flower pickups friday after school at mr. abendroths house

canoe campout forms due may 14th campout from 5/18 5:30 return 5/20 at 12:00 cost $20

Flag Ceremony at village hall tuesday 5/1

Galena be at Light of Christ 5:30 friday

be at memorial day parade may 28

Flowers
may 10-11

SEAL YOUR TENTS FOR RAIN

Canoe trip
may 18-20

Biking Campout
June 8-10

Scribe Notes:
RAILROAD MB
forms available

CROSSOVER CAMPOUT
meet on Saturday 9am

PLC
on Sunday
will be longer (4-6)

PARADE
on Memorial Day
be there before 10am, road will be blocked off for parade (get there before it is blocked off)

Check out the new troop website: 

www.troop368.com

I hope everyone has a Happy Holiday season!

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Bowling Event 

• Looking for something to do over the winter break?  How about bowling!  The troop will be having a bowling event on Monday, December 26th 7-8:15 at the Brunswick on Algonquin Rd in Algonquin.  Cost is $5 per scout and includes shoe rental and 1 hour of bowling.  No sign required, just show up and have fun.  Be There!

Wood Badge 

• Congratulations to Mr Bartman on receiving his Wood Badge beads.

Eagle Scout 

• Matt Torres Eagle project phase II will be at Light of Christ church, Monday, December 19th, 7-9 pm.

Bowling Event 

• Looking for something to do over the winter break?  How about bowling!  The troop will be having a bowling event on Monday, December 26th 7-8:15 at the Brunswick on Algonquin Rd in Algonquin.  Cost is $5 per scout and includes shoe rental and 1 hour of bowling.  No sign required, just show up and have fun.  Be There!

Special Events 

• U.S Cobia trip on February, 25th. Look for information and permission slips in January, 2012.

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Troop Meetings  

• The next troop meeting is January 9, 2012.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Jan 3rd. The Serpent patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, March 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

PLC Meeting 

• No PLC meeting in Dec, we will meet again in January.

Camp Out 

• No camp out for January.

Service Projects 

• Come help Matt Torres with his eagle project for service hours.

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CPR - UPDATED!!! 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from noon to 3:00. The cost has dropped to $15.00 per person for CPR certification and it will now be held at Accelerated Rehabilitation next door to Potbelly.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

Summer Camp 2012 

• Our troop has selected Camp MaKaJaWan for summer camp in 2012.  We have reserved our campsite for July 8 - July 14.  More details to come.

Jamboree 2013 

• Get ready!  The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain't your father's jamboree.  Jamboree info (Click Here)

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Merit Badges 

• Mr Torres will be running sessions for the Hiking merit badge.  Hiking is an option along with Cycling and Swimming to met an Eagle merit badge requirement.  For more information, contact Mr Torres at advisor@crew368.org.

Order of the Arrow 

• No information

Fundraising 

• No information

Bowling Event 

• Looking for something to do over the winter break?  How about bowling!  The troop will be having a bowling event on Monday, December 26th 7-8:15 at the Brunswick on Algonquin Rd in Algonquin.  Cost is $5 per scout and includes shoe rental and 1 hour of bowling.  No sign required, just show up and have fun.  Be There!

Special Events 

• Time to start planning for the winter scout competition.  The Klondike Derby is Saturday, January 28th at Camp Lakota in Woodstock.
• U.S Cobia trip on February, 25th. Look for information and permission slips in January, 2012.

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Camp Out 

• December camp out is at Russell forest preserve dec 9 - 11 for Polar Bear camping and winter hiking.

Troop Meetings  

• No meeting next week due to the Court of Honor.
• The next troop meeting is January 9, 2012.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Jan 3rd. The Serpent patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.  Full Class As required.  Annual troop picture taking following the Court of Honor.
• Patrol leaders, please bring your patrol flag.

PLC Meeting 

• No PLC meeting in Dec, we will meet again in January.

Service Projects 

• Come help Nick Glover with his eagle project for service hours.
• Come help Matt Torres with his eagle project for service hours.

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Eagle Scout 

• Nick Glover is another scout in Troop 368 working on his Eagle project.  Nick is replacing benches at the Hollows.  Come out and help a fellow scout on his project. Project Info (Click Here)
• Matt Torres Eagle project phase II will be at Light of Christ church, Monday, December 19th, 7-9 pm.

CPR - UPDATED!!! 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from noon to 3:00. The cost has dropped to $15.00 per person for CPR certification and it will now be held at Accelerated Rehabilitation next door to Potbelly.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

Summer Camp 2012 

• Our troop has selected Camp MaKaJaWan for summer camp in 2012.  We have reserved our campsite for July 8 - July 14.  More details to come.

