Kankakee ~ Last Campout ~ Sign Up Today
Don’t miss out on the last campout before summer! Your Scout will earn valuable camping nights needed for rank advancement AND go on a 20 mile bike ride, needed for the camping merit badge. This is always an awesome campout filled with fun for all!
Registration closes Sunday June 2nd!
So don’t wait – Register Today!
When: Friday June 7th-June 9th
Where: Kankakee State Park
Canoeing/Kayaking: The canoeing/kayaking will be a 12-mile, 3-5 hour trip on Saturday, outfitted by Reed’s.
- Scouts MUST be First Class or above in order to canoe or kayak.
- Scouts MUST have earned the Swimming Merit Badge in order to canoe or kayak.
- Kayaking is recommended for scouts with kayaking experience. Scouts will be in single kayaks and will need to be fit/strong enough to paddle for the full 12 miles.
- Scouts must print and have a parent sign the Reeds waiver in order to participate.
or
Bicycling: The biking will be done on a 10.5 mile paved bike path through the park.
- Biking is available for scouts who are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, or older scouts who have not earned the Swimming Merit Badge, or those who do not want to canoe/kayak.
- Scouts must wear a helmet to bike.
- Scout parents must make sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order prior to the outing.
- In order to offer two activities we need parent volunteers to participate.
Logistics
- We can’t do this trip without parent volunteers to help drive scouts to and from the campout and attend the bike ride so please sign up if you can.
- Scouts should plan to be at RPC on Friday June 7th @ 4:15pm.
- All cyclists will need to attend bring their bike and helmet!
- All First Class & above who are canoeing/kayaking will need to bring a completed Reeds waiver
Registration
- Leaders & chaperones Leader/Chaperone Registration form
- Scouts register here
Troop Meeting – Thursday, May 30
FINAL WEEKLY MEETING OF THE SCOUT YEAR
Bon Appetit!
On Thursday, Patrols will prepare their selected menu items for Leader tasting in our year-end cook-off!
Each Patrol will be evaluated for taste, plating (appearance/presentation), and originality.
Patrol Chefs
Sentinels: Jonah B
Safety Squirrels: Lucas C
24th Garrison: Max S
Zulu: Jesus J
Iceberg: Daniel W
Bandits: Nate G
Nuclear Octopi: Hunter I
PHILMONT CREW: meet at the Scout Cabin for a full gear check, and an overnight camp-out and hike.
NOTABLE NEWS
Click HERE to register for the June 7-8-9 Kankakee cycling/paddling outing! It’s the last weekend camp-out of the Scout year!
Click HERE to register for Camp Tesomas! A great way to spend a week of summer …
Stay tuned for summer announcements regarding Summer Camp meetings [the PAV YMCA swim-test [Berwyn], an “ax-yard” to prepare for the Totin’ Chip, and a bike-check],
and assistance with the Troop 24 Pizza Sales tent in Guthrie Park on the Fourth of July.
Congratulations, Zach!
Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout, Zach Janopoulos!
Camp Tesomas Reminders
The Troop needs to finalize its summer camp roster, class selections and payment for our week at Camp Tesomas July 14-20, 2019.
Please register NOW on our Troop Website if you plan to go to camp and have not yet signed up.
We have room for more scouts and adult leaders.
Click HERE for more info and the registration links.
Scouts should be paid in full at this point. Please bring any final payments to this week’s troop meeting.
We need your Merit Badge class selections. Email Carolyn Lach at clach@northpark.edu with your schedule or questions.
Merit Badge Opportunities
The following activities are not troop events, so register directly with the organization offering the program, and plan to provide your own transportation. Some programs fill quickly, so register ASAP if you know that you want to participate.
The Microsoft Store at the Woodfield Mall has posted their summer merit badge schedule. See the Three Fires Council Website for more information.
The Pathway to Adventure Council will offer summer TradingTech Merit Badge Classes in various locations in Chicago. See the Council website calendar to register.
Chess will be offered 6/25/2019 from 9-12 pm.
Welding will be offered 7/8/2019 for scouts ages 13 and older.
Law will be offered 8/5/2019 9-12 pm.
Boy Scout Merit Badge Day at Camp Wokanda (near Peoria)
Friday, July 26, 2019; 6-8 pm
Free overnight camping on Friday (plan to bring a parent as this is not a troop activity)
Saturday, July 27, 2019; 9 am to 4 pm
$15 per Scout, regardless if you sign up for 1, 2, 3, or 4 classes.
