Troop 24 had another great camp out this weekend when they traveled back in time to 1862 and observed the battle of Munfordville, Kentucky.  The scouts met President Lincoln, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and Gen. George Henry Thomas.  They walked the Union and Confederate encampments meeting the troops, the camp doctor and black smiths.  The scouts danced at the barn dance and watched the night time cannon bombardment before having a personal meeting with General Thomas at the Troop campsite.  Beautiful weather, great food, and good friends made for a perfect Troop 24 camp out.

THURSDAY October 13 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• October: Citizenship & Communication
• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• Popcorn Forms and Money: DUE THURSDAY
• Nuclear Octopi in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• Thursday: Complete Tenderfoot 6b & 6c, Physical Fitness requirements.  Bring your 30 day activity log.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge Requirements 6 & 11, Fire Station Visit.
• Princeton Campout Scouts must return equipment.
• “First Aid Baseball” Tournament Semi-Finals during Interpatrol Activity/game time. BANDITS vs ZULU and NUCLEAR OCTOPI vs ROYAL FLUSH.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

Troop 24 and Families,

We will be volunteering to package food with the Riverside/North Riverside Covenant of Churches, partnered with Outreach, for Feed Our Community Day.

As a Troop we will be helping at the 9:00 a.m. shift. Volunteers will be organized into small group assembly lines, preparing delicious, nutritious meals of pasta and cheese – all fortified with soy protein, nutrients, and vitamins – and bagged, labeled, weighed, and boxed. Meals will be distributed to local food pantries.

If a Scout and/or anyone in his family (must be >7 years of age) are interested in participating with Troop 24, please sign up below.

Scouts who check in/out with Mrs. Lynch during the shift will get service hours for their time.
Scouts and family members who are volunteering should report to North Riverside Village Commons on Saturday, October 15, at 8:45 a.m.. The shift will be approximately 1.5 hours.

Sign up by Wednesday, October 12.  (one participant per form)

• Scouts and Siblings here
• Leaders and Adults here

If you are interested in more information on Outreach or if you are interested in volunteering for a different shift or if you would simply like to donate to this program you can follow this link: http://www.feed6.org/focd-registration-2016.html  (Please do not “register” for 9am shift on this page, we are registering as a troop)

Susan Lynch and Stephanie Lanken will be the leaders at this event.

Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout, Erik Hartwig!

THURSDAY October 6 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• Thursday: Tenderfoot 6b & 6c, Physical Fitness requirements.  Wear your running shoes and bring your 30 day activity log.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge Requirements 9, 10 & 12.
• BANDITS in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• “First Aid Baseball” Tournament Semi-Finals during Interpatrol Activity/game time. BANDITS vs ZULU and NUCLEAR OCTOPI vs ROYAL FLUSH.
• Camp out patrols will plan menus and grocery lists.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

We are looking to assemble a group of up to four boy scouts to conduct skits, songs and a flag retirement during the evening of Saturday, October 15, 2016.  Our boys scouts will be putting on a camp fire program for the cub scouts of Pack 24 during their camp out at the Riverside Scout Cabin on that date.  This event will help scouts complete requirement #8 for the Communications Merit Badge, which is required for the Eagle rank.

The specific requirements are:

• Plan a troop or crew court of honor, campfire program, or an interfaith worship service. Have the patrol leaders’ council approve it, then write the script and prepare the program. Serve as master of ceremonies.

Any scouts that are interested should email Jim Jerz (jiminov@hotmail.com) who will assist the scouts with their preparations for the program and coordinate with  all logistics with Pack 24.  If we have interest from more than four scouts we will prioritize older scouts.  Plan on working on this program during the next two troop meetings on October 6 and October 13.

Scouts that participate in this event can continue to work on the Communications MB to complete it with a troop 24 counselor.

Friday’s Disability Awareness Merit Badge events will be held at the Oak Lawn Park District, 9401 S. OAK PARK AVE, OAK LAWN.  This is a different location than previously posted.  The activities start at 7:00 pm followed by pizza (bring $5).  Please sign up on the Troop 24 web site.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 29 TROOP 24 MEETING 7:00 PM

