#23
SHABBONA WEEKEND - $20 - OVERNIGHT
March 24-25, 2012.

We will be Cabin Camping at Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve. Scout will enjoy Cooking great meals, working on First Class Express advancement, plus Fishing and Hiking at Lake Shabbona

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#24
SPRING BREAK - SERVICE PROJECT - $100 - OVERNIGHT
March 31-April 4, 2012.

This 5-day event includes a major service effort to help a city devastated by disaster. Travel time each way is about a day, 374 miles driving.

We’ll be staying at Harrisburg, Illinois, site of an F-4 tornado that damaged hundreds of buildings, leaving the city in ruins. Our lodging and meals will be provided by Project Storm, which will assign us work locations. Spend part of Spring Break doing a good turn for people in need.

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APRIL 2012
ADVENTURES

Bicycling, Tent Camping, Caving, Cooking, First Class Express, Fishing, Hiking, Historic Sites, Military Base visit, Pancake Breakfast, Disaster Relief Project.

#25
GLIDDEN HOUSE PROJECT - FREE
April 07, 2012.

Meet at Glidden Homestead Historic Site for a morning service project. We'll be working on floral gardens, removing dead material and getting them ready for a new season. Glidden Homestead is located on West Lincoln Highway just west of Burger King.

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#26
TOTE'N'CHIP CLASS - FREE
April 13, 2012.

Tote'n'Chip class will involve safety using wood tools. It's a requirement before taking Woodworking m.b. on Saturday. We need some additional adults to provide safe supervision. This class takes place on Friday 13th, 4:00 p.m. at the Jimmy Ryan residence, the address: 926 S 5th, Cortland, IL 60115. You can contact: Jimmy Ryan by telephone at - 815-739-8866.

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#27
PACK 173 - CROSSOVER
April 13, 2012.

#28
WORDWORK MERIT BADGE - FREE
April 14, 2012.

Woodwork Merit Badge will involve building some recycling stands for our troop. Scouts will earn their merit badge while creating important equipment for an important cause. Power tools will be used under safe guidelines. We need some additional adults to provide safe supervision. Two classes will take place. A Scout should either take the morning class or the afternoon class. The class will take place at the Bill Todtz residence in his garage workshop. Time for the first class is in the morning 9:00 a.m. to noon, with the second class taking place in the afternoon 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Bill's address is: 256 N Dogwood, Cortland, IL 60112. If you have questions, you can contact: Bill Todtz at telephone - 815-758-5784, e-mail - William.Todtz@nl.edu

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#29
Brunch for Pastor Seth - FREE
April 15, 2012.

We will be working at a brunch activity in celebration of Pastor Seth Solulu's newest child. Pastor Seth is a Lutheran minister from Tanzania that has been doing graduate studies in Music at NIU. Troop 33 Scouts will be working to help serve and wash dishes at this event.

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#30
RUSSELL WOODS CAMPOUT - $ 20.00
April 21-22, 2012.

Enjoy a spring weekend at Russell Woods forest preserve near Genoa, Illinois. We will be working on various camping skills which will help Scouts learn new things and earn progress in advancment. It should be an excellent weekend.

Meet at the church garage at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bring a sack lunch, sleeping bag, extra clothes, flashlight, Scout Handbook, pencil/pen and paper. The troop provides everything else.

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#31
PANCAKE BREAKFAST - FREE
April 28, 2012.

Meet at the church kitchen in the morning. This is our annual Pancake Breakfast. The menu includes all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, eggs, coffee, lemonade. Y9u can earn some money for your Scout Account by selling tickets and also by working at the event.

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#32
PEDAL-PADDLE SOUTH - FREE
April 29, 2012.

Meet at the church garage for a day of adventure. You need to bring a sack lunch and a water bottle, plus a multi-speed bicycle. A bike helmet is REQUIRED.

We will bicycle down to Shabbona State Park, about a 20-25 mile route for the pedal part of our adventure. Long flat roads in the country, biking past giant windmills.

After lunch, it's time to paddle. We will spend the afternoon canoeing on Lake Shabbona, not the big windy part of the lake, but rather we paddle back to its source, where aquatic birds nest and water lilies grow. It's the most beautiful part of the lake. We will return to DeKalb at 5:00 p.m. Bikes will be transported back on a bike rack.

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#32b
WOODWORKING MERIT BADGE (FINISH) - FREE
Monday April 30, 2012.

This is the final requirement to those working on Woodworking Merit Badge from Saturday April 14th classes.

A professional in the woodworking industry will be speaking after our regular Troop Meeting on April 30th from 7:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Be there to learn more about careers in woodworking and complete your Woodworking Merit Badge.

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MAY 2012
ADVENTURES

Bicycling, Tent Camping, Canoeing, Caving, Cooking, First Class Express, Fishing, Hiking, Historic Sites, Parade, Service Projects.

#33
KISHWAUKEE CUBOREE - $10.00
May 4-6, 2012.

