Key Takeaways from this Newsletter
- Next Troop Meeting
- Thanksgiving RSVP Needed!
- Camping at Camp Reinberg
- District First Aid Meet – Dec 7
- Upcoming Dates
- Scout Photos on the Troop Website
- Thank You to Mr. Mandelin
Hi everyone,
- Next Troop Meeting – November 18 – School Hall – 7:00-9:00 PM
We will be working on advancement, training for the District First Aid Meet, and collecting payments for the Thanksgiving Dinner at Camp Reinberg dinner. More on this below.
- Thanksgiving Dinner RSVP Deadline
Reservations and payment for the Thanksgiving Dinner at Camp Reinberg (Saturday, November 23) are due at the November 18 Troop meeting. We are unable to accept any reservations after Monday. The cost of the dinner is $10 per person or $25 per family. We hope everyone can make it out to the dinner. Please let me know if you would be willing to bring a dessert to supplement the meal. Thanks.
- Camp Reinberg Outing – November 23-24
As part of the Thanksgiving celebration, we are planning to take Scouts and Leaders out to Camp Reinberg on Saturday morning to hike an orienteering course in Deer Grove Forest Preserve. We will meet at St. Juliana at 9:00 on Saturday morning and head out. Lunch will be provided for all participants. We may also have a geocaching element as part of the morning activities.
We have reserved some campsites for Scouts and Leaders who want to sleep out overnight after the Thanksgiving Dinner. There is no cost for any of the weekend activities. The permission slip for the weekend is in the Resource Center and should be submitted at the November 18 Troop meeting.
- District First Aid Meet – Saturday, December 7
The Troop is training to participate in the Tri-Star District First Aid Meet on Saturday, December 7. We are still waiting for specific details about the time and location. A number of Scouts have started training with Mr. Mandelin and other leaders. Training will continue at the next few Troop meetings. It’s not too late to join the First Aid crew.
- Upcoming Dates
- Sat, November 23 - Camp Reinberg Thanksgiving Dinner
- Thurs, November 28 – Edison Park Turkey Trot Set-Up
- Sat, November 30 – 9:00-10:00 am - Church Creche set-up
- Mon, December 2 No Troop Meetings
- Sat-Sun, January 18-19 – Sock Drive at all Masses
- Sun, Feb 2 - Eagle Court of Honor
- Scout Photos and Website Gallery
The Troop has a nice photo gallery of our activities on Gallery page. If you have checked it out, you will notice that we have a section of the gallery reserved for photos taken by our Scouts.
I want to encourage Scouts to take pictures on our outings and to submit them for posting on the Troop website. You just need to send them to me (and copy a parent!) and I will pass them along to our webmaster. A few Scouts already have pictures on the Troop website.
- Thanks to Mr. Art Mandelin
Is it just me or do you think the last few editions of the newsletter were absolutely awesome? I hope you noticed that Mr. Art Mandelin took over as the newsletter editor (Newsletterizer!) while I was on vacation. He did a great job, and I am very grateful that he was willing to take it on and make it better. There is a Scout adage that we should leave things better than we found them. I think Mr. Mandelin certainly accomplished that. Thank you to Mr. Mandelin for stepping up to help!
Have a great weekend!
Mr. Pelrine
Scoutmaster, Troop 965
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