We are entering the final weeks for our Scouts to sell Popcorn. All order forms are due at the Troop meeting on October 23. Last chance to ask family, neighbors, co-workers and friends if they’d like to support Scouting through the purchase of Popcorn. If you scout is finished selling, please bring orders to this Thursday’s meeting. Popcorn Kernel Anne Kodama will be collecting them at the end of the Troop meeting.

PLEASE NOTE – IN LIEU OF PRIZES, our Troop elected to receive an additional 5% credit to the Scouts’ popcorn sale totals. New this year, our scouts can earn a total of 35% of their individual sales total to be credited to next year’s summer camp fees. This goes a long way to assist families in bringing down the cost of Camp Tesomas. The more you sell, the closer you are to attending camp free of charge!

When turning in orders, please include both order forms and full payment in an envelope. PARENTS – please review orders to confirm all totals are correct and full payment has been collected. Remember, all popcorn must be paid for in advance.

Popcorn pick-up will be Saturday, November 15.

Any Questions? Please contact our Popcorn Kernel at amkodama@sbcglobal.net.

Eagle Scouts & soon-to-be Eagle Scouts: The National Eagle Scout Association offers college scholarships to Eagle Scouts. More information can be found here at http://www.nesa.org/scholarships.html.

To make it easier for scouts to let us know they are ready for Boards of Review, we now have a sign-up on the website. We will be doing Boards this Thursday, so anyone who is ready for a Board, please sign up. Don’t forget that you must have your book and be in full uniform (including neckerchief) to have a Board of Review.

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out to White Pines State Park in Ogle County, Illinois from Friday, October 24 through Sunday, October 26, 2014. Scouts will camp in tents for two nights. The cost of this trip is $35. We will be leaving Riverside at 4:45 p.m. Scouts will be stopping for dinner on the way and should bring money. The deadline for signing up for this outing is Monday, October 20, 2014. We will be needing parents to drive and chaperone on this popular Troop 24 outing.

Scouts sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2014/10/white-pines-camp-out-october-24-26-2014-scout-form/
Adults (Leaders & Drivers) sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2014/10/white-pines-campout-october-24-26-2014-leaderdriverchaperone-form/

Matt Sagan needs your help with his Eagle Project,this Sunday from 2:00 to 5:00 at his house in Riverside. We will be finishing up painting the bird houses and getting them ready for installation at the zoo.

If you are interested please email Matt at mksagan@yahoo.com and let him know if you will be attending. Adults you can come too and see an Eagle Project in action.

Scouts: Take a copy of Troop 24’s service hour form to get service hour credit: http://troop24riverside.com/forms-documents/

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 11:00 AM 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 Oct. 18 at 10:45 AM.  The shift will be approximately 1.5 hours.

Sign up by Thurs Oct. 16.

• Scouts and siblings use this form to sign up
• Leaders and adults use this form to sign up

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/feed-our-community-day-registration.html

Susan Lynch will be the leader at this event.