Boy Scout Troop 44

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Boy Scout Troop 44

On my honor I will do my best
To do my duty to God and my country
and to obey the Scout Law;
To help other people at all times;
To keep myself physically strong,
mentally awake, and morally straight.

Boy Scout Troop 44 meets at St. Mary of Vernon on Monday evenings at 7:00 pm. Troop activities include scout advancement instruction, outings, and a monthly sports night.

We earn the Catholic Scouting Badge Ad Altare Dei (Boy Scouts)
We help to clean up the grounds at SMV twice a year.
We honor our nation’s servicemen and women by placing flags at Willow Lawn Cemetery on Memorial Day Weekend.
We sponsor the annual SMV Fall Fest.
We assist at SMV Men’s Club Fish Fries and the SMV Picnics.
We collect food for SMV Sharing Hands through Scouting for Food annually. We build our own Klondike Derby sled, patrol kitchens, trek cart, and observation tower.
We choose to learn about our country through Citizenship work, Family Life, Personal Fitness, Biking, Hiking, Climbing, Emergency Preparedness, Rocketry, and Astronomy.
We challenge ourselves to climb, hike, canoe, and camp in the wilderness.
We play, explore, work and grow up together.

Contact Gary Schiappacasse, Scoutmaster @ 1-847-362-9364 for more information.

Cub Pack 44

I promise to do my best
To do my duty to God and my country,
To help other people, and
To obey the Law of the Pack.

We are a small family oriented pack. To fit scouting into your busy schedule, Cub Scout Pack 44 meets twice a month from 6:30 to 8:00 pm, the 1st and third Wednesday of the month in the John P. Finnegan Parish Center, Room 110. We combine our pack meetings with our den meetings.

Typical Pack 44 events have included the Rain Water Regatta, Cub Mobile, Pinewood Derby, a Fall Fest Carnival, Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser, Police/Fire Station Tours, Scout-o-Rama Pack 44/Troop 44 Campout, help with the parish and Lakeview Parkway clean-ups, Fall and Spring, helping with Scouting for Food drives to help stock the parish's Sharing Hands Food Pantry, etc.

Our fundraisers pay for all of the scouts' expenses.

For further info, contact Cubmaster: Gary Schiappacasse at 1-847-362-9364.

Venture Crew 44

Venture Crew meets for pizza on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday night of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 PM at Hitz Pizza on Butterfield Road in Vernon Hills. All Troop 44 Boy Scouts who are of high school age are also part of our Venture Crew. Girls are also welcome in the Venture Crew and related activities. In addition to participating in the Boy Scout activities, Venture Crew members also participate in one or two “High Adventure” activities each year.

Crew 44 is one of the most active crews in Northeast Illinois. Enjoy your adventure.

Announcements

The Troop 44 Eagles Nest

The Troop 44

Eagles Nest

Brendan Teglia - October 1, 1994

Robert Frazier - October 8, 1994

Matthew McGregor - October 8, 1994

Jason McGregor - October 11, 1994

Jeramie Sanchack - November 5, 1994

Robert King - December 4, 1995

Jeff Barron - June 1, 1996

David Koch - November 1, 1997

Justin Frazier - March 6, 1999

Justin Sanchack - March 6, 1999

Andrew Stone - March 6, 1999

William Olson - February 5, 2000

Michael Kaminga - January, 2003

Kyle Jacobsen - May, 2003

Ben Lortie - May, 2003

Tim Schiappacasse - July, 2003

Zehron Bohn - 2004

Michael Hohner - August, 2009

Scheudles

	Title
	Cub Scout Schedule	Download

Jeremiah T Lill's Eagle Project

Hello,

I am building a college level volleyball court and rebuilding the basketball court for the benefit of the entire Saint Mary of Vernon community for my Eagle Project. It will be constructed as a 30’ X 60’ outdoor sand volleyball court with a 10’ safety zone around the actual playing area with a total area of 50’ X 80’

I am asking you to help donate the following:

Sand 100 cubic yards
Gravel 50 cubic yards for drainage
Landscape fabric
Drain tile
Professional volleyball equipment
Basketball pole and backboard
Money for the project
Volunteers to construct the volleyball court and reconstruct the basketball court

I am looking to start this project as soon as possible.

Thank you in advance for your help and consideration in donating the materials, labor, and money needed to complete this project.

Sincerely,
Jeremiah T. Lill
Life Scout
Boy Scout Troop 44
Sponsored by SMV Men’s Club
847-987-3951
sk8city93@gmail

Documents for Boy Scouts

Title	Modified Date	Size
Troop 44 Parent Guide	7/15/2010	280.13 KB	Download
Troop 44 Cold Weather Camping Survival Guide	7/15/2010	46.24 KB	Download

Great Links for Scouts

Famous Scouts

UNITED STATES

Henry "Hank" Aaron, Baseball Superstar (Boy Scout)

Bill Alexander, U.S. Representative from Arkansas (Eagle Scout)

Gary Anderson, U.S. Representative from New York (Eagle Scout)

Neil Armstrong - Astronaut & First Man On The Moon (Eagle Scout)

Charles Bennett, U.S. Representative from Florida (Eagle Scout)

William Bennett, Former Secretary of Education (Eagle Scout)

Bill Bradley, Pro basketball star and U.S. Senator from New Jersey (Eagle Scout)

James Brady, Former Press Secretary to President Reagan (Eagle Scout)

Milton Caniff, Comic Strip Artist "Steve Canyon" (Eagle Scout)

Bill Clinton, U.S. President (Cub Scout)

Walter Cronkite - Journalist, T.V. commentator

Willaim Dannemeyer, U.S. Representative from California (Eagle Scout)

