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We are Troop 562!

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Created on Saturday, 12 June 2004 11:54
Written by John Brauer

 
We are Troop 562, serving Woodridge, Lisle and the surrounding area. Our Troop is very active... every month of the year. We camp every month, we have a hike every month and we meet every week, with at least one meeting of each month taking place outside of our usual meeting place, doing something outside of our usual routine. We participate in high adventure treks, National Jamborees and the Order of the Arrow. Most importantly, we do all of these things because that is what the scouts in our Troop have chosen to do. The scouts choose the activities, plan the activities and execute those plans, because we are a Scout Run Troop, in every sense of that term. 
 
Our Troop has moved to a new Charter Organization, and are thrilled to be chartered by Trinity Church in Lisle. We will henceforth meet at Trinity Church on the corner of Rte 53 and Kimberly in Lisle, in the gymnasium. We will continue to meet on Thursday evenings all year long and have a very active program with a full calendar of interesting activities geared toward excitement, fun and growth. Our Troop is strongly focused on the patrol method , and is a youth-run organization. We see the role of the adults in the Troop as one of helping the Scouts to learn how to become leaders; to be responsible and to plan and execute their own activities. With this in mind, our leaders teach leadership and planning skills to the Scouts, and allow the Scouts to learn how to run the activities themselves. Our supervision provides the safety net for the Scouts while allowing them enough room to learn through their own successes and mistakes. We are very character based , and see Scouting as an ideal program for helping boys learn to become the sort of men that others will respect and look up to. 
 
Please explore our website and see what we have been up to. You will also find information about scouting programs, skills, knot tying, gear and other things of interest to scouts. 
 
Come see us some time!

Family Picnic and Dutch Oven Cook-off

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Created on Wednesday, 26 September 2012 03:32
Written by Administrator

by Luke P.

Summary: everyone that came to the picnic had to prepare a meal in the Dutch oven and whoever had the best meal won a cookbook! Jake made cheesy potatoes, Luke made chili, Brendon made pizza and Mr. Chesney made chicken pot pie. The winner was Jake and his cheesy potatoes. The boys rented a rowboat and rowed around the lake. Overall, it was a pretty fun picnic.

Brendon, Jake, Kevin F, Luke, Jeff, Patty, Mr. and Mrs. B, Travis, Mr. and Mrs. Chesney were in attendance.

PLC Election: August 2012

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Created on Saturday, 25 August 2012 02:14
Written by Administrator

We had a Patrol Leader Council (PLC) election last night to choose new leaders for our troop, with the following results: 

Senior patrol leader (SPL): Luke P.
Asst. SPL (ASPL): Brendan M.
Patrol Leaders:
    Owls: Travis B.
    Jellyfish: Jake F.

All other positions remained as they were. Congrats on your new posts, Scouts, and welcome to the PLC!!! 

Summer Camp at Rota-Kiwan 2012

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Created on Sunday, 22 July 2012 17:25
Written by A Scout

Have you ever slept in a cot under a mosquito netting inside and a frame canvas tent? Well at Rota-Kiwan summer camp, you can. at this summer camp, you can go on hikes, do as many merit badges as you want, go to the trading post and get some candy, slushies’ and suvineors. every day you have to come up with a cheer and that cheer depending on how many claps you get, that troop will get there food first. The spirit stick is a wooden pole that you can decorate however you want. All troops will get to decorate the spirit stick and at the end of the camp, one troop gets to keep the spirit stick. You can also go swimming during free swim which is at 3:30 to 5:00 and 7:00 to 9:00. There is an iceberg that you can climb up and slide down on the other side or jump off the top. They have a gigantic chess set which people love. The water carnival is a carnival in the water. There is the greased watermelon, canoe races, rowboat races and a root beer chug. If you go to Rota-Kiwan summer camp, you will experience all of the fun.

 
Attendees: Owen, Jake, Christiaan, Brendan, Efrain, Josh and Luke. Travis was working there, so we saw him too.
 
where: Rota Kiwan summer camp

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2012 Father's Day canoe trip

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Created on Sunday, 17 June 2012 21:19
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Back from our canoe trip!!! Map and pictures at the link below. Mr. B. and Mr. C were the adults and Travis, Josh and Christiaan went on the trip. 

Lower Wisconsin Canoe trip 2012 at EveryTrail

 

Troop Elections, June 14, 2012

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Created on Friday, 15 June 2012 19:36
Written by Administrator

The troop election last night gave us the following leadership:

Troop Elections of June 14th, 2012
SPL: Josh C 
ASPL: Brendan M

Owls
   APL: Brendan M
Jellyfish
   PL: Luke P.

Looking forward to working with you all in these capacities!

5 mile Hike at Waterfall Glen 3/12

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Created on Sunday, 18 March 2012 21:28
Written by Brendan M
Hike 3/18/12
  The hike was just on the best day. With the sun shining it was a great hike. Hiking 5 miles the troop made its way through a waterfall, and also by train tracks. Waterfall glen was a fun hike, though simple lands, we will be prepared when we do 10 mile hikes in the spring. As troop 562 prepares it seems that hikes get easier and easier.   Attending: Brendan M., Josh C, Travis B, Mr. B., Mrs. B., Mr. C.

Eagle Cave 2012

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Created on Tuesday, 14 February 2012 21:54
Written by Luke P.
Attendees: Josh, Sanjay, Luke, Jake, Ian, Mr. F., Mr. P., Mr. B., Christiaan
Location: Eagle Cave
Summary: All of the boys got to the cave on Friday and Mr. P. and Luke got there on Saturday. Instead of sleeping in tents outside, we slept in a cave under a tarp! The cave was gigantic and had a lot of smaller caves inside of it. Usually only the kids could fit in the littler caves. Everywhere you go inside the cave you saw stalagmites and stalactites! On the outside of the cave was a gift shop/ arcade and there was a mess hall. Inside the cave they had a stuffed animal hunt where people would hide stuffed animals around the cave and people would have to find them and they would win a prize! Even though the cave was public, there were a few bats here and there. Saturday night the people who worked in the mess hall invited people to play bingo after dinner. Once all three stuffed animals were found, they hid them again. The exploration was pretty neat.    

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  3. April Meeting event: Shotgun shooting
  4. Troop Elections Feb 2011
  5. Congratulations, Colton!!!
  6. Troop Elections Sept 2010
  7. Eagle Cave 2010
  8. Klondike Derby
  9. Adult Training for BSA positions
  10. National Youth Leadership Training
   

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