Support your fellow Scouts at the Hauser play!

Riverside’s Hauser Jr. High School is presenting John Hithcock’s The 39 Steps play on Tuesday and Wednesday this week at the Hauser Jr. High Auditorium. Both performances begin at 7:00 p.m. and are free. Several Boy Scouts from Troop 24 are in the production. Come and cheer them on!

Snacks needed

The organizers for the Feed Our Community Day event are looking for refreshments to be donated.  Are you willing to bake or buy a refreshment that can be served to the volunteers working to package meals on Saturday (Oct 18)?  If so…

  • please drop off the refreshments sometime between 8:30 am – ~1:00 pm.
  • at North Riverside Village Commons
  • ask for Denise

Thank you!

Primo Pizza is looking for a worker for The Riverside Farmer’s Market

Primo Pizza has hired Troop 24 Scouts the past 3 summers, and is looking for someone to fill in for the last weeks of the Riverside Farmer’s Market this year. The job is taking orders and payments, not cooking. Decent handwriting would be appreciated.

Hours are from 4 pm to 7 pm, Wednesdays from now until mid-October. If you are 16 years or older and interested in a part-time job, call Mr. Tom Dioguardi at (847) 381-3663 (Primo’s number – he can generally be reached there). Tell him that Andrew Salij suggested that you call him about the job.

RPC Italian Dinner/Auction September 29

MAKE ME AN OFFER – Dinner & Auction. September 29, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., RPC Social Hall. Dinner & silent auction from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m., with live auction beginning at 5:30.

It’s not too late! You can still attend the fall dinner/auction this Sunday, but we need an RSVP to plan for the correct number of people. There is no charge, just a goodwill donation at the door. We have some great items up for auction. It’s a fun way to help out RPC, and the RPC youth group will be making a fabulous spaghetti dinner. Please RSVP to the office at rpcoffice@sbcglobal.net or to Cindy Gustafson at c.gustafson@sbcglobal.net and let us know how many will be attending.

Live Auction items include: handmade quilt, hand woven shawl, hostess helper, room painting, decorative finish painting, harp music, stuffed grape leaves platter, handyman services, 5-class yoga pass, soup of the month, bread of the month, special occasion cake, fiddle music, Superbowl party, guest lecturer, backyard party set-up, outdoor movie night, Bulls tickets, Chicago Symphony Orchestra tickets, recording studio time, babysitting, Kentucky Derby party, brunch @ Yacht Club, Sloppy Joe party, Chew Chew gift card, weekend in Michigan, stargazing, solar power consultation, elegant wine and dessert dinner, kids cooking class.

Silent Action items include: Computer desk, rides to airport, silver wine bucket & wine, 2 hours of computer consulting services for computer, vintage quilt, handmade jewelry, Thomas the Tank Set, paperweights, Facebook consultation, skin care products, embroidered hand towels, vintage RPC platter, magnifying light.

Pancake Breakfast for Flood Relief June 8

There will be a Pancake Breakfast this Saturday, June 8, at St. John’s Lutheran Church & School, 47th & Brainard in La Grange. All proceeds benefit Forest View flood victims. Entrance donation: $10/person or $25/family. Tickets available at the door, from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m.

Memorial Day Ceremony Reminder

Scouts who signed up to help set up for the Memorial Day ceremony should meet at the back door of the Riverside Town Hall at 7:00 a.m. IF the weather does not allow for an outside ceremony, the ceremony will be held inside at the Riverside Methodist Church.

Still Need Scouts for Memorial Day Ceremony

The Village of Riverside’s annual Memorial Day program will be held on Monday, May 27. The village has asked for the scouts to participate in the ceremony, as well as arrive at the village hall to help set up chairs at 7:00 a.m. Scouts should be in full uniform. It’s always a very moving ceremony, so any scouts who are in town this weekend are urged to attend. Questions? Contact Scoutmaster Tom Hartwig at thartwig@olparks.com.

Please sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/05/memorial-day-2013-sign-up-form/

Memorial Day Ceremony 2013

The Village of Riverside’s annual Memorial Day program will be held on Monday, May 27. The village has asked for the scouts to participate in the ceremony, as well as arrive at the village hall to help set up chairs at 7:00 a.m. Scouts should be in full uniform. It’s always a very moving ceremony, so any scouts who are in town this weekend are urged to attend. Questions? Contact Scoutmaster Tom Hartwig at thartwig@olparks.com.

Please sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/05/memorial-day-2013-sign-up-form/

RPC Dinner & Auction September 30

RPC invites all scout families to a Italian Dinner on September 30, with both silent and live auctions. The cost is up to you, as a “free will” donation will be taken. Reservations are required so the appropriate amount of food is prepared. RSVP to Cindy Gustafson at c.gustafson@sbcglobal.net or to the church office (447-1520 or rpcoffice@sbcglobal.net).

Dinner will be served at 5:00 p.m., with the live auction beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bids open for the silent auction at 4:00 p.m.

Print the invitation.

Landscape Work Day May 12

The Village of Riverside and the Frederick Law Olmsted Society sponsor Landscape Work Days. The next one is Saturday, May 12 along Riverside Road near Olmsted Road

During several workdays in 2011, dozens of volunteers removed buckthorn and grapevine to reveal a view of the Des Plaines River. Help keep the momentum going! This year, volunteers plan to maintain the cleared section by weeding, applying herbicide & planting native grasses & sedges. Ultimately, the goal is to open up the view along the entire length of Riverside Road and into Miller Woods. With the invasive weeds removed, volunteers found numerous native species such as cup plant, solomon’s seal, wild indigo, woodland sunflower, dozens of oak tree seedlings, elm leaved goldenrod, riverbank wild rye, switchgrass & wafer ash. Come see for yourself!

Scouts are invited to participate, and this project is automatically approved for service hours. It’s also one of the easiest ways to fulfill the community service hour requirement for the Citizenship in the Community Merit Badge: While working on this merit badge, volunteer at least eight hours of your time for the [charitable community] organization. Don’t forget to bring your service hour form to have it signed by one of the volunteers in charge (look for scout parents there). The form is available here: http://troop24riverside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Service-Hour-Form.pdf

All workdays are scheduled for Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to noon. Look for the Riverside Public Works dump truck. Come for an hour or three, whatever your schedule allows. Bring your favorite work gloves & a water bottle, and the service hour form. All other supplies & snacks will be provided.

Future locations & dates:
Scottswood Commons: June 23 & September 22
Riverside Road: June 9 & Sept 8
Scout Cabin area: May 19
Longcommon & Downing triangle: July 14 & Aug 11
Longcommon (Big Ball Park): November 10

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