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.

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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.

Troop 24 will be meeting at the AMF Forest Lanes, located at 7700 47th St in Lyons instead of RPC for our January 19 meeting. The troop has made a group reservation so all of our scouts will be bowling together. The cost is $13 per person which includes two games and shoe rental.

Scouts should come directly to the bowling alley for this meeting. Plan on a 6:45 check in so you have time to pick out a bowling ball (unless you have one) and rent shoes. As this is a normally-scheduled troop meeting, scouts should come in their class A uniform.

Plan on picking up your scout by 8:30pm. Parents are welcome to participate in this event. Parents and adults must register online and pay if you intend to bowl.

Scouts & Adults: Sign up here

Troop 24 will be going to the Laser Quest in Downers Grove  on December 16 to celebrate the holidays.

The Laser Quest facility is located at Finley Square Mall, 1524 Butterfield Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515.

• Parents are asked to provide transportation for their scouts to & from the event.
• Scouts should be at the facility at 5:40 PM to check in and prep for our first game at 6 PM
• We will play 2 games of laser tag followed by pizza for dinner.
• Pick up will be at 7:45 PM.
• Cost $22/scout.
• We also need adults to attend as chaperones, if you are willing to supervise scouts between games and serve pizza please indicate on the form when you sign up your scout.

This outing is limited to 30 scouts so sign up early!

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Join the scouts for a weekend of fun and two nights of camping at White Pines State Park in Ogle County, Illinois. Scouts will leave RPC on Friday, November 11, at approximately 4:30 and will return on Sunday, November 13, around noon. Scouts will be stopping for dinner on the way and should either bring money to purchase dinner or a sack dinner. The cost of this outing is $35. As always, we need leaders. Don’t miss out on this fun outing! Registration closes on November 2, 2016. Questions? Contact Joan Janopoulos at joanj360@gmail.com.

Scouts register here

Leaders/Drivers register here

On November 5, Troop 24 will be going to Waterfall Glen for our annual orienteering outing.

This is the only opportunity we have, outside of camp, for scouts to complete their First Class Orienteering Requirements:

It is very important for scouts who need Orienteering to attend this outing.

Scouts also have the option of completing the five mile hike required for Second Class rank.

Scouts who are working on the Cooking Merit Badge have the chance to complete backpacking cooking requirements. This is only for scouts who already started the Merit Badge (at Tesomas). For these scouts, some Cooking Merit Badge prerequisites will be completed at the meetings October 27 and November 3.  Please review the requirements ahead of time and be prepared to discuss them.  You will need to bring your Cooking Merit Badge worksheets, books, paper and pen to the meetings.

On this hike, we will be joined by Webelos 2 Cub Scouts from Pack 24 and Pack 120. Please give a warm welcome to our future Troop 24 members!

We will be leaving Riverside Presbyterian Church on Saturday, November 5, at 7:30 a.m. and will return by mid-late afternoon.  Those working on the Cooking merit badge should bring their cooking supplies, other scouts should bring a sack lunch. There is no cost to attend. This outing will be taking place outside, so please dress accordingly.  Scouts must travel in their Class A uniforms.  We will also need chaperones/drivers to help with this outing. Please sign up by November 1.

Scouts sign up here.

Leaders/Adults sign up here.

Troop 24 will be joining the traditional pack 24 scout cabin camp this Saturday, October 15.  We will be focusing on cooking requirements and other advancement opportunities for scouts that are first class and below.   If your scout would like to work on specific advancement requirements, please let us know in advance.

Our plan is to meet at the scout cabin on Fairbank Road in Riverside on Saturday afternoon, specific time is TBD.  We are targeting a cost of $15 per scout to cover the cost of ingredients for dinner and breakfast.  Payment should be brought to the event with checks made out to Troop 24.

While this is last minute (aka “impromptu”) we need to have a headcount by end-of-day on Friday (October 14) to finalize arrangements and get the logistics in order.  Email assistant scoutmaster Lisa Gaynor (ltgaynor@aol.com) or Jim Jerz (jiminov@hotmail.com) with any questions.  Please click here to register by the deadline.