October is finally here. With today's weather seemingly being the last few gasps of summer in our area you must enjoy it while you can.
Right around the corner we have the chill of fall and the bite of winter.
This Monday will be the beginning of the next season for scouts. It also brings with it the new fiscal year and the new meeting rotation for the first Monday of the month. It is very important that all scouts come to the meeting on Monday to take part in the new meeting schedule.
With the hurricane passing this past week we see the total destruction that a natural disaster can bring to a community. Town's flooded and buildings under water. Roads and bridges washed away or scraped away so cleanly it was like the road never existed. Power loss and technology rendered useless because of it.
I want all our scouts and families to have a plan in place as to what you will do if something happens and you are in that kind of situation.
Any natural disaster may happen and we need to have a plan in place to make it through it.
For tonight's meeting we will be updating your scout book and updating the troop database. You can also request any records you may need.
We will be going over the scarecrow design and the logistics behind that. AND...keep going with Citizenship in the community merit badge. We still have a lot to do. Let's pick up where we left off last week.
A full packed night!
Scarecrow fest 2024
Coming this October
S.T.C. downtown
This year we will be building a scarecrow for scarecrow fest again. Our main theme for the past few years has been military. This year's theme will be Army.
The cost of scouting should not be a limitation. We offer an easy way to fund your fun, while spreading scout and service spirit!
See all the ways to be thriftyin your adventures!
Patriots Promise Campaign:
The St. Charles VFW post 5036
Year round
For some, our flag is nothing more than just a piece of cloth that flies from a pole or off the side of our house. We see it almost every day and never think too much of it. We remind ourselves to put it up every Memorial Day, Fourth of July and maybe on Veterans Day before we remember to take it back down and stick it back in the shed. The veterans of St. Charles VFW post 5036 want to change this mindset.
Patriots Promise is the new fantastic way of bringing education and reverence back into displaying our flag on special days of the year.
St. Charles V.F.W. post 5036 has carefully crafted this fundraising opportunity to take place over the calendar year
This fundraiser is a little bit of work, but it is a fantastic way of supporting the troop and the VFW. This fundraiser is a subscription-based sale and is an ongoing chance for us to do some good and make some money. This is a St. Charles specific fundraiser so please read the notes and see if you can help us out.
If you have a family member, a friend, an acquaintance, a Cub Scout, or someone wishing to join you as a transfer from another troop please let us know. We all know that the only way for the troop to survive is for more people to join over the long run. If you know of anyone that could potentially be interested in joining, please have them come to a meeting, outing, camp-out or just for a visit.
Casey’s Safe Haven is a 501(c)3 non-profit holistic equine rescue dedicated to healing horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules in need. We will accept equines from animal control facilities, pony ride facilities, horses being retired from lesson programs, police force, and the race track. We also accept healthy animals donated by loving owners that for reasons beyond their control can no longer provide care. Our mission is to be a part of the solution by educating the public on the responsibilities and proper care of each equine so they receive the respect and dignity they deserve as living beings.
For more than fifty years, Anderson Humane has been the leading animal welfare organization in our community. We have been dedicated to creating positive connections between people and animals from day one because animals make us better! Today, we place more than 4,000 pets into loving homes each year. Our innovative programs make the healing presence of animals available to seniors, veterans, and those in crisis.
News Around Town:
Festivals and gatherings abound around town! Go out and seize the day!
Scarecrow fest, Oct 11th - 13th
Downtown S.T.C.
The 39th annual Scarecrow Weekend will be held October 11th-13th in downtown St. Charles, Illinois.
110+ handmade scarecrows will be showcased around town for visitors to view and vote on their favorites. There will be a Family Zone with live entertainment and family fun as well as an Activity Zone with festive photo ops, Scarecrow-to-Go and family activities. Attendees can also enjoy live entertainment throughout the 1st Street Plaza throughout the weekend, too!
While visiting, make sure to treat yourself to many sales, specials, and events throughout town including the Autumn on the Fox Craft Show in Pottawatomie Park
Like manna from heaven it is finally raining again. Let the cool showers wash away the dust and feed the plants that need a cool drink.
As we officially enter fall the brisk winds and chilly nights return to us. The days become cooler and shorter, the evenings longer and more ominous for the pending winter. The spirits of the past months linger like the fog over the fields before burning away in the daylight. The smell of fall and the taste of pumpkin spice everything creeps into our lives. 31 days of being spookie, 30 days of thankfulness and then the most wonderful time of the year is at our doorstep. How fast has this year gone and what still lies just around the next corner no one knows. We have a lot coming in the next weeks and days. Let's start this week by gathering round and partaking in the weekly letter.
