Tinley Park Boy Scout Troop 911

12/28/2019

No matter which session you choose, you, your scout and your family will have the chance to swim, shoot BB & Archery, build crafts, play games, and enjoy the great outdoors with other Cub Scout families.

12/11/2019

11/28/2019

Happy thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Camp Betz turkeys. We are thankful for you not finding us for another year. 😎

11/17/2019

The Boy Scouts of America state that its purpose is provide the youth in America with a place where they can build character. The organization emphasize that its activities are completely safe for its children and its advisors receive state-of-the-art training to ensure a comfortable learning enviro...

11/17/2019

I know when those sleigh bells ring that can only mean one thing!
Tinley’s Holiday Happenings are right around the corner, starting Friday, Dec. 6 through Sunday, Dec. 8. The weekend kicks off with a community tree lighting at 5:30 p.m. Friday with a sing along of your favorite holiday classics. Afterwards, stroll into the giant tent to warm up and get your shopping done while kids enjoy activities such as cookie decorating, writing letters to soldiers, and face painting.
Additional Holiday Happenings include the Toy Land Parade on Saturday morning and the Parade of Lights on Sunday evening. There will also be a Teddy Bear Workshop at the Old Zion Landmark Chapel, Photos with Santa and old fashioned Carriage Rides.
For more information please see the Holiday Happenings 2019 Flyer:

11/06/2019

LLD is less then a week away and if you haven't registered yet and still want to attend, make sure to bring $10 to St. John's Lutheran Church in Chicago, IL from 9am to 5pm. (4939 W Montrose Ave, Chicago, IL 60641) Hope to see you join for a day of training and fun.

10/16/2019

A Scout is Kind.

10/02/2019

Some interesting data from a presentation on Saturday at the National Outdoor Conference at Philmont. We're working on some better graphics/ways to represent the data, but here is the bottom line:
• The average tenure of a Scouts BSA member is 29.0 months. Between ages 13-15, Scouts BSA loses 50% of their membership.
• If that Scout joins a Venturing crew, their tenure will increase by 16.5 months to a total of 45.5 months, a 57% increase in Scouting tenure.

This is pretty significant information – especially now that council JTE has a mandatory requirement (under program) to improve retention of youth. This is important information for DE’s, SE’s and those Scoutmaster’s who worry Venturing takes their youth away - when really Venturing helps retain them!

10/01/2019