Troop 20 News: Upcoming & Recent Events and Pictures
Troop 20's Newest Eagle Scouts
Congratulations to Robert "Bert" Corbeil
To earn his Eagle Award, Robert organized a group of scouts and adults in over 100 hours of work to design and build raised garden beds for the Ascension Parish. These gardens are now used to benefit a local food pantry and to teach the students at the parish school about growing food.
2011 Troop 20 Eagle Scout!
Congratulations to Nathan Rothenbaum
To earn his Eagle Award, Nathan organized a group of scouts and adults in over 200 hours of work to catalogue over 1100 athletic and academic awards (encompassing 1957 unique team and individual recipients) dating back to 1887 that were scattered throughout OPRF High School. Recipients of those awards can now find where they are being displayed in the school and enjoy them along with their family and friends. This catalog is now a historical record for the school and community to cherish for many years to come.
2012 Troop 20's Newest Eagle Scout!
Congratulations to Ian Nutter
Ian's Eagle Project was to repair and reorganize the Animal Care League's garage. It was emptied, thoroughly cleaned, had shelving units installed, and items including animal cages, plastic bins amongst many miscellaneous items were sorted and restacked for quick and easy access. Hazardous items including an outdated Xray machine and motor oil were arranged to be disposed of safely. Parts of the garage were also repaired including the threshold. And room was made to park the Animal Care League's van which could not be parked in the garage it it's previous condition. This project greatly helped the Animal Care League and provided much needed easy access to cages should the animals ever need to be evacuated in an emergency situation.
Another 2012 Troop 20 Eagle Scout!
Congratulations to Camillo Iannaccone
To earn his Eagle Award, Camillo organized a group of scouts and adults in over 150 hours of work to clean, re-design and catalogue the equipment, tools and supplies of a wood-shop in a local retirement home. This wood-shop is now being used by senior citizens and other members of the community.
Also, 2012 Troop 20's Newest Eagle Scout!
Once an Eagle Scout ... Always an Eagle Scout!
It
is the highest honor a Boy Scout can earn. It recognizes qualities such
as citizenship, integrity, leadership and community involvement, and in
2012, the Eagle Scout program will turn 100. The first Eagle Scout
badge was presented to 16-year-old Arthur Eldred of Oceanside, N.Y. in
April 1912, after his completion of 21 merit badges. Today, more than
50,000 scouts (out of approximately 2 million) earn the Eagle Scout
Award each year, reports the National Eagle Scout Association (NESA).
Sunday, March 4, 2012 - Pancake Breakfast - Ascension School Gym
Thanks to all the Scouts who helped out at this year's Pancake Breakfast in the Ascension Gym.
And thanks to all who bought breakfast and/or raffle tickets to support the Troop!
This year's raffle winner was the Schwarber family who won a free one week stay at PicadillyParaidse, a fully equipped and furnished home with heated pool that is just 4 miles from Walt Disney World in Florida. Congratulations to the Schwarber family!!!
Monday, March 5, 2012 - NO Troop Meeting
NO Troop Meeting after the Pancake Breakfast due to RPBA (Recovering from Pancake Breakfast Overexposure).
Saturday, March 10, 2012 - Merit Badge Academy - Elmwood Park High School
MERIT BADGE ACADEMY
March 10, 2012 at Elmwood Park High School
Registration will open at 9am on January 16th and ending February 24th at 5pm. Out-of-council registration will begin February 27th if room permitting. This event is very popular, register early to secure a spot!
Classes to be offered (subject to change):
Chemistry, Art, Geology, Dog Care, Stamp Collecting, Electronics, Chess, Medicine, Collections, Law, Coin Collecting, Communications, Invention, Citizen in the Community, Citizen in the Nation, Citizen in the World, Fingerprinting, Disability Awareness, Public Speaking, Electricity, Scouting Heritage, Engineering, Textiles
Sunday, March 11, 2012 - Eagle Court of Honor - 3:00pm - Ascension Church - Pine Room
Troop 20 is proud to honor the achievements or our three newest Eagle Scouts in an Eagle Court of Honor to be held at 3:00pm in the Pine Room of Ascension Church.
Please make every effort to celebrate our three new Eagle Scouts, Robert, Camillo and Nathan.
They will receive their awards at a triple ceremony and we would like the Troop to be there (this means you!).
These are impressive events for impressive achievements, and a great way for our younger scouts to see what they can achieve.
Details will follow, but save the date. We will need help setting up, probably at around 2:30.
