Next week, on October 12, we have scheduled a volunteer event at Feed My Starving Children.  This will be our Troop meeting.  

Every Scout needs service hours to advance.  This is a great opportunity to work together with other Scouts and and to help others around the world.   This event is open to family and friends.  Do not be shy!  Bring a friend.  

Please arrive a little before 7:15 pm and plan to be picked up shortly after 8:45 pm.  Please register and sign waiver HERE

 

Our next campout will be at Rock Cut SP near Rockford, IL.  Please RSVP via the link below.

Oct 16-18: Rock Cut State Park (camp and fish on the shore of Pierce Lake)

Beat the heat and think cold weather. Registration for OKPIK is now open.

OKPIK Cold Weather Camping Training Course is a “High Adventure” training program that expands Scouts and adult Scouters knowledge of how to prepare themselves and plan for the proper nutrition and equipment when the high temperature of the day is 50 degrees or below with inclement weather.

For more information and to register go to https://scoutingevent.com/129-OKPIK2627

Come and sharpen your Scouting Skills! More than 30 Courses will be offered. They are open to both Scouts and Adults at little or no cost. Interests include: CPR & AED (+$65), Merit Badges, Position Specific Leadership Training, Den Chief Training, Knot Tying, Outdoor Cooking, Lashings, and so much more. See the attached booklet for the full set of courses and times.

     Location: Wildwood Presbyterian Church, 18630 W. Old Gages Lake Rd., Grayslake, IL starting at 8 am.

Sign up here: link to Registration

My name is Carson Vaughn. I am an undergraduate Nuclear Engineering student at UW Madison and am serving as the UW-Madison American Nuclear Society Youth Workshop Coordinator this year. I am pleased to announce that we are opening our registration for the Fall 2025 Nuclear Science Merit Badge workshop. The two dates we are offering the Nuclear Science Merit Badge workshop this fall can be found below. 

• Saturday, November 14th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• Saturday, December 5th, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Nuclear Science Merit Badge workshop that we offer here at Madison is a full day event, full of different stations where scouts will learn about radiation, radiation safety, and careers in nuclear energy. A tour of the UW Nuclear Reactor Lab will also be included for all participants. Please refer to the sign up form (found below) for more information.

If your troop is interested in attending, please Fill out this form (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewqDB_tK2EDZ6VXejAUmJvS98R2_Iqtzc8JmwQp7bjKWR7BQ/viewform). Each workshop date has a capacity of 65 scouts, so they will fill up quickly. If these dates do not work for your troop, don't be alarmed, we offer at least two weekend workshops per semester, so we will have more opportunities in the fall!

We also have a new website at (UWANS new website).

SCOUTING UNIVERSITY: LEADER TRAINING DAY

Sharpen your Scouting skills. Learn something new. Connect with other Scouts and leaders.  Take a Merit Badge.  So much fun!

Nuclear Science Merit Badge (3.5 hrs):  Nuclear science gives us a simple explanation of the natural world. The ultimate goal of nuclear science is to find out if there is one fundamental rule that explains how matter and forces interact. Earning the Nuclear Science merit badge is a chance for Scouts to learn about this exciting field at the cutting edge of science today.

Public Health Merit Badge (3.5 hrs): The field of public health deals with maintaining and monitoring the health of communities, and with the detection, cure, and prevention of health risks and diseases. Although public health is generally seen as a community-oriented service, it actually starts with the individual. From a single individual to the family unit to the smallest isolated rural town to the worldwide global community, one person can influence the health of many.

Sign up here: https://scoutingevent.com/129-2026ScoutingUniversity