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S.M.S.for 3-31-24

Posted by swolfgram on Apr 1 2024 - 12:47am
Good Evening Everyone!
Happy Easter everyone. In this week's issue we will be going over some of April's upcoming events, the fundraiser and an eagle project.
 
This Monday is our Patrol Leaders Council and our Committee meeting at Baker church. All new scouts are invited to the P.L.C from 6p - 7p
and all adults are welcome to come to the committee meeting directly following the P.L.C at 7p - 8:30. Gain a deeper understanding into how the troop works and see where your talents can help the troop out. 
 
This Monday Night:
 
Apr P.L.C meeting
4 - 1 - 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. 
* Spring and Summer events 
 
NOTE: We will also be duel casting the meeting. (In person and on the Discord)
 
Apr committee meeting
4 - 1 - 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 three areas that we are looking to staff are Fundraising, Activities and Recruitment.  All three areas are vital to the troop.  Meetings of these three departments need not always meet on a Monday night and can bounce ideas via mail or phone.
 
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.

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

Posted by swolfgram on Mar 25 2024 - 1:56am
Good Evening Everyone!
 
It's spring break for most of if not all of our members. Because so few people are going to read this within the next 48 hours I will save my whitty opening for next weeks issue. 
 
Here's the news!
 
This Monday Night:
No troop meeting
Spring break week, see you next week.
 
Spring 2024 Mulch fundraiser:
#1. What is this fundraiser?
Troop one has teamed up with Midwest Compost to launch our 2024 spring mulch fundraiser. This year's prices are the same as last year and are a fantastic way for the boys to make some summer cash. After selling a few yards of mulch, if asked, you can also offer up your services to your customer to help spread the mulch for a nominal fee. This is one of the more lucrative events of the year. 
 
#2. How do I place an order?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Order using the paper forum or calling it in:
Attached are the simple paper forums that Andie has made up. Just fill out the forum and send it in to our email. You can also give stevan a call with the order. Once an order is received and confirmed it will be placed within 48 hours.   

Order through our online option:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              If you wish to order online rather on the phone or sending in an email you can go to our square site. We have a few online only items and it's worth a look to see what we have. When you select the product to purchases don't forget to also add shipping to your order. For example, if I were to add 3 yards of double ground to the cart I also need to add the shipping to St.Charles option. Square is giving us a little trouble linking shipping to the product selection or auto filling the distance. Whenever you or anyone on your list buy's something using our square site please let us know so as to be on the lookout for the notice.   Here is the map to help with determining distance. 

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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 3-10-24

Posted by swolfgram on Mar 11 2024 - 1:32am
Good Evening Everyone!
 
This week we have the vet's dinner, a town walk and the mulch fundraiser. Along with that we have a few guests, a few regulars and a few irregulars. To see what this all means come see us this week and find out. 
 
This Monday Night:
 
Dinner with the Legion
Veterans Hall, 311 n 2nd street
Mar 11th 6p - 7p
Join the troop this month as we dine in with the American Legion at the veterans hall.
Help serve dinner and join in the fellowship. Set-up will begin at 5:45ish with dinner to follow at 6p
 
Spring 2024 Mulch fundraiser
Pre-Sales are open, Sales open on the 15th
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.  
 
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 11th, Dinner with the vet's
6p, Vet's center
 
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 3-3-24

Posted by swolfgram on Mar 4 2024 - 1:42pm
Good Evening Everyone!
 
How about that weather? Anyone or anything get blown away the other day?
 
This Monday Night:
 
Mar P.L.C meeting: 
3 - 4 - 24
Baker Church
307 Cedar Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
 6 - 7:00p
Topics of the P.L.C will include but not limited to
* Past / Upcoming events and badges
* Leadership
* Patrol updates
* How to keep everyone up to date on what is going on in the troop. 
* Spring and Summer events 
 
NOTE: We will also be duel casting the meeting. (In person and on the Discord)
 
Mar committee meeting:
3 - 4 - 24
Baker Church
307 Cedar Ave, St. Charles, IL 60174
7 - 8:30p
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 four areas that we are looking to staff are Fundraising, Activities and Recruitment.  All three areas are vital to the troop.  Meetings of these four departments need not always meet on a Monday night and can bounce ideas via mail or phone.
 
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 4th, PLC / CM (PLC 6p-7p)  (CM 7p-830p)
 
Mar 11th, Dinner with the vet's
6p, Vet's center
 
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
  
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 2-25-24

Posted by swolfgram on Feb 25 2024 - 9:58pm
Good evening everyone
 
 We got some really good stuff happening this week and into next month. 
 
This Monday Night:
 
Troop Meeting
Veterans Hall, 311 n 2nd street
Feb 26th,, 7:00 - 8:15p
Merit badge monday and guest attendee's:
This Monday we will be hosting two cub scouts, a scout that is thinking about transferring and a young man that has never been in scouts and is looking to join. The perfect ice breaker for this meeting would be the pet's merit badge and the troop's pet rock. Brock the rock has been with us for many years. Whether you have the pet's badge or not, we always have a good time with Brock. Let's put on a good show for our guests. 
 
Spring Fundraiser:
Mulch: Back by unanimous demand we will be bringing back this spring fundraiser. We will have updated numbers in a few days. 
 
Pancake breakfast: With the backing of the American legion we are putting together details on an April pancake fundraiser. We will be getting the information together and talking about dates in a week.  
 
Summer Adventure trip 2024:
South Carolina
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. 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.    
 
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.
Feb 26th - Meeting, 7 - 8:15p
 
Mar 22nd - 24th, Johnson's mound campout
 
Apr 26th - 28th, Grant's pilgrimage 
 
May 17th - 19th, Starved Rock campout
 
Jun 15th - 23rd, South Carolina
 
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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