Troop 24 is planning an overnight camping outing to Starved Rock State Park in Utica, Illinois, Friday, Nov. 26 through Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Scouts will meet at the RPC Friday morning and return to RPC Sunday late morning/early afternoon. Scouts will be camping in tents and should pack accordingly. The cost of this outing is $18. Please register for this outing online.
For those of you who will be attending the Orienteering outing on Saturday, November 6:
Everyone (drivers and scouts) should meet at RPC at 8:30 a.m. for an 8:35 departure. We will drive to the trail head: Interstate 55 South to Cass Ave, Cass Ave South to Northgate Road, West on Northgate to the 2nd turn North (1st turn dumps back onto the frontage road from the looks of the map.) We plan on starting the hike at 9:00 a.m. at Waterfall Glen.
The scouts need to bring:
– Compass (if they have one)
– Sack Lunch (will eat after the event at the trail head picnic benches)
– Water bottle (We will bring a 5-gal dispenser jug)
– Gloves or mittens
– Hat
– Spare socks
– Hiking boots (if they have them, but NOT snow boots)
The drivers will drop boys at their homes after the outing.
Congratulations to Ben Mitchell, who became Troop 24’s most recent Eagle Scout on November 4!
This week our Troop meeting will be held at the Scout Cabin on FRIDAY. Scouts who intend to go to Waterfall Glen on Saturday should definitely attend the meeting on Friday.
Don’t forget to sign up for our orienteering outing to Waterfall Glen to be held Saturday, November 6. Scouts should be dropped off at RPC at 8:30 a.m. Return time will be approximately 1:00 – 2:00 p.m., depending when we complete the course. There is no cost for this outing. The adult leaders in charge will be Ray Rogers and Joe Ourth. The deadline for signing up for the outing is Wednesday, November 3. Scouts should bring a sack lunch and a water bottle.
Scouts who attend this outing, as well as the meeting this Friday at the Scout Cabin (November 5) will complete requirements 1a and 1b toward 2nd Class, and requirements 1 and 2 toward 1st Class. We could also use assistance from some of our high school scouts to lead the orienteering groups. For further information, please contact Dawn Gmitro at dmgmitro@aol.com. To register, please complete the online form (separately for each scout if you have more than one).
Popcorn orders were due last week. If you have not turned in your popcorn orders, please contact Mrs. Ricchio immediately at Garfi94169@aol.com
Mrs. Ricchio also needs one van & driver to pick up the popcorn this Saturday, November 6, at 5100 W. 70th Place in Bedford Park. It should take about 1 1/2 hours. Please contact Renee Ricchio directly if you are able to help.
Finally, popcorn pick-up for the scouts will be on Saturday, November 14, between 5:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. at 2452 S. 2nd Avenue in North Riverside.
Our semi-annual Court of Honor is tonight, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. in the Social Hall at RPC. All scouts should be in full dress uniform (including olive, tan, khaki pants-but they don’t have to be the official uniform pants). For those of you who volunteered to bring treats, please have them to the Social Hall by 6:50. See you tonight!
Komarek students are collecting items to send to troops in Afghanistan. One of those serving is Vincent Torres, the son of Komarek’s school secretary. Our Komarek scouts have asked us to assist, and have asked specifically for each scout attending the Court of Honor on Thursday, October 21, to bring at least one item. There is a long list of items needed, which can be found here.
Please bring your contribution to the October 21 Court of Honor.
Scouts were given order forms to sell popcorn several weeks ago. Profits from the popcorn sold go into an account to be used directly by the scout for troop outings, summer camp, etc. This is not a general Troop fundraiser. The due date on the sheet that was handed out had a typo – the correct due date is October 28, NOT October 18. Popcorn orders can be turned in at the Court of Honor on Thursday, October 21, or at the Troop meeting on October 28. Our popcorn chair is Mrs. Ricchio, and questions can be directed to her at Garfi94169@aol.com Sorry for the confusion.
