BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA TROOP 23

2011-2012 PROGRAM AND PLANNING CALENDER

Revised 10/9/11

October - (Patrol Service Project this Month)

1 PL Training - 4355 Weaver Pkwy, Suite 200 Warrenville, 5 – 8 pm

3  SPL and P.L. Elections

6 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./ Dinner provided – Church

8-9 Bike Hike Campout, Arrowhead, Wheaton – Meet at Church 7:00 am

13 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

14-16 TFC Camporall – Fairgrounds, Sandwich IL

24 Troop Halloween Party– 7:00.-8:30 P.M. (attend in costume or Class A)

28 Wreath Orders deadline

31 No Troop meeting

November - (Patrol Service Projects this Month on the 5th, 12th and 17th)

3 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./Dinner provided – Gino's

5-6 Campout @ Johnson's Mound, Batavia, IL – geocaching/wilderness survival - Meet at 7:00 am.

10 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

12 TFC Training Academy – Den Chief Training

12 Service Project – CERT Training Mock Victim - see Service Projects page

17 Service Project – CERT Training Mock Victim - see Service Projects page

19 Wreath Delivery starts

21-25 No School

December

1 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./ ice cream bar will be provided – Church

9-11 Campout @ Eagle Cave , Blue River, WI - caving

12 7:00p Troop Holiday Party and grab bag gift exchange

19 No Troop meeting/winter break begins

26 No Troop meeting

January 2012

5 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./Dinner provided – Gino's

7 OA Winter Banquet – location and time TBD

8 Eagle Court of Honor for Zach Ewoldt - First Presbyterian Church, Wheaton - 2:00pm

12 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

13-15 Campout @ location TBD – skiing/tubing Villa Olivia

16 No Troop meeting

23 Troop OA Elections Tonight

30 P. L. Elections Tonight

February 2012

2 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./ ice cream bar will be – Church

3-4 Campout Klondike Derby @ Cantigny – meet at Church 6:00 P.M. (Fri night camp only)

5 Scout Sunday – meet at Church at 8:10 A.M.

6 New Scouts Parent meeting – 7:45 P.M. at Church

9 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

March 2012

1 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./Dinner provided – Gino's

5 Troop Court of Honor/Pot Luck Dinner/New Scouts Parent meeting – 6 P.M. Church

8 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

9-10 Cabin Campout @ Camp Big Timber , Elgin – electronics

12 Troop Swim @ West Chicago HS - time TBD

19 Sr. Patrol Leader Elections

26-30 No Troop meeting/spring break begins

April 2012

2 New Scouts Parent meeting – 7:45 P.M. at Church

5 Troop Leaders Council Meeting – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./ ice cream bar will be provided – Church

9 SPECIAL TROOP MEETING ON GUN SAFETY (MUST ATTEND TO SHOOT AT CAMPOUT) 6:30 P.M.

12 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

13-15 Campout @ Rainbow Council Scout Camp, Morris, IL - Shooting/Fishing sports

30 No Troop meeting - Annual Planning Conference - Troop Leaders Council ONLY

May 2012

5 Day Outing @ Mallard Lake Forest Preserve, Hanover Park, IL – canoeing, kayaking

10 District Roundtable and OA Chapter Meeting – Gary Methodist Church, Wheaton – 7:30 to 9:00 pm

•  Campout @ Devil's Lake State Park, Sauk County, WI – climbing, canoeing

14 Parade practice during meeting

19 TFC Scout-O-Rama – location and time TBD

21 Parade practice and P.L. Elections

28 Memorial Day Parade – Meet at Memorial Park @ 9:15 A.M.

Troop Picnic – 12 noon – Memorial Park/Parents/Family invited - No Troop meeting

June 2012

1-3 OA Spring Fellowship – Camp Freeland Leslie, Oxford, WI

4 Summer Camp Informational Meeting for Parents – 7:45 P.M. at Church

5 Adult Leaders Summer Camp Meeting 7:00 P.M. – location T.B.D.

7 TLC Meeting – Summer Camp Prep – 6:00 - 8:00 P.M./ ice cream bar will be provided – Church

8-10 Campout/ Troop Cook Off/ Parents Night – location TBD Parents arrive at 5:00 P.M. on Sat 8/9

11 Last Meeting before Camp

17-23 Summer Camp @ Frontier Scout Camp's – week 1

24-30 Summer Camp @ CFL's - week 1

PLEASE NOTE: TROOP 23 MEETING EVERY MONDAY NIGHT DURING THE SCHOOL YEAR FROM 7:30 P.M. TO 9:00 P.M. AT THE 1ST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH IN WHEATON, UNLESS IT IS NOTED THERE WILL NOT BE A MONDAY MEETING. PATROL LEADERS MEET MONDAYS FROM 7:00 P.M. TO 7:15 P.M. AND AS DIRECTED BY THE SENIOR PATROL LEADER. IF A MONDAY NIGHT MEETING IS LISTED ON THIS CALENDAR IT IS TO DESCRIBE AN ACTIVITY OR SPECIAL EVENT THAT NIGHT. www.troop23wheaton.org