All Troop 20 Scouts should plan to attend. Your families are invited as well.
Please wear you Class "A" uniforms including sashes.
Monday, March 12, 2012 - Regular Troop Meeting - 7:00pm - Barrie Park
Regular Troop Meeting, Merit Badge work and prepare for Great Lakes trip.
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Dues $1.00
Friday, March 16 - Sunday, March 18, 2012 - Great Lakes Naval Base - 4:00pm
On Saturday, February 16th through Sunday, February 18th, the Scouts of Troop 20 are heading off to visit the Great Lakes Naval Base in Illinois. Activities will include a visit to the USS Whitehat "ship in the bottle" trainer, climbing wall, bowling, museum visit, swimming, eating pizza, and lots of free time in the gym to play volleyball and shoot baskets.
Scouts should bring a sleeping bag and ground pad as we will be sleeping in the gym. As we have
planned some pool time (as in swimming pool not billiards) Scouts should also bring a swim suit,
(goggles if you use them), water shoes (optional) and a towel.
Scouts wishing to use the Climbing Wall must have the Great Lakes Waiver signed and returned as
well (along with this Troop 20 permission slip). If you don't return a signed Great Lakes Waiver you
cannot use the climbing wall - no exceptions will be made.
Monday, March 26, 2012 - Regular Troop Meeting - 7:00pm - Barrie Park
Regular Troop Meeting, Merit Badge.
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Dues $1.00
Monday, April 2, 2012 - Regular Troop Meeting - 7:00pm - Barrie Park
Regular Troop Meeting, Merit Badge work.
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Dues $1.00
Monday, April 9, 2012 - NO Troop Meeting - Easter Monday.
NO Troop Meeting after Easter.
Monday, April 16, 2012 - Regular Troop Meeting - 7:00pm - Barrie Park
Regular Troop Meeting, Merit Badge work, Elections - PIZZA Fest (did I say Pizza!)
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Dues $1.00
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - Scout Sunday - TBA
Mass, Dinner,Crossover, Badge Awards, and Entertainment!
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Further Info will be forthcoming.
Monday, April 23, 2012 - Regular Troop Meeting - 7:00pm - Barrie Park
Regular Troop Meeting, Merit Badge work, prepare for upcoming April campout.
Scouts in Class "A" and "B" uniforms; Dues $1.00
Friday, April 27, - Sunday, April 29, 2012 - Campout TBA
Somewhere great, I'm sure. Further Info will be forthcoming.
Monday, April 30, 2012 - NO Troop Meeting
NO Troop Meeting after a campout.
Nature Without the Nanny State
National parks are ecosystems that answer to their own rules. Plenty of people have defied the obvious and commonsensical and paid for it with their lives.
Some Information for Boy Scout Families of Troop 20
Welcome back to Troop 20!
The entire Troop 20 leadership, and scouts, are excited to welcome your
sons back to the Troop for a great year. We look forward to sharing
campouts, camp fires, skiing, canoes, hiking, learning, Camp Napawon and
all the memories these will generate for your sons.
Meetings: We meet on Monday nights at 7pm at Barrie Park,
except when we don't. There have been times when we had to meet
somewhere else, but those are rare. Usually, after a weekend campout,
we do not meet the following Monday. That is because we leaders are old
and decrepit and need the rest. We also do not meet during most of the
summer. Each Scout is expected to wear a Class A or B uniform and
bring one dollar in dues to the meetings. This helps cover the cost of
cookies and “bug juice”. During meetings, we usually work on merit
badges and upcoming trips.
Parental Involvement: For some of our trips, we have adequate
numbers of vehicles and drivers. For others, we need parents to
drive. But, for every trip or outing, parents are always welcome to
attend. Always. You are also very (very!) welcome to join in the troop
leadership. Fear not: you can do what you have time for. Camping,
organizing trips, working on merit badges, the possibilities are many.
Speak to any of the leaders at any of our meetings for details. It is
absolutely essential to the health of the Troop that parents step up and
be involved.
Pictures, Pictures and more Pictures!
Oh, looking for pictures? Click the link on the left menu for "Past Events"
Troop 20 Scouts "In the News"
On Saturday, September 17, 2011, Michael Watts won a gold medal at the 2011 World Shotokan Championships.
Shotokan is one of the main styles of traditional Japanese karate. The World Shotokan Championships is a biannual event, sponsored by the World Shotokan Karate Association. This year's tournament included representatives from twenty countries, in the age divisions of cadet (16-17 yo), junior (18-20), and senior (21+).
