“On my Honor, I will do my best to keep myself … mentally awake”
“A Scout is … Courteous”

Continuing our Citizenship theme this month, we will have a panel of distinguished visitors who serve or have served in positions of trust in our Community:

John Allegretti, Cook County Judge
Jeff Miller, the District 96 School Board president,
Mike Gorman, former Riverside Village President
Catherine Maloney, president of the Frederick Law Olmsted society

They will share with the Scouts their experiences in their posts and answer questions from the Scouts and moderator. Bring your curiosity!

Parents are welcome to attend to see the Scouts put the panelists through their paces! We will be meeting in the Social Hall downstairs.

After the panel, the Scouts will take on a new adventure.

Indiana Jones Raiders Of The Lost Ark – Famous Scene

BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS

MEETING OPENING 7:00

SELL THOSE PANCAKE BREAKFAST TICKETS! MONEY DUE BY FEB 14TH!

SIGN UP FOR WINTER FUN AT GRANITE PEAK AND CAMP TESOMAS!
Adults sign up for Granite Peak/Tesomas HERE

SIGN UP TO HELP PACK 24 WEBELOS II CROSS OVER TO TROOP 24!

Due to the Ice Storm Warning, we have CANCELLED tonight’s Committee Meeting (Adult Volunteers Planning Meeting).
The Committee will meet next on March 5th at 7 pm at the Riverside Presbyterian Church.

The Troop will conduct the annual Crossover Ceremony at Pack 24’s Blue and Gold Banquet on Sunday, February 24, at 5:00 p.m. at the Riverside Golf Club, 2520 Des Plaines, in North Riverside. Pizza dinner will be provided after the crossover, and you should be home by 7:00 p.m. Scouts are needed to participate and welcome the new Scouts into the Pack. Please register here to participate:
Webelos Crossover Sign Up

Notice to scouts who are completing 8th grade or older (and adults) who will be going to summer camp with the Troop at Camp Tesomas (July 14-20):
Scuba certification will be offered by Tesomas the week we are at camp – limited availability!!
This is a full day program and scouts will not be able to take additional merit badge classes.
More information available here.
Please carefully read the information on the Tesomas website about prerequisites, requirements and refund policy. Contact the camp with questions.
The program costs $550 (plus $100 bus fee if using troop transportation).
A $100 deposit is required NOW to hold your spot in the program.
Reserve your spot here.

OPTIONAL MEETING, IF WEATHER IS AN ISSUE

BOARDS OF REVIEW – Cal, Jesus, Rory

LIFE SCOUT “Road to Eagle” workshops with Mrs. Gmitro and Mr. Hartwig [additional workshops will be scheduled]

“On my Honor, I will do my best to do my duty to … my country.”

We’ll continue our exploration of Citizenship that we began this month.

Kyle, Aidan, Arejas and James will present on “environmental issues” [if they’re present].

We’ll brainstorm some good questions for our panel of speakers scheduled for Feb. 7th.

If you haven’t already, you can download merit badge worksheets via the link below.

http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Merit_Badge_Worksheets

Citizenship in the Community
Req 1, 4a*, 6, 7a*
Citizenship in the Nation
Req 1, 4, 5, 6*, 7
Citizenship in the World
Req 1, 2, 3*, 5, 6, 7*
American Heritage
Req 2*, 3*, 4*, 5*

* to be completed outside of the meetings, but can be planned at the meetings.

First Class
Req 9a, b, c, d

We are VERY excited to announce our exciting winter trip, with several new options to choose from that make it more flexible and affordable than ever before!

