The ever-popular Kankakee trip is back, a little different this year, but will be just as fun! Here are the details:

• Day trip on Saturday, September 26th.
• We will leave at 8:00am and returning around 4-5pm that day
• Trip is a 12 mile, 5-6 hour paddle
• We plan to stop along the river for lunch (price included), but bring some snacks for after the trip. We will have snacks before heading home.
• The trip will be held rain or shine, only excessive river volume should cause a cancellation.
• Life-jackets provided or you may bring your own coast-guard approved jacket.
• Swimming merit badge required, no rank requirement this year.
• Recommendation for younger Scouts to canoe, unless they have previous kayaking experience.
• Scouts, sign up here
• Leaders, sign up here
• View instructional video here – https://www.reedscanoetrips.com/

Please email troop24events@gmail.com with questions, thanks!!

Troop 24 Scouts:

Please join us this Thursday 9/10 at 6:00 pm for our first outdoor Troop meeting.

The meeting will take place on the Church lawn & driveway, and include temperature checks at the start. Masks are required. And remember your Class A uniforms!

We will talk about the upcoming year and forming new Fall 2020 Patrols, and enjoy a camp-craft activity and a game of socially-distanced volleyball.

Finally, bathrooms will not be available, so be sure to do that “road-trip” visit to the loo before leaving home.

We look forward to seeing all intrepid Scouts in search of a little fresh air!

Greetings, Troop 24 Families:

We have established a way forward for Troop activities through year’s end.
• We will not be making use of the Church for indoor activities, so we have developed a hybrid outdoor-meeting/Zoom meeting approach.
• When the weather is agreeable, we will meet either on the Church lawn or at a forest preserve pavilion [with masks and social-distancing protocols]. When inclement weather is likely, we’ll hold a Zoom meeting.
• We will keep our Thursday evenings, since many routines are built around that evening [though our “routines” are no doubt clipped by the pandemic at the moment!].
• But we’ll likely meet earlier to take advantage of daylight as it shortens in our progress toward the Winter solstice.
• Finally, we hope to have a few weekend overnights, so stay tuned for more information.
So … plan on Thursday, September 10th @ 6:00 for our first meeting – we’ll announce the location later.

We look forward to a fruitful Scouting year with small triumphs and adventures, as we stay safe during these challenging times!

More soon.

Pathway to Adventure leaders including our own Dawn Gmitro will be conducting a Zoom training for Unit Eagle Coaches on Tuesday, 8/25/20 from 7:00 to 8:30 PM. Details and registration is at https://scoutingevent.com/456-39254

Unit Eagle Coach is an adult who advises and counsels a Scouts BSA Life Scout through the process of planning, developing and executing their Eagle Scout Service Project.

Troop 24 has numerous Eagle Scout candidates who are in need of a coach to help and advise them. Please consider becoming an Eagle coach so you can be a part of this rewarding experience.

Greetings, Troop 24 families –

As the Troop leadership develops a plan for Fall programming, we’d like to hear from you.

Please complete our Fall 2020 Troop Survey – feel free to submit your responses as anonymous, if you are so inclined. Please reply by Wednesday, August 19th, if possible.

Link to Fall 2020 Troop Survey