Don’t forget that registration for Waterfall Glen closes TONIGHT at 11:oopm!

Scout Registration is HERE.     Leader/Chaperone registration is HERE.

And ALL parents (even if you aren’t camping) are invited to join us for dinner Saturday evening from 5pm-7pm. You will be pleasantly surprised by the menu! Parent Dinner reservations may be made HERE.

Don’t forget to bring your Cooking Merit Badge worksheets to tomorrow nights meeting!

WEDNESDAY, October 30th, 6:00, at the SCOUT CABIN!

This week, we will enjoy some festive activities at the Scout Cabin.

You can …

Hone your Orienteering skills in an outdoor navigation course …
Practice fire-building [Second Class 2c] …
Practice managing Coleman stoves [Second Class 2d]
Enter a pumpkin-carving contest [bring your pocketknife and tote ‘n’ chip!] …
Enjoy a game of Ghost in the Graveyard …
Enjoy hot cocoa and cider in the cabin …

FLAGS: Sentinels

** WATERFALL GLEN CAMPERS: outing details forthcoming **

** NO MEETING ON THURSDAY OCTOBER 31ST **

** NOVEMBER 7TH – MEET AT THE VILLAGE HALL **

For those scouts that are completing Requirement #6 of the Cooking Merit Badge at Waterfall Glen Camp Out this weekend, please complete Req. 6a and 6b and bring your worksheets and Blue Cards to Wednesday’s meeting. We will complete Req 6c at the meeting. To complete Req. 6d-6f, you must acquire and bring the ingredients for the 2 meals and 1 snack you will prepare with you on the camp out. You will also need a backpack to carry the ingredients, backpacking stove, utensils and cookware as you will be carrying everything for five miles. If you have a backpacking stove, please bring it along.

Don’t miss your chance to work on important rank advancements, Friday Nov. 1st – 3rd at Waterfall Glenn in Lemont, IL.  This will be our last campout until March 2020 and is the last chance for your Scout to earn those needed camping nights for their Camping Merit Badge.

Scouts will complete a five mile hike using a map and compass to complete Second Class Req. 3b, a one mile orienteering course to complete First Class Req. 4a, will have an opportunity to to complete Cooking Merit Badge Req. 6, and have time to work on other rank advancements with our leaders.

This is an incredibly popular annual campout that we can not make happen without parent chaperones. If you can transport Scouts to and from the campsite AND camp with the troop for the weekend, please register as a parent chaperone.

Even if you can’t chaperone, we would like to extend an invitation to our Scout Parents to join the troop for dinner Saturday evening from 5pm-7pm. This will give parents an opportunity to see their Scout in action, working with their patrol, and gaining valuable experience in the outdoors. Please note this does not include camping and parents must RSVP for Saturday dinner.

Logistics

• The Scout cost for this campout is $65.00
• Registration Deadline is 10.29.19.
• Please plan to drop your Scout at RPC Friday Nov. 1st at 4pm
• All Scouts must bring their books and wear their Class A uniform while traveling.
• An email confirming participation, communicating packing list, and providing an update on the weekend weather will be sent to all scouts a few days prior to the outing.

Registration

• Scouts may register HERE
• Leaders/Chaperones who will be camping with the troop register HERE.
• Parents who would like to join us for dinner ONLY register HERE.

If there are any questions, please email Troop24events@gmail.com

This week, we will hone our Orienteering skills in preparation for the Waterfall Glen orienteering courses. We may enjoy a festive Halloween orienteering challenge. Warefall Glen campers will also prepare their menus.

If you have a compass, feel free to bring it along!

COOKING MERIT BADGE Req 6 [Trail & Backpacking meals] – Mr. Flaherty will meet with you to review the necessary preparations for meeting the requirement on the camp-out.

POPCORN CAMPAIGN: this is the final meeting to turn in your forms and money to Kernel Pecis!

HIGH ADVENTURE: our Scout committee has selected Northern Tier (BSA) and Isle Royale (Camp Tesomas) as our possible treks next summer. Stay tuned for details.

TROOP JOBS: thanks to Mateo and Nate for taking on the Quartermaster and Historian jobs.

** NEXT WEEK’s MEETING: WEDNESDAY at the Scout Cabin **

Remember your Handbook!

Troop 24 is planning a weekend filled with fun opportunities for rank advancement, Friday Nov. 1st – 3rd at Waterfall Glenn in Lemont, IL. This will be our last campout until March 2020 and is the last chance for your Scout to earn those needed camping nights for their Camping Merit Badge.
For Scouts this weekend will include:
• A five mile hike using a map and compass to complete Second Class Req. 3b
• A one mile orienteering course to complete First Class Req. 4a
• Opportunities to complete Cooking Merit Badge Req. 6
• Lots of opportunities for Scouts to work with leaders on rank advancement.
Click here for details

Congratulations to Troop 24’s newest Eagle Scout, Christopher Cinkus!

Hello scouts and scout families,

As a reminder the scout meting this Thursday 10/24 is last call for all popcorn forms and money for all popcorn orders. Please finish up all final sales and bring the forms and money to the meeting Thursday. You may want to make a copy of the form or take a picture of it for your records just to have a back up copy.

Thanks for all your hard work!

Vince Pecis
Popcorn Chair

Troop 24 is planning a weekend filled with fun opportunities for rank advancement, Friday Nov. 1st – 3rd at Waterfall Glenn in Lemont, IL.  This will be our last campout until March 2020 and is the last chance for your Scout to earn those needed camping nights for their Camping Merit Badge.

For Scouts this weekend will include:

• A five mile hike using a map and compass to complete Second Class Req. 3b
• A one mile orienteering course to complete First Class Req. 4a
• Opportunities to complete Cooking Merit Badge Req. 6
• Lots of opportunities for Scouts to work with leaders on rank advancements.

For Parents:

This is an incredibly popular annual campout that we can not make happen without parent chaperones. If you can transport Scouts to and from the campsite AND camp with the troop for the weekend, please register as a parent chaperone.

Even if you can’t chaperone, we would like to extend an invitation to our Scout Parents to join the troop for dinner Saturday evening from 5pm-7pm. This will give parents an opportunity to see their Scout in action, working with their patrol, and gaining valuable experience in the outdoors. Please note this does not include camping and parents must RSVP for Saturday dinner.

Logistics

• The Scout cost for this campout is $65.00
• Registration Deadline is 10.29.19.
• Please plan to drop your Scout at RPC Friday Nov. 1st at 4pm
• All Scouts must bring their books and wear their Class A uniform while traveling.
• An email confirming participation, communicating packing list, and providing an update on the weekend weather will be sent to all scouts a few days prior to the outing.

Registration

• Scouts may register HERE
• Leaders/Chaperones who will be camping with the troop register HERE.
• Parents who would like to join us for dinner ONLY register HERE.

If there are any questions, please email Troop24events@gmail.com

Yours in Scouting,

Kimber & Cindy

Troop 24 Event Coordinators

I am looking for 3-4 adults to sit on an Eagle Board of Review on Monday October 21st at 7:00 PM.  Current Eagle Scouts who are 18 years old are encouraged to volunteer.  Sitting on an Eagle Board it is a very rewarding opportunity to be a part of a Scout’s final step to achieving the rank of Eagle. No experience is necessary.  If you have not previously sat on an Eagle Board I can provide you with resources to familiarize yourself with topics that are discussed at the Board. Additionally, the Board is run by our Council Representative. We will meet at the Riverside Presbyterian Church. The time committment is approximately 1-1 1/2 hrs.

If you are interested please email me at dmgmitro@aol.com.

Thank you,

Dawn Gmitro
Troop 24 Eagle Committee