Newsletter

Welcome to the Messengers of Peace program in BSA. World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) created Messengers of Peace in 2011, to encourage Scouts around the […]

Troop 448 sold subscriptions to neighborhood residents for about $50 per year for the troop to put up a US flag in the front yard […]

Mission Peak Scouters,   Blake Mohs, one of our Mission Peak Eagles from Troop 176 and Explorer Post 467 was killed last week when attempting […]

Even though the registration website states that the Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp is sold out, there are literally just a couple more spots […]

Mission Peak conducted a successful youth run Spring Camporee March 17-19 at Rancho Los Mochos.  There were 20 troops, 41 patrols, 262 participants and 68 […]

Indoor Rally was a great success on January 27th.  There were 22 Troops, 332 Scouts BSA, 28 Cubs and 304 observers!!!   With 664 people in […]

MISSION PEAK DISTRICT CUB SCOUT YO-YO DAY Over 80 young Cub Scouts and around 10 yo-yo performers gathered together at the Lake Elizabeth Park for […]

Annual Actions Suggested for Unit Key3 Check your roster to be sure it reflects all the members you think it should; i.e. did anyone get […]

The Order of the Arrow is Scouting’s National Honor Society. It recognizes those who best exemplify the Scout Oath and Law in their daily lives […]

The Prayer Hike gave us a unique opportunity to explore the many genres of religions in Fremont. We visited eight houses of worship and gained a greater […]

Inviting 6th to 8th Grade Boy Scouts who would be interested in joining the Club 700 ( Makai – Maritime Explorers Club ), a Sea […]

Friends of Scouting provides an important component of keeping our Council and Mission Peak operating at a high level. Total contributions are planned for over […]

We will have updates on recent and upcoming events at Thursday’s Round Table at Washington HS (Thursday, March 9 at 7PM).  We will also go […]

Registration has officially opened for our Cub Scout Camping opportunities this summer! Click on the link below to get an idea of the upcoming opportunities […]

Scouting For Food 2022 Mission Peak had another record year with over 52,900 pounds of food collected.  68 bins of donated food were sent to […]

Jim Dalton and Jaime Guerra were honored at the Mission Peak Recognition Dinner this past weekend   Jim Dalton, SM from Troop 132, and Jaime Guerra […]

Congratulations to the new District Award of Merit recipients:  Nadia Dhillon & Rebeca Rafael! Thanks again to the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church for their hospitality, […]

Troop Showcase October 15, 2022 Mission Peak held a successful Troop Showcase on October 15 at Our Lady of Guadalupe School with 20 units participating.  […]

This year’s annual Mission Peak Adult Leader Recognition Dinner will be on Saturday, October 29, 2022.  The cost of the event will remain at $25 […]

We are so excited that this year we are able to meet face-to-face over dinner to recognize our Adult Volunteers! We’ll be back at the […]

The process for signing up as a Merit Badge Counselor is now primarily online Much like the blue card, paper and pdf MBC applications are […]

Attention all Train Enthusiasts! Mission Peak District and Niles Canyon Railway have joined forces to bring together this awesome all-day Railroad Merit Badge! Our Mission […]

Recap of Spotlight on Scouting Roundtable with flyers or links: District Calendar Flyer & Link to District Calendar with details 9/16-6/18 Fall Camporee – registration closed […]

Hi, my name is Saanvi from T2123.  I’m in 8th grade.  I have a story to tell you. This summer, I saved someone by doing […]

Please join us and/or share the flyer with your company to attend on Sunday, September 25 at 4 PM at the Elks Lodge in Fremont. […]

The tracking and reporting of who has and has not completed AB 506 training + Live Scan is a completely manual process.  One dedicated individual […]

As a Merit Badge Counselor (MBC), you can teach skills and introduce concepts that may change the course of a boy’s or girl’s life. Many […]

Use my.scouting (NOT Scoutbook) to transfer Youth between Units Only use my.scouting to make ALL roster changes Never use Scoutbook to do any roster-related changes […]

Mission Peak held a district-wide Pinewood Derby at ILM Academy on Saturday, May 14th.   It was attended by 42 Cub Scouts from 4 different packs […]

Want to synchronize the Mission Peak Calendar with your device? If you use some sort of electronic calendar like Apple, or Google, or Outlook; you […]

The Situation On April 6, 2022, Scoutbook received an update that added Citizenship in Society as a required Merit Badge for Eagle Rank. This Scoutbook […]

Slides from the April 4, 2022 Roundtable Meeting: Announcements – Eve & Guest Speakers Cub Summer Activities – Steve Scoutbook 101 – Rebeca Feature Assistant […]

Before you attend a LiveScan event hosted by Mission Peak or visit a vendor on your own, please fill and print out the form provided here.

Many people have been getting requests from their charter organizations and various other groups for proof of Insurance. In years past the council automatically sent […]

NYLT – National Youth Leadership Training Open to 1st Class and above Scouts, 13 or older, who want to become better leaders. The course is […]

Please help protect our youth by completing these new procedures put into law on January 1st by the state of California ALL registered adults in […]

On Thursday 3/17 we had a fantastic roundtable.  Attached are the presentations that were given. Introduction by Eve Rhuleman Cub Camping by Malissa Yarns Summer […]

Turn your BSA Lilfeguared skills into a summer job.  East Bay Regional Park District is hiring Lifeguards.  If you are interested, check out their job […]

Lists of key events planned by GGAC in 2022 that may help your Units in planning your calendars.

Life to Eagle Trail Information Webpage For Scouts, Unit Leaders, Advisers, and Parents – here’s the complete Life to Eagle Trail. Step by step with […]

Click to download a PDF from National with updates to the Bankruptcy Restructuring

Exciting Bay Area Opportunities Love was definitely in the air when we were talking about the great and budget-friendly things to do here! We had […]

Mission Peak Prayer Hike 2022 was held on January 22 The Prayer Hike gave us a unique opportunity to visit 7 different houses of worship […]

March 16, 2022 GGAC expects to publish details about Live Scan by the week’s end.  We will send a special newsflash when GGAC publishes its […]

https://scoutingevent.com/023-MPSpringCamporee2023There are several logistical changes to the camporee.  We ask that unit leaders who were not able to attend the zoom meeting please watch the […]

Regretfully we do not have enough staff leadership on board to host a quality Camporee experience and the district camping committee made the difficult decision […]

If the condition of the road into Rancho Los Mochos (RLM ) was a hurdle for you using the camp it is no longer.  The […]

The NorCal College of Commissioner Science is a premier training event for Adults.  It will be held on Saturday 2/26 8:00 am – 5:00 pm […]

Leader Education and Discovery (L.E.A.D.) LEAD is the Council Event that has replaced the University of Scouting (UOS). It has been expanded to include both […]

The Silver Beaver Award was introduced in 1931.  The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America.  Recipients of […]