Dennis P’s Eagle Scout project will be taking place on Saturday, May 9, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Northgate Water Tower Building and the Youth Center behind the police station. If necessary, the project will continue on Sunday as well. We will be moving about 200 boxes from the Northgate Water Tower Building to the Youth Center behind the Riverside Police Station. The scouts will be moving and loading the boxes from the second floor of the Northgate Building into vehicles. Scouts at the Youth Center will be unloading the boxes from the vehicles and placing them into a giant filing cabinet. Adult volunteers are also needed to drive the boxes from one location to the other and to supervise at both locations.

A permission slip is required for participation. Dennis will be available at the next two Troop Meetings, where the permission slips can be handed in and scouts can sign up for the morning shift (8:00-noon) or the afternoon shift (12:30-4:30). Scouts should not wear open-toed shoes and are also advised to bring gloves. Contact Dennis for more information.

Boy Scout Troop 24 is hosting the coffee fellowship at Riverside Presbyterian Church on 10/19 to thank them for being our charter organization.  Please bring baked goods to the church kitchen between 9:00 and 11:00 on Sunday, 10/19.  Scouts in uniform and parents are welcome to help.  Please consider volunteering to run this, we need a coordinator! 

All scouts should bring a minimum of 2 non-perishable food items to the 10/16 troop meeting.  Scouts and parents will be needed to transport the food to the food depository.  Hours worked count as service hours.

Troop 24 and Pack 24 scouts, in conjunction with the Riverside Presbyterian Church, are conducting a cereal drive for city children who qualify for the free lunch program during the school year. Please try to bring a box of cereal on May 29 (Court of Honor).

Scouts: Need service hours? We need you! Anyone who can sand, tape, and paint is welcome to join a service volunteer day for Legacy School. Volunteers will be painting halls and classrooms throughout the school. All supplies, professional guidance, and lunch will be provided.

Where: Legacy Charter School, 4217 West 18th Street, Chicago

When: Saturday, May 31, 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Contact: Tracy or Bruce Robertson

The deadline for the Forestry outing is this Thursday, 5/8.  If your scout is not coming to the meeting (please see the scoutmaster’s e-mail) he can bring the permission slip with him to the outing.  It is from 9 to 12 at Scottswood Commons in Riverside.  Scottswood Commons is the green space that runs down the middle of Scottswood.  Please notify a leader when you drop your scout and when you pick him up, and give them the permission slip.  If your scout has other commitments he can work at any time in the 9 to 12 timeframe.  He should wear his uniform or the troop 24 t-shirt, wear work gloves and bring a water bottle.

Riverside’s forester has been working with our scouts.  Our next outing is to participate in the Forestry Department’s volunteer day on Saturday, 5/10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Scottswood Commons in Riverside.  Parents can drop their scout at Scottswood Commons at 9:00 and pick them up at 12:00.  permission slips are due on Thursday, 5/8.