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Year: 2020

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Fantastic Dec Roundtable on Scoutbook

December 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Fantastic Dec Roundtable on Scoutbook

Very informative talk by Ron Fedele on Scoutbook. Some of the key takeaways are: Scoutbook Help Desk – Ron can troubleshoot common issues like resetting […]

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Cub Helps Save Life

December 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Cub Helps Save Life

Austin (Pack 441, Newark, Ca) tells his story about helping to save one of his fellow cub scouts who was choking on a piece of […]

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Need some new ideas for your Cub Den?

December 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Need some new ideas for your Cub Den?

Cub Leaders searching for great program ideas? Then you’ve landed at the right page. Our newest post is straight up for the Cub Den Leaders […]

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In-person activities not allowed under new heath rules

December 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on In-person activities not allowed under new heath rules

COVID-19 CALIFORNIA REGIONAL STAY HOME ORDER Update December 4, 2020 In accordance with the November 17, 2020 California Regional Stay Home Order (Order), the Golden […]

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Congratulate our District Award of Merit honerees

December 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Congratulate our District Award of Merit honerees

Friday 12/4 we held our annual Recognition Ceremony.  This year the event was over Zoom but still included a meal cooked by Charlie Mabie as […]

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Announcing Certificate of Appreciation Recipients

November 29, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Announcing Certificate of Appreciation Recipients

This year we cannot meet face to face over dinner to recognize our Adult Volunteers.  Instead, we are holding a virtual event over Zoom.  Please […]

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Recognize District Plaque Recipients

November 29, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Recognize District Plaque Recipients

This year we cannot meet face to face over dinner to recognize our Adult Volunteers.  Instead, we are holding a virtual event over Zoom.  Please […]

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Not too late to donate CASH

November 16, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Not too late to donate CASH

Mission Peak Scouting For Food Here is a link to the Alameda County Community Food Bank Scouting For Food page:  https://vfd-accfb.org/GroupHome.aspx?ID=7519 Donate funds online directly […]

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5 steps to finding an alternative meeting place

November 2, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on 5 steps to finding an alternative meeting place

If Scout campouts are the pizza toppings — cheese, pepperoni, mushrooms or whatever else you’re craving — then consider meetings the crispy crust and savory […]

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Best Group Chat Options For Scouts BSA Troops

October 13, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Best Group Chat Options For Scouts BSA Troops

There are a bunch of different “group chat” applications.     Slack,  WhatsApp, Discord, Hangouts, and Band are the ones that I am familiar with and […]

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Local Scouter Honored At Community Heroes Recognition Event

October 13, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Local Scouter Honored At Community Heroes Recognition Event

Assemblymember Kansen Chu (D – Milpitas), hosted his 6th Annual Community Hero Awards Ceremony on Friday, October 2nd, 2020 at the San Jose City College […]

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What is a Den Chief & How do I get one?

October 5, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on What is a Den Chief & How do I get one?

A den chief is an older Scout (11+) who assists a Cub Scout den leader or Webelos Scout den leader at den meetings, pack meetings, […]

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Refer A Friend – Enter to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

October 5, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Refer A Friend – Enter to win a $25 Amazon Gift Card

We are excited to announce a new Refer A Friend Incentive for all Mission Peak District Scout Families. We will be offering a $25 Amazon […]

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Council needs donations now more than ever to sustain operations

October 5, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Council needs donations now more than ever to sustain operations

COVID-19 has shut down most of our face to face activities.   Because of this our Council needs donations more than ever to sustain operations.  Our […]

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Has Your Unit had a Friends of Scouting Unit Presentation?

October 5, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Has Your Unit had a Friends of Scouting Unit Presentation?