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS.
• Thursday instruction will be Disability Awareness Merit Badge by Dr. Lanken. Download and print the workbook from meritbadge.org and be prepared to discuss your research with Dr. Lanken.
• FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30:  Disability Awareness Merit Badge continues at Oak Lawn Park District gym at 10444 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn, from 7 to 9 p.m.  Following wheelchair basketball games, pizza and pop will be served (please bring $5 to cover the cost).  PLEASE sign up on the Troop web site.
• Fire Safety Merit Badge will continue next week.
• CHEESE CHINCHILLA is in charge of meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean-up. Report at 6:45pm in Full Uniform.
• “First Aid Baseball” Tournament Semi-Finals during Interpatrol Activity/game time. BANDITS vs ZULU and NUCLEAR OCTOPI vs ROYAL FLUSH.
• Scouts working toward Tenderfoot should be keeping a log of their physical fitness activities 6b:“Develop and describe a plan for improvement in each of the activities listed in Tenderfoot 6a.  Keep track of your activity for at least 30 days.”  We will be completing Tenderfoot 6b & 6c during the first October meetings.  Be Prepared to turn in your activity log.
• THURSDAY: Board of Review: Sign up on Website if you have had a Scoutmaster Conference; Appear in full uniform; Bring your book.
• Okpik Winter Camping Training for any scout 14 yoa or older and any Adult Leaders. Register: https://scoutingevent.com/456-9072.
• Registration for Princeton, IL Camp Out closes Friday, September 30.

We look forward to seeing you at 7:00 pm on Thursday.

Travel back in history and talk to great American leaders like President Abraham Lincoln , General Grant  and General George Henry Thomas, witness thrilling battle reenactments and medical demonstrations, or listen to storytellers and mid 19th century music.

Troop 24 will be traveling to Princeton, IL to camp with the civil war reenactors in County Park and enjoy the Shadows of Blue and Gray Festival the weekend of Oct 7-9, 2016.

District 96 Scouts have Friday Oct. 7 off school so we are looking for two leaders and any scouts that want to head to Princeton in the afternoon in order to set up camp for the troop that will be arriving after dark.  When registering please indicated if your available to depart Friday early afternoon.

Logistics:

• Scouts signed up for this outing should be dropped off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return late morning on Sunday.
• Deadline to signup and pay for the outing is Friday, September 30.
• The Scout cost for this outing is $45.
• Scouts must 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.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register Friday, September 30.

Scouts Register here

As always,  we need leaders and adult chaperones to participate and drive.

Leaders/Adults Register here

For questions contact Susan Lynch

On September 29th and 30th, our scouts have a great opportunity to participate in a disability awareness event and earn the Disability Awareness merit badge. Scouts may participate in this program just for fun if they have previously earned the merit badge.

Scouts will discuss the merit badge requirements at our regular troop meeting on Thursday, September 29th.

The following evening, the Lincolnway Special Recreation Association will be coming with wheelchairs and other interactive devices to teach the scouts what it feels like to have a disability. This event will be held in the Oak Lawn Park District gym at 9401 S Oak Park Avenue, Oak Lawn, from 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, September 30. Following wheelchair basketball games, we pizza and pop will be served (please bring $5 to cover the cost).

We would like to know in advance how many scouts plan to attend. Please sign up here:
Disability Merit Badge Sign Up

Disabilities Awareness merit badge requirements:

1. Discuss with your counselor proper disability etiquette and person first language. Explain why these are important.

2. Visit an agency that works with people with physical, mental, emotional, or educational disabilities. Collect and read information about the agency’s activities. Learn about opportunities its members have for training, employment, and education. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor

3. Do TWO of the following:
a. Talk to a Scout who has a disability and learn about his experiences taking part in Scouting activities and earning different merit badges. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor
b. Talk to an individual who has a disability and learn about this person’s experiences and the activities in which this person likes to participate. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor
c. Learn how people with disabilities take part in a particular adaptive sport or recreational activity. Discuss what you have learned with your counselor.
d. Learn about independent living aids such as service animals, canes, and augmentative communication devices such as teletypewriters (TTYs). Discuss with your counselor how people use such aids.

4. Visit TWO of the following locations and take notes about the accessibility to people with disabilities. In your notes, give examples of five things that could be done to improve upon the site and five things about the site that make it friendly to people with disabilities. Discuss your observations with your counselor.
a. Your school
b. Your place of worship
c. Your Scout camping site
d. A public exhibit or attraction (such as a theater, museum, or park)

5. Explain what advocacy is. Do ONE of the following advocacy activities:
a. Present a counselor approved disabilities awareness program to a Cub Scout pack or other group. During your presentation, explain and use person first language.
b. Find out about disability awareness education programs in your school or school system, or contact a disability advocacy agency. Volunteer with a program or agency for eight hours.
c. Using resources such as disability advocacy agencies, government agencies, the Internet (with your parent’s permission), and news magazines, learn about myths and misconceptions that influence the general public’s understanding of people with disabilities. List 10 myths and misconceptions about people with disabilities and learn the facts about each myth. Share your list with your counselor, then use it to make a presentation to a Cub Scout pack or other group.

6. Make a commitment to your merit badge counselor describing what you will do to show a positive attitude about people with disabilities and to encourage positive attitudes among others. Discuss how your awareness has changed as a result of what you have learned.

7. Name five professions that provide services to people with disabilities. Pick one that interests you and find out the education, training, and experience required for this profession. Discuss what you learn with your counselor, and tell why this profession interests you.