BLACKHAWK'S PAGE
September Calendar
September 2 – District Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM
September 9 – Roundtable, 7:30 PM
September 20 – Tiger Safari, River Trails Nature Center,
9-11 AM
October Calendar
October 4-5 – Webelos Outdoor Weekend, Camp Lakota, 9 AM
October 7 – District Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM
October 11-12 – Boy Scout Camporee, Camp Lakota
October 18 – Merit Badge Clinic – Central United Methodist
Church
October 19 – Fall Hike, 12-4
October 14 – Roundtable, 7:30 PM
Meeting Locations
District Committee and Commissioner Meetings are held
at Park Ridge Presbyterian Church, 1300 W. Crescent Ave, Park Ridge (just south
of Touhy and west of Greenwood)
Roundtable (Kick-off) and OA Chapter Meetings are
held at Christ Church in DesPlaines, 1492 Henry Ave, DesPlaines. (Corner of
Cora and Henry)
Fall Recruitment
Brian Urlacher of the Chicago Bears is our spokesperson for
Fall Recruitment. If you have not contacted Meg about your Boy Talk and Rally
Night, pick up the phone NOW and give her a call at 847-824-6877.
Friends of Scouting 2004
We're moving on to next year already! If you know when your
2004 presentation is scheduled for please call at Cindy 847-635-1593 or Meg
847-824-6877. We would prefer to have
them scheduled from November 2003 – March 2004 so make your plans early!
Tiger Safari is presented to you this year by Blackhawk District Cub Packs 154 & 191
This
is a special event for Tigers & their Tiger Partners to help them get
introduced to the Tiger Program, Blackhawk District and the Northwest Suburban
Council
Use this event as a recruitment tool for you and
your Pack!
What: Short
walk in the woods learning more about Tiger Cubs and Boy Scouts of America
When:
Saturday, September 20th
This is a "Rain or Shine" event!
Anytime
Between 9 – 11 AM
Where: River Trails Nature Center,
on Milwaukee Ave in Northbrook
(one half mile east of Rte. 12/45)
Cost: $1 per Tiger Cub/Partner
Team
Pay on the
day of the event
For more information
contact:
J. Kevin Chapman at 847/392-8707
Wayne
Bernacki at 847/671-0330
Join us for SURVIVOR Webelos
Outdoor Weekend on October 4-5 at Camp Lakota for an overnight filled with
games, fun and entertainment!!
Who: all Webelos and their Parents
When: October 4 at 9 AM gates open – October 5 at Noon
Where: Camp Lakota, near Woodstock, IL
Cost: $12 per Scout and $9 per adult
For more information
check your Roundtables and www.nwsc.org/users/blackhawk
Join us for the
Blackhawk District
Fall Camporee
MIDNIGHT
MADNESS!
OCTOBER 11 & 12, 2003
Camp Lakota
Camp Set-up to begin at 1:00 pm,
Events to start at 7:00 pm
and go until 2:00 am
Star Gazing and Folk Lore
Scoutmaster
Story Telling Competition
Camp
Set-up Races
Morse
Code
Lost/Found
in the Dark
All
Night Camp Fires
Midnight
Snacks
For
more information contact Rob Payne at 847-674-5526
Cub Scout Fall Hike:
The Prairies of the
Prairie State
Prairie clover, Royal catchfly, Prairie
coreopsis, Stiff gentian, Vanilla
grass, Big blue stem, Prairie cord grass, Vanilla grass, Big blue stem,
Prairie rose, Butterfly milkweed, Blue-eyed grass, Switch grass, Butterfly
weed, Downy gentian, Indian paintbrush, Prairie lousewort, Sullivant's milkweed
Date: Sunday, October 19th, 2003
Time: Noon-4:00 PM Rain or Shine
Where: To be announced at the September CUB SCOUT ROUNDTABLE
Please wear your UNIFORM to this EVENT
Use this day as:
the monthly Pack Event
your Den Outing
a Friends and Family walk
PRE-REGISTRATION AVAILABLE AT THE COUNCIL OFFICE
SEPTEMBER 10th.-OCTOBER 14th.
cost $4.00 for each participant
Onsite (late) REGISTRATION is AVAILABLE AT EVENT
Program
Materials Guaranteed to Pre-Registered Participants Only
Please wear comfortable shoes and bring your own drinking cup
WE WILL SUPPLY
Event Patches
Trading Cards
Scout Insurance
Drinking water
****Trail
Guides needed to assist with this event. (training will be provided) Please
contact David L. Kite (weekdays 847-491-3560, e-mail d-kite@northwestern.edu)
