turn in your activity log.
• THURSDAY: Board of Review: Sign up on Website if you have had a Scoutmaster Conference; Appear in full uniform; Bring your book.
• Okpik Winter Camping Training for any scout 14 yoa or older and any Adult Leaders. Register: https://scoutingevent.com/456-9072.
• Registration for Princeton, IL Camp Out closes Friday, September 30.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

Travel back in history and talk to great American leaders like President Abraham Lincoln , General Grant  and General George Henry Thomas, witness thrilling battle reenactments and medical demonstrations, or listen to storytellers and mid 19th century music.

Troop 24 will be traveling to Princeton, IL to camp with the civil war reenactors in County Park and enjoy the Shadows of Blue and Gray Festival the weekend of Oct 7-9, 2016.

District 96 Scouts have Friday Oct. 7 off school so we are looking for two leaders and any scouts that want to head to Princeton in the afternoon in order to set up camp for the troop that will be arriving after dark.  When registering please indicated if your available to depart Friday early afternoon.

Logistics:

• Scouts signed up for this outing should be dropped off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return late morning on Sunday.
• Deadline to signup and pay for the outing is Friday, September 30.
• The Scout cost for this outing is $45.
• Scouts must wear their Class A uniform while traveling.
• An email confirming participation, communicating packing list and providing an update on the weekend weather will be sent to all scouts a few days prior to the outing.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register Friday, September 30.

Scouts Register here

As always,  we need leaders and adult chaperones to participate and drive.

Leaders/Adults Register here

For questions contact Susan Lynch

On September 29th and 30th, our scouts have a great opportunity to participate in a disability awareness event and earn the Disability Awareness merit badge. Scouts may participate in this program just for fun if they have previously earned the merit badge.

Scouts will discuss the merit badge requirements at our regular troop meeting on Thursday, September 29th.

The following evening, the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association will be coming with wheelchairs and other interactive devices to teach the scouts what it feels like to have a disability. This event will be held in the Oak Lawn Park District gym at 9401 S Oak Park Avenue, Oak Lawn, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Following wheelchair basketball games, we pizza and pop will be served (please bring $5 to cover the cost).

We would like to know in advance how many scouts plan to attend. Please sign up here:
Disability Merit Badge Sign Up

Disabilities Awareness merit badge requirements:

1. Discuss with your counselor proper disability etiquette and person first language. Explain why these are important.

2. Visit an agency that works with people with physical, mental, emotional, or educational disabilities. Collect and read information about the agency’s activities. Learn about opportunities its members have for training, employment, and education. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor

3. Do TWO of the following:
a. Talk to a Scout who has a disability and learn about his experiences taking part in Scouting activities and earning different merit badges. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor
b. Talk to an individual who has a disability and learn about this person’s experiences and the activities in which this person likes to participate. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor
c. Learn how people with disabilities take part in a particular adaptive sport or recreational activity. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor.
d. Learn about independent living aids such as service animals, canes, and augmentative communication devices such as teletypewriters (TTYs). Discuss with your counselor how people use such aids.

4. Visit TWO of the following locations and take notes about the accessibility to people with disabilities. In your notes, give examples of five things that could be done to improve upon the site and five things about the site that make it friendly to people with disabilities. Discuss your observations with your counselor.
a. Your school
b. Your place of worship
c. Your Scout camping site
d. A public exhibit or attraction (such as a theater, museum, or park)

5. Explain what advocacy is. Do ONE of the following advocacy activities:
a. Present a counselor approved disabilities awareness program to a Cub Scout pack or other group. During your presentation, explain and use person first language.
b. Find out about disability awareness education programs in your school or school system, or contact a disability advocacy agency. Volunteer with a program or agency for eight hours.
c. Using resources such as disability advocacy agencies, government agencies, the Internet (with your parent’s permission), and news magazines, learn about myths and misconceptions that influence the general public’s understanding of people with disabilities. List 10 myths and misconceptions about people with disabilities and learn the facts about each myth. Share your list with your counselor, then use it to make a presentation to a Cub Scout pack or other group.

6. Make a commitment to your merit badge counselor describing what you will do to show a positive attitude about people with disabilities and to encourage positive attitudes among others. Discuss how your awareness has changed as a result of what you have learned.

7. Name five professions that provide services to people with disabilities. Pick one that interests you and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss what you learn with your counselor, and tell why this profession interests you.

The Trinity Lutheran Church & School will be holding a family service fair this Saturday and needs help with clean-up from 2-4pm.  Trinity Lutheran 11500 German Church Road, Burr Ridge.  See Gail Klotz (708-209-7153) for more information.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• First Aid instruction has been concluded for all scouts who have yet to reach First Class. If you still have incomplete First Aid rank advancement requirements, see Dr. Lanken or any of the leaders.
• KNOTS:  Thursday instruction and review will be knots: Scout #4a and Tenderfoot #3a-c.  Review and be prepared.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge: Complete requirements 6b-h, 7, & 8 and Be Prepared to demonstrate and discuss.  Requirement 6a must be completed at home.
• SPARTANS PATROL is in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• “First Aid Baseball” Tournament will continue during Interpatrol Activity/game time. NUCLEAR OCTOPI vs SPARTANS and ICEBERG vs. ROYAL FLUSH.
• Scouts working toward Tenderfoot should be keeping a log of their physical fitness activities 6b:“Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot 6a.  Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.” We will be completing Tenderfoot 6b & 6c during the first October meetings.  Be Prepared to turn in your activity log.
• Board of Review will be September 29. Sign up on Website if you completed a Scoutmaster Conference.
• First Installment Due for Florida Sea Base trip.  Sign up on the Website and bring your payment to the meeting.
• Okpik Winter Camping Training for any scout 14 yoa or older and any Adult Leaders. Register: https://scoutingevent.com/456-9072.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

There are 10 days left to register for Troop 24’s high adventure in the Florida Sea Base in June 2017; the registration deadline is the Thursday, September 22 Troop Meeting, with the first installment of $415 per person also due on this date.

Click here for all the previously posted details regarding who/ what / where / how / cost / etc, or…

• Click here for scout registration
• Click here for adult registration

Troop 24 has space for a crew of 18, which includes both adults & scouts.

One important update is that Seabase has a scholarship opportunity for up to $300 per scout.  Click here for a link to the scholarship form which requires an essay and leader recommendation.  The scholarship application is to be submitted early next year, and the award decision is made by Seabase, not Troop 24.

Scouts can also utilize proceeds from selling popcorn to help defray the cost of the Seabase activity fee.