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S.M.S. for 3-17-24

Posted by swolfgram on Mar 18 2024 - 1:49am
Good Evening Everyone!
 
I would first like to thank everyone that came out for Bradly's eagle project on Saturday. We had a FANTASTIC turn out and we removed over 20,000 pounds of junk from the trailers that he was working on. Any regular project is a big undertaking. Bradly's project was an even bigger one. The second work day will be on April 6th at 10am so please put it on your calendar now to save the date. 
 
What happened today? We got 3 new scouts today and another 2 turning in the paper work on Monday. 
With five in total I would say that that's a good week.  
 
What's coming up this week?
 
This Monday Night:
 
Troop Meeting
St. Marks church, 101 s 6th ave
MAr 18th, 7:00 - 8:15p
This week we will be discussing the upcoming camp-out and or the day outing. I foolishly placed the camp-out right at the beginning of spring break week not realizing this until the last moment. I know a few of the boys will be out of town. We will figure out who's coming and what we are able to do after we get the report back from the boys.  
 
Spring 2024 Mulch fundraiser
Sales are open!
Back this year by popular demand is our mulch spring fundraiser.  Attached is this year's flyer and the sale numbers are all the same. Try to reach out to as many people as you can and the adults should try to do the same. This is a fantastic way to make some money for this year's camping and activities schedule. You can also negotiate with the customer to hire you to spread the mulch for them. All profit goes to the scout and goes to their scout account.  Whenever you place an order or get a sale please let us know as we want to get the mulch you the customer in a timely manner. Make sure you use the troop email when doing so. We have some web only products for sale so check the links on our site.
 
March Camp-out
This March we will be camping at Johnson's mound forest preserve on Mar 22nd - 24th. We have the cabin this year so weather is not a factor. 
The preserve's address is 41 W 600 Hughes rd Elburn IL, 60119
We need to see how many people are going to be around for the camp-out. This is right at the beginning of spring break and we may have a good number of people out of town for the week. If that is the case then we can do a day trip or overnight. 
Please let us know if you will be around that weekend.
 
The troop Zelle
Need to pay the troop for something or get paid for something? We have a Zelle for that. @TRP1TREASURER
 
Cyber-Chip
EVERYONE needs this, Yes This Means You!!!!
In order for the scouts to be able to use their phones or tech on meetings or outings they need to have this certification.  The class material can be found at
This is for the high school level but is applicable for all the scouts.
 
Upcoming events / Meeting updates.
 
Mar 18th, Camp-out prep 7p, St.Mark's
 
Mar 22nd - 24th, Johnson's mound campout
 
Mar 25th, No meeting spring break.
 
Apr 26th - 28th, Grant's pilgrimage 
 
May 17th - 19th, Starved Rock campout
 
Jun 15th - 23rd, South Carolina
 
Summer Adventure trip 2024:
South Carolina
Jun 15th - 23nd
Join us as we visit the palmetto state this year for our 2024 summer adventure trip. Take a boat ride to Fort Sumter to see where the civil war started. Hike along the beach and swim in the Atlantic Ocean. Venture to Savannah, one of the oldest cities in the country. See where the United States Marines train. All this and more in this year's summer southern excursion!  As of right now we are working out some scout deals and seeing how low we can go on price. As of now the projected price will be $350.00 per person. That will include the travel cost, the food and the activities. 
  
Recruiting New Members 
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.
 
Service with a purpose:
Casey’s Safe Haven
8N005 IL Rte 47, Maple Park, IL 60151
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.
 
Anderson Animal Shelter

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.

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S.M.S. for 4 - 10 - 22

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 10 2022 - 10:43pm
Good evening everyone
 
Thank you to everyone that came out to the trailer clean up.  It is a definite difference from what it looked like before, to what it is now.  Big thanks to Mr. V and Mrs. R for pulling the trailers over to the work site.  We are good to go for our next camp-out and it's only two weeks away! (hint - hint - wink - wink - nudge - nudge) We have a lot to talk about this week at the P.L.C and Committee meetings 
 
 
Monday P.L.C 4 - 11 - 22, 6 - 7p
Baker Church, Cedar Street entrance
We will be holding a Patrol Leader Council this Monday at Baker Church.  Every scout is invited.
Topics of the P.L.C will include but not limited to
* Upcoming events and badges
* Leadership and elections
* patrol updates
* Wants / needs
 
April committee meeting, 4 - 11, 7p
The next committee meeting will be at Baker Church immediately following the p.l.c.  We will be holding a new parent / member meeting during the evening.
 
