#1
PATROL LEADERS RETREAT - FREE
January 8, 2012.

Scouts gather to plan for Planning Activities for Spring 2011. Boys make the plan. If they can dream it, we can do it.

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#2
MERIT BADGE DAY - FREE
January 14, 2012.

This day event involves Merit Badges which will take place at the DeKalb Public Library, Meeting Room (downstairs). The two merit badges being offered are Citizenship in the Community and First Aid. Both merit badges are required for Eagle. We meet 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Some requirements can't be completed during this time period. Those requirements will need to be done at a later time.

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#3
MACQUEEN - RUSSELL WOODS - $20 - OVERNIGHT
January 15-16, 2012.

This weekend event involves Cabin Camping at MacQueen Forest Preserve which will include Cooking some excellent meals, plus some Sledding at Russell Woods Forest Preserve.

Be sure to bring warm clothes, with extra gloves/mittens. The sled hill at Russell Woods will have plenty of snow to enjoy. MacQueen is a great place for hiking. It will be a great weekend for enjoying the winter season.

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#4
SKI & WATER PARK WEEKEND - $200 - OVERNIGHT
January 21-22, 2012.

A day of fun filled enjoyment is spent Skiing and Snowboarding at Cascade Mountain Resort in Portage, Wisconsin, followed by a hotel overnight. The next day is spent at Wilderness indoor Water Park in Wisconsin Dells.

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#5
Freedom Divers International - FREE
January 22, 2012.

The event was cancelled. Freedom Divers will have another event in the future we will be happy participate in.

Freedom Divers International is dedicated to enhancing the well being of disabled persons and their families by providing the opportunity to enjoy the weightlessness of the underwater world and the freedom it allows.

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#6
ADVENTURE TRAVEL SHOW - FREE
January 28, 2012.

A day enjoying the Adventure Travel Show held at the Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois. Hundreds of interesting Exhibit Boothss depicting adventures from all over the world await exploring. Activities include Scuba Diving in a heated pool, Camel Riding, and Zip Line.

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#7
SHABBONA ICE FISHING - FREE
January 29, 2012.

An afternoon spent ice fishing at Lake Shabbona in Shabbona, Illinois. It's interesting to try Ice Fishing a fun winter adventure activity.

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FEBRUARY 2012
ADVENTURES

Aquarium, Canyon Hiking, Compass, Dog Sledding, Eagle Watching, Firebuilding, First Aid, Ice Fishing, Ice Hiking, Indoor Water Park, Log Sawing, Service Project, Rifle Shooting, Sledding, Snowshoeing, Toboganning, Tubing, Tomahawk Throwing, Tracking, Visitor Centers.

#8
KLONDIKE DERBY - $10
February 4, 2012.

Troops from DeKalb County gather at the Sycamore Sportsman’s Cub to pull a Klondike sled around a course competing in various Scout skills such as: Fire Building, Compass, Lashing, Log Sawing, First Aid, Tomahawk Throwing, Track Identification, Sled Race, and indoor Rifle Range. It provides a challenge to see how well the Bear, Cobra, Dragon, and Forest Patrols can do.

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#9
GATHERING OF EAGLES BANQUET - CLASS of 2011
February 10, 2012.

This banquet at the Wyndham Hotel in Lisle honors a gathering of nearly 300 new Eagle Scouts of Three Fires Council. The Eagle Class of 2010. These Eagles come from DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, and DuPage Counties. Troop 33’s 2011 Eagle is Max McArtor. In 2010 the Eagles included: A.J. Rouse, Steven Murphy, and Jonathan West.

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#10
STARVED ROCK ADVENTURE - FREE February 11, 2012.

Our day of adventure begins with Eagle Watching along the Illinois River, Canyon Hiking to frozen waterfalls, Sledding at Allen Park in Ottawa, and exploring the Visitor Centers at Starved Rock Lock and Dam and Starved Rock State Park.

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PACK 104 - CROSSOVER
February 11, 2012.

#11
PATROL LEADERS RETREAT; DeKalb, IL - FREE
February 12, 2012.

Scouts gather to plan for Planning Activities for May-August 2012. Boys make the plan. If they can dream it, we can do it.