Jamboree 2013 

• Get ready!  The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain't your father's jamboree.  Jamboree info (Click Here)

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Merit Badges 

• Mr Torres will be running sessions for the Hiking merit badge.  Hiking is an option along with Cycling and Swimming to met an Eagle merit badge requirement.  For more information, contact Mr Torres at advisor@crew368.org.

Order of the Arrow 

• No information

Fundraising 

• No information

Special Events 

• Evening of swimming and fun at Dundee Township pool, Rakow Center, 665 Barrington Ave, Carpentersville on December 4th, 5-7 pm.  Cost is $2 per person.  Scouts, parents, siblings are all welcome to join in the fun.  Be There!
• Time to start planning for the winter scout competition.  The Klondike Derby is Saturday, January 28th at Camp Lakota in Woodstock.  Permission slips for the event are due next Monday, Dec 5th.  Permission Slip (Click here)
• U.S Cobia trip on February, 25th. Look for information and permission slips in January, 2012.

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Camp Out 

• December camp out is at Russell forest preserve dec 9 - 11 for Polar Bear camping and winter hiking.  Permission slips are due next week, Dec 5th.  Permission Slip (Click here).

Troop Meetings  

• Uniform inspections at the next troop meeting - Dec 5th.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Dec 6th. The Indian patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.  Full Class As required.  Annual troop picture taking following the Court of Honor.

PLC Meeting 

• No PLC meeting in Dec, we will meet again in January.

Service Projects 

• Come help Nick Glover with his eagle project for service hours.

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Eagle Scout 

• Nick Glover is another scout in Troop 368 working on his Eagle project.  Nick is replacing benches at the Hollows.  Come out and help a fellow scout on his project. Project Info (Click Here)
• Matt Torres Eagle project phase II will be at Light of Christ church, Monday, December 19th, 7-9 pm.

CPR - UPDATED!!! 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from noon to 3:00. The cost has dropped to $15.00 per person for CPR certification and it will now be held at Accelerated Rehabilitation next door to Potbelly.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

Summer Camp 2012 

• Our troop has selected Camp MaKaJaWan for summer camp in 2012.  We have reserved our campsite for July 8 - July 14.  More details to come.

Jamboree 2013 

• Get ready!  The 2013 National Scout Jamboree is coming and it ain't your father's jamboree.  Jamboree info (Click Here)

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Merit Badges 

• No information

Order of the Arrow 

• No information

Fundraising 

• No information

Camp Out 

• December camp out is at Russell forest preserve dec 9 - 11 more details to come.

Fundraising 

• Popcorn and wreath pick up on Monday, November 14th from a warehouse at 9217 Trinity Drive in Lake in the Hills

Troop Meetings  

• There will be no troop meeting on Monday, November 21st because of no school the week of Thanksgiving.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Dec 6th. The Indian patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church. If you need a SMC or BOR for rank advancement, contact Mr Simpson, he is setting them up for November 27th.

PLC Meeting 

• The next PLC meeting is Sunday, Nov. 20th - 4pm at Mr. Wenzel's house.  We will be planning the December Court of Honor.

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Eagle Scout 

• Matt Torres' eagle project will be in front of Wal-Mart on November 20th and Jewel-Osco on November 27th. Please fill out the attached form and return it to Matt either via email matt.torres@scoutsfortroops.com or at a troop meeting as soon as possible.  Eagle Project Flyer

Leave No Trace 

• Patrick Bartman will train whoever is interested in earning the Leave No Trace Awareness Award. Please note that this is not a merit badge, but earning this award will make you eligible for the position of Leave No Trace Trainer. 
• The course is on Saturday, November 19th at 2 PM and will last around 2 hours. I will need at least 2 parents to be chaperones for this gathering. We will meet at Westfield Community School at 2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Algonquin, IL, 60102. BE PREPARED TO BOTH WALK AND BE OUTSIDE. If the weather is too bad we will do it indoors. Bring stuff to take notes on too. 
• Please contact me at either a meeting, through my e-mail (potatopat@comcast.net) or through my cell phone (1-224-678-6145) to sign up for this marvelous opportunity or if you have any questions. Thank you all and I hope to see you out there.

CPR - UPDATED!!! 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from noon to 3:00. The cost has dropped to $15.00 per person for CPR certification and it will now be held at Accelerated Rehabilitation next door to Potbelly.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

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Summer Camp 2012 

• Our troop has selected Camp MaKaJaWan for summer camp in 2012.  We have reserved our campsite for July 8 - July 14.  More details to come.

