Boy Scout Troop 33
DeKalb, Illinois

OUR 2001 CALENDAR

BOY PLANNED
The Troop 33 program is boy planned at our annual weekend Patrol Leaders Retreat.   All Scouts have input into this plan through their patrol leader.

2001 is a year filled with activities including; advancement, amusement centers, bicycling trips, camping, canoeing, caving, climbing, fishing, fundraising, hiking, historic sites, horseback riding, ice boating, jamboree visit, klondike derby, military visits, motorboating, museums, ocean beaches, sailing, service projects, sightseeing, snow camping, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, and water skiing.



TROOP 33 CALENDAR BY MONTH



DATE(S)   ACTIVITY                               COST       PROGRAM
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JANUARY 2001
 S  M  T  W  T  F  S
    1  2  3  4  5  6
 7  8  9 10 11 12 13
14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27
28 29 30 31

JANUARY 2001
Jan 13-14  Winter Survival Camp...................*****FREE  Camping
Jan 19-21  Snowmobiling Weekend................... 75.00     Overnight
Jan 27     Scout Skills Workshop..................*****FREE    

FEBRUARY 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 FEBRUARY 2001 Feb 2 Vigil Fire Opening Ceremony............*****FREE Feb 2-3 Vigil Fire.............................*****FREE Overnight Feb 3 Klondike Derby......................... 5.00 Feb 4 Ice Boat Trip #1.......................*****FREE Feb 10 Galyuns Trip...........................*****FREE Feb 15-19 Porcupine Mountains Snowshoe Trip......160.00 Camping Feb 24 Pack 102 Blue & Gold Banquet...........*****FREE Feb 26 Court of Honor.........................*****FREE
MARCH 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH 2001 Mar 2-3 Merit Badge Seminar.................... 25.00 Overnight Mar 4 Ice Boat Trip #2.......................*****FREE Mar 10 Disney Quest; Chicago.................. 45.00 Mar 10 Ice Boat Trip #3.......................*****FREE Mar 18 Pack 141 Blue & Gold Banquet...........*****FREE Mar 24 Scouting for Food......................*****FREE Service Mar 24-25 GAR Climbing Gym Overnight Lock-in..... 30.00 Overnight Mar 25 Scout Sunday...........................*****FREE Mar 25 Equipment Day..........................*****FREE Mar 26 Pack 131 Blue & Gold Banquet...........*****FREE
APRIL 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 APRIL 2001 Apr 1 Laser Quest............................ 15.00 Apr 4 Augsburg Choir Dinner Project..........*****FREE Service Apr 7 Lake Shabbona Bicycle Trip.............*****FREE Apr 20-21 Kishwaukee Spring Camporee............. 15.00 Camping Apr 22 Iowa Eagle Adventure...................*****FREE Apr 28 Pancake Breakfast......................*****FREE Apr 29 Kishwaukee River Canoe Trip #1.........*****FREE
MAY 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 2001 May 5 Devil's Lake Climbing Trip............. 50.00 May 6 Oregon 50 Miler Bicycle Trip...........*****FREE May 12 Scout-O-Rama...........................*****FREE May 13 Virgil Gilman Trail Bike Trip..........*****FREE May 15 Illinois Prairie Path-Geneva Spur......*****FREE May 18-19 Cuboree staff..........................*****FREE Camping May 18-20 Order of the Arrow Fellowship.......... 25.00 May 20 First Lutheran Picnic cooks............*****FREE Service May 26-27 Blackjack 100k Bicycle Trip............ 15.00 Camping May 28 Memorial Day Flags Service Project.....*****FREE Service May 28 Memorial Day Parade....................*****FREE May 29 Great Western Trail Bike Ride..........*****FREE
JUNE 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JUNE 2001 Jun 02 Starved Rock Hiking Trip...............*****FREE Jun 03 Fox River Bicycle Trip #1..............*****FREE Jun 04 Court of Honor.........................*****FREE Jun 07-24 Rocky Mountain Iron Man................600.00 Camping Jun 16 Water Skiing Trip #1...................*****FREE Jun 29-01 Lake Geneva Sailing Trip............... 20.00 Camping
JULY 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 JULY 2001 Jul 04 Fourth of July Food Booth..............*****FREE Jul 07-08 Hennepin Canal Weekend................. 15.00 Camping, Canoeing Jul 12 Water Skiing Trip #2...................*****FREE Jul 13-15 Dulcimer Festival Food Booth...........*****FREE Camping Jul 15-21 Summer Camp............................155.00 Camping Jul 21-28 Washington D.C. tour & Jamboree visit..250.00 Camping
AUGUST 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 AUGUST 2001 Aug 4 Fox River Trail Bike Trip #2...........*****FREE Aug 11 Sears Food Booth.......................*****FREE Aug 20 Court of Honor.........................*****FREE Aug 23 Water Skiing Trip......................*****FREE Aug 24-26 DeKalb Cornfest Food Booth.............*****FREE
SEPTEMBER 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 SEPTEMBER 2001 -- Sep 14-16 OA Fall Fellowship.....................25.00/15 Camping Sep 15 Scout-About Bicycle Ride Project.......*****FREE Sep 16 Yaeger Farm Project....................*****FREE Sep 23 White Pines Ranch Horseback Trip.......20.00 Sep 29 First Class Express....................*****FREE Service
OCTOBER 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 2001 Oct 06 Popcorn Show and Sell..................*****FREE Oct 12-14 Three Fires Council Camporall.......... 20.00 Camping Oct 20 Haunted Hike........................... 7.00 Oct 21 Bikes for Kids.........................*****FREE Oct 27 Popcorn Show and Sell..................*****FREE Oct 28 Six Flags Great America Fright Fest.... 35.00
NOVEMBER 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOVEMBER 2001 Nov 02-03 Cabin Campout.......................... 15.00 Overnight Nov 10 Scoutmaster 25 Year Anniversary........ Nov 11 First Class Express....................*****FREE Nov 16-18 PLC Retreat............................*****FREE Overnight Nov 18 WELCA Banquuet.........................*****FREE
DECEMBER 2001 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 2001 Dec 01 Spaghetti Dinner.......................*****FREE Dec 08 Snowmobile Safety Training............. 10.00 Dec 17 Annual Holiday Party & Movie Night.....*****FREE Dec 23 25th Anniversary Church Service........*****FREE




