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2010 Projects
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The Scouts of Troop 33 have always worked hard at community service. We schedule several service projects every year, plus Eagle Service projects being conducted by our Eagle Scout candidates.
Boy Scout Troop 33
DeKalb, Illinois
2010 SERVICE PROJECTS
| Date(s) |
Project |
Hours |
| Mar 07 |
Distribute Flyers |
25 |
| Mar 13 |
Scouting for Food |
44 |
| Mar 21-28 |
Kentucky - HIS House |
360 |
| Apr 30 |
Arbor Day - Centennial Tree |
10 |
| May 31 |
Downtown Flags |
33 |
| Jun 19 |
Service Project |
20 |
| Jul 10 |
Glidden Homestead |
15 |
| Jul 16 |
Glidden Homestead |
27 |
| Aug 5-6-7 |
Jon West Eagle
Wesleyan Church |
63 |
| Sep 11 |
911 Flags Downtown |
26 |
| Sep 18 |
Electronics Recycling |
24 |
| Sep 24-26 |
St Mary's Sept Fest |
44 |
| Oct 7 |
Tribute to Heroes |
33 |
| Nov 09 |
Cortland PTA |
10 |
| Nov 12-Dec 5 |
Steven Murphy Eagle
Midwest Museum of Nat History |
127 |
| Nov 16 |
Citizen Luncheon, St Charles |
6 |
| Nov 21 |
Church Dinner |
36 |
| Dec 22 |
Feed'em Soup |
15 |
| 18 Projects |
To benefit many causes |
919 Hours |
Mar 07
Flyer Distribution - 25 hours
Scouts distributed flyers door to door to residences in one section of DeKalb in preparation for the Scouting for Food drive.
Mar 13
Scouting for Food - 44 hours
The Scouting for Food event featured a food drive where Scouts and adults divided into routes to pick up food bags from residences. Routes included sections in southern DeKalb plus the towns of Cortland and Malta. In addition to collecting food and delivering it to the Salvation Army, Scouts help unload and sort food.
Mar 21-28
Spring Break Project - 360 hours
The Spring Break service event took place in Beechmont, Kentucky at HIS House. His House is an abandoned high school being restored into a national disaster relief center. When completed it will provide housing for homeless disaster victims, classrooms for disaster training and certification, a control center for relief efforts, and a storage and distribution center for critically needed food and supplies.
Apr 30
Arbor Day - Centennial Tree - 10 hours
In honor of the Centennial year of Scouting, a tree was planted by the city and park district in Prairie Park in DeKalb. Scouts took part in the ceremony and the planting of the tree.
May 31
Memorial Day Flags - 52 hours
We arrived shortly before sunrise to install American flags at two parks in Downtown DeKalb. The first park was DeKalb Square, corner of 4th & Lincoln, where we installed flags representing the 50 states. Our second installation was at Memorial Park, corner of 1st & Lincoln, with flags representing the five branches of service, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The flags we up by sunrise and flew all day. We returned before sunset to retire the flags and return them to storage.
Jun 19
Service Project - 20 hours
A man with disabilities needed assistance in moving furnishing. He was recovering from brain cancer surgery and Scouts helped with the moving.
Jul 10
Glidden Homestead Project - 15 hours
Glidden Homestead is a historic site featuring Joseph Glidden's mansion and the large barn building where he invented barbed wire. The landscaped grounds needed weeding with trees that needed pruning.
Jul 16
Glidden Homestead Project - 27 hours
Glidden Homestead is a historic site featuring Joseph Glidden's mansion and the large barn building where he invented barbed wire. The landscaped grounds needed weeding with trees that needed pruning.
Aug 05,06,07
John West Eagle - 63 hours
At the Weleyan Church in DeKalb, a weathered signage system with delapidated lighting system was dismantled and replaced with new wiring and fixtures for lighting, plus a large raised flower bed surrounding the sign filled in with stonework, flowering plants, and mulch.
Sep 11
911 Flags Downtown DeKalb - 26 hours
We arrived shortly before sunrise to install American flags at two parks in Downtown DeKalb. The first park was DeKalb Square, corner of 4th & Lincoln, where we installed flags representing the 50 states. Our second installation was at Memorial Park, corner of 1st & Lincoln, with flags representing the five branches of service, Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard. The flags we up by sunrise and flew all day. We returned before sunset to retire the flags and return them to storage.
Sep 18
Electronics Recycling - 24 hours
We helped the Electronics Recycling program which was co-sponsored by the DeKalb County Health Department and the DeKalb County Farm Bureau. Our Scouts helped by unloading cars as they arrived. We unloaded computers, printers, fax machines, copiers, scanners, cell phones, stereos, tv, and monitors.
The recycling program helps the environment by preserving landfill space and recycling some precious metals and other materials. After the work was done everyone was treated to pizza and pop.
Sep 22-24
September Fest - 44 hours
Troop 33 participated at September Fest, which is a large fun fair activity to benefit St Mary's Catholic Grade School. They have a sound stage, beer garden, food booths, games, and carnival rides. The event draws thousands of people.
Service activities include three areas. #1. Collecting garbage containers at the end of the day and moving them and emptying them into a central dumpster container. #2. Cleaning around the beer garden after each day, and #3. Providing overnight security for the event.
Oct 07
Tribute to Heroes - 33 hours
Boy Scouts from Troop 33 worked at the Tribute to Heroes event at Kishwaukee College. Scouts greeted people, handed out brochures, mingled at dinner, served as an honor guard for award recipients.
Nov 09
Cortland School PTA - 10 hours
Scouts provided program activities for children while parents attended the PTA meeting.
Nov 20
Church Dinner - 57 hours
Scouts served beverages and washed and dried dishes for the annual banquet and hymn fest at First Lutheran Church in Dekalb, our troop sponsor. Five turkeys and two hams were featured as well as a host of side dishes, salads, and desserts.
About 175 people were in attendance. Our boys worked hard and enjoyed some really great food as well. Eighteen people worked on the project.
Dec 22, 2010
Feed'em Soup - 15 hours
Scouts helped serve food and clear tables during a holiday meal for needy people at Feed'em Soup event.
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Organizations Involved
Cortland School PTA
City of DeKalb
Dekalb County Health Department
Feed'em Soup Inc.
First Lutheran Church
Glidden Homestead Historic Site
HIS House; Beechmont, KY
Hope Haven Homeless Shelter
Midwest Museum of Natural History
Moving project for man with disabilities
Salvation Army
St Mary's School
Three Fires Council BSA
Wesleyan Church
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