Service Projects 

• Come help Matt Torres with his eagle project for service hours.

Merit Badges 

• None!

Order of the Arrow 

• None!

Camp Out 

• The November camp out is our annual Thanksgiving feast November 11-13th at Camp Tomo Chi Chi. Everyone should meet at the camp by 6:00 pm.  Google Map of Camp Tomo-Chi-Chi

Fundraising 

• Popcorn and wreath pick up on Monday, November 14th from a warehouse at 9217 Trinity Drive in Lake in the Hills

Troop Meetings  

• Normal troop meeting next Monday, November 14th.
• There will be no troop meeting on Monday, November 21st because of no school the week of Thanksgiving.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Dec 6th. The Indian patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church. If you need a SMC or BOR for rank advancement, contact Mr Simpson, he is setting them up for November 27th.

PLC Meeting 

• The next PLC meeting is Sunday, Nov. 20th - 4pm at Mr. Wenzel's house.  We will be planning the December Court of Honor.

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Eagle Scout 

• Matt Torres' eagle project will be in front of Wal-Mart on November 20th and Jewel-Osco on November 27th. Please fill out the attached form and return it to Matt either via email matt.torres@scoutsfortroops.com or at a troop meeting as soon as possible.  Eagle Project Flyer

Leave No Trace 

• Patrick Bartman will train whoever is interested in earning the Leave No Trace Awareness Award. Please note that this is not a merit badge, but earning this award will make you eligible for the position of Leave No Trace Trainer. 
• The course is on Saturday, November 19th at 2 PM and will last around 2 hours. I will need at least 2 parents to be chaperones for this gathering. We will meet at Westfield Community School at 2100 Sleepy Hollow Rd. Algonquin, IL, 60102. BE PREPARED TO BOTH WALK AND BE OUTSIDE. If the weather is too bad we will do it indoors. Bring stuff to take notes on too. 
• Please contact me at either a meeting, through my e-mail (potatopat@comcast.net) or through my cell phone (1-224-678-6145) to sign up for this marvelous opportunity or if you have any questions. Thank you all and I hope to see you out there.

CPR - UPDATED!!! 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday, January 21, 2012 from noon to 3:00. The cost has dropped to $15.00 per person for CPR certification and it will now be held at Accelerated Rehabilitation next door to Potbelly.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

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Summer Camp 2012 

• Our troop has selected Camp MaKaJaWan for summer camp in 2012.  We have reserved our campsite for July 8 - July 14.  More details to come.

Service Projects 

• Thanks to everyone that came out and helped at the church last Saturday.

Merit Badges 

• No news.

Order of the Arrow 

• No news

Troop Meetings  

• Next troop meeting is Monday, Nov 7th.  We need to finalize plans for the Thanksgiving Feast camp out.  Permission slips are due, see link below.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Dec 6th. The Indian patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

• The November camp out is our annual Thanksgiving feast!  It will be November 11-13th.  We are moving to a new location, Camp Tomo Chi Chi.  We will need permission slips at the troop meeting on Monday, Nov 7th.  Use this link for the Thanksgiving Permission Slip.

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Service Projects 

• We will be helping Light of Christ church with their fall clean up on Sat, 11/05, 10am - 1pm.
• The church is our charter organization.  They provide us space for our troop meetings, trainings and Court of Honor among other things.  Participating in the clean up is a way for our troop to thank them for their support. Please, everyone come out for this event. If you have another commitment and cannot make the whole time. Come out for what you can make. We want a strong showing from the troop at this event. 
• The boys should wear Activity shirts and bring work gloves, rakes, etc, since we don't know how many supplies the church provides.

PLC Meeting 

• The next PLC meeting is Sunday, Nov. 20th - 4pm at Mr. Wenzel's house.  We will be planning the December Court of Honor.

Merit Badges 

• Family Life - the last session will be on Nov 6 from 2-3 pm at Mrs. Glover's home.
• Fire Safety - the last session will be on Nov 6 from 10 am - noon at the Algonquin Fire Station on Algonquin Rd.

Fundraising 

• Popcorn and wreath pick up November 14th from a unknown location

Messages 

Mr Abendroth is organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday morning, January 21, 2012 at the Fire Station on the corner of Algonquin and Pyott roads.

The class will run 4-6 hours and when completed, the certificate will be valid for two year. Cost of the class is $55.00 per person, and if we have at least 8 people participate, the class be exclusively for Troop 368.

