Leaders from St. Mary’s Troop will be instructing the Ad Altare Dei Catholic Religious Emblem for scouts starting 8th grade and older in September. They have invited scouts of the Catholic denomination from Troop 24 to join them. Here is the link for more information about the Ad Altare Dei Medal and how scouts can receive this award:
http://www.nccs-bsa.org/index.php/religious-emblems/ad-altare-dei
They will be ordering supplies and working on meeting plans this summer, so we need to let them know how many scouts from our troop will participate. Please sign up here:
Catholic Ad Altare Dei Program Registration
Religious emblem programs exist for almost all the recognized religions and denominations, and Scouts may contact the Boy Scout Council office or their religious leaders if they are interested in working on emblems for another denomination or religion.
http://www.scouting.org/scoutsource/Awards/ReligiousAwards.aspx

Join us on Saturday May 20, 2017 at 5:00 p.m.
Riverside Presbyterian Church, 116 Barrypoint Road in Riverside
to celebrate the founding, in 1917, of Troop 24

All scouts & leaders, former scouts & leaders, and family and community members are invited to join us for:
• 5:00 program including historical re-enactors and skits
• Group photos of the troop and alumni
• Catered dinner & desserts following the program
• Optional campfire and camp-out at Riverside Scout Cabin

The cost for the dinner is $10 per person. Please register to attend by May 10. We hope to have all current scouts and their parents attend.
There is no cost for the Scout Cabin camp-out. Scouts please register here if you plan to stay overnight. Adults who will be attending the Scout Cabin overnight register here.
If you have questions about the event, please contact Tim Lauger at lt@lauger.com.

ATTENTION:  This outing has been rescheduled – do not use this posting or the links in it to sign up.  If you are interested in signing up for the rescheduled Kanakee Biking Canoeing, Kayaking and camping outing please link here to the new posting.

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out at Kankakee River State Park, leaving Friday, June 2, and returning Sunday, June 4.

Scouts should come prepared to camp in tents for two nights.   We have two activities planned (we will need several adults to sign up as leaders/chaperones in order to have enough volunteers for this outing):

Canoeing/Kayaking:  The canoeing/kayaking will be a 12-mile, 3-5 hour trip on Saturday, outfitted by Reed’s.

• Scouts MUST be First Class or above  in order to canoe or kayak.
  
• Scouts MUST have earned the Swimming Merit Badge in order to canoe or kayak.
• Kayaking is recommended for scouts with kayaking experience. Scouts will be in single kayaks and will need to be fit/strong enough to paddle for the full 12 miles.
• Scouts must print and have a parent sign the  Reeds waiver in order to participate.

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Bicycling: The biking will be done on a 10.5 mile paved bike path through the park.

• Biking is available for scouts who are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, or older scouts who have not earned the Swimming Merit Badge, or those who do not want to canoe/kayak.
• Scouts must wear a helmet to bike.
• Scout parents must make sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order prior to the outing.

We Need Parent Help:

In order to offer two activities we need many adults to participate.  If you are able to attend this outing and help out by either chaperoning the biking or the canoe/kayaking we would really appreciate the help.  Or if you can drive scouts either to or from this outing; please consider helping our leaders in this way.    If you would like to attend, please fill out the Leader/Chaperone Registration form; if you are willing to help drive, please indicate on your Scout’s Registration form your willingness to drive.  The nice thing about Kankakee is that it is only about 1-hour drive, so you can join whenever it works in your schedule.

Logistics:

• Please drop your Scout off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return about noon on Sunday.
• Scouts who are canoeing or kayaking must print and have a parent sign the  Reeds waiver in order to participate.
• Scouts must have a bike helmet if they are biking.
• Deadline for signing up for the outing is Wednesday, May 24.
• The Scout cost for this outing is $40 for food/camp fee, and $34  for canoeing (2 per canoe) or $46 for a single kayak.
• We will provide transportation for the all bikes in one of the two Troop trailers.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register and pay by Wednesday May 24.

• Scout Form
• Leader/Chaperone Form

Contact Susan Lynch with questions.

TODAY is the last day to register for the May 12-14 Illini State Park Campout:
Scout registration link
Adult registration link

Please register for the 100th Anniversary Celebration! This will take place Saturday May 20th starting at 5pm sharp. To recognize this important milestone, we will have an interesting, entertaining program followed by a group photo and dinner with Buona Beef catering, cake and more. We encourage family to attend also. Only $10 per person, register by May 10.
Anniversary Celebration registration link

We will be camping out at the Scout Cabin after the Anniversary Celebration. This is a no cost campout, but you need to let us know if you’ll be there!
Scout registration link
Adult registration link

It’s not too late to sign up for Summer Camp at Camp Tesomas (July 16-22). We also need your money ($295 minus popcorn credits, pay by check), merit badge choices and medical forms.
Summer Camp registration link
Link to merit badge choices
Link to BSA medical form

THURSDAY May 4 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

We had a wet camp out this past weekend but look forward to returning to Camp Ingersoll sometime.  All Ingersoll scouts MUST return tents and equipment on Thursday.  Check in equipment with Mr. Lauger.  Next Camp out is Illini State Park on May 12-14; sign up ends TOMORROW.  Don’t miss out on this exciting weekend.

• May: Cooking
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS AND ACTIVITIES.
• DELTA in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Trail to First Class (New Scouts): Tenderfoot 6a Physical Fitness; come prepared to run 1 mile, pushups, sit-ups, etc.
• Trail to First Class: Tent set up and inspection.
• 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 requirements need to be completed consecutively.  Print the Activity Log from the Personal Fitness Merit Badge workbook pp 11 at MeritBadge.org.
• Merit Badge: Scouting Heritage with Mrs. Staubus.  Download and print the workbook from MeritBadge.org
• Quartermasters: Patrol Box sort and clean.  Tent set up and inspection.
• Camp Out: Illini State Park Campout Preparation.  All scouts attending camp must attend Thursday to prepare menus.
• Cyber Chip: Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip.  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.