TROOP 33 USA TOUR 2001

-DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
-IDAHO
-ILLINOIS
-INDIANA
-IOWA
-MARYLAND
-MICHIGAN
-MINNESOTA
-MONTANA
-NEBRASKA
-OHIO
-OREGON
-PENNSYLVANIA
-SOUTH DAKOTA
-VIRGINIA
-WASHINGTON
-WEST VIRGINIA
-WISCONSIN
-WYOMING

ADVANCEMENT/CEREMONIES
-- Blue & Gold Banquet/Crossover; Pack 102
-- Blue & Gold Banquet/Crossover; Pack 131
-- blue & Gold Banquet/Crossover; Pack 140
-- Court of Honor #1--February
-- Court of Honor #2--June
-- Court of Honor #3--August
-- Court of Honor #4--November
-- First Class Express #1, DeKalb, IL
-- First Class Express #2, DeKalb, IL
-- Merit Badge Seminar; Champaign, IL

AMUSUSEMENT
-- Busch Gardens; Williamsburg, VA
-- Disney Quest; Chicago, IL
-- Laser Quest; Rockford, IL
-- Six Flags Great America; Gurnee, IL

BICYCLING
-- Blackjack Challenge 100k; IL/IA
-- Fox River Trail Ride #1. IL
-- Fox River Trail Ride #2, IL
-- Great Western Trail Ride, IL
-- Illinois Prairie Path-Geneva Spur; IL
-- Oregon 50 Miler, IL
-- Rocky Mountain Iron Man 530 Miler; MT/ID
-- Scout About Ride, IL
-- Shabbona 20 Miler, IL
-- Virgil Gilman Trail, IL

CAMPING
-- Ackley Lake State Recreation Area; Eddies Corner, MT
-- Assateague Island National Seashore; Ocean City, MD
-- Bellevue State Park; Bellevue, IA
-- Bigfoot Beach State Park; Lake Geneva, WI
-- Bolling Air Force Base; Washington, DC
-- Camp Lowden; Oregon, IL
-- Chief Shabbona Forest Preserve; Shabbona, IL
-- Dead Man Basin State Recreation Area; MT
-- Gebhard Woods State Park; Morris, IL
-- Helena National Forest; Lincoln, MT
-- Hennipin Canal State Park; Princeton, IL
-- MacQueen Forest Preserve; Kirkland, IL
-- Porcupine Mountains Wilderness Park; Ontonagon, MI
-- Russell Forest Preserve; Genoa, IL
-- Tee Pee Campground; Murdo, SD
-- Thompson Falls State Park; Thompson Falls, MT
-- Three Fires Scout Ranch #1; Rochelle, IL
-- Three Fires Scout Ranch #2; Rochelle, IL

CANOEING
-- Camp Lowden/Rock River; IL
-- Hennipin Canal State Park; IL
-- Kishwaukee River; IL

