All Pancake Breakfast Tickets have been distributed. If you were not at the Troop Meeting to collect them, they were mailed to you. If you have not received your tickets in the mail by January 26th, please contact Rich Hosek at pancakes@troop24riverside.com.

Each Scout is responsible for selling 15 tickets for a total of $75. Money can be delivered to Ms. Henderson at 216 Olmsted, or bring it to a Troop Meeting.

Ticket money is due February 14th. If you have not sold all the tickets by then, you can buy them yourself and then continue trying to sell them after that point. If you need MORE tickets to sell, please let me know.

Inside your ticket packet was a slip of paper with your BSA# on it. DO NOT LOSE THIS. Read it carefully. You will need it in the coming weeks to sign up for a work shift. You CANNOT sign up yet, there will be a Feedblitz message in the future that will instruct you how to sign up for work shifts later, but as a reminder, in addition to selling the tickets, you are required to work the day of the Pancake Breakfast, March 2nd. If there is some family or school conflict, please contact me as soon as possible so I can allow you to sign up for Setup on February 28th.

Please email any questions to pancakes@troop24riverside.com

Rich Hosek
Pancake Breakfast Chairman

“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.

We’ll set a goal for completing First Class Req 9c, hear a few presentations for Requirement 9b [“Environmental Issue”], complete another Civics quiz-let and map some important governmental buildings [a good over-lap with Orienteering!].

We hope to be visited by a judge and a member of the District 96 Board of Ed on Feb. 7th – more to follow.

When you get the chance, you can download and print the 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

KEEP SELLING THOSE PANCAKE BREAKFAST TICKETS!
SIGN UP FOR THE PINEWOOD DERBY
SIGN UP FOR SCOUT SUNDAY

BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS

MEETING OPENING 7:00

ICEBERG is responsible for meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean up. Report at 6:45 in Full Uniform.

A few more scout volunteers are needed to help at the Pack 24 Pinewood Derby on Saturday, January 26, especially for the 1-2 pm and 3-4 pm shifts.

You can read about this volunteer opportunity and sign up here.

Riverside Presbyterian Church, the charter organization for Troop 24 and Pack 24, invites all scouts, leaders and scout families to attend Worship in celebration of the long standing relationship between RPC and the Boy Scouts on February 3^th at 10:00 am.  The service will be followed by coffee fellowship hosted by Troop 24.

The Troop 24 Committee encourages scouts and their families to attend the Scout Sunday service.  It is a chance for many of our scouts to experience worship in a place of different denomination or faith.  Scout Sunday is also an occasion for us to show our appreciation to the members of RPC for their support and use of the church for 80 years.

Scouts who attend will also have the opportunity to earn service hours by participating in either the worship service or in fellowship. Volunteers are needed for the following roles:

• Ushers: greet people, hand out bulletins, and pass the offering plate. (need 4-6 scouts)
• Liturgist: Read the scripture lesson and offer a prayer (1-2 scouts)
• Speakers willing to speak about their scouting experiences and what it has meant to them.  This is ideal for a scout working on their Communication Merit Badge that still needs to complete requirement #3 or a scout who is comfortable speaking in front of people. (need 2-3 scouts)
• Fellowship Set up (9:00 – 10:00):  Make coffee and lemonade, prepare plates of treats, set out plates, cups and saucers, etc. (need 4 scouts)
• Fellowship Clean up (12:00 – 12:30): run dishwasher, wash serving plates and coffee pots and wipe tables. (need 4 scouts)

Scouts willing to help – sign up here

We hope all scouts who attend bring something to share during fellowship (e.g. coffee cake, cookies, fruit, cheese & crackers, etc.).

Scouts and Leaders should wear their Class A uniform and merit badge sash.  If you have a Girl Scout or Cub Scout in the family, they are welcome to wear their uniform.  We hope to see you there.

If you have any questions please contact Carrie Staubus at committeechair@troop24riverside.com.

Here are some upcoming merit badge classes. These are not troop events, so register directly with the organization offering the program, and plan to provide your own transportation. Please note that some of these dates conflict with troop campouts, so check our troop calendar and plan accordingly. Some programs fill quickly, so register ASAP if you know that you want to participate.

First Aid and Emergency Preparedness will be offered at Northwestern Univestity Merit Badge Day in Evanston on 1/26/2019.

The Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan is offering the Law Merit Badge Seminar on 1/26/2019.

Three Fires Council Merit Badge University will be held at York High School in Elmhurst on 2/9/2019.

The Potawatomi District of will have a Merit Badge Day at the Church of LDS in Wilmette on 2/23/2019.

The Kane County Law Library in St. Charles will offer a Law Merit Badge Day on 3/2/2019.

North Park University in Chicago will hold a Merit Badge College on 3/23/2019.

The Desplaines Valley Community will offer a Merit Badge Academy at Elmwood Park High School on 3/30/2019.

New schedules have been posted for ongoing programs at:
Burpee Museum in Rockford
DuPage Forest Preserve
Microsoft Store
Naperville Park District
Rolling Meadows Park District

Let us know if you hear of other opportunities and we will share the news with the troop. Email committeechair@troop24riverside.com

Please save the dates for these Troop 24 events for the upcoming months:

January 2019
Jan 26 Pack 24 Pinewood Derby 1-4 pm – Boy Scout volunteers needed

February 2019
Feb 3 Scout Sunday 10 am at RPC
Feb 15-18 Skiing outing/Winter Camp at Tesomas
Feb 24 Pack 24 Blue and Gold Banquet 4 pm – Boy Scout volunteers needed

March 2019
Mar 2 Pancake Breakfast
Mar 15-17 Camping at Cantigny Park

April 2019
Apr 12-14 Camping at Comlara Park with Climbing at Upper Limits

May 2019
May 10-12 Camping and Horsemanship Merit Badge Class at Millbrook Trail Rides

June 2019
June 7-9 Kankakee State Park Camping with Biking or Canoeing/Kayaking

July 2019
July 14-20 Summer Camp at Tesomas

“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 at the last meeting.

We’ll set a goal for completing First Class Req 9c, and confirm the presentation schedule for the fulfillment of Req 9b.

We’ll also soon be visited by a judge and a member of the District 96 Board of Ed – more to follow.

If you have the chance, 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

BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS

MEETING OPENING 7:00

BANDITS are responsible for meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean up. Report at 6:45 in Full Uniform.

Congratulations to Troop 24’s newest Eagle Scout, Joseph Bensfield.