William C. DeVries, M.D., Transplanted first artificial heart (Eagle Scout)

Arthur Eldred, (First Eagle Scout)

Daniel J. Evans, Former US Senator and Governor from the state of Washington (Eagle Scout)

Gerald Ford, 36th President of the U.S. (1st Eagle Scout to become President)

Harrison Ford, Actor (Life Scout)

Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Governor of Louisiana (Eagle Scout)

Bill Gates, Founder of Microsoft (Life Scout)

Richard Gere - Actor

David Hartman, Actor (Life Scout)

Bruce Jenner - Olympic Gold Medal Decathlon (Cub Scout)

John F. Kennedy, U.S. President

James Lovell - Astronaut (Eagle Scout)

Richard Lugar, U.S. Senator from Indiana (Eagle Scout)

J. Willard Marriott, Jr., President, Marriott Corporation (Eagle Scout)

Branford Marsalis, Jazz musician (Life Scout)

Jim Morrison - Rock Legend (Boy Scout)

Sam Nunn, U.S. Senator from Georgia (Eagle Scout)

Merlin Olsen, Actor, Pro Football Player and Sportscaster (Boy Scout)

Ellison Onizuka, Challenger Astronaut (Eagle Scout)

H. Ross Perot, Self Made Billionaire and Presidential Candidate (Eagle Scout)

J.J. Pickle, U.S. Representative from Texas (Eagle Scout)

Samuel Pierce, Former Secreatry of Housing & Urban Development (Eagle Scout)

Eddie Rabbitt, Country/Western singer (Boy Scout)

John Ritter, Actor

Richard Roundtree, Actor (Boy Scout)

Nolan Ryan, Pro Baseball Player

Alberto Salazar, 3-time winner, NYC Marathon (Life Scout)

Harrison Salisbury, Pulizer Prize winning Author (Eagle Scout)

John Schneider, Actor/Singer (Cub Scout)

Willaim Sessions, Former FBI Director (Eagle Scout)

Howard K. Smith, Former ABC-TV commentator (Boy Scout)

Steven Spielberg, Film Director/Producer (Eagle Scout)

Mark Spitz - Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer (Cub Scout)

James Stewart - Actor (Boy Scout)

Wallace Stegner, Pulitzer Prize winning Author (Eagle Scout)

James Stewart, Actor

George Strait - Country/Western Singer (Cub Scout)

Percy Sutton, Chairman of CBS (Eagle Scout)

John Tesh, TV Celebrity (Eagle Scout)

Joe Theisman, Sportscaster, former NFL player (Life Scout)

Peter Ueberroth, Former Commissioner of Baseball (Cub Scout)

Paul Winfield, Actor (Cub Scout)

ASTRONAUTS

ASTRONAUTS SCOUTING RECORD

Of the 214 former and present astronauts, 142 have taken part in Scouting.

EAGLE:

Adamson, Armstrong, Bagian, Bluford, Bowersox, Brady, Carr, Carter, Chaffee, Covey, Creighton, Duke, Eisele, Fullerton, W. Gregory, Griggs, Hoffman, Jones, Lee, Lind, Llewellyn (King's Scout, U.K.), Lovell, McCulley, O'Leary, Onizuka, Oswald, Parazynski, Reightler, Searfoss, See, Tanner, Truly, D. Walker

LIFE:

Anders, Basset, Brand, Bridges, Casper, Cooper, Evans, Fabian, G. Gardner, Givens, Gregory, Kregel, Low, Mattingly, McArthur, Mitchell, D. Scott, Spring, Springer, Van Hoften, C. Williams

STAR:

Barry, Cameron, England, W. Fisher, Garriott, R. Gibson, Gordon, Grissom, Haise, Lounge, McNair, Stafford

1ST CLASS:

J. Allen, Bean, Clifford, Coats, Engle, Freeman, D. Gardner, E. Gibson, Hammond, Henize, Linnehan, Nelson, Overmyer, Schirra, Schweickart, W. Scott, Shepard, Veach, Worden

2ND CLASS:

Bolden, Buchli, Carpenter, Cernan, Culbertson, Mullane, Parker, Pogue, Shriver, Swigert, W. Thornton, White, Young

TENDERFOOT:

Aldrin, Bursch, Hawley, Lousma, McDivitt, Michel, Schmitt, S. Smith

EXPLORER:

O'Connor, D. Williams

GIRL SCOUT:

E. Collins, Davis, A. Fisher, Helms, Jernigan, Lawrence, Seddon, Sherlock, Sullivan, K. Thornton, Janice Voss, Weber

CUB SCOUT:

A. Allen, C. Brown, Conrad, Foale (Wolf, Germany), Gernhardt, Henricks, Leestma, Lopez-Alegria, McBride, Meade, Readdy, Rominger, Shepherd, Thomas, Thuot, Wolf

RANK UNKNOWN:

C. Brown, Bull, Clervoy, Garneau, Harris, James Voss

UNITED KINGDOM

Sir David Attenborough - Naturalist, TV Personality

John Major - Prime Minister

Paul McCartney MBE - Songwriter, Entertainer

George Michael - Singer/Songwriter

Sterling Moss OBE - Motor Racing Champion

CANADA

Rich Little, Impressionist & Actor (Queen's Scout)

SWEDEN

Carl XVI Gustav of Sweden, King

Ingvar Carlsson, Prime Minister

Information based upon several sources including BSA and UK Fact Sheets. Astronaut names from the NASA Astronaut Fact Book.

St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church, 236 US Hwy 45, Indian Creek, Illinois 60061, (847)362-1005