THURSDAY November 3 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• November: Forestry, Nature, Hiking
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• 24^th GARRISON in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Trail to First Class: Navigation-Second Class 3 & First Class 4; It is imperative that the scouts have read Chapter 11 before the meeting in order to fully comprehend the navigation skills to be taught. 
• Cooking Merit Badge Completion Requirements 2016 (4 & 6) 2013 (5 & 7).
• Jump Ball
• November 2 Sign-up Deadline for White Pines Camp Out.
• Cyber Chip: Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age.  Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, please see Scoutmaster Flaherty to schedule the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see Scoutmaster Flaherty to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

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

Join the scouts for a weekend of fun and two nights of camping at White Pines State Park in Ogle County, Illinois. Scouts will leave RPC on Friday, November 11, at approximately 4:30 and will return on Sunday, November 13, around noon. Scouts will be stopping for dinner on the way and should either bring money to purchase dinner or a sack dinner. The cost of this outing is $35. As always, we need leaders. Don’t miss out on this fun outing! Registration closes on November 2, 2016. Questions? Contact Joan Janopoulos at joanj360@gmail.com.

Scouts register here

Leaders/Drivers register here

Troop 24 will be holding a Family Night at Michael Anthony’s restaurant on Sunday, November 6th from 4 to 7 pm. Come and enjoy dinner and an evening out with your family and Troop 24 friends. Before you leave, hand your receipt over to Troop Committee Chair Carrie Staubus, and the restaurant will donate 15% back to Troop 24. You can ask your friends and neighbors to place a take-out or delivery order during this time, and the troop will receive 15% of their order amount. (Please bring the receipt to the next troop meeting). Michael Anthony’s is the same great restaurant that makes the delicious pizza for our 4th of July booth. The restaurant is located at 6434 Ogden Avenue in Berwyn, we will be in their Party Room. Hope to see you there!

Attention leaders and parents: Troop 24 needs more Merit Badge Counselors! Boy Scouts can earn merit badges in over 100 subjects, and we know many of you have special skills and knowledge in those subjects from your work, education, hobbies or other life experience. We are seeking adults to work exclusively with Troop 24, helping scouts complete partials from camp, running merit badge classes during troop meetings, or consulting with scouts who want to work on merit badges outside of meetings. To make it easy for Troop 24 adults to be certified as merit badge counselors, we have scheduled an accredited BSA instructor to lead a training during the troop meeting time (7pm) on November 17, 2016 in the church Social Hall. Youth Protection Training (YPT) will also be provided (starting approximately 7:45pm) for those becoming merit badge counselors or other adults who need to renew this training. Refreshments will be served! Please let us know if you plan to attend.

For more information on the Boy Scout Merit Badge program, and to see a list of all current merit badges, click here.

To sign up for the Merit Badge Counselor Training/YPT, click here.

PATROL LEADERS COUNCIL MEETING TUESDAY 7:00 PM WESTMINSTER ROOM

THURSDAY October 27 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• October: Citizenship & Communication
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• Boards of Review; Full uniform.
• ROYAL FLUSH in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Trail to First Class: Navigation-Second Class 3 & First Class 4; It is imperative that the scouts have read Chapter 11 before the meeting in order to fully comprehend the navigation skills to be taught. 
• Cooking Merit Badge Completion Requirements 2016 (4 & 6) 2013 (5 & 7).
• “First Aid Baseball” World Series during Interpatrol Activity/game time:
  • BANDITS vs ROYAL FLUSH
• November 2 Sign-up Deadline for White Pines Camp Out.
• Cyber Chip: Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age.  Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, please see Scoutmaster Flaherty to schedule the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see Scoutmaster Flaherty to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

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

On November 5, Troop 24 will be going to Waterfall Glen for our annual orienteering outing.

This is the only opportunity we have, outside of camp, for scouts to complete their First Class Orienteering Requirements:

It is very important for scouts who need Orienteering to attend this outing.

Scouts also have the option of completing the five mile hike required for Second Class rank.

Scouts who are working on the Cooking Merit Badge have the chance to complete backpacking cooking requirements. This is only for scouts who already started the Merit Badge (at Tesomas). For these scouts, some Cooking Merit Badge prerequisites will be completed at the meetings October 27 and November 3.  Please review the requirements ahead of time and be prepared to discuss them.  You will need to bring your Cooking Merit Badge worksheets, books, paper and pen to the meetings.

On this hike, we will be joined by Webelos 2 Cub Scouts from Pack 24 and Pack 120. Please give a warm welcome to our future Troop 24 members!

We will be leaving Riverside Presbyterian Church on Saturday, November 5, at 7:30 a.m. and will return by mid-late afternoon.  Those working on the Cooking merit badge should bring their cooking supplies, other scouts should bring a sack lunch. There is no cost to attend. This outing will be taking place outside, so please dress accordingly.  Scouts must travel in their Class A uniforms.  We will also need chaperones/drivers to help with this outing. Please sign up by November 1.

Scouts sign up here.

Leaders/Adults sign up here.