Scouts will continue to work on First Aid Requirements for First and Second Class with Dr. Lanken; Star Scouts who need to complete Life Scout Requirement #6 will be teaching the First Class First Aid Requirement using the EDGE method. Those scouts attending Camp Inferno will work on First Class Cooking Requirements and preparing the trailer and supplies. Mr. Jerz will meet with scouts who have been working on the Family Life Merit Badge; please bring your MB Worksheets and have parents sign the sections that show you did your 90 days of chores or project work.

If you have a Totin’ Chip, please bring it to the meeting.

All scouts and adults are invited to help with Will F’s Eagle Project this Saturday, September 26 (noon to 5:00), and Sunday, September 27 (9:00 to 4:00), at the Riverside Scout Cabin. The work will consist of prepping the cabin for staining.

This is a BIG project, and any time you are willing to help will be greatly appreciated–just come to the Scout Cabin and stay as long as you are able. Service hours for given for scouts needing hours for advancement.

Questions? Contact Will at 68south@gmail.com.

All Scouts should bring their books and Totin Chips to the Thursday Meeting.

Scouts on the Trail to First Class will be working on First Class Requirements 8b, c, & d at Thursday’s Meeting. Please review pages 154-175. Star Scouts who still need Life requirement #6 please be at Thursday’s meeting and prepare to teach First Class Requirement #8 according to the EDGE method found at page 53.

The Troop will be making new Troop position (jobs) assignments at the October 8 meeting. Any Scout holding the rank of First Class or above who wants a Troop job is required to sign up on the Troop 24 Web site by Oct 2. A list of jobs and job descriptions is on the web site.

The Star And Above Scouts will hold an activity planning meeting with Mr. Johnson at Thursday’s meeting. Please attend Thursday’s meeting to offer suggestions and opinions on High Adventure Trips for next Summer.

All scouts and adults are invited to help with Will F’s Eagle Project this Sunday, September 20 at the Riverside Scout Cabin. The work will consist of scraping and sanding. The workday will start at noon and conclude about 4:00 p.m. Any time you are willing to help will be greatly appreciated–just come to the Scout Cabin and stay as long as you are able. Questions? Contact Will at 68south@gmail.com.

Our scouts accomplished a lot at summer camp. We need to make sure we have captured this information for our “Troopmaster” tracking program. In order to do so, we need to review scouts’ books. PLEASE BRING YOUR BOOKS to the Troop meeting on Thursday and turn them in to be recorded.

As some of you are aware, our esteemed Scoutmaster, Tom Hartwig, recently announced his (semi)retirement. Although he is stepping down as Scoutmaster, he will continue to be involved in the Troop as an Assistant Scoutmaster.

We are pleased to announce that John Flaherty has agreed to be our next Scoutmaster. John has served on the Troop Committee for several years. He has two sons in scouts–one a junior and the other a sophomore.

Thank you, Tom and John, for your commitment to Troop 24!

Not going to Camp Inferno and looking for something to do?  Earn service hours and have fun at the 2nd Annual Forest Park FireFighters 5k on Saturday, October 10, 2015.  We will leave RPC at 3:00 and return approximately 8:30 p.m.  Scouts will receive a t-shirt and free food. Last year scouts cheered in the runners and passed out water.   Scouts interested in going should contact Joan Janopoulos at joanj360@gmail.com by Tuesday, September 22, 2015.  We need to know your shirt size (Adult M, L, XL)

The PAV YMCA in Berwyn is offering two merit badges classes:

Swimming – Monday, October 19
Lifesaving – Wednesday, October 21

The cost is $20, and both classes meet from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Eagle Scout requirements are 21 merit badges, with 13 of them being required badges. A scout can earn:

• Swimming OR Hiking OR Cycling, with Swimming being the easiest
• Lifesaving OR Emergency Preparedness, and a scout has to earn Swimming before taking Lifesaving

To sign up for the merit badges classes, contact:
PAV YMCA
2947 South Oak Park Avenue
Berwyn, Illinois 60402
(708) 749-0606

Scouts who are not swimmers may want to sign up for swim classes. Some of the Troop outings require scouts to have earned the Swimming Merit Badge (canoeing & kayaking for example).

Reminder: The deadline to sign up to go to Camp Inferno is Sunday, September 13. Nineteen scouts have signed up already. This event is held every three years and is one of the most popular outings the Troop attends. Don’t miss out! Because this event is sponsored by another Council, you MUST sign up by the deadline. NO LATE REGISTRATIONS will be accepted.

Three leaders and one parent have signed up to go. We need more parents to go or we won’t have enough vehicles to transport our scouts. Any parent can attend; you do not have to be registered with the BSA. Because of the distance, it’s not feasible to drive but not stay.

More information can be found at:
http://troop24riverside.com/2015/08/its-back-with-a-blast-camp-inferno-2015-the-third-alarm/

At Thursday’s Troop Meeting, scouts were given Popcorn Order Forms for this year’s sale. Unlike in Cub Scouts, all the profits from popcorn sales go back to your scout to be used for summer camp or other troop outings. 35% of YOUR Scout’s total Popcorn Sales, including Military Donations, are directly applied to his Summer Camp fees: Sell $500, earn $175 towards Camp!

Please mark these important dates on your home calendar:

• Thursday, October 15 – Popcorn Order Forms and monies due at Troop meeting – all checks should be made payable to Boy Scout Troop 24
• Saturday, November 7 – Popcorn Pick-Up in the a.m. – times to be announced

Parents:

Review the order form with your Scout before he sells door-to-door. Please fill in your Scout’s name / phone on the order form and inform customers that their popcorn order will be delivered the second week of November.

Payment must be collected at the time of purchase – all checks should be written to Boy Scout Troop 24.

Donation Receipts are available for Military Donations of $30 and $50. Donations at these two levels are for gifts of popcorn to the military, their families and veteran’s organizations.

Scouts who log into or sign up for online selling by September 30 will be eligible to win a $10 Amazon gift card – Go to sell.trails-end.com, fill out the registration information and select SIGN UP. When you are asked for the Council name, scroll down to PTAC-LaGrange (Pathway to Adventure Council in LaGrange).

Motivate your Scout by reviewing the Prize Sheet – which includes Adventures such as iFLY Indoor Skydiving and Prizes such as two tickets to a 2016 Chicago Blackhawks Game!

Questions? Please email our Popcorn Kernel Anne at amkodama@sbcglobal.net