Please contact Mr Abendroth at home at 847-854-2854 or on his cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

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Order of the Arrow 

• No news

Troop Meetings  

• No troop meeting next week because of Halloween.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Nov 1st. The Dancing Bananas patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

• The November camp out is our annual Thanksgiving feast!  It will be November 11-13th.  We are moving to a new location, Camp Tomo Chi Chi.  This is a big event and we would like all scouts to attend.  If you know any Webelo II Cub Scouts, invite them to join us. More details coming soon.

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Service Projects 

• We will be helping Light of Christ church with their fall clean up on Sat, 11/05, 10am - 1pm.
• The church is our charter organization.  They provide us space for our troop meetings, trainings and Court of Honor among other things.  Participating in the clean up is a way for our troop to thank them for their support. Please, everyone come out for this event. If you have another commitment and cannot make the whole time. Come out for what you can make. We want a strong showing from the troop at this event. 
• The boys should wear Activity shirts and bring work gloves, rakes, etc, since we don't know how many supplies the church provides.

PLC Meeting 

• Troop leadership training on Sunday, October 30th, 4-7pm at Mr.Wenzel house we wil feed you

Merit Badges 

• Family Life - Mrs Glover is doing this merit badge again for a group of scouts. the last session will be on Nov 6 from 2-3 pm at Mrs. Glover's home.
• Fire Safety - In honor of fire safety month, Mr Haughey is going to be offering the Fire Safety Merit badge. the3 last session will be on Nov 6 from 10 am - noon at the Algonquin Fire Station on Algonquin Rd.

Fundraising 

• Popcorn and wreath pick up November 14th from a unknown location

Messages 

Hi Folks-

I am organizing a CPR class for both Scouts AND parents, as well as anyone else interested. It’ll be conducted on Saturday morning, January 21, 2012 at the Fire Station on the corner of Algonquin and Pyott roads.

 

The class will run 4-6 hours and when completed, the certificate will be valid for two year. Cost of the class is $55.00 per person, and if we have at least 8 people participate, the class be exclusively for Troop 368.

 

Please contact me at home at 847-854-2854 or on my cell at 847-867-0019 to sign up.

 

Yours in Scouting,

 

Brian Abendrothr

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Order of the Arrow 

• No news

Troop Meetings  

• Vote for your summer camp choice at the next troop meeting!

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Nov 1st. The Dancing Bananas patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

• The November camp out is our annual Thanksgiving feast!  It will be November 11-13th.  We are moving to a new location, Camp Tomo Chi Chi.  This is a big event and we would like all scouts to attend.  If you know any Webelo II Cub Scouts, invite them to join us. More details coming soon.

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Service Projects 

• We will be helping Light of Christ church with their fall clean up on Sat, 11/05, 10am - 1pm.
• The church is our charter organization.  They provide us space for our troop meetings, trainings and Court of Honor among other things.  Participating in the clean up is a way for our troop to thank them for their support. Please, everyone come out for this event. If you have another commitment and cannot make the whole time. Come out for what you can make. We want a strong showing from the troop at this event. 
• The boys should wear Activity shirts and bring work gloves, rakes, etc, since we don't know how many supplies the church provides.

PLC Meeting 

• Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 16th @ 4pm.  

Merit Badges 

• Family Life - Mrs Glover is doing this merit badge again for a group of scouts.  If you would like to join them, it will meet twice, both Sundays, Oct 16 & Nov 6 from 2-3 pm at Mrs. Glover's home.  The sessions start this weekend.  So let Mr Wenzel know if you will be attending.
• Fire Safety - In honor of fire safety month, Mr Haughey is going to be offering the Fire Safety Merit badge.   It will meet twice, both Sundays, Oct 23 & Nov 6 from 10 am - noon at the Algonquin Fire Station on Algonquin Rd.   Let Mr Haughey or Mr Wenzel know if you will be attending.

Fundraising 

• All popcorn and wreath orders due to Mr. Abendroth October 24th! 
• Popcorn pick up November 13th from mr. Abendroth's house. 
• Wreath pick up week of November 14th from warehouse to be determined..

Wreath Prices

The mail order pricing is listed below:

• Classic Wreath $34.00
• Victorian Wreath $37.00
• Wintergreen Wreath $38.00
• Cranberry Wreath $38.00
• Living Tree $34.00
• Centerpiece $34.00

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Order of the Arrow 

• No news

At the October 3 troop meeting, Mr McMahon, Mr Sweeney and Mr Wenzel presented a brief summary of our three summer camp choices for 2012. 

Troop Meetings  

• NO MEETING Next Monday, October 10th since there is no school.  See everyone on the 17th.

