THURSDAY December 8 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• SCOUT DUES NOW DUE!!!!!
• December: Hobbies
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• CHEESE CHINCILLA in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Trail to First Class: We sent home forms to complete Second Class Citizenship 8c & 8d. It is a great day to earn some money shoveling snow and complete these requirements.
• Trail to First Class: All scouts should be tracking their physical activity for Tenderfoot 6b, Second 7a, First 8a.  These need to be completed consecutively.  We sent home Activity Log sheets but you may also print them from the Personal Fitness Merit Badge workbook p11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Trail to First Class: Review your books and study and practice those skills you have yet completed in the next rank you are working towards.  This week will be your opportunity to meet with the ASMs to be tested for your unfinished rank advancement requirements.
• Trail to First Class: LAST Week to complete requirements under the old 12^th Edition Book and do a Scoutmaster Conference before the December 15 Boards of Review.
• Mateo C: Geology Collection & Michael L: Model Airplanes Collection Demonstrations
• 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

Time is running out. We need to turn in our charter paperwork to the Council for 2017. If you have not yet paid scout dues, please do so now.

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DECEMBER:  Hobbies

        SCOUT DUES ARE DUE NOW

• 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 15: Last Board of Review for Rank Advancement under the 12^th Edition Handbook.
• December 16: Holiday Party, Laser Quest Finley Square Mall, 1524 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515.  5:40-7:45pm.

JANUARY 2017: Sports

• 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
• January 26: Board of Review

FEBRUARY:  Winter Activities

• February 17-20: CAMP OUT:  Friday/Saturday: Granite Peak Ski Area, Wausau WI; Sunday/Monday: Tesomas Scout Camp, Rhinelander, WI.
• February 23: Board of Review
• February 26: Pack 120 Blue and Gold Dinner and Crossover.

MARCH:  TBD

• March 4:  Pancake Breakfast at RPC
• March TBD:  CAMP OUT: Bullfrog Lake, 9600 Wolf Road, Willow Springs, Illinois
• March 30: Board of Review

APRIL: TBD

• April TBD: CAMP OUT:
• April 27: Board of Review

MAY:  TBD

• May TBD : CAMP OUT
• May 20: Troop 24 100 year anniversary event at RPC
• May 25: LAST MEETING/ Board of Review

JUNE: TBD

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

JULY:  Summer Camp

• 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.