Community Service

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Pumpkin Day

Troop 28 is a perennial participant in Glencoe’s Pumpkin Day festivities at Kalk Park in October.  For many years, the Troop has used its Scoutcraft and rock-climbing expertise to erect and operate the “zip line,” a 75-foot cable and harness that carries young children through the air in an exciting ride across the south end of the park.  The Scouts erect the zip line, check it for safety, spot the riders, and break the line down at the end of the day.

 

Scouting for Food

Each March, Troop 28 joins with the other Scout units in the Northeast Illinois Council in the Scouting for Food drive.  On two consecutive Saturdays, the Troop distributes fliers and bags and then collects canned food donations for food pantries in the Chicago area.

 

 

Village Memorial Day

Troop 28 marches in the Village’s annual Memorial Day parade and participates in the ceremony of remembrance that follows.

 

Service Projects

Troop 28’s recent service projects include:

• cleaning litter from the Skokie Lagoons and the Forest Preserve bike path
• clearing property for the Glencoe Historical Society
• building a boardwalk in the boathouse area of the Lake Michigan beachfront
• clearing brush from the nature preserve adjacent to South School
• painting a "State of Illinois" mural for students at West School
• collecting used sports equipment for donation to center-city schools in Chicago
• constructing storage lockers in and painting the basement of St. Elisabeth’s Church
• restoration of Franklin Dunbaugh Park in Hubbard Woods
• attaching "no dumping" caution stickers to Glencoe storm sewer grates, and cleaning grates
• building and mounting bird houses and bat houses on Glencoe Golf Course.