It is time for the Troop to renew it's charter and for all registered Scouts and Adults to renew also.  Fees have been increased to $34 by the BSA.  That includes $33 for registration and $1 for insurance.  Adults and youth fees are the same.  We will be collecting fees on 10/23, 10/30, 11/6 and 11/13 in order to have our Charter turned in by the deadline.  These are fee's which go to the National BSA office.  This fee does not include your dues for the Troop which are separate.   Please see Ed at a Monday meeting to renew your registration.  Please contact Ed or Brian if you have any questions.

It is that time of year, the TFC Training Academy will be on Nov. 11th from 7:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. at the Sycamore High School this year. This is the a great opportunity for Adults and Scouts to attend needed training for their position(s) since it is now a requirement that all leaders must be trained for their position.  It is also a great time to take additional training classes for other areas that may interest you and to interact and share ideas from people from other units. Classes offered range from Scoutmaster/Assistant Scoutmaster training to leathermaking, Scoutbook(goes over the in's and out's), Useful Scout Apps, Basic Knots, and more.  Make it fun and sign up for classes as a group and car pool.  It is not necessary to take classes to fill the entire day if you are only available in the morning or afternoon.  For Scouts they also have Senior Patrol Leader and Den Chief training.  Please take advantage of this opportunity to sign up for training, the cost for registeration before Oct. 27th is $30 and the cost after that is $35. The cost includes lunch and a patch.  The troop will reimburse you for the cost of attending this training, please see Ed for more details.  Register early to be sure you can attend the classes you want, click on these links for more information.    TFC Training Academy Registration   Training Academy Class Grid

The Kaneland Special Needs PTA is looking for volunteers for their upcoming Winter Wonderland Craft & Vendor Show on November 4th.  They need lots of people to help with the set up that morning.  If Scouts are interested in helping they will recieve service hours.  I have attached an event flyer.  

Thank you to all who came out to help Isaac with his Eagle Project!!

Mrs. Nuttle has volunteered to take over Health forms. All scouts and adult member who wish to attend weekend campouts must have current BSA medical forms on file. Form A: Informed Consent, Release Agreement, and Authorization. Form B:(2 pages) General Information/Health History. I have included an attachement with these forms. Forms A & B must be completed every year and do not require a doctors signature or physical. If your son plans on attending Summer Camp or High Adventure, an additional form (C) will needed to be complete by a physican. This form can be found on the BSA website or Troop 3 website under "Links". Mrs. Nuttle will send an email to you if your sons forms need to be updated. 

Mr. Williams is looking for scout volunteers to assist with the Special Needs Resource Fair at the Vaughn Center on Saturday October 14th from 10a.m.- 2p.m. This is a great opportunity to receive service hours. Please let him know if you are able to attend.