At our Pack Meeting at the Scout Cabin, our Kernels Cyril Friend and Vince Pecis kicked off our 2013 popcorn campagin. Its our most important fund raiser and permits us to reduce the costs for many of the activities that we do throughout the year. For example, without the popcorn campaign, the cost for each …
Over the past 12 months, Pack 24 has ranged from Warren Dunes in Michigan to Manitowoc, Wisconsin for great camping and overnights. Those were very cool events, but we have a great place to visit right in our back yard – the Brookfield Zoo. We have reserved 70 spots for a Sleepover Safari on Friday, …
Our first pack meeting of the year is Tuesday, September 10 at 7pm. We are meeting over at the Scout Cabin in the Indian Gardens off Fairbank Road. We’ll have segments to give to scouts that participated in our summer activities and a few announcements about our upcoming popcorn campaign. The most fun part of the …
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Its time for back to school, and that means we’re gearing up for another great year of cub scout activities. Our first pack meeting of the year will be held at 7pm on Tuesday, September 10 at the Scout Cabin in the Indian Gardens (off Fairbank Road) in Riverside. At this meeting, we’ll recap all …
We hope you can attend our traditional Summer Picnic on Sunday, August 25 from 1pm to 5pm. We have reserved space at the National Grove South #2, the entrance to which is located near of the intersection of Des Plaines and 29th Avenue. There is no charge for scouts nor family members (yes, even little sisters). Some …
Hello Pack 24. Hope you are having a nice September – oops, I mean Summer. Seriously – coldest temperatures in the last 30 years… We will soon be starting up another great year of fun scouting activities. For some of these events, we find it is better to have our boys wear class “B” uniforms which are …
Hello Pack 24 Families, Hope you are all having a great summer break. Almost 20 of our scouts had a blast marching in the 4th of July Parade this year. Send the pack an email if you have pictures to share and we’ll put them up on our Smugmug file sharing site. If you haven’t …
The weather forecast for Independence Day is very promising with a high of 83 degrees and low chance of rain, so we should have a lot of fun. Parade If your scout plans on marching with us, please note the following: Uniform – Class “A” is mandatory, including neckerchief and slide, and hat if you have …
If you haven’t registered for the Pack 24 outing to Bullfrog Lake, please click here to do so soon, so we can make sure to have enough supplies. Full details on the outing can be found here, but it will be a lot of fun with hiking, fishing, biking and geocache hunting. The coordinator of the …