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Nov 1st. 
• The Dancing Bananas patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

• The next camp out to white pines is this Friday, October 7th.  Please be at Light of Christ church at 5:30 pm so we can leave on time.
• The November camp out is our annual Thanksgiving feast!  It will be November 11-13th.  We are moving to a new location, Camp Tomo Chi Chi.  This is a big event and we would like all scouts to attend.  More details coming soon.

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Service Projects 

• We will be helping Light of Christ church with their fall clean up.  Tentative date is Nov 5th.  More details to come.

PLC Meeting 

• Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 16th @ 4pm.  

Merit Badges 

• Fire Safety - In honor of fire safety month, Mr Haughey is going to be offering the Fire Safety Merit badge.   It will meet twice, both Sundays, Oct 23 & Nov 6 from 10 am - noon at the Algonquin Fire Station on Algonquin Rd.   Let Mr Haughey or Mr Wenzel know if you will be attending.
• Family Life - Mrs Glover is doing this merit badge again for a group of scouts.  If you would like to join them, it will meet twice, both Sundays, Oct 16 & Nov 6 from 2-3 pm at Mrs. Glover's home.  Let Mr Wenzel know if you will be attending.

Fundraising 

• All popcorn and wreath orders due to Mr. Abendroth October 24th! 
• Popcorn pick up november 13th from mr. Abendroths house. 
• Wreath pick up week of november 14th from warehouse to be determined..

Wreath Prices

The mail order pricing is listed below:

• Classic Wreath $34.00
• Victorian Wreath $37.00
• Wintergreen Wreath $38.00
• Cranberry Wreath $38.00
• Living Tree $34.00
• Centerpiece $34.00

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Order of the Arrow 

• No news

POPCORN & WREATH SALES

This is just a reminder that all popcorn and wreath orders are due to Mr. Abendroth at the troop meeting Monday October 24.

For those who have forgotten, the mail order pricing is listed below:

• Classic Wreath $34.00
• Victorian Wreath $37.00
• Wintergreen Wreath $38.00
• Cranberry Wreath $38.00
• Living Tree $34.00
• Centerpiece $34.00

Troop Meetings  

• White pines permission slip due next Monday September 26th

Flag Ceremony 

• The next Flag Pledge ceremony at the Algonquin Village Hall will be on Oct 4th. 
• The penguin patrol will be doing the pledge. Meet promptly at 7:25 pm.

Court of Honor 

• The next Court of Honor is Monday, December 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

• The next camp out is to white pines on October 7th- 9th. 
• Permission slips are due next Monday September 26th. 
• We will be doing scout vs. adult competitions. some of the activities will be foot races, cooking, fire building knot and lashings, campsite cleaning and much more.

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Service Projects 

• Extreme Service Project - Sat, Sept 24; 9am-2:30pm - OA sponsored event that is open to all scouts.  

PLC Meeting 

• Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, October 16th @ 4pm.  

Merit Badges 

• Fire Safety - In honor of fire safety month, Mr Haughey is going to be offering the Fire Safety Merit badge. 
• It will meet twice, both Sundays, Oct 23 & Nov 6 from 10 am - noon at the Algonquin Fire Station on Algonquin Rd.  
• Let Mr Haughey or Mr Wenzel know if you will be attending.

Fundraising 

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Order of the Arrow 

• No news

On Monday permission slips were handed out for the next camp out. The camp out is Oct 7-9 at the White Pines State Park in Oregon, IL. We will be meeting at Light of Christ church at 5:30 pm on Friday and plan to be home Sunday around noon.

The permission slip is due next Monday, September 26th. Meal planning and duty rosters will be done on Monday, October 3rd.

Our SPL & PLC have a fun event planned for the camp out. There will be a competition between scouts and leaders/adults. The events will include competitions on scouts skills like fire building, knots, lashings, cooking and overall campsite.

Like our last camp out, we need parents to join us in helping with transportation to the camp but also in the competition.

Finally, the D300 middle schools have a band event being planned for the Friday we leave. The 7th and 8th grade band members will be performing during half time at the Jacob's High School football game. The expected end time for this band event is after 9:00 pm. Any scouts that want to participate in the band event and the camp out should contact me in the next week. We currently have a parent that will drive these scouts out to the camp site Saturday morning. Space will be limited and we will need you to drop off your gear Friday night to be transported up in the troop trailer.

This should be a fun event. The competition will be great. The event judges are our SPL and ASPL. I am sure they will be fair and just to the adults. Well, at least maybe they will let us win one event.

If you get a chance this week or weekend, check out the Healing Field at Carpenter Park in Carpentersville.  It is in honor of all the victims of the 9/11 attacks.  You can find info on the event at http://www.healingfield.org/carpentersville-il-2011/.  Opening ceremonies are tonight at 6:00 pm.