This year's Cuboree will be held at Camp Big Timber near Elgin, Illinois. Troop 33 will provide meals for Cubs, parents, and staff, which will total about 600 people. We will cook and serve three hot meals: Saturday breakfast, dinner, and Sunday breakfast.

We meet at the church garage for a weekend of hard work and adventure.

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#33b
JACOB MCARTOR EAGLE PROJECT - FREE
May 5,6 2012.

Malta Public Library is the site of Jacob McArtor's Eagle Project. Jacob invites Troop 33 Scouts to assist him on his project to create a new memorial site for war veterans. He plans to complete his project in time for a special ceremony to be held on Memorial Day.

Meet at the Malta Public Library for two days of hard work. Contact Jacob McArtor for more details.

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#34
LIBRARY AUTHOR PROJECT - FREE
May 12, 2012.

DeKalb Public Library is having a special event, "The Writer's Yarn", a local author's fair. Twelve authors will be featured with book signing booths and special presentations. Troop 33 is providing a food booth concession where people can purchase food during the event.

We have a small booth and will only have space for a few people to work. We will have two shifts, 1st shift 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and 2nd shift 12:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sign up to work a shift at the May 7 troop meeting. Only a few can work.

Meet at the parking lot across from the library for a day of hard work.

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#35
STAMP OUT HUNGER - FREE
May 12, 2012.

Stamp Out Hunger is the National Association of Letter Carriers’ (NALC) annual food drive that locally supports Salvation Army Food Pantry. On Saturday May 12th, letter carriers will deliver mail and collect food at homes across our area. It is the largest single day food drive in DeKalb.

Or Scouts will help with the project by oganizing and sorting the food at the Salvation Army. We need Scouts for a worthy cause and a day of hard work.

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#36
Scout-O-Rama - $ 5.00
May 19, 2012.

High Level Definition of Scout-O-Rama 2012: This year's event has 5 Zones of activities you can visit while learning and having fun! All displays, exhibits, or activities will go into one of the 5 Zones.This year has an emphasis on Scouts donating food items (i.e. peanut butter, soup) to one of our event partners - Northern Illinois Food Bank. Donate food and visit ALL 5 Zones makes you eligible to purchase the 2012 Scout-O-Rama event rocker patch!

Below is a definition of each Zone and what it will include:

OUTDOOR ZONE - This celebrates the outdoors in Scouting. It includes shooting - Rifle or BB's, Archery, Wrist Rockets, Camping exhibits, Fishing and more!

MILITARY ZONE - This focuses on Cantigny Park displays and honoring Armed Forces Day - Existing displays at Cantigny, National Guard, Army, and lots more!

HEALTH & NATURE (GREEN) ZONE - This is about improving our health or nature activities. It overlaps with outdoors, but it's more of an appreciation of nature - Recycling, Science or Leave No Trace.

FUN ZONE - This area has unit displays or activities, craft, "fun" things for kids to do, and lots more!

PARTNER ZONE - Partners or vendors are setup to display what they have to offer. Many of these may be "midway" type opportunities

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#37
AFTON ASTRONOMY - FREE
May 19, 2012.

The Northwest Suburban Astronomers are having a star gazing event at Afton Forest Preserve south of DeKalb. This is a great event for seeing high technology telescopes and peering into the sky to see stars and planets. Cost is free. Meet at the church parking lot at 6:30pm Saturday.

We meet at the church garage for an evening of star filled adventure.

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#38
PEDAL-PADDLE (north) - FREE
May 20, 2012.

Meet at the church garage for a day of adventure. You need to bring a sack lunch and a water bottle, plus a multi-speed bicycle. A bike helmet is REQUIRED. Bring plenty of energy since you'll need it. This adventure will provide you with an extreme total body workout.

First, our lower body workout. We will bicycle from DeKalb north to Kingston Park. Our 27-mile route will include biking along roadway and on bike path. We'll enjoy lunch at Kingston Park when we get there.

After lunch, we'll do our upper body workout by spending the afternoon canoeing 7-8 miles on the Kishwaukee River ending at Potawatomie Forest Preserve. Good exercise for arms, shoulder, and back.

We plan to be back in DeKalb by 6:00 p.m. Bikes will be transported back on bike racks.

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#38b
PACK 123 - CROSSOVER
May 20, 2012.

#39
BACKPACK TRAINING - $25.00
May 26-27, 2012.

This weekend training is designed to help prepare those attending the Yellowstone Rockies Adventure coming up in June. Scouts will have an opportunity to do some hiking with full pack and learn some of the basic skills needed for a successful backpacking trip. Scouts should have well broken in boots and the necessary items. Scouts will learn to pack light, but pack smart; to be prepared for mountain sized adventure.

We meet at the church garage for a weekend of training.

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#40
GLIDDEN HOUSE PROJECT - FREE
May 26, 2012.

