Riverside Presbyterian Church, the charter organization for Troop 24 and Pack 24, invites all scouts, leaders and scout families to attend Worship in celebration of the long standing relationship between RPC and the Boy Scouts on February 12^th at 10:00 am.  The service will be followed by coffee fellowship hosted by Troop 24.

The Troop 24 Committee encourages scouts and their families to attend the Scout Sunday service.  It is an chance for many of our scouts to experience worship in a place of different denomination or faith.  And an occasion for us to show our appreciation to the members of RPC for their support and use of the church for 78 years.

Scouts who attend will also have the opportunity to earn service hours by participating in either the worship service or in fellowship. Consider helping in one of these roles. There are many:

• Ushers: greet people, hand out bulletin, and pass the offering plate. (need 4-6 scouts)
• Liturgist: Read the scripture lesson and offer a prayer ( 1-2 scouts)
• Speakers willing to speak about their scouting experiences and what it has meant to them.  This is ideal for a scout working on their Communication Merit Badge that still needs to complete requirement #3 or a scout who is comfortable speaking in front of people. (need 2-3 scouts)
• Fellowship Set up (9:00 – 10:00):  Make coffee and lemonade, prepare plates of treats, set out plates, cups and saucers, etc. (need 4 scouts)
• Fellowship Clean up (12:00 – 12:30): run dishwasher, wash serving plates and coffee pots and wipe tables. (need 4 scouts)

Scouts willing to help – sign up here

We hope all scouts who attend bring something to share during fellowship (e.g. coffee cake, cookies, fruit, cheese & crackers, etc.)

Scouts and Leaders should wear their Class A uniform and merit badge sash.  If you have a Girl Scout in the family, she is welcome to wear her uniform.  We hope to see you there.

If you have any questions please contact Carrie Staubus or Susan Lynch

THURSDAY February 2 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• February:  WINTER ACTIVITIES
• 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: Second Class Cooking & Tools 2f & 2g, sheet bend and bowline knots.
• Trail to First Class: Second Class Citizenship 8c & 8d form can be found at Forms & Document tab of the Troop website.
• 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 pp 11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Merit Badge: Citizenship in the World will meet with Mrs. Murphy.
• Winter Skits: Each patrol will develop and rehearse skits this week for presentation the next two weeks.
• 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, register on the Troop 24 Website and we will set aside time in the meeting for the scout to complete the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see the Scoutmaster to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

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

All Boy Scouts must now be working under the rank requirements in the 13th Edition Boy Scout Handbook (published in 2016). If you do not have this edition of the handbook, you can insert the current Rank Requirement Worksheets in the back of the handbook you have. Here is a link to the worksheets: http://www.scouting.org/filestore/boyscouts/pdf/524-012_BS_Requirements.pdf Be sure to attach hem securely into your book, as this is the official record of your rank advancement. It is also a good idea to photocopy these pages occasionally in case your book ever is lost.

Pav YMCA in Berwyn will be offering the opportunity for Boy Scouts to earn their Swimming and Lifesaving merit badges. The Swimming merit badge class will take place Monday, March 13 at 6:00 pm. The Lifesaving merit badge class will take place Wednesday, March 15 at 6:30 pm. You must preregister for these classes (cost is $20 each) at the Pav YMCA front desk at 2947 S. Oak Park Avenue in Berwyn. The Swimming Merit badge is required for any scout to participate in other water activities such as scout boating outings. Scouts will need to be able to swim in order to complete these merit badges and scouts will need a blue card, swim trunks and a towel for these classes.

Calling out scouts to help with the Pinewood Derby this Saturday beginning at 1pm.  You will earn service hours by helping run the race or keeping an eye on the movie room.  Any scout that helps will also earn a free lunch which is being served by the girl scouts in the downstairs social hall as a thank-you from the pack.

Click here to sign up.

THURSDAY January 26 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

THURSDAY MEETING IN THE SOCIAL HALL

• January:  SPORTS
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• ROYAL FLUSH in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• GUEST SPEAKER: Riverside Police Officer Marrello.
• Trail to First Class: Second Class Fitness 7c.
• Trail to First Class: Second Class Citizenship 8c & 8d form can be found at Forms & Document tab of the Troop website.
• 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 pp 11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Merit Badge: Citizenship in the World- Will resume on Feb 2.
• Board of Review.
• DODGEBALL TOURNAMENT
• 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.

Pack 24’s annual pinewood derby will be held next weekend on Saturday, January 28, and they are seeking help from our scouts.  Any Troop 24 scout that wishes to work a one hour shift will  earn a service hour, and will also have lunch or a treat, courtesy of the pack.

Our scouts will be managing the race by setting up the pinewood cars, and retrieving them to bring back to the starting gates.  Boy scouts may also help supervise the movie room.

Shifts are available in one-hour blocks starting at 1:00pm.  The racing is expected to wrap up at 3:00pm so the last shift will help with clean up.

Thanks in advance for your help.  Click here to sign up today.