We will continue with the First Aid Module on Thursday with Dr. Lanken, be prepared by reading the First Aid Chapter of the Scout Handbook.  We will also make final preparations for Ingersoll Campout.

Please turn in Checks for Summer Camp made payable to Troop 24 in the amount of $300 unless you have popcorn credits.

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS
• MEETING OPENING 7:00
  •   New Scout Patrol BLACK JACK is responsible for meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean up. Report at 6:45 in Full Uniform.
• SKILL INSTRUCTION
  • Trail to First Class:  First Aid Advancement/Merit Badge in Scout Handbook.  Be Prepared.
  • Troop Guides and Instructors responsible for working with Dr. Lanken on First Aid module.
• QUARTERMASTERS: Prepare trailer for Ingersoll Campout.
• MERIT BADGE: [First Class & Above]   
• TROOP ACTIVITY: First Aid Baseball
• CYBER CHIP:
  • Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age. Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, please sign up on the Troop 24 website to schedule a meeting to complete the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see Scoutmaster Flaherty to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

The PLC will hold planning meetings on Tuesdays April 17, April 24 and May 8 at 6:00 in the Westminster Room.  The Council will be planning May’s Meeting theme, meeting activities, Friday Scout Cabin activity, and the White Pines Campout.  Come with your ideas and enthusiasm.

 

We are very sorry to inform you of the death of Tony Frencl, the son of Tom and Della Frencl. Tom Frencl is a longtime Boy Scout volunteer who is our Council Advancement Representative, assisting our Eagle Scout candidates through the process of applying for their Eagle award. Tony Frencl received his own Eagle award following his project of starting the Special Olympics program at RB High School.

Services will include a wake Monday, April 16th from 3 pm to 8:30 pm at Suburban Family Funeral Home, 5940 W. 35th Street in Cicero. A funeral mass will be held at St. Pius X Church in Stickney, date and time to be announced.

Please keep the Frencl family in your thoughts and prayers.

We held a meeting for parents covering everything you need to know about summer camp. There are links below for the documents that were discussed. If you were not at the meeting, please review the instructions carefully. The most important points:

–Summer Camp is July 15-21, 2018
–Sign up for summer camp now so we know who is going!
Scout Sign Up
Leader Sign Up
–Bring your payment to a troop meeting ($300 check made out to Troop 24) ASAP but no later than the May 17 Court of Honor.
–Schedule a medical exam because every scout (and adult) going to camp must have a medical form signed by a physician.
-Scouts need to select merit badge classes and submit their selections to Carolyn Lach at clach@northpark.edu. You can scan and attach the form to your email, or just email Mrs. Lach a list of your selections. See #10 below about the schedule of classes.
-Bus and bike transportation will be provided to camp. Please sign up and pay when the links are posted on the troop website.

1. Medical Form Parts A, B, C: Parents complete Parts A & B. A physician must complete Part C.
http://www.scouting.org/filestore/HealthSafety/pdf/680-001_ABC.pdf See sample form for instructions on how to complete specific portions: Sample medical form. You can save the completed pdf on your computer to save time next year.
MEDICAL FORMS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN JULY 1 SO THEY CAN BE COPIED AND ORGANIZED FOR CAMP. IF YOU CAN’T GET PART C (physician exam) DONE BY THEN, SUBMIT PARTS A and B AND PROVIDE 3 COPIES OF PART C BY JULY 10! NO EXCEPTIONS! Deliver forms to Mrs. Lach or scan and email to her at clach@northpark.edu.

2. Print medical forms single sided please.

3. Insurance card – provide a copy of the front and back with medical forms.

4. Map to camp: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/MapToCLSR.pdf (6-hour ride)

5. Address/phone number of camp:
Scout’s Name, Troop 24, Camp Site – Fox (if you want to write but be sure it’s mailed early enough)
5403 Spider Lake Road
Rhinelander, WI 54501
Letters are welcome; please do not send care packages
715-365-3111 – Tesomas phone
715-333-9849 – Tesomas fax

6. Parent guide: Read the 2018 Parent’s Guidebook and more here. (DISREGARD PACKING LIST AND USE THE FOLLOWING INSTEAD)

7. Packing list – Scouts should pack so they know where everything is:
Tesomas Packing List

8. Put your scout’s name on everything–AND WE MEAN EVERYTHING!!!

9. Scouts must wear Class A uniform (Scout shirt but not neckerchief) for travel to and from camp.
Bring a clothes hanger to hang the shirt during the week.