In the cadet age group, Michael won sparring matches against Poland, South Africa, Sweden, and beat England in the finals. Michael is pictured below, second from left. Congratulations, Michael!
Former Troop 20 Scout A.J. Williams stars in "The Jr. Cuisine Cooking Show" which premiered on August 28th on Channel 20. A.J. also toured the US as a member of the National Touring Company of “The Color Purple” in the roles of "Young Harpo" and "Young Adam". Congratulations A.J.!
Troop 20's Michael Watts recently competed in the Pan
American Junior Games in El Salvador for Karate. Michael took a silver
medal! Congratulations, Michael!
Eagle Scout Isaac Rothenbaum received the NCAA
Sportsmanship Award for Division III, which is given each year to one
man and one woman in National Collegiate Athletics Association sports
from each Division who have demonstrated one or more of the ideals of
sportsmanship, including fairness, civility, honesty, unselfishness,
respect and responsibility. It was created and first awarded in
1999.Congratulations, Isaac!
(Let us know of other Troop 20 Scouts in the news
and we'll be thrilled to post it on the site)
Order of the
Arrow, Lodge Pachsegink 246
Congratulations to the OA candidates
who finished The “Ordeal” at Camp Ranch in Rochelle, IL
Click the patch below to link to the
our Pachsegink 246 Lodge Website
Those Troop20 Scouts completing their
Ordeal were:
Nathan R., Justin K., Michael W.,
Frank S., Evan D., and Adrian (Adam) K.
Congratulations to Asst. Scoutmaster
Arnie R. who also completed Ordeal and Scoutmaster Mike J. for
completing Brotherhood. Also present and attending was Committee Chair,
Mike G (currently Brotherhood) who offered his service to the Lodge.
Election
Results
The boys were full of energy and for
awhile a brokered election seemed likely, however in the interest of
Troop unity, as certified by the disbarred law firm (emeritus) of Dewey,
Cheatem & Howe, the following were the tabulated results: (Hey, Barack and Hillary, take a lesson here)
SPL-Bert C.
ASPL-Michael W.
QM-Michael B.
Librarian-Big Ryan
Scribe-John G.
Troop Guide-Chris A.
Historian-Frank S.
Chaplain's Aide-Ryan F.
OA-Justin K.
Bugler-Lawrence C.
Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser Raffle Winners
Congratulations to the Schwarber family as they won the 2012 Pancake Breakfast Raffle for the
One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Congratulations to the Sandoval family as they won the 2011 Pancake Breakfast Raffle for the
One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Congratulations to the Jirasek family as they won the 2010 Pancake Breakfast Raffle for the
One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Congratulations to the Delisi family as they won the 2009 Pancake Breakfast Raffle for the
One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Congratulations to the Kraft
family as they won the 2008 Pancake Breakfast
Raffle for the One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Congratulations to the Brown
family as they won the 2007 Pancake Breakfast
Raffle for the One Week Florida Vacation at PicadillyParadise!
Jealous? Then, rent this fully
furnished house for your next Florida vacation, mention Troop 20 and 10%
of the rental payment will be donated to Troop 20.
Eagle Scouts (thanks to Asst.
Scoutmaster Ray Chwasz for helping these Scouts keep on task)
Congratulations to our most
recent Eagle Scouts:
Bert C, Nathan R. and Camillo I.
Play the Troop20 I-Spy Game:
Can you spot the 10 differences in our two pictures?
Do
you have an eye for detail? We've taken the above picture and
made 10 changes.
I
am very sorry to tell you that our own Assistant Scoutmaster Tom
Johnston passed away Sunday, December 9, 2007. For those of
you
who did not know Tom, he fought through many adversities in a life
dedicated to Scouting and our boys. Tom, who was blind in one
eye, suffered from Cerebral Palsy. He walked only with
extraordinary difficulty, using two crutches. Born premature
and
battling all these limitations and accompanying pain, Tom became an
Eagle Scout. He even earned the Hiking Merit Badge, which
involved a twenty mile hike.
Throughout his adult life,
as a teacher and in retirement, Tom was dedicated to Scouting, guiding
many, many boys through the ranks. Tom was always ready with
a
groan-inducing pun, even when you were just sure that you phrased your
sentence in just the right way so that a pun was impossible.
Tom
will be missed and our prayers are with him.
As
always, feel free to call Jerry
with questions. (Complaints can go to Arnie or John or one of
the Mikes!)
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