Riverside Pack 24 Cub Scouts

Thanks to all the parents that brought tasty snacks and treats to help us celebrate gratuation and advancement at our Pack meeting on Tuesday. 

The cub scouts of Pack 24 are very fortunate to have such involved and supportive Akeylas.  The dedication of the parents of Pack 24 has helped us grow into one of the largest groups of cub scouts in the entire Voyageur Trace district.

Over the summer we will be planning our activities and would like to know if you, or someone you know, would be willing to lead an activity, demonstrate a skill or present anything fun or interesting at an upcoming pack meeting or campout.  Examples of past  parent presentations include:

• David Hilp showing his military memorabilia,
• Lt. Col. Shawn Cochran the USAF search & rescue helicopter pilot
• Mark Janopoulous demonstrating forestry techniques and chain saws

In addition to scout parents, we have been able to arrange for visits from video game designers, police dog handlers and local artists.  Let’s not forget the crash course in Tae Kwon Do instruction that we received last fall!  These presentations and demonstrations are hugely interesting for the boys, and a major reason why we have pack meetings.

So if you are willing to give a demonstration, presentation, talk or even an act / performance, please let us know by filling out the attached form.  Please also feel free to discuss your interest with any pack leader.

Thanks for your continuing support.

Our last pack meeting of the school year is Tuesday, May 14, at 7pm in the RPC social hall.  May is traditionally our graduation meeting since we recognize rank advancement for all scouts.  We’ll also award new books, slides and neckercheifs to all the boys.  We ask everyone to bring a snack or dessert to share at this meeting to celebrate everyone’s hard work over the last year.

At our May meeting, we will be visited by the Friends of Scouting, and they will give us a short presentation and ask each family for your financial support of their program.

Finally, our host organization, Riverside Presbyterian Church has asked us to participate in their summer cereal drive. They have requested that each scout brings at least one box of cereal to our May meeting.  Cereal drive specifics are as follows:

• During the month of May, the Riverside Presbyterian Church willbe collecting cereal of all kinds.
• Cereal will then be sent to the First Presbyterian Church of Chicago where families come for breakfast in the summer because they’re not  receiving breakfast at their schools as they do during the school year. Let’s help these kids have enough to eat in the summer !

Remember to register for the Pack 24 outing to Camp Duncan on May 11 & 12.  We are planning a very active day on the 11th including boating, climbing, archery and outdoor skills.  There will also be a night hike and campfire (with songs & s’mores, of course).  Click here for the previous post with all of the details.

If you’re ready to register – do so today, you don’t need to wait until the April 26th deadline.  Don’t forget that siblings are welcome.  Click here to register.