Congratulations to our 13 new troop members who made the crossover from Cub Scouts this past Sunday. We know that you will love being a part of Troop 24! Troop meeting are held (during the school year) every Thursday evening at 7pm in the Riverside Presbyterian Church gym unless otherwise announced. Crossover scouts will begin attending on March 10th. We have many events and campouts planned for the coming months. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend as many as possible.
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser – Saturday March 5 – participation and ticket sales MANDATORY – click HERE for more info
Starved Rock State Park Campout – March 11-13, 2022
Parent Info Meeting – March 17 at 7pm
Scouting for Food Service Project – April 2 and 9
Greene Valley Campout – April 22-24, 2022
Swimming Merit Badge Class at the Pav YMCA – Sunday May 1 from 3 to 5pm
Millbrook Horse Ranch Campout – May 13-15, 2022
Kankakee State Park Campout – June 10-12, 2022
Summer Tesomas – July 17- 23, 2022

The Pancake Breakfast is this Saturday, March 5th from 6:00am to 2:00pm, serving customers from 7:00am to 1:00pm.

If your scout has not yet signed up for a job for the pancake breakfast, please do so immediately following the instructions included with your ticket packet.
If you have any issues, send an email to Rich Hosek at Pancakes@Troop24Riverside.com.
As of today, the long range weather forecast is for LIGHT RAIN in the morning, so dress appropriately.

Reminder that Ticket money is due the day of the pancake breakfast. You can also deliver it ahead of time to the address on your packet.

WE STILL NEED ADULT VOLUNTEERS. There are half-day and 2-hour shifts available. Also will need help on Thursday March 3rd for setup. Please sign up at http://everyyear.org

There are still some yard signs available if you have a location that would be good for displaying one. Sign up on the website.

I am in need of 3-4 adults to sit on an Eagle Board of Review on Monday, March 7 at 7:00 PM at the Riverside Presbyterian Church. Current Eagle Scouts who are 18 are encouraged to volunteer.  Sitting on an Eagle Board is a very rewarding opportunity to be a part of a Scout’s final step to achieving the rank of Eagle. No experience is necessary.  If you have not sat on an Eagle Board previously I can provide you with resources to familiarize yourself with topics that are discussed at the Board.  Additionally, the Board is run by our Council Representative. The time commitment is approximately 1-1 1/2 hrs.  Wearing a mask is recommended.

If you are available to help please RSVP by email me at dmgmitro@aol.com.

Thank you,

Dawn Gmitro
Troop 24 Eagle Committee

PANCAKE BREAKFAST IS ONLY A WEEK AWAY!

ALL SCOUTS are required to work the day of the Pancake Breakfast unless you have a valid excuse approved by the troop.
Instructions for signing up for a job were included in your ticket packet. Contact Rich Hosek at Pancakes@Troop24Riverside.com if need assistance.
If you have signed up for a Day Of job, you may also sign up for setup on Thursday, March 3rd, when we normally have a troop meeting.

PARENTS NEEDED to work the day of and for Setup. Go to http://everyyear.org to sign up for an account if you don’t have one, and volunteer for a job.

If you have a yard that is a good location for a sign, please fill out the form on the website

Troop 24 will be offering merit badge instruction at Troop meetings over the next few months in Electricity, Gardening and First Aid. The Troop is planning to offer merit badge classes on weekend days in Swimming and Aviation. More details coming soon!

For scouts who want to earn additional merit badges, check out these programs:
DuPage County Forest Preserve Merit Badge Classes
Rolling Meadows Park District
Fly Fishing MB at Oak Brook Trout Unlimited
Burpee Museum in Rockford
Morton Arboretum MB Classes
St. Louis Chess Club Virtual Chess MB (also offered as a summer program)
Railroading MB at Illinois Railway Museum
Daniel Boone Council Virtual Programs (Eastern time zone!)
Triton College MBU
Please be aware that some of these programs do conflict with planned Troop events.

Pack 24 will be holding their Blue and Gold Ceremony on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at 3pm at Riverside Village Hall. Several Boy Scouts are needed to assist with the Crossover to welcome the scouts into our Troop. If you would like to participate, please email Scoutmaster Flassing at flassing@yahoo.com. The ceremony will take approximately one hour and will require one speaker and a few assistants.

The Pancake Breakfast is rapidly approaching! It is Saturday, March 5th.

Each scout is responsible for selling 15 tickets at $6 each for a total of $90. You should have received tickets in the mail if you didn’t get them at a troop meeting. If you do not have your tickets, contact Rich Hosek at pancakes@troop24riverside.com . Either drop the tickets money off at the address in the packet, or bring it to the pancake breakfast and give it to the cashiers in an envelope.

Each scout is responsible for working a shift the day of the Pancake Breakfast. Instructions for signing up are included in your ticket packet. We will be opening up the signup Saturday afternoon. If there is a valid excuse that your scout cannot work one of the shifts (we do have early one if you have plans later in the day) you can send in a request to Rich Hosek at pancakes@troop24riverside.com and request permission to sign up to work the setup on Thursday, March 3rd.

Scouts may sign up for multiple shifts, and if they sign up on the day of the pancake breakfast, they can also sign up for setup on Thursday.

Adult volunteers are needed as well. You can sign up at http://everyyear.org and select a shift from the Adult Work Schedule. Go to the Adult Login page. If you don’t have a login, click on the register link. Once you sign in you’ll see a link to sign up for a job shift.

If you have a yard that is a good location to post a yard sign, please request one on the http://everyyear.org site. Same goes for if you have a business where we can display a poster.

Keep an eye out for further announcements as the even gets closer!

It’s almost time for our annual trek back up to Tesomas Scout Camp President’s Day weekend!  Join our group of nine scouts who will be making the trip up to Rhinelander to experience winter camp (in a cabin). We have two leaders signed up so are looking for at least one more adult as well. Registration closes Saturday, February 11.

Hanna Winter Resort provides everything Scouts BSA Members need to have an incredible outdoor winter experience. Enjoy the pristine winter northwoods environment around the Hanna Venture Base and the freedom to do nearly any winter activity you want.  Before and after lunch campers can use the camp snowshoes, broomball equipment, and ice fishing gear; it is a blast! Scroll down to see pictures from previous trips.

We will leave at 8am Saturday morning, drive to Rhinelander, go tubing in the afternoon at Sylvan Hill Park, have dinner and then drive to Camp Tesomas for two nights, leaving Monday shortly after breakfast. For this trip we stop on the way there and the way back to eat lunch so Scouts have to bring about $20-$25 to cover the cost of meals to/from camp.

Scout Registration

Leader & Chaperone Registration

Please email troop24events@gmail.com with any questions.