Event: Surprise appearance Pachol Wedding Reception Date: Sunday, July 1st Venue: Elements @the Hotel Indigo Address: 123 Water Street - 2nd floor Naperville IL 60540 Event Time: 8 pm Troop Time: 1 hour Arrival Time: 7:30 pm I was contacted by Vicki Bogner Pachol about members of the 501st surprisin...

On Saturday, July 15th, several members of 501st and Rebel legion made an appearance at the Kendall County Special Olympics Fun Fest. We entered the main hall at 3pm to a mix of cheers and Star Wars music. The troops made the rounds, posed with many of the smiling athletes and made some new friends....

The leadership of the Sycamore cub Scouts pack 822 invited members of the Midwest Garrison to share in the festivities of their Blue and Gold Banquet at Salem Lutheran Church on Saturday, the 21st of February. The participants arrived shortly after 5pm, suited up in the choir room, and surprised the...

Attendees: Mike Olson - SL3193 $100 donation to Edutopia Party went off without a hitch and party goers had a good time. I arrived at 6:15 and suited up. The group of six and seven year olds were suprirised to see Darth Vader himself decend the stairs ever so carefully. After an impromptu saber batt...

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Event: Cops 4 Cancer Parade Date: 7/13/13 Attendees: Darth Vader - Mike Olson Sl319 I arrived at The Right Spice Restaurant at 11:30 to meet with the contact. The restaurant owner was very nice to allow me to suit up in his back dinning room and store my tote. I walked down to the staging area and p...

Images sent from Mrs. Masen of the troop. http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/stawurz/IMG_1591_zps7dee2d22.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/stawurz/IMG_1541_zpsde6d3e54.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/stawurz/IMG_1529_zps062fe67d.jpg http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/f...

Participants: Stormtrooper - Steve Gaza TK 4034 Imperial Officer - Steve Szyndrowski ID 3052 Darth Vader - Mike Olson SL3193 We arrived at 2:30 at the residence and suited up in a Star Wars themed toy room before the guests arrived. at 3 we made our presence known to about 20 very excited six and se...

Here's a pic of Steve and I with one of our guest handlers. I'm trying to get him to put together a Palpatine... Image that, a Vader trying to sway a Palpatine to the dark side.

Participants: Storm trooper TK 7345 Steve Mammen Darth Vader SL 3193 Mike Olson The trooping of the 125th Sandwich Fair did not go entirely as planned but was a success none the less. TK, Steve Mammen and Darth Vader, Mike Olson arrived at the incredibly busy Sandwich Fair at 2pm. The original plan ...

Participants: TK 7345 - Stormtrooper Steve Mammen SL 3193- Darth Vader Mike Olson Steve and I arrived at the Lakewood Springs Club house, address 501 Mitchell Drive Plano, around 1:45 pm. We suited up and made our presence known to the birthday boy Aiden and his room full of party guests. The party ...

Troopers Imperial Officer- ID 3052 Steve Szyndrowski Tie Pilot- TI 1659 Mike Remo Riemma Darth Vader- Sl 3193 Mike Olson Despite being horrendously out numbered, the fighting men of the 501st triumph once again! At the 124th Sandwich Fair, a Tie Pilot, an Imperial Officer and The Dark Lord himself ...

The Coal City Library troop proved to be a wonderful chance for a few members of the 501st and Rebel Legion to open up and talk candidly with the public on what our organization is all about. The day started off at 1 pm when Darth Vader, a Stormtrooper, Obi-Wan, and an Endor Commando entered the Coa...

The troop was a lot of fun and the changing accommodations were top notch. Let's face it, big room with full length mirrors and a private bathroom, we were spoiled in style.

The Peru Health and Safety Day went off without a hitch on Saturday. The weather was perfect for trooping and even the rain cooperated, waiting until we were tearing down before starting to drizzle. George (Moocizzle) Norris in TK and Mike Olson in Vader entertained the hundreds of kids and their pa...

What a fantastic troop! One of the most rewarding aspects of membership in the 501st is meeting great new people... I had to get up at 5 in the morning, it was a long drive, and the weather was horrid, but despite all that, I had a wonderful time and I look forward to doing it again next year... May...

The pics that they were taken before we got going were on a different camera that I don't have access to at the moment... I was somewhat disappointed as well especially with all the hassel that it took me to get the images we had up.... All I can say is next time.. but for this time... sorry

Here are a few images.... I'm sorry it took so long for me to get them up. Problems and situations beyond my control http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/stawurz/IMG_1069_0011.jpg Here's a picture just showing the size of the crowd.. IMG]http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff192/stawurz/IMG_1070_...

Obi-Wan Kenobi - Kevin Skoglund Stormtrooper - John Fitzsimmons Darth Vader - Mike Olson What an event and a testing of the waters for possible future involvement... The Pumpkinfest parade was a huge success for the city Sycamore and we were able to bask in its vast number of attendees. Over 100,00...