Golden Gate Area Council is encouraging units that have not had a Friends of Scouting (FOS) campaign to have one this year.   The loss of […]

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This Scout Didn’t Let COVID Get In His Way Of A Great Service Project

September 28, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on This Scout Didn’t Let COVID Get In His Way Of A Great Service Project

In light of the food scarcity and unemployment around the world due to COVID-19, Troop 154, located in Fremont, CA, decided to hold a food […]

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Event Patches Are The Fun Way To Help Your Scouts Tell Their Story

September 21, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Event Patches Are The Fun Way To Help Your Scouts Tell Their Story

Did you and your Scouts get the chance to ‘pitch a tent’ at the last National Camp-In for Scouts back in May? Or maybe you […]

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Recruiting Resources For Units

September 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Recruiting Resources For Units

The Golden Gate Area Council is going to make sure our Scouting units are Well-Prepared for recruiting this Fall. “We have an entire web page […]

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Troop 110 Eagle Project Tests The Theory, If You Build It They Will Come

September 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Troop 110 Eagle Project Tests The Theory, If You Build It They Will Come

I am Adithya Palle from Troop 110 and, with my troop, I constructed the Tule House at Tule Ponds in Fremont. The Tule House was […]

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This Scout Is Paving The Way For Tule Pond Visitors

September 9, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on This Scout Is Paving The Way For Tule Pond Visitors

Erosion control along Stairs going to Pond C by Jonathan Moriwaki, Troop 154 , Fremont This project was divided into two phases. The first phase was […]

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Important Journey To Excellence (JTE) Updates

September 9, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Important Journey To Excellence (JTE) Updates

Journey to Excellence Update Scouting’s Journey to Excellence (JTE) is the BSA’s planning, performance and recognition program designed to encourage and reward the success of […]

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UPDATE: COVID-19 Program Announcement

September 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on UPDATE: COVID-19 Program Announcement

The leadership of the Golden Gate Area Council has updated their response to the COVID-19 outbreak and protocols for Scouting operations going forward. We appreciate […]

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NEW EAGLE BOARD EXTENSION DETAILS FOR THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF SCOUTS BSA

September 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on NEW EAGLE BOARD EXTENSION DETAILS FOR THE INAUGURAL CLASS OF SCOUTS BSA

The Coronavirus pandemic is having a direct impact in many Scout’s ability to continue on their trail to Eagle – especially having completed all their […]

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Does Your Unit Need Proof of Insurance? Click Here

August 26, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Does Your Unit Need Proof of Insurance? Click Here

 GGAC requires 12 working days to process a request. General turn around time is much less, however if there are amount or wording changes […]

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Learn More About Cub Scout Virtual Adventure Live Training

August 25, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Learn More About Cub Scout Virtual Adventure Live Training

Monday, August 31/ Monday, September 14th, 5:00 – 6:00 pm (PST) In addition, we are hosting live trainings on August 31, and September 14th. Register […]

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Exciting Ideas For Cub Scout Adventures

August 25, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Exciting Ideas For Cub Scout Adventures

Looking for new ideas to enliven your Den meetings? Want to see what others have done to keep the fun in Cub Scouting? Our National […]

Covid Program Ideas

Add GeoCaching to your next Hike

August 19, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Add GeoCaching to your next Hike

GeoCaching is Easy Step 1:  With your parent’s permission, create a free account at www.geocaching.com  Step 2:  Download the geocaching app on your mobile device […]

Covid Program Ideas

Summary List of COVID Program Ideas from 8/13 Scouts BSA Roundtable

August 18, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Summary List of COVID Program Ideas from 8/13 Scouts BSA Roundtable

At our August 13th Scouts BSA Roundtable breakout session, we primarily had leaders share what Units have been doing during COVID.  Below is a summary […]

Covid Program Ideas

Cub Program Ideas

August 13, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Cub Program Ideas

Fall Program Ideas: Creating a scavenger hunt for Cub Scouts- each family would be given a map and clues to find various items around their […]

Covid Program Ideas

Organize litter clean up at local school

August 11, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Organize litter clean up at local school

Recently someone noticed that Parkmont Elementary was getting littered by people using the grass playfield area and not taking their trash away. With no janitorial […]

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Consolidated COVID Program Ideas Page

August 10, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Consolidated COVID Program Ideas Page

We have a webpage dedicated to collecting the program ideas you have done successfully during COVID.  It is the second item listed on the menu […]

Covid Program Ideas

Write to older people sheltered in place

August 10, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Write to older people sheltered in place

P112 did a really great project of writing cards, letters, and other items that were sent by mail to the Union City Masonic Home. They […]

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What Do I Need To Do To Recruit More Scouts Into My Pack This Year

August 4, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on What Do I Need To Do To Recruit More Scouts Into My Pack This Year

COVID-19 has greatly affected how we deliver the Scouting program. And because our youth are distance-learning via the computer, Scouting done virtually tends to be […]