10. Advancement schedule – Be sure to check the level of difficulty (A is the most difficult and C is the least difficult). It is recommended that first-year scouts stick to levels B and C: See 2018 Advancement Schedule here.

11. Prerequisites – Be sure to check if there are any prerequisites for chosen merit badges: See Advancement Prerequisites here. Prerequisites should be done before camp starts.

12. Supplies for certain merit badges – basketry, leatherwork, etc. can be purchased at camp and billed to parent.

13. Troop’s merit badge book library – will be brought to camp for scouts to reference, but we suggest that you print out the worksheets for each merit badge at http://meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

14. First-year scouts – merit badge choices (cooking + 2 or 3 more B or C level classes, swimming if your son does not mind cold lakewater).

15. Additional fee – for shotgun merit badge ($25)

16. Special diet – is available, please make request no later than July 1, contact Carolyn Lach.

17. Bikes – It is HIGHLY recommended that all scouts bring bikes to camp to get around
*Bikes MUST be inspected ahead of time. You may go to a local bike shop or the troop will schedule an inspection day – more info is forthcoming.
ALL scouts MUST HAVE HELMET! It’s a BSA rule.
Bike drop off is Saturday, July 14, at 2413 4th Ave, North Riverside (home of Tom Hartwig)

18. Microtrek: activities for older scouts who want an alternative to merit badge classes; contact Carolyn Lach to inquire about possible openings.

19. Waivers for Microtrek:
Waivers must be turned in to Carolyn Lach with the medical forms.

20. Scuba: http://www.northwoodshighadventure.com/programs/scuba.php
You will need to provide to Camp Tesomas:
Measurements – height, weight, chest, waist, inseam, shoe size
PADI Medical Statement
2 – 1 ½ x 2” size photos for certification card
Participants will get more information mailed in early summer.

21. Camp map: http://clsr.samoset.org/resources/CLSRMap.pdf (Fox Campsite is #27 on the map)

22. Departure – (The round-trip bus fee is $100 and information will be provided soon). Meet in parking lot of Hauser (behind school) Sunday July 15 at 6:30 a.m. for a 7:00 a.m. departure.

23. IF YOU HAVEN’T COMPLETED THE SWIM TEST IN ADVANCE, YOU WILL NEED TO TAKE THE SWIM TEST UPON ARRIVAL. BRING SWIM TRUNKS AND TOWEL IN SEPARATE BAG ON BUS. (See Item 28.)

24. Lunch – Bring sack lunch or money for lunch going, and be sure to save enough money for lunch on the return trip (put $ in one envelope marked “Lunch on way to camp” and $ in a second envelope marked “Lunch on way home from camp”). DO NOT BRING FOOD TO STORE FOOD IN TENTS!!!

25. Trading Post – slushies and odds and ends – ~$30 is probably enough for whole week, including lunch going and coming unless your scout wants to buy a souvenir.

26. Return – the bus departs camp between 9:00 and 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 21. The scouts arrive back in Riverside in the Hauser parking lot at around 4:30 pm. They will use leaders’ phones to call as they get close and/or an email will go out letting parents know when to meet the bus in the Hauser parking lot.

27. Cell Phones – signal is very weak; chances of loss and/or damage are significant. Do NOT bring cell phones.

28. Swim test – We will let you know several weeks before camp when/where our troop swim test will take place (probably the Pav YMCA in Berwyn). It’s best to complete before camp.

29. T-shirt size – We will send an email with a form requesting your son’s t-shirt size.

30. Expect your scout to be sent home with a tent or other equipment to clean and dry after camp.

Congratulations to our newest Eagle Scout, Aidan Flaherty!

Boy Scouts need to complete service hours as a requirement for rank advancement. For the Life rank, at least three hours of this service must be conservation-related. The Frederick Law Olmstead Society (FLOS) and Village of Riverside offer a monthly Landscape Workday, with the next project taking place on Saturday, April 28th from 9am-12pm. Come for an hour or three, whatever your schedule allows. This is an individual opportunity (not a troop outing), and since Troop 24 leaders will not be at this workday, you need to bring the Troop 24 Service Hour Form, have it signed by your supervisor at the workday, and turn in in to Scoutmaster Flaherty at the next troop meeting. The FLOS workdays have been pre-approved as conservation service projects for Troop 24 scouts, so you do not need the service hour form signed ahead of time. Middle school and high school aged scouts may attend with or without their parent, but you must bring this Volunteer Liability Release Statement signed by your parent. This month’s project will take place at Riverside’s Indian Gardens and Patriots Park. Wear long pants and long sleeves, bring your work gloves and a water bottle. All other supplies will be provided. For more information, see the FLOS website.

