The Warren Dunes Camp Out was a lot of fun and everyone got wet.  Kudos to the Scouts and Leaders for weathering the rain to see a beautiful Saturday afternoon and evening.  Thank you to Mr. Snyder, Mr. Lauger and Dr. Lanken for organizing and preparing our First Aid Meet.  Saturday afternoon saw a truly epic game of Capture the Flag in the Great Warren Dunes Natural Area and playing in the Lake Michigan surf.  Photographs have been posted to https://troop24.smugmug.com/20160909-Warren-Dunes/

TUESDAY September 13:  Patrol Leaders Council meeting, 6:30-7:30, Westminster Room.

THURSDAY September 15:

• First Aid instruction and First Aid Merit Badge will conclude for all scouts who have yet to reach First Class. If you still have incomplete First Aid rank advancement or Merit Badge requirements after Thursday, see Dr. Lanken or any of the leaders.  All Scouts should have completed all First Aid rank advancement requirements through First Class.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge: Complete requirements 3, 4 & 5 and Be Prepared to demonstrate and discuss.  Complete Requirement 6a at home.
• NUCLEAR OCTOPI is in charge of set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• SPARTANS will be running the “First Aid Baseball” during Interpatrol Activity/game time.
• 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.
• LAST WEEK for Lost & Found. Claim your personal gear, bike helmets and clothes.
• 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.

The Troop 24 Committee has many great activities planned for the upcoming 2016-2017 scouting year.  More details will follow on these activities they come closer – so for now, please update your own calendar to save the dates. 

SEPTEMBER

• September 9 to 11: CAMP OUT: Warren Dunes Camping (near Sawyer Michigan).
• September 22 (Thursday):  Deadline to register and First Installment Payment for 2017 Florida Seabase High Adventure.
• September 30 (FRIDAY): Disability Awareness Merit Badge – Wheel Chair Basketball: Oak Lawn Park District

OCTOBER

• October 7-9:  CAMP OUT: Princeton, Illinois: Civil War Reenactment & Camping
• October 15:  Feed our Community Day – Service Opportunity in North Riverside
• October 16: PTAC: Okpik Winter Camping Class #1 of 4 : First Methodist Church, 1903 E Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights, IL (12:30-5:00 pm)
• October 21 & 22: PTAC OA Lakota Lodge: Haunted Hike at Des Plaines Methodist Camp Ground, 1890 East Algonquin Road, Des Plaines, Illinois
• October 30: : PTAC: Okpik Winter Camping Class #2 of 4 : First Methodist Church, 1903 E Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights, IL (12:30-5:00 pm)

NOVEMBER·

• November 5: Hike, Orienteering, Cooking MB Completion at Waterfall Glen Forest Preserve
• November 10:  Fall Court of Honor
• November 11-13:  CAMP OUT: Mississippi Palisades
• November 13: : PTAC: Okpik Winter Camping Class #3 of 4 : First Methodist Church, 1903 E Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights, IL (12:30-5:00 pm)
• November 19:  1,000 Trees – Service Opportunity in Riverside: 10:00 am Riverside Methodist Church

DECEMBER

• December 2:  Riverside Holiday Stroll Service Opportunity
• December 4: : PTAC: Okpik Winter Camping Class #4 of 4 : First Methodist Church, 1903 E Euclid Ave, Arlington Heights, IL (12:30-5:00 pm)
• December TBD:     Troop 24 Holiday Party
• December 15: Last Board of Review for Rank Advancement under the 12^th Edition Handbook.

JANUARY 2017

• All Scouts required to work with the 13^th Edition Handbook.
• January 7-8: Okpik Winter Camping Camp Out: Camp Lakota: Rt 1/ 2050 Deepcut Road, Woodstock, IL
• January 20-22:  CAMP OUT: Eagle Cave Camping in Wisconsin
• January 21:  Voyager Trace District-Wide Klondike Derby at Bemis Woods, Western Springs, Illinois

FEBRUARY

• February 17-20: CAMP OUT: Friday/Saturday: Granite Peak Ski Area, Wausau WI; Sunday/Monday: Tesomas Scout Camp, Rhinelander, WI
• February 26: Pack 120 Blue and Gold Dinner and Crossover

MARCH·

• March TBD:  CAMP OUT: Bullfrog Lake near Palos Hills, Illinois
• March 4:  Pancake Breakfast at RPC

APRIL

• April TBD: CAMP OUT

MAY

• May TBD : CAMP OUT
• May 20: Troop 24 100 year anniversary event at RPC

JUNE

• June 25-July 2:  Seabase High Adventure for older scouts

JULY·

• July 16-22:  Tesomas Summer Camp
• July 23-29:  Wisconsin River Canoe Trip High Adventure         

Board of Reviews will be scheduled for the troop meeting on the last Thursday of each month.

The first troop meeting of the year was a success.  The scouts formed new patrols, elected patrol leaders and chose troop jobs.  If you missed the meeting, you were assigned to a patrol; rosters will be published next week.  Congratulations to new Senior Patrol Leader, Michael L, who won a hard fought, four way race for the position.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 8:

• First Aid instruction will continue for all scouts who have yet to reach First Class. Study, Review and Be Prepared.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge will be offered to all First Class and above. Download and print the Fire Safety MB Workbook from Meritbadge.org, complete requirements 1 & 2, and Be Prepared to demonstrate and discuss.
• 24^th Garrison Patrol is in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Come in full uniform.
• Iceberg Patrol will be running the “Arm-Sling Relay” during Interpatrol Activity/game time.
• 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.

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

The Troop Committee is a group of parent volunteers who help plan campouts, fundraisers, service projects and other outings for our Boy Scout Troop. This committee meets monthly on the first Tuesday of each month during the school year. Meetings take place at Riverside Presbyterian Church in the Westminster room (across from the Social Hall). Our next meeting is Tuesday, September 6 at 7pm. Any Troop 24 parent who would like to participate is encouraged to attend.