Troop Meetings  

• After meetings, everyone should help put the chairs away neatly in the closet
• No meeting on Labor Day.

Flag Ceremony 

We will resume the Flag Pledge ceremonies at the Algonquin Village Hall on Sept 6th.

Court of Honor 

The next Court of Honor is Monday, Sept 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.

Camp Out 

The next troop camp out is Sept 9-11 at Palisades State Park. Permission slips were due today.

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Service Projects 

• Healing Field – A temporary patriotic tribute to the people that lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy
• Sun, Sept 4; noon-2pm. We will meet in the Otto parking lot to assemble flags.
• Tue, Sept 6; 5pm-8pm. We will meet at the Northeast corner of Carpenter park to place the flags.
• Extreme Service Project - Sat, Sept 24; 9am-2:30pm - OA sponsored event that is open to all scouts.  More information coming soon.

PLC Meeting 

Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 18 @ 1pm.  New PLC members should plan to attend.

OKPIK  

Cold Weather Camping Course - Scouts ages 14 & Up; Cost: $75; Dates: Classroom, Half Day - Oct 15, 2011, Nov 12, 2011,Dec 10, 2011, Jan 7, 2012; Practical, Camping Weekend - Jan 21 & 22, 2012.  If you are interested, see Mr Torres or Mr Wenzel.

Order of the Arrow 

No news

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Merit Badges 

Many scouts have partial merit badges from summer camp and space jam.  Even a few from MBOD.  Lets not forget about them.  Scouts should be contacting troop merit badge counselors to arrange completing the badges.

Troop Meetings  

• Uniform inspections, elections and meal planning next week
• No meeting on Labor Day.

Flag Ceremony 

We will resume the Flag Pledge ceremonies at the Algonquin Village Hall on Sept 6th.

Camp Out 

The next troop camp out is Sept 9-11 at Palisades State Park. Permission slips will be due next Monday.

Court of Honor 

The next Court of Honor is Monday, Sept 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.  We have a lot of recognition for scouts.

Service Projects 

• Healing Field – A temporary patriotic tribute to the people that lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy
• Sun, Sept 4; noon-2pm. We will meet in the Otto parking lot to assemble flags.
• Tue, Sept 6; 5pm-8pm. We will meet at the Northeast corner of Carpenter park to place the flags.
• Extreme Service Project - Sat, Sept 24; 9am-2:30pm - OA sponsored event that is open to all scouts.  More information coming soon.

PLC Meeting 

Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 18 @ 1pm.  New PLC members should plan to attend.

OKPIK  

Cold Weather Camping Course - Scouts ages 14 & Up; Cost: $75; Dates: Classroom, Half Day - Oct 15, 2011, Nov 12, 2011,Dec 10, 2011, Jan 7, 2012; Practical, Camping Weekend - Jan 21 & 22, 2012.  If you are interested, see Mr Torres or Mr Wenzel.

Order of the Arrow 

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Merit Badges 

Many scouts have partial merit badges from summer camp and space jam.  Even a few from MBOD.  Lets not forget about them.  Scouts should be contacting troop merit badge counselors to arrange completing the badges.

Order of the Arrow 

Good luck to the newly elected scouts that will be participating in their Ordeal this weekend.

Troop Meetings  

• Monday troop meetings will resume again on this Monday @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.
• Uniform Inspections on Mon, Aug 29th.

Flag Ceremony 

We will resume the Flag Pledge ceremonies at the Algonquin Village Hall on Sept 6th.

Camp Out 

The next troop camp out is Sept 9-11 at Palisades State Park.  Look for details and permission slips coming soon.

Court of Honor 

The next Court of Honor is Monday, Sept 12th @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.  We have a lot of recognition for scouts.

PLC Meeting 

Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Sept 18 @ 1pm.  New PLC members should plan to attend.

Service Projects

• Healing Field - Sun, Sept 4; noon-2pm and Tue, Sept 6; 5pm-8pm - A temporary patriotic tribute to the people that lost their lives in the 9/11 tragedy.  More information coming at the next troop meeting.
• Extreme Service Project - Sat, Sept 24; 9am-2:30pm - OA sponsored event that is open to all scouts.  More information coming soon.

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Merit Badges 

Many scouts have partial merit badges from summer camp and space jam.  Even a few from MBOD.  Lets not forget about them.  Scouts should be contacting troop merit badge counselors to arrange completing the badges.

No Meeting tonight!

Rest up from that first day of school.

Regular troop meetings will start again next week, August 22nd.

