We hope to see you at our Blue & Gold banquet on Sunday, February 24 at 4pm. At this event we will be recognizing all scouts, especially our Webelos II scouts which have earned the Arrow of Light. Our Webelos II will also be crossing over to the ranks of the Troop 24 Boy Scouts. …
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We thank all of the parents that volunteered to help with the Pinewood Derby last Saturday. We had 62 scouts participate, and with your assistance, the we were able to stay on our schedule. Email your pictures to us (at pack24riverside@gmail.com) so we can add them to our photo gallery, which can be found here. …
Pack 24 Parents – we have received a few questions regarding the Pinewood Derby such as: Do we have to stay for the whole Derby? The short answer is “No.” Be sure to check in between 10am in noon and then have your scout on hand prior to the opening flag ceremony at 1pm. …
The Pinewood Derby is probably Pack 24’s single largest event of the year, and we expect nearly all of our 70 scouts to participate this Saturday, January 19. We require at least one parent or Akelya to accompany their scouts to to this event. A large number of siblings will join in the fun as …
The Pack 24 Pinewood Derby is only a week away! This is our biggest single event of the year and we expect nearly all of our 70 scouts to participate. To ensure that the event runs smoothly, we ask that one parent from each family volunteer for at least one shift. While many parents signed …
We wish everyone a happy and prosperous 2013. The upcoming Pinewood Derby on January 19 will replace our normally scheduled pack meeting for January, so we will not be meeting next Tuesday. The deadline to register for the Polar Prowl next weekend is this Friday, January 4. The Polar Prowl is from 9am to 1pm …
While Santa’s little elves have been working overtime to make toys and other delights for our scouts, so too have the Pack 24 leaders been planning all kinds of fun activities. Registration is now open for two outings in January: Polar Prowl, Saturday, January 12; begins at 9am and ends at 1pm. These winter games …
The Pack 24 leadership is planning an active January. Make sure you have marked your calendars for these fun events: Polar Prowl: The morning of Saturday, January 12 – This event is sponsored by the Des Plaines Valley Council, so there will be hundreds of scouts from across the area on hand. Some of the …
Yes, the overnight on March 15 2013 is certainly a fairly long time from early now, so you may ask – why deal with this now? The fine people at the Adler Planetarium have told us they expect their Astro Overnight will be completely sold out by the end of December. Pack 24 has made a …
Our next Pack meeting is Tuesday, December 11 at 7pm at the RPC. We have planned the following: Distribute kits for the Pinewood Derby on January 19 Creative sculpture demonstration from Riverside Art Center instructor Mr. Tee Popcorn awards and pie-in-the-face for the top sellers Also, don’t forget that the Pack is going to the Astro Overnight at the …
