Central School is having its Family Fun Night on Friday, September 27, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. They could use some scout help to man the carnival games. Scouts who would like to help should contact Sandy Briolat at sbriolat@sbcglobal.net. A service hour form needs to be signed by Mrs. Briolat, or one of the other PTO members running the games. The form is available here: http://troop24riverside.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/Service-Hour-Form.pdf

Scoutmasters Stephanie Lanken and Brad Lanken will be going on a medical mission trip to Kenya in September. We invite scout family assistance if you are able to help. The cost for Stephanie and Brad is $3,000 per team member. Donations made to assist in covering trip costs are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation, please print a form here: Kenya Mission Form and mail it with a check.

Questions, or to contact Stephanie: stlanken@yahoo.com

For his Eagle project, Abraham O. is building bat houses for a church camp. Scout assistance is needed this week to stain the wood prior to assembly. Scouts can sign up for Wednesday morning, 9-11 a.m., or Thursday morning, 9-11 a.m. The work will take place at 207 Northwood in Riverside. Scouts should wear grubby clothes, and gloves will be provided. Scouts can be dropped off at 9:00, but Abraham’s family will provide a ride home to any scout who needs transportation. Service hours for rank advancement will be given. One adult (leader or parent) is also needed for each morning. Adult volunteers – please contact Nancy Hopkins at nmhopkins1@comcast.net.

Sign up for Wednesday here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/07/eagle-project-form-wednesday-july-17/

Sign up for Thursday here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/07/eagle-project-form-thursday-july-18/

Scoutmasters Stephanie Lanken and Brad Lanken will be going on a medical mission trip to Kenya in September. We invite scout family assistance if you are able to help. The mission will need various over-the-counter meds and supplies to stock a pharmacy. The medicines must have expiration dates later than 10/30/13. Because the medicines must be shipped by June 29, Stephanie would need to receive those by June 27. Medications needed are:

Visine or any allergy eye drops
Robitussin
Cough lozenges
Zantac
Tagamet
Maalox tablets
Maalox liquid
Tums
Excedrin
Aspirin 81mg and 325mg
Tylenol – adult, children’s and chewable and elixir
Ibuprofen
Naproxen
Benadryl 25mg
Benadryl liquid for children
Calcium with Vitamin D Ferrous sulfate 325mg
Multivitamins – children
Multivitamins – adult
Preparation H
Hydrocortisone cream
Triple antibiotic ointment

Always thinking of what kids like, Stephanie is also planning to take 10-20 soccer balls, deflated, to entertain kids who might otherwise be kicking rocks in play. If you would like to donate a soccer ball, Stephanie will be taking those in her personal luggage.

Finally, the cost for Stephanie and Brad is $3,000 per team member. Donations made to assist in covering trip costs are tax deductible. If you would like to make a donation, please print a form here: Kenya Mission Form and mail it with a check.

Questions, or to contact Stephanie to arrange a drop off: stlanken@yahoo.com

During May, the Riverside Presbyterian Church will be collecting cereal of all kinds, and the scouts have been asked to help. Cereal will then be sent to the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago where families come for breakfast in the summer because they’re not receiving breakfast at their schools as they do during the school year. Let’s help these kids have enough to eat in the summer! If you can, please bring a box of cereal to our Court of Honor on Thursday.

Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) is a non-profit Christian organization committed to feeding children hungry in body and spirit.  The approach is simple: children and adult volunteers hand pack meals specifically formulated for malnourished children, and Christian and humanitarian relief organizations partner with FMSC to deliver the food to children around the world.

This was one of the most meaningful and fun service projects we did last year and the Scouts requested we do it again.

When:  Saturday, February 2,  8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.  We will meet at RPC at 8AM

Logistics:

• There is no cost for this outing/service project.
• Scouts will receive 2 hours of service credit.
• Limit – 16 scouts
• Scouts sign up here by Sun., Jan 26.

• We need a lot of chaperones/adult volunteers for this outing. The adult to scout ratio requirement for this age group is 1 : 5.
• If you are interested in volunteering and chaperoning, please sign up here by Sun., Jan. 26

For more information on Feed My Starving Children check out their web site at http://www.fmsc.org/

Scouts register here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/01/feed-my-starving-children-service-outing-2213-scout-form/

Leaders/Adults register here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/01/feed-my-starving-children-service-outing-2213-leaderadult-form/

Contact Susan Lynch with questions.

Due to a problem with the sign-up form, no names were collected when a scout signed up to help with the Pinewood Derby. Five scouts have already signed up, but we don’t know who they are! Please sign up again, even if you know you’ve already done so. If we end up with duplicate entries, that’s not a problem. Thanks, and sorry for the problem. Sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/01/pinewood-derby-help/