REGISTRATION OPENED 5/22/19.
Each Scout will receive a commemorative patch; T-shirts and other Camp Wokanda patches will be available.
Badges offered (list updated on 5/22/19):
Bird Study, Canoeing, Chess, Citizenship in the Nation, Citizenship in the World, Environmental Science, First Aid, Fishing, Geocaching, Hiking, Indian Lore, Medicine, Metalwork, Orienteering, Pioneering, Scouting Heritage, and Wilderness Survival.
Click HERE to see the Camp Wokanda schedule of classes and prerequisites. Once you have selected your classes, then call the Camp office at 309/579-2157 to register for the event.
PLEASE…
• Scout uniform is requested, but also wear/bring clothes appropriate for your merit badges.
• If you are tenting overnight:
—Please reserve a tent site ahead of time when you register for classes. Let us know who will be staying in your site. Scouts must be accompanied by adults for overnight camping; all Youth Protection rules must be observed.
—You are responsible for your own meal Friday evening and Saturday morning.
• If you are just coming for Saturday’s classes
—Bring a water bottle, sack lunch, paper and pen/pencil, and merit badge worksheets printed from MeritBadge.org. Also bring proof of prerequisites as detailed on the merit badge listing sheet.
• Thoroughly read the required merit badge books and be ready to present knowledge in class.
• Please be on time. Check-in will start at 5 pm Friday 7/26/19 and on 7:30 am on 7/27/19. Classes begin promptly at 6 pm Friday and 9 am Saturday. Some classes will require you to walk a distance, so allow yourself extra time.
• Parents and Scout leaders are welcome. Each troop should be accompanied by adults.
• Call the Camp Wokanda office at 309/579-2157 to register. An email confirmation will be sent to each Scout and must be presented for admittance on the day of the event.
Kankakee River State Park Biking, Canoeing & Kayaking Campout Signup Available – June 7-9, 2019
Please join Troop 24 on our last campout of the season at Kankakee River State Park, leaving Friday, June 7, and returning Sunday, June 9.
Scouts should come prepared to camp in tents for two nights. We have two activities planned (we will need several parent volunteers to sign up as leaders/chaperones in order to have enough adults for this outing):
Canoeing/Kayaking: The canoeing/kayaking will be a 12-mile, 3-5 hour trip on Saturday, outfitted by Reed’s.
- Scouts MUST be First Class or above in order to canoe or kayak.
- Scouts MUST have earned the Swimming Merit Badge in order to canoe or kayak.
- Kayaking is recommended for scouts with kayaking experience. Scouts will be in single kayaks and will need to be fit/strong enough to paddle for the full 12 miles.
- Scouts must print and have a parent sign the Reeds waiver in order to participate.
or
Bicycling: The biking will be done on a 10.5 mile paved bike path through the park.
- Biking is available for scouts who are Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, or older scouts who have not earned the Swimming Merit Badge, or those who do not want to canoe/kayak.
- Scouts must wear a helmet to bike.
- Scout parents must make sure that the scout’s bicycle is in good working order prior to the outing.
- In order to offer two activities we need parent volunteers to participate. If you are able to attend this outing and help out by either chaperoning the biking or the canoe/kayaking we would really appreciate the help. Or if you can drive scouts either to or from this outing; please consider helping our leaders in this way. If you would like to attend, please fill out the Leader/Chaperone Registration form; if you are willing to help drive, please indicate on your Scout’s Registration form your willingness to drive. The nice thing about Kankakee is that it is only about 1-hour drive, so you can join whenever it works in your schedule.
Logistics:
- Please drop your Scout, their bike, bike helmet, and gear off at RPC at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. We will return about noon on Sunday.
- Scouts who are canoeing or kayaking must print and have a parent sign the Reeds waiver in order to participate.
- Scouts must have a bike helmet if they are biking.
- Deadline for signing up for the outing is Sunday, June 2.
- The Scout cost for this outing is $75 per scout for canoeing (2 per canoe) or $85 per scout for a single kayak.
- We will provide transportation for the all bikes in one of the two Troop trailers.
- All participating Scouts must return equipment and participate in clean up at 7:00 pm on Thursday, June 13 at RPC.
- Please fill out a form for each scout and each leader/chaperone. Scouts and Leaders must register and pay by Sunday, June 2.
To register:
- Leaders & chaperones Leader/Chaperone Registration form
- Scouts register here
- Register each participant separately if you have multiple family members interested in attending.