PLEASE READ OVER THE OPTIONS VERY CAREFULLY! Here they are:

OPTION ONE

• Ski or Snowboard at Granite Peak Ski Area in Wausau, then Tesomas Winter Camp (FRI-MON)
  • Leave RPC Friday at 2pm
  • Lunch on the road
  • Stay at hotel in Wausau Friday night
  • Ski or Snowboard all day Saturday
  • Dinner in Wausau
  • Tesomas Scout Camp Saturday-Monday
  • Lunch on the road
  • Return home Monday afternoon

OPTION TWO

• Tubing at Sylvan Hill Park in Wausau, then Tesomas Winter Camp (SAT-MON)
  • Leave RPC Saturday at 7:45am
  • Lunch on the road
  • Tubing all afternoon
  • Dinner in Wausau
  • Tesomas Scout Camp Saturday-Monday
  • Lunch on the road
  • Return home Monday afternoon

OPTION THREE

• Ski or Snowboard at Granite Peak Ski Area in Wausau (FRI-SAT)
  • Leave RPC Friday at 2pm
  • Lunch on the road
  • Stay at hotel in Wausau Friday night
  • Ski or Snowboard all day Saturday (tickets expire at 5pm)
  • Dinner in Wausau or on the road home
  • Return home late Saturday night
  • Great option if your family would like to attend. We can take care of the reservations for the family Friday night and you could bring siblings (sign them up using the Scout form) and stay longer or return home. Siblings can only go on this option and are unable to attend Tesomas Winter Camp.

***All choices are contingent upon having enough adults and chaperones to drive for each option.***

***Registration closes on Sunday, February 10, 2019.***

SCOUTS REGISTER HERE 

LEADERS, ADULTS, CHAPERONES REGISTER HERE

***Please email cindyreynolds3@gmail.com if you have any questions.***

***Please continue reading for further announcements***

Life Scout Workshop

Congratulations! You have almost achieved Scouting’s Highest Rank.  Come to a how-to-workshop to help you achieve your goal of becoming an Eagle Scout.  Life Scouts and their Parents are welcome.  Learn how to brainstorm project ideas, learn about the process, how to stay on track, where to find the resources.  Get advice from Scouts who made it all the way.

When:  Thursday, Jan. 31 at 7 :00 PM

Where: Riverside Presbyterian Church, Social Hall

Questions?  Contact Dawn Gmitro at dmgmitro@aol.com

Our primary Troop fundraiser, the Pancake Breakfast is coming up on March 2nd.

In order to make this event as successful as possible, we rely on parents and adult volunteers to help out in the following areas:

Placemat Ad Sponsors
• If you have or know of a local business who would like to make a donation in exchange for a spot on our placemat (as well as prominent locations throughout the Breakfast) please let us know.
• If you would be willing to help collect donations from businesses who have helped us in the past, please let me know. It is extremely simple. You just create an account and then log in to the website – http://everyyear.org – and you’ll see an option to volunteer to solicit donations. Details on how to record donations will be available on the site soon. Email me with questions in the mean time.
• I would like to have the sponsorships wrapped up by February 10th. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or suggestions.

Shopping for Supplies
• If you know of any vendors who would be willing to make donations, for example orange juice, butter patties, napkins, pitchers, coffee urns, chafing dishes etc. please let me know!
• If you are able to shop for supplies, please sign up on the website and take a look at the list (make sure the “[ ] Show All” checkbox is clicked on the Shopping list page to see what needs to be shopped for).
• Supplies should be purchased by Feburary 28th and delivered to the church during setup. Make sure if you purchase perishables that you have a place to safely store them if you purchase them before that date.

Working the Day Of and Setup
• We will also need volunteers to work the day of (March 2nd, 5:30am – 2:00pm) and during setup (February 28th, 7:00pm – 9:00pm). I will be posting more information about the available jobs in the coming weeks, but if you have any questions, or would like to offer your time for all or part of the day, please let me know and make sure you Register on the website: http://everyyear.org/Identity/Account/Register

Posters and Yard Signs
• If you know of a good location to put up a poster (11×17), let me know! I can make as many as we need. You can email me directly, or use the form on the website. http://everyyear.org/Poster
• If you live in a location in Riverside, or know someone on a prominent corner that would be a good location for a Yard Sign, we have a limited quantity of signs available to place around town. We don’t want to put these up until a week before the Pancake Breakfast. http://everyyear.org/YardSign

Please email any questions or issues with the website (It’s new!) to pancakes@troop24riverside.com
Thanks,
Rich Hosek
Pancake Breakfast Chairman