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What Makes Scouting Great? Visit Our Meeting On 8/11 & We’ll Tell You

August 4, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on What Makes Scouting Great? Visit Our Meeting On 8/11 & We’ll Tell You

Hello Mission Peak Scout Leaders, Just because you’re reading this web post, we suspect that you’ve got some interest in sharing some of your thoughts […]

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New VOA President Shares Her Vision For The Future

August 4, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on New VOA President Shares Her Vision For The Future

GGAC VOA Presidents Statement Regina I. Molitoris July 29, 2020   Serving on the Council VOA is a great way to apply your knowledge of […]

Covid Program Ideas

‘Mystery Hike’ with your Scouts & families

July 28, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on ‘Mystery Hike’ with your Scouts & families

Trevor deRosier embarks on the mystery hike devised by his mom, Cindy. Scoutmaster Hassler is missing! Perhaps he’s at Rockville Hills Park, a frequent hiking […]

Covid Program Ideas

Make PPE for Others While Sheltered in Place

July 22, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Make PPE for Others While Sheltered in Place

  When Ritika Putta was elected Senior Patrol Leader (SPL) of Scouts BSA Troop 220, she knew that there would be challenges, but she never […]

Covid Program Ideas

Troop Service Opportunity With Lockheed Martin Innovation Garage

July 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Troop Service Opportunity With Lockheed Martin Innovation Garage

With the continuing shelter in place orders,  some troops are struggling to find service hours for Scout advancement.    We recently became aware of an […]

Covid Program Ideas

Troop COH with proper distance

July 14, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Troop COH with proper distance

The entire time they have been sheltered in place, Troop 273 Scouts have been working around the obstacles that the COVID-19 pandemic posed. They’ve had […]

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BSA Adopt A School Program Creates Lasting Relationships

July 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on BSA Adopt A School Program Creates Lasting Relationships

The hope at the heart of the BSA Adopt-a-School program is to build strong, sustaining relationships with your local schools, creating thousands of lasting community […]

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Connect with GGAC

July 1, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Connect with GGAC

Our new Council is working to build out all our communication tools.  Please connect with us in all the ways you prefer.  Give us feed […]

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ANSWERED: What is a VOA?

June 30, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on ANSWERED: What is a VOA?

What is a VOA? Since Venturing is a youth-led program, it is essential that our leadership structure above the unit is youth-inspired and youth-led. We […]

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Calendar Updated for 2020/21 & New Format

June 23, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Calendar Updated for 2020/21 & New Format

We have populated the calendar with all the events we have planned for August 2020 – June 2021.  We will add more events as they […]

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Cubs – start planning your fall recruiting NOW!

June 23, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Cubs – start planning your fall recruiting NOW!

It is never too early to plan for your back to school recruiting, especially in this uncertain environment.  We encourage you and your pack membership […]

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Cubs – Fun projects you can do from home

June 23, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Cubs – Fun projects you can do from home

As public places, including many parks and campgrounds, are closed to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, you might be left scratching your head on […]

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Troop 273 Scout Raises Nearly $6000 For Tri-City Food Bank

June 16, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Troop 273 Scout Raises Nearly $6000 For Tri-City Food Bank

Star Scout, Aditya Mittal, from Troop 273 in Fremont has found a way to make the impossible, possible. As a member of the American  High […]

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BSA’s Commitment to Act Against Racial Injustice

June 16, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on BSA’s Commitment to Act Against Racial Injustice

BSA’s Commitment to Act Against Racial Injustice Dear Scouting family, As our country reckons with racial injustice, we all must consider our role and our […]

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Looking for your Unit’s Recharter Certificate?

June 16, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on Looking for your Unit’s Recharter Certificate?

We have had a few units who have reached out to our Council office requesting their Unit’s recharter certificate. We are intending to have these […]

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WANTED: Great Cub Scout program ideas!

June 8, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on WANTED: Great Cub Scout program ideas!

We know they’re out there…somewhere in the heart of the Mission Peak district. We’re not talking about the local Starbuck’s. Or even the Peet’s. We’re […]

Covid Program Ideas

How to hold a COH during COVID-19?

June 8, 2020 Steve Conn Comments Off on How to hold a COH during COVID-19?

Has anyone successfully held a Court of Honor during COVID-19? I have recently gotten this question but not seen or heard of any good examples […]

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