Cyber-Chip
Everyone needs this
In order for the scouts to be able to use their phones or tech on meetings or outings they need to have this certification.  The class material can be found at
 
Active Fundraising Opportunity:
2022 Spring Mulch fundraiser.
We have a fantastic opportunity for the boys to make some money for the troop and themselves this season.  We will be selling bulk mulch supplied by Midwest Compost.  This fundraiser will be taking place from March to June.  You can also find the sale files and more on our website.  Just log on and go to the files folder,  fundraising, mulch fundraiser and all files are there.  This is an excellent way for the boys to chip away at the cost of spring / summer events and contribute to paying their own way
 
Upcoming events on the radar:

2022 U.S.Grants Pilgrimage

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S.M.S. for 4 - 17 - 22

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 17 2022 - 9:25pm
Good evening everyone
 
I hope you all had a happy Easter and got to spend some time with family and friends.  This week is also Passover week and Orthodox Easter is next Sunday.  Take some time this April and spend some time with the people you care about the most and forget about the outside world for just a short amount of time. 
 
But don't forget about scouts!
 
We've a lot coming at us in the next few weeks and it all starts this Monday night at St. Marks.
 
 
Monday meeting 4 - 18 - 22, 7p
St.Marks Church Gym.
We were going to hold our Order of the Arrow elections and camp-out planning this Monday meeting.  I just received a letter letting me know that the lodge does not have enough election officials to do the troops' elections.  We will be postponing our OA elections until May.  As soon as I get a date back from the lodge I will let everyone know.  We have 4 scouts eligible to join the OA but they can only do so if you vote them in.  We must have 75% of the troop at this upcoming meeting for the election to count.  The four scouts are Joseph Chieco, Anthony Herrera, Porter Snopko and Bradly Votaw.  As soon as we can get the election in our calendar please put it on yours. 
 
Because the election will be moved we will be working on the details for the Galena trip next weekend.  We will also be finishing up on requirements for our upcoming court of honor on Monday the 25th.
Next weekend is shaping up to be a lot of fun.  We have not been to Galena since 2019.  This will be a productive weekend for all that come.
 
 
 
 
Noah K eagle board of review
Apr 26, 7p
We need some help with a board of review on April 26th.  If you have never seen an eagle board of review and want to know how it works this is your chance.
 
 
Cyber-Chip
Everyone needs this
In order for the scouts to be able to use their phones or tech on meetings or outings they need to have this certification.          The class material can be found at
 
Active Fundraising Opportunity:
2022 Spring Mulch fundraiser.
We have a fantastic opportunity for the boys to make some money for the troop and themselves this season.  We will be selling bulk mulch supplied by Midwest Compost.  This fundraiser will be taking place from now to June 1st.  You can find the sale files and more on our website.  Just log on and go to the files folder,  fundraising, mulch fundraiser and all files are there.  This is an excellent way for the boys to chip away at the cost of spring / summer events and contribute to paying their own way.  
 
Upcoming events on the radar:

2022 U.S.Grants Pilgrimage

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S.M.S. for 4 - 20

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 19 2020 - 9:41pm
Good evening everyone
 
For this weekend letter there are a few things I wanted to send out and an idea I wanted to float.   Firstly I want to think Patrick and Mitchell for turning me on to Webex meeting site. I had completely forgotten about them and after putting myself to a crash course on how to put a meeting together it turns out that Webex is nifty.   Going forward using Webex to do major badges and Classwork will be an asset. 
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S.M.S. for 4 - 26

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 26 2020 - 9:15pm

Good evening everyone 

 
I want to think everyone who  participated in the Lincolns Pilgrimage this past weekend. We had fantastic weather, wonderful food and amazing company. The museums and historical locations we were able to go to gave the boys a much needed dose of history and insight.....  
Or at least all this would have happened in an alternate timeline.
 
In our version of reality it was cool, rainy, and gloomy.  There was one little ray of light this past weekend. Seven scouts who needed the 1st aid merit badge where able to participate in our online presentation of the badge.   Even though the demonstrate portion of this badge is a little tricky at this time we got done all that we could.  For the time being at least.   During the month of May we will be putting on a few other merit badges and the May schedule should be ready and running by the 1st.  More now than ever please check the website at least once or twice a week for updates to the calendar.
 
Monday meeting 4 - 27
We will start off on the Webex site and breakout from there.
First years will be working on:
3a. Explain the patrol method. Describe the types of patrols that are used in your troop.

3b. Become familiar with your patrol name, emblem, flag, and yell.
Explain how these items create patrol spirit.