Space Jam 5

• We had a great weekend.  Even with the mess up on merit badges, everyone had a good time.  Vote was overwhelming for a return trip next year.

PLC Meeting

• Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 14 @ 1pm.

Troop Meetings

• Monday troop meetings will resume again on August 22 @ 7pm at Light of Christ church.  Enjoy the week of August 15 off in honor of the first day of school.

SMC / BOR

• If you completed requirements for a rank badge this summer, Email Mr Simpsons at records@troop368.com to schedule your Scoutmaster conference and Board of Review.

Next Camp Out

• The next troop camp out is September 9-11 at Palisades State Park.  Look for details and permission slips coming soon.

Court of Honor

• The next Court of Honor is September 12th.

Merit Badges

• We have some partial merit badges from summer camp and space jam.  Even a few from MBOD.  Lets not forget about them.  Scouts should be contacting troop merit badge counselors to arrange completing the badges.  Lets try to see if we can complete them before the September Court of Honor.

Summer Troop Get Togethers

• Monday, August 1^st – Bowling at Brunswick on Algonquin Rd - 7-8pm.  $5 per person include shoe rental and an hour of bowling.

Merit Badges

• We had a few partial merit badges from summer camp.  Lets not forget about them.  Scouts should be contacting troop merit badge counselors to arrange completing the badges.  Over 80% of the merit badges started at summer camp were completed there.  Lets try to see if we can complete the rest before the September Court of Honor.

Space Jam 5

• Be reading your books and doing the prerequisites for you merit badges.
• If you have not arranged a tent buddy, please do so.
• This event is Aug 5-7 at the Rantoul Airport. Due to the distance to the event and camp check-in requirements, we need to get an early start leaving by 3:00 pm at the latest.  

Court of Honor

• The next Court of Honor is September 12th.  If you completed requirements for a rank badge this summer, Email Mr Simpsons at records@troop368.com to schedule your Scoutmaster conference and Board of Review.
• Speaking of Court of Honor, I gave patrols a challenge at the last one to schedule a "fun" patrol meeting sometime this summer.  I have not heard about any.  There is still time to schedule something!

PLC Meeting

• Next PLC meeting is scheduled for Sunday, August 14 @ 1pm.

The troop is meeting tonight, 7p, at Light of Christ church. All scouts that can, please attend.

We have a special guest tonight. John Elliot is an Eagle scout from Troop 368 currently serving in the Marines. He is home on leave and will be talking to the boys about being an Eagle scout.

We also want to wrap up summer camp. All first year scouts please bring your Boy Scout handbooks and Eagle Oasis booklets so we can get the information updated. For older scouts, I have lots of completed blue cards. I will pass them out as well as any partials from summer camp. Time to make plans on how to finish up those partials.

Finally, anyone who wants to attend Space Jam, I will be collecting money and permission slips tonight.

Summer Camp

• The drive takes about 4 hours without stopping.  We will take a bathroom break half way.  But, we will be in the car for a long time.  Boys should plan accordingly.  They should plan to have their day packs with them in the car.  Any electronics taken for the ride will be collected by the leaders upon arrival at camp.
• Scouts should wear their Class A uniform for the ride up and back to camp.
• Scouts should wear have their swim suits in their day pack for the swim test.  Preferably, they should wear them to make things quicker.
• I have gotten updated information from Camp Napowan since our meeting a few weeks ago.  We need to be at camp by as close to 1 pm as possible.  So, we will be leaving Woodman's by 9:00 am on Sunday, July 10th.  All scouts need to be at Woodman's by 7:30 am as we have a lot of equipment to get loaded.    Scouts should pack a lunch in their day packs to eat on the ride up.  We will be stopping to take a bathroom break but not to buy food.  Please have the boys bring a lunch.
• Coming home from camp, we need to leave camp between 10 and 11 am on Saturday, July 16th.  The plan is to have the trailer loaded and the campsite cleaned up as close to 10 am as possible.  So, once all our drivers arrive, we will be able to load up and head home.  Coming home we will stop to purchase lunch since packing a lunch will not be practical.  Please make sure the boys have money to purchase a lunch on Saturday.
• Any medications that the boys will need to take prescription or over the counter, must be turned into the health office at camp.  The medicine must be in its original packaging with the pharmacy label if prescription.  Please put them all in a Ziploc bag with the scouts name on the bag.  Also, any include any instructions on taking like once a day in the morning, etc.  Do not pack the bag but set it aside for the leaders to collect at Woodman's before we leave.  The only except are meds needed for emergency situations like inhalers or epi-pens, etc.
• Don't forget we will have a bank to hold scouts money at camp.  Please put money, small bills if possible, in an envelope with the scouts name on it.  Please talk to your son about how they should be spending the money at camp.  Remember, some merit badges have a cost that goes along with them.  Finally, please mark with a sticking note, money for Saturday's lunch so that it is not mistakenly spent on other stuff at camp.  Do not pack the envelope but set it aside for the leaders to collect at Woodman's before we leave.  