CAVING
-- Jewel Cave National Monument; SD
-- Maquoketa Caves State Park; IA

CLIMBING
-- Devil's Lake State Park; Baraboo, WI
-- GAR Climbing Gym #1; Rockford, IL
-- GAR Climbing Gym #2; Rockford, IL

FISHING
-- Hennipin Canal State Park; IL

FUNDRAISING
-- Food Booth--DeKalb Cornfest
-- Food Booth--Dulcimer Festival
-- Food Booth--July 4th Hopkins Park
-- Food Booth--Sears Grand Re-Opening
-- Gourd Harvest
-- Pancake Breakfast
-- Popcorn Sale
-- Spaghetti Dinner

HIKING
-- Badlands National Park; SD
-- Buffalo Rock State Park; IL
-- Mount St Helens National Volcanic Park; WA
-- National Mall; Washington D.C.
-- North Cascades National Park; WA
-- Olympic National Park; WA
-- Starved Rock State Park; IL
-- Yellowstone National Park; WY

HISTORIC SITES/MUSEUMS/VISITOR CENTERS/ARCHITECTURAL TOURS
-- Gettysburg National Battlefield; Gettysburg, PA
-- Grand Coulee Dam; WA
-- Illinois River Lock & Dam; Utica, IL
-- Jamestown National Historic Site; VA
-- Lincoln Memorial; Washington, DC
-- Little Bighorn National Battlefield; Crow Agency, MT
-- Mount Rushmore National Memorial; Keystone, SD
-- National Air & Space Museum; Washington, DC
-- National Museum of American History; Washington, DC
-- National Museum of Natural History; Washington, DC
-- Nauticus Museum/USS Wisconsin; Norfolk, VA
-- North Cascades National Park Visitors Center; WA
-- South Dakota Air & Space Museum; Rapid City, SD
-- Space Needle; Seattle, WA
-- U.S. Air Force Museum; Dayton, OH
-- U.S. Capitol Building; Washington, DC
-- U.S. Holocaust Museum; Washington, DC
-- Yellowstone National Park Visitors Center, WY
-- Viet Nam Veteran's Memorial; Washington, DC
-- Washington Monument; Washington, DC
-- White House; Washington, DC
-- William D. Boyce Memorial; Ottawa, IL

HORSEBACK RIDING
-- White Pines Ranch; IL

JAMBOREE
-- National Scout Jamboree; Ft A.P. Hill, VA

MILITARY VISITS
-- Bolling Air Force Base; Washington, DC
-- Ellsworth Air Force Base; Rapid City, SD
-- Everett Naval Station; Everett, WA
-- Fort A.P. Hill, VA
-- Little Creek Naval Amphibeous Base; Norfolk, VA
-- National Guard Armory; Champaign, IL
-- Norfolk Naval Base; Norfolk, VA
-- Wright-Patterson Air Force Base; Dayton, OH

MISC
-- Equipment Day
-- Galyuns; Shaumburg, IL
-- Scout Sunday; First Lutheran Church; DeKalb, IL
-- Scout-O-Rama; DuPage County Fairgrounds; Wheaton, IL

OCEAN BEACHES
-- Atlantic Ocean.....Assateague Island, Maryland
-- Pacific Ocean......Del Sur State Park, Oregon

SAILING
-- Lake Geneva Yacht Club; Fontana, WI

SERVICE PROJECTS
-- Augsburg Choir Dinner Project
-- Bikes for Kids Project #1
-- Bikes for Kids Project #2
-- Cub Haunted House
-- Cuboree Staff
-- First Lutheran Church Picnic Staff
-- Food for the Needy-Project #1
-- Food for the Needy-Project #2
-- Great Western Trail Clean Up
-- Memorial Day Flags
-- Scout About Staff
-- Scouting for Food
-- WELCA Banquet

SNOWSPORTS
-- Ice Boating Trip #1......Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
-- Ice Boating Trip #2......Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
-- Klondike Derby...........Sycamore Sportsmans Club, Illinois
-- Snowmobile Safety Class..Champaign, Illinois
-- Snowmobiling.............Northwoods Passage Trails; Tomahawk, Wisconsin
-- Snowshoeing/Snow Camp....MacQueen Forest Preserve; Kirkland, Illinois
-- Snowshoeing/Snow Camp....Porcupine Mountains Wilderness; Ontonagon, Michigan
-- Winter Skills Workshop...Russell Forest Preserve, Illinois

WATERSKIING/MOTORBOATING
-- Water Ski Trip #1; Rock River, IL
-- Water Ski Trip #2; Rock River, IL
-- Water Ski Trip #3; Rock River, IL




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