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#12
INDIANA WINTER ADVENTURE - $100 - OVERNIGHT
February 18-19, 2012.

This adventure takes us east into Indiana for our last winter adventure of the year. It looks like there's no snow left anywhere, but we can still experience one of the largest and fastest toboggans in the country at Pokagon State Park, near Angola, Indiana. With a refrigerated track, they're still running even with no snow and warm temperatures. It should be an exciting experience. The final part of the weekend will be hiking at Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore. Toboggan on two days with a hotel in between with an indoor pool, and hiking on a giant sand dune for our final winter adventure

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#13
MERIT BADGE SEMINAR - ELMHURST - $30.00
February 25, 2012.

We will travel to York Township High School in Elmhurst, Illinois to join with about 900 other Scouts in a day of merit badge classes. You must bring your completed homework to your classes. Bring paper and pencil/pen and wear your Scout uniform. A hot lunch is provided during the event.

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MARCH 2012
ADVENTURES

Tent Camping, Caving, Climbing, Cookiing, Merit Badge Seminar, Food Drive, Military Base, Museums, Hotel, Industrial Tour, Service Projects

#14
PATROL LEADERS RETREAT; DeKalb, IL - FREE
February 12, 2012.

Scouts gather to plan for Planning Activities for May-August 2012. Boys make the plan. If they can dream it, we can do it.

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#15
PACK 134 - CROSSOVER
March 3, 2012.

#16
BOWLING NIGHT - $10.00
March 4, 2012.

We will meet at Mardi Gras Lanes, 1730 Sycamore Road in DeKalb, Illinois to enjoy an evening of bowling. Bowl three games. Includes rental shoes, bowling ball, 2 games, pizza, drinks. Bowling + Food + Drinks = FUN!

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#17
BROCHURE DISTRIBUTION - SERVICE PROJECT - FREE
March 7, 2012.

We will be distributing flyers to a section of town, posting brochures on door handles to promote Scouting for Food which is next week's Service Project.

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#18
SCOUTING FOR FOOD - SERVICE PROJECT - FREE
March 10, 2012.

This Service Project involves a community wide Food Drive. Troop 33 will be collecting food from the south side of DeKalb, plus Malta and Cortland. Scouts will be working to pick up food on collection routes and sorting food at the Salvation Army Food Pantry.

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#19
VERTICAL ENDEAVORS CLIMBING GYM - $25
March 11, 2012.

We’ll be in Warrenville, Illinois at the Vertical Endeavors Climbing Gym, one of the biggest in the nation. Scouts will be Climbing on a simulated rock surface.

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#20
PERSONAL MANAGEMENT MERIT BADGE - FREE
March 18, 2012.

We meet downstairs at our troop meeting room at 1:00 p.m. in First Lutheran Church.

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#21
COURT OF HONOR - FREE
March 19, 2012.

The Court of Honor will include awards presentations to Scouts, a crossover ceremony for some new members, sign ups for upcoming activities. Some audio/visual presentations will include month activities since previous Court of Honor.

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#22
SHABBONA WEEKEND - $20 - OVERNIGHT
March 24-25, 2012.

We will be Cabin Camping at Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve. Scout will enjoy Cooking great meals, working on First Class Express advancement, plus Fishing and Hiking at Lake Shabbona

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#23
SPRING BREAK - SERVICE PROJECT - $200 - OVERNIGHT
March 31-April 7, 2012.

This 8-day event includes adventure highlights as well as a major Service Project. Adventures include an overnight visit at Fort Knox military reservation, a tour of General George Patton Museum, and Caving at Mammoth Cave National Park. We will also enjoy a tour of the Corvette Assembly Plant and visit the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green.

We’ll be Tent Camping in Beechmont, Kentucky. Our service project location is His House, an abandoned high school being restored into a national disaster relief center. When complete it will provide housing for homeless disaster victims, classrooms for disaster training and certification, a control center for relief efforts, and a storage and distribution center for critically needed food and supplies.

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APRIL 2011
ADVENTURES

Apple River Fort, Aviation, Bicycling, Cabin Camping, Tent Camping, Caving, Cooking, First Class Express, Fishing, Flight Simulators, Hiking, Historic Sites, Service Project, U.S.Grant Pilgrimage.