Future FLOS Workdays:
April 28th 9am – 12pm Indian Gardens & Patriots Park
May 12th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road – weeding
June 16th 9am – 12pm Big Ball Park – mulching
June 30th 9am – 12pm Big Ball Park – mulching
July 14th 9am – 12pm Patriots Park – weeding
August 1th 9am – 12pm Scottswood Commons – weeding
September 8th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road – planting
September 15th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road – Rain date planting
October 13th 9am – 12pm Riverside Road – seed collecting
November 3rd 9am – 12pm Longcommon & Downing – Mulching

Friday’s Scout Cabin First Aid outing was a success and took our First Aid training to real world experiences.  We continue working on our First Aid module on Thursday.  Be Prepared!!

Wednesday is the LAST DAY for Ingersoll Campout sign up.  We will have a campout meeting and menu planning session on Thursday.  All Troop Equipment must be returned on Thursday and Quartermasters will finish preparing the equipment and trailer for the Campout.

Mr. Jerz will be available for anyone that has Personal Management MB requirements.

Finally, April 26 is the last Board of Review before the May Court of Honor.

RETURN ALL TROOP TENTS and EQUIPMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• BRING SCOUT BOOK TO ALL MEETINGS
• MEETING OPENING 7:00
  •   New Scout Patrol BLACK JACK is responsible for meeting set-up, FLAGS, and clean up. Report at 6:45 in Full Uniform.
• SKILL INSTRUCTION
  • Trail to First Class:  First Aid Advancement/Merit Badge in Scout Handbook.  Be Prepared.
  • Troop Guides and Instructors responsible for working with Dr. Lanken on First Aid module.
• QUARTERMASTERS: Prepare trailer for Ingersoll Campout.
• MERIT BADGE: [First Class & Above]   
• TROOP ACTIVITY: First Aid Baseball
• CYBER CHIP:
  • Scout Rank and Star Rank need to acquire the Cyber Chip for your age. Go to http://www.netsmartz.org/scouting to review the requirements.  Once you have completed the Read, Write and Watch requirements, please sign up on the Troop 24 website to schedule a meeting to complete the Teach and Talk requirements.  We have the Cards.  The chip expires after one year, see Scoutmaster Flaherty to “Recharge” or renew the Chip.

Our troop’s chartered organization, the Riverside Presbyterian Church, prepares, transports and serves a hot meal for 45-75 residents of The Boulevard (Chicago, Illinois) on the last Sunday of every month. The Boulevard provides a healing environment and resources to help ill and injured homeless adults restore their health, rebuild their lives and regain self-sufficiency. RPC has requested that scouts transport and serve the meal for the month of April (food will be purchased/prepared by church members). We are in need of a small group – 4 scouts and 2 adults- to participate in the service project. We will meet at the RPC kitchen at 2:30 on Sunday, April 29th, and be home around 6pm. This project is easy and rewarding, plus you will get to share in the meal of White Fence Farm chicken.

Please sign up here to help:
Scout Sign Up
Adult Sign Up

Troop 24 will be participating in a group service project in April. Please sign up to help with this local conservation project.

The Hofmann Dam River Rats Annual Spring River Clean-Up
Saturday, April 28th
9 am to noon

Join the dedicated Hofmann Dam River Rats in their semi-annual litter cleanup along the banks of the Des Plaines River. Help your local natural areas so they can be enjoyed by wildlife and our community.

*Disposable gloves, bags, refreshments and training will be provided.
*Dress for the weather and to work along the river. Wear sturdy shoes/boots, long sleeves and long pants that can get dirty, and work gloves. Dressing in layers and wearing a hat is recommended.
*Overflow parking is available at Stella’s (3903 Joliet Ave, Lyons).

Meet at the forest preserve area on the Lyons side of the Barrypoint Bridge across from the Hofmann Tower.

Work will include removing trash from the river bank and forested areas near the DesPlaines River.
The Hofmann River Rats is a registered not-for-profit organization, service hours will be given.

Let us know if you can be there!
Scout Sign-Up
Adult Sign-Up