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S.M.S. for 4 - 3 - 22

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 3 2022 - 9:11pm
Good evening everyone
 
Hi everybody!  Now that you are back from a week off it's time to get back down to the nitty gritty of springtime scouting.
We have a bunch of things on the roster and even more coming up as we go further into the better weather.  We are still trying to put together a trailer clean up day.  Hopefully next weekend will be dryer over at the park and we can get a few hours in.  I'm going to be blaming Mother Nature on any inability to work on the trailer over the past few weeks.  Simply because nature can't point a finger back and is an easy scapegoat. 
 
Here now are the top stories of the week.
 
Monday meeting 4 - 3 - 22
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S.M.S. for 4 - 5

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 5 2020 - 10:03pm

Good evening everyone

 
Tonight's letter will be fairly short  But there are 2 things that I wanted to touch on.
 
New meetings with a twist
This Monday we are going to be holding our first digital meeting at 7pm on our new Discord channel.  The voice service Discord is an application best known by online gamers and streamers.  Best of all (especially for us) it's free.  Anthony D has been working hard on setting the troop up with a server and I think it could make a huge difference In giving us our Monday meetings back. 
 
This simple solution to a very complex problem may be just what we needed for the time being.  It gives the boys the ability to try and continue with scouting even while real life goes against our original ideas for the year.   Discord has a desktop and mobile friendly version. Download the app and sign up. You will need a microphone or you can use the text option to join in. You can contact Anthony or myself and we will invite you in to the group.
 
Anthony = TideTurner143#4773
Stevan = Stevan W#3810
 
What's up with the scoop?

Some of you who have been receiving the troop scoop may be wondering why I haven't sent out this month's new issue. I am having a massive writer's block and have no idea what to talk about (first time for everything). Usually we talk about the upcoming events and the exciting new things coming down the pipeline.  At this time with everything being in lock down it's taking me an extra amount of time to put together something interesting. If you have any suggestions or would like to make a submission send me your Ideas and we'll see what we can do.  It can be something topical, allegorical, comical, or just flat out bonkers.

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S.M.S. for 4-14-24

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 15 2024 - 10:57am
Good Evening Everyone!
Holy Moly it's warm out there..I like it! 
We got some good stuff coming up. The day event, the camp-out and more...SO...
 
Come with me and you'll be In a world of pure imagination. Reach out, touch what was once. Just in your imagination
Don't be shy, it's alright If you feel a little trepidation. Sometimes these things don't need explanations....
 
What's new this coming week?
 
This Monday Night:
 
St. Mark's church
101 S 6th ave, St. Charles
Apr 14th, 7p - 8:15p
This Monday we will be going over camping and how to do it. For many of our new scouts the Grants Pilgrimage will be their first camping experience. We want to show them what to bring, how to pack and why pack what we pack. You will see a backpack and some of the camping gear we have and it will represent what you should / will have too. 
 
April camp-out
Grants Pilgrimage
Galena IL. Apr 26th - 28th                                                                                                                                                                                            We are going back to Grant's and Galena!  We will meet at the Vet's Center at 5:30 pm on Friday.  We will be returning back to the center's parking lot on Sunday by 1pm-ish.  Bring your hiking boots and be prepared to do some walking around the historic town of Galena.  Plan for rain so pack accordingly.  Complete the scavenger hunt, see some historic buildings, and maybe a little shopping.  Cracker barrel on Friday night, Breakfast in camp Saturday morning, Lunch in town/parking area Saturday afternoon, Dinner back at camp Saturday night and light Breakfast Sunday morning.

The cost for the trip is $45.00.

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S.M.S. for 5 - 10

Posted by swolfgram on May 10 2020 - 9:22pm
Good Evening Everyone
 
Yet another week has passed and the lockdown is still in place.  Spring time has finally come and even though it started with a bit of a chill warmer days are on the way.   There's been a lot of developments over the past couple days that you need to know and we as a troop need to be able to discuss.  The 2nd Monday of the month is tomorrow which means our Patrol Leader Council (P.L.C) and Committee Meeting (C.M) will be taking place this Monday evening.  There are a boat load of things that we need to get into so let's get to it.  
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S.M.S. for 5 - 17

Posted by swolfgram on May 18 2020 - 12:15am

Good Evening Everyone

 
With this past weekend's nonstop rain I'm now fairly happy that I still have troop ones canoes in my backyard.  Rather than using the car to go places this past weekend I could have just rowed my self there.   For this week's message I'll step right into it and start off right at the beginning.  That seems always a really good place to start.
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