Meet at Glidden Homestead Historic Site for a morning service project. We'll be working on floral gardens, removing weeds to beautify and maintain them during for the season. Glidden Homestead is located on West Lincoln Highway just west of Burger King.

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#41
EQUIPMENT DAY - FREE
May 27, 2012.

Troop 33 has a lot of equipment stored in a lot of places. It's often necessary to organize and inventory our gear. We are preparing for a very busy schedule of upcoming summer activities. We are also preparing to add to our fleet of trailers to better store and transport equipment. We appreciate any serious hard working people willing to invest some time on this afternoon of equipment maintenance.

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#42
FLAGS SERVICE PROJECT - FREE
May 28, 2012.

This year on Memorial Day we install flags at 6:00 a.m. We start our early morning by meeting in downtown at DeKalb Square. We will install 50 flags, one for each state at the park. We also install 5 flags at Memorial Park at the corner of 1st & Lincoln to represent the 5 brnaches of service. Afterwards we travel to Fairview Cemetery where we install an imposing "Avenue of Flags" at the entrance of the cemetery to honor the veterans who rest there.

We return at 5:00 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery for the job of retiring and folding all the giant flags. After our cemetery project is complete, we will then travel to DeKalb Square and Memorial Park to retire the 55 flags in those locations.

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#43
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE - FREE
May 28, 2012.

Scout will be marching in the Memorial Day Parade with other Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, and other groups.

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#44
CITY COUNCIL MEETING - FREE
May 29, 2012.

Scouts will be attending the DeKalb City Council meeting to help complete Requirement #3 of Citizenship in the Comminuty merit badge.

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JUNE 2012
ADVENTURES

Backpacking, Tent Camping, Canoeing, Climbing, First Class Express, Fishing, Hiking, Historic Sites, Horseback, Kayaking, Rodeo, National Parks, Service Projects.

#45
BIKE REPAIR PROJECT - FREE
June 2, 2012.

Scouts will be repairing bicycles for donation to Hope Haven homeless shelter.

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#46
SHABBONA CANOE TRIP - $ FREE
June 3, 2012.

Scouts will be canoeing on Lake Shabbona. Third time is the charm, so hopefully the weather will be on our side this trip. Lake Shabbona has a great section for paddling away from the main body, in its backwaters near the source creek. Plenty of quiet water away from the wind, lily pads, waterfowl, wildlife. It's a great place to paddle.

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#47
COURT OF HONOR - FREE
June 4, 2012.

The Court of Honor will include awards presentations to Scouts, a crossover ceremony for some new members, sign ups for upcoming activities. Some audio/visual presentations will include month activities since previous Court of Honor.

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#48
DULCIMER FESTIVAL - FREE
June 8-10, 2012.

This event draws thousands of people to Gebhard Woods State Park in Morris, Illinois for the Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival. The festival features folk music and dulcimers. Troop 33 provides the food concession for the festival. Scouts can earn money for their Scout Accounts while working at our food booth. We also attend a car show on Saturday night in Morris as a fun event. Come to a free campout, earn money, work hard, have fun. That's what the Dulcimer Festival offers to you.

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#49
FLAG DAY CEREMONY - FREE
June 14, 2012.

We will be participating in a Flag Day ceremony at Oak Crest Retirement Center. We will use Scouts to ceremoniously fold an American Flag during a program.

Oak Crest is filled with veterans. Though in elderly years now, there were once young soldiers fighting for the freedom we enjoy today. It is an honor to be involved in a ceremony to honor what they fought so bravely for so many years ago.

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#50
YELLOWSTONE ROCKIES ADVENTURE - $500.00
June 15-24, 2012.

This 10-day trip is filled with amazing adventures. Travel west and visit monumental locations that include the Badlands, Mount Rushmore, Yellowstone, Grand Tetons, and Rocky Mountain National Parks.

See spectacular wildlife, world famous places, museums, hike down wilderness trails and backpack through the Rocky Mountains plus so many other fun activities. Relive history while experiencing some of the most scenic locations of the United States. This will be an exciting adventure that will require a lot from its participants. Only Scouts qualified can attend.

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#51
RUSSELL WOODS - $10.00
June 23-24, 2012.

Enjoy a summer weekend at Russell Woods forest preserve near Genoa, Illinois. We will be working on various camping skills which will help Scouts learn new things and earn progress in advancment. It should be an excellent weekend.

Meet at the church garage at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bring a sack lunch, sleeping bag, extra clothes, flashlight, Scout Handbook, pencil/pen and paper. The troop provides everything else.

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#52
EQUIPMENT DAY - FREE
June 30, 2012.

Troop 33 has a lot of equipment stored in a lot of places. It's often necessary to organize and inventory our gear. We are preparing for a very busy schedule of upcoming summer activities. We are also preparing to add to our fleet of trailers to better store and transport equipment. We appreciate any serious hard working people willing to invest some time on this afternoon of equipment maintenance.

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