THE PANCAKE BREAKFAST WAS AWESOME!
Thank you to everyone who participated! Scouts, parents, donors, guests! A special thank you to Mrs. Halik!! What a success!
Band Is Back!
Wasn’t the band great at the December Awards Assembly? Any scout in the troop who plays an instrument is encouraged to join. Band will practice on Monday nights at 6:00 before the regular scout meeting, unless there is another scout activity scheduled. You’re welcome to just show up with your instrument. And soon all band members will begin working on the music merit badge. All skill levels welcome. Give it a try!
Camp Rokolio – March 2 to 4 – Reg Deadline Feb 20
Sail with the Vikings! Camp Rokolio in Kiel, WI. Click here for all of the information and registration form
Opportunity Knocks with a Great Opportunity
Is that redundant? Well, anyway; we have an opportunity for scouts to help pay their way to our events, especially Owasippe, Summer Service Adventure and the National Jamboree!
The Chicago Area Council, together with five other Councils, has developed a fund raising campaign that can significantly benefit the scouts. The Council is coming out with a “Camp Card.” The Camp Card is designed for sale on a door to door basis. For $5.00 a patron gets multiple discounts worth many times the amount they paid. The patron, by purchasing one card, can get a free Whopper or a free ice tea at Dunkin Donuts. The patron can also get discounts to Medieval Times, Jiffy Lube, Sports Authority, The Chicago Fire, Chicagoland Speedway and Six Flags Great America. The Troop’s share of each card sold is $2.40. That is a pretty significant return. The troop committee has decided that for each Camp Card a scout sells, he will receive the ENTIRE 2.40 in credits. This is a great way to earn money for events. Click here for complete info.
2013 National Scout Jamboree – It’s Time to Sign Up
You can be part of one of the most exciting Scouting event ever—the 2013 National Scout Jamboree! It’s so big it only happens once every four years, and it’s just for Scouts and Venturers. Check out mountain biking, paddleboarding, zip lines, canopy tours, rafting, kayaking, and much, much more. The jamboree will be July 15–24, 2013, and it’s the very first event at the BSA’s new jamboree home, the Summit, in the mountains of West Virginia.
To learn more or sign up, click here. Also, there will be a jambo rally on February 22 at 7pm, Our Lady Mother of the Church, 8747 W. Lawrence Ave.
Habitat for Humanity Service Project
All scouts who will be 15 by August 9 are encouraged to attend. The dates are tentatively set for August 9 to the 19. $100 deposits are due now from all interested scouts. The location is close to Rapid City, SD. Please see Mr. Gawne or Ms. Hnatusko for further info.
Summer Plans Including Owasippe
The Troop will be going to Owasippe for two weeks again this year.
WEEK ONE is Sat, June 23 to Sun, July 1.
WEEK TWO is Fri, June 29 to Sat, July 7.
The canoe ride is Sat, June 30.
The Chicago Area Council is changing the way programming is done at Owasippe for this year in an effort to get a more complete merit badge experience for the scouts (more completed merit badges) and to allow for more fun type activities while at camp.
The details of a Summer Adventure is still in development. If it is a go, the trip will be scheduled on or after August 8th.
National Youth Leadership Training
NYLT is an exciting, action-packed program designed to provide Boy Scouts and Venturers with leadership skills and experience they can use in their home units and in other situations demanding leadership of self and others. NYLT integrates the best of modern leadership theory with the traditional strengths of the Scouting experience. Through activities, presentations, challenges, discussions, and audio-visual support, NYLT participants will be engaged in a unified approach to leadership that will give them the skill and confidence to lead well. NYLT will have two sessions this year. Scouts can choose either July 22-27, 2012 or July 29 – Aug 3, 2012. Both will be at Owasippe. Applications can be found here. They must be signed by the unit leader before submitting them with deposit! For more information, please contact: Ray Gawne, Course Director at 312-213-6591 or scouter955@sbcglobal.net.
Universal Registration Form
A new universal registration form will be used for most events. This form can be found by clicking the Resources/Troop Forms tab.