We hope you all had a wonderful weekend with your family and friends, I know I sure did. We have a number of cool things coming up over the next few weeks. We also have our biggest fundraiser of the year starting this Monday. The Months camp-out, events and happenings...
Race Into Scouting was a hit!! Most of the scouts attended, had never been, and definitely said they would come back again. Our troop was thanked immensely for helping out, and we even made new friends with a troop just immediately north of us. We are hoping to connect without new found friends and have them join us in a meeting or two in the near future.
We have only one week till we have our next court of honor and we want everyone to have the best chance to complete the badges they started.
Next Saturday will be our swimming and lifesaving merit badge work day. We will also have the leaders on hand to work with you on requirements and objectives. Everyone that may have something to do could get something done during the day.
We also have a cub scout Munhall meet and greet night that Mr.Browne can talk more about on Monday.
Swimming and lifesaving merit badge pre-work day. (and working on other stuff)
Camp Kane historic site
south side of langum park by 25 and Devereaux way
Aug 18th, 7p - 8:15p
*C.O.H. prep
*Merit Badge prep
*Cave camp-out prep
Swimming and Lifesaving merit badges
The Ottos house (It's really the neighbors)
1228 Easton Dr, Carol Stream
Aug 24, 11a - 4p Do you have the Swimming badge? Do you have the Lifesaving badge? You can and will be able to get both badges if you try and want to! The cost will be 5.00 per person for pizza and drink. The Swimming merit badge: Swimming Merit Badge (usscouts.org) The Lifesaving merit badge: Lifesaving Merit Badge (usscouts.org)
Court of Honor
Veterans Hall
311 n 2nd street
August 26, 6:30p - 8p
Everyone must RSVP on the troop website. If you need assistance, please ask.
This fundraiser is a little bit of work, but it is a fantastic way of supporting the troop and the VFW. This fundraiser is a subscription-based sale and is an ongoing chance for us to do some good and make some money. This is a St. Charles specific fundraiser so please read the notes and see if you can help us out.
If you have a family member, a friend, an acquaintance, a Cub Scout, or someone wishing to join you as a transfer from another troop please let us know. We all know that the only way for the troop to survive is for more people to join over the long run. If you know of anyone that could potentially be interested in joining, please have them come to a meeting, outing, camp-out or just for a visit.
Casey’s Safe Haven is a 501(c)3 non-profit holistic equine rescue dedicated to healing horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules in need. We will accept equines from animal control facilities, pony ride facilities, horses being retired from lesson programs, police force, and the race track. We also accept healthy animals donated by loving owners that for reasons beyond their control can no longer provide care. Our mission is to be a part of the solution by educating the public on the responsibilities and proper care of each equine so they receive the respect and dignity they deserve as living beings.
For more than fifty years, Anderson Humane has been the leading animal welfare organization in our community. We have been dedicated to creating positive connections between people and animals from day one because animals make us better! Today, we place more than 4,000 pets into loving homes each year. Our innovative programs make the healing presence of animals available to seniors, veterans, and those in crisis.
News Around Town:
Festivals and gatherings abound around town! Go out and seize the day!
In closing:
As always if you have any questions let us know. We will see you all Monday evening!
I first want to thank everyone that helped out at this year's Memorial Day events. Last Monday when the boys did the flag raising they did an excellent job. We had the younger group do the ceremony this year and because of Seth and Wyatt leading them they all did a professional and respectful job. Thank you boys for everything that you did this year. A super big thank you to the adults that helped with the breakfast and the perade. We got another year done, only 364 days until next time.
There are a huge amount of things coming up in the next few weeks for the troop.
This Monday Night:
Jun P.L.C meeting
6 - 3 - 24
Baker Church
307 Cedar Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
6 - 7:00p
Please enter using the N 3rd ave door.
Topics of the P.L.C will include but not limited to
* Past / Upcoming events and badges
* Leadership
* Patrol updates with new scout's
* How to keep everyone up to date on what is going on in the troop.
* Preparing for summer camp
NOTE: We will also be duel casting the meeting. (In person and on the Discord)
Jun committee meeting
6 - 3 - 24
Baker Church
307 Cedar Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
7 - 8:30p
Please enter using the N 3rd ave door.
The next committee meeting will be at Baker Church immediately following the p.l.c. If you are a committee member or are a parent interested in troop business, please attend. We are searching for new members that can help staff a few areas of need for the troop. The two areas that we are looking to staff are Fundraising and Recruitment. The two areas are vital to the troop. Meetings of these Two departments need not always meet on a Monday night and can bounce ideas via mail or phone.