Pioneering Merit Badge

• Any scouts interested in earning the Pioneering Merit Badge, we will be meeting starting this Wednesday evening, June 29^th at Light of Christ church – 7 pm.

PLC Meeting

• No PLC meeting this month.  We will meet again in August to start planning fall meetings.

Summer Troop Get Togethers

• There will be no get together on Monday, July 4^th due to the holiday or on Monday, July 11^th due to summer camp.
• Monday, July 18^th at Light of Christ church.  We will wrap up summer camp, sign off requirements completed in books, turn in blue cards and plan how to finish any incomplete merit badges.
• Monday, July 25^th at Raceway Woods.  We will be hiding another cache.
• Monday, August 1^st – Bowling.  Details coming soon.
• Monday, August 8^th – Water balloon competition.
• Monday, August 15^th – No meeting to let scouts recover from the first day of school.

Next campout (not including summer camp)

• Our next campout, not including summer camp, will be Space Jam 5. This event is Aug 5-7 at the Rantoul Airport.  There will be over 20 merit badges offer many being high tech including the new Robotics merit badge.  Due to the distance to the event and camp check-in requirements, we need to get an early start leaving by 3:00 pm at the latest.  More details and permission slips coming soon.

Summer Camp

• I will be in contact with drivers very soon on what the troop needs. 
• I will be printing out blue cards for summer camp. I will hand them out at camp. Until then, you should be working on the requirements that must be completed before summer camp.

Pioneering Merit Badge

• The troop is going to work on the Pioneering Merit Badge over the summer. Any scouts interested in earning the badge, we will be meeting several Wednesday evenings, to complete the requirements. There also will be a fee to cover material costs. Keep an eye out for details soon.

Geocaching (Get in the game!) Merit Badge

• Time to complete the homework requirements for the Geocache (Get in the game!) Merit Badge. Turn in the map and other homework to Mr Torres. 

Summer Troop Get Togethers

• Monday, June 27th at Light of Christ church. We will be playing outdoor games. There will be no get together on Monday, July 4th due to the holiday or on Monday, July 11th due to summer camp.
• Monday, July 18th at Light of Christ church. We will wrap up summer camp, sign off requirements completed in books, turn in blue cards and plan how to finish any incomplete merit badges.
• Monday, July 25th at Raceway Woods. We will be hiding another cache.
• Monday, August 1st – Bowling. Details coming soon.
• Monday, August 8th – Water balloon competition.
• Monday, August 15th – No meeting to let scouts recover from the first day of school.

Next campout (not including summer camp)

• Our next campout, not including summer camp, will be Space Jam 5. This event is Aug 5-7 at the Rantoul Airport. There will be over 20 merit badges offer many being high tech including the new Robotics merit badge. Due to the distance to the event, we want to get an early start leaving by 4:00 pm at the latest. More details and permission slips coming soon.

Summer Camp

• Thanks to everyone who came to last night’s summer camp information meeting.
• I will be in contact with drivers soon on what the troop needs.
• I will be printing out blue cards for summer camp.  I will hand them out at camp.  Until then, you should be working on the requirements that must be completed before summer camp.

Eagle Project

• A member of our Venture Crew 368 is working on his Eagle rank.  Michael Rice has an Eagle Project set up for June 17-18, 2011 from 10 am – 5 pm at the Jelke Creek at the Glenn Oak Entrance.  Come out and support Michael.  To volunteer, contact Michael at 847-428-0468.

Pioneering Merit Badge

• The troop is going to work on the Pioneering Merit Badge over the summer.  Any scouts interested in earning the badge, we will be meeting several evenings, to complete the requirements.  We are working out the details.  There also will be a fee to cover material costs.  Keep an eye out for details soon.

Geocaching (Get in the game!) Merit Badge

• Time to complete the homework requirements for the Geocache (Get in the game!) Merit Badge.  Turn in the map and first aid work to Mr Torres.  We will be hiding another cache in Raceway Woods on Monday, July 25^th.

Next Troop Get Together

• The troop will not be getting together on Monday, June 20^th.  Enjoy your week and hopefully we will see some drier weather soon.  Look for an Email with information on a troop get together the following week, Monday, June 27^th.  This will not be a “formal” meeting but just a fun gathering.