Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out at Kankakee River State Park, leaving Friday, May 3, and returning Sunday, May 5.

Scouts should come prepared to camp in tents for two nights.   We have two activities planned (if enough adults sign up as leaders/chaperones):

Canoeing/Kayaking: The canoeing/kayaking will be a 12-mile, 3-5 hour trip on Saturday, outfitted by Reed’s.

• Scouts MUST have earned the Swimming Merit Badge to canoe or kayak.
• Kayaking is only for scouts with kayaking experience. Do not sign up for a kayak unless you have kayaked before.

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Bicycling: The biking will be done on a 10.5 mile paved bike path through the park.

• Biking is available for first-year scouts, or older scouts who have not earned the Swimming Merit Badge, or those who do not want to canoe/kayak.

Please drop your Scout off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return about noon on Sunday.

The deadline for signing up for the outing is Wednesday, April 24.

Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone.

The Scout cost for this outing is $30 for food, and $35 for canoeing (2 per canoe) or $50 for a single kayak.

Contact Susan Lynch with questions.

We will provide transportation for the bikes in one of the two Troop trailers. Scout parents must make sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order prior to the outing.

Scout Form
Leader/Chaperone Form

The Cooking merit badge will be required for the Eagle Scout rank starting on January 1, 2014. All Scouts who did not earn Eagle by the end of 2013 must complete the Cooking merit badge for Eagle, no matter when they started working on that rank.

Don’t forget — the Troop meeting this week is on Friday at the Scout Cabin at 7:00, where we’ll be building ROCKETS.

New scouts who have not turned in paperwork should bring it to the meeting on Friday. New scouts who plan to go to summer camp should attend one camp-out without a parent before Tesomas. We have two remaining camps planned before school is out: White Pines on April 19-21 and Kankakee River on May 3-5 (sign-up for this coming soon).

Sign-up for summer camp and White Pines (and don’t forget that you’re not officially registered until you pay):
White Pines – April 19-21
Camp Tesomas – July 21-27

Our spring Court of Honor will be held on April 25. Scouts who are close to advancing will have an opportunity for a Board of Review on April 11. Please ask Mr. Hartwig for a Scoutmaster Conference, and contact Nancy Hopkins at nmhopkins1@comcast.net if you are requesting a Board of Review.

The Troop meeting this week is on Friday at the Scout Cabin from 7:00 to 9:30. We will be building model rockets.

Troop 24 is planning an overnight camp-out at White Pines State Park from Friday, April 19 through Sunday, April 21.

Scouts should come prepared to camp in tents for two nights. We will leave from RPC at approximately 4:45 p.m. on Friday and will return by noon on Sunday.   The deadline for signing up for the outing is Monday, April 15. Scouts should bring money for dinner on Friday night. We will stop on the way. The Scout cost for this outing is $35. Scouts must wear their Class A uniforms to travel. Further details will be sent the week of the outing.

We need parents to drive and chaperone as well. We are also looking for patrol leaders for this outing. If you would like to be a patrol leader, you need to sign up for this outing before April 10. We will be working on meal planning for this outing at the April 11 meeting.

Scouts sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/04/white-pines-scout-registration-form-april-19-21-2013/
Leaders/drivers sign up here: http://troop24riverside.com/2013/04/white-pines-adult-registration-form-april-19-21-2013/

Please contact  Dawn Gmitro with questions.