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3/12 - Roundtable TONIGHT about an amazing Ocean to Redwood Adventure!
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Come join us for this Scouts BSA Roundtable
Thursday Night, March 12th at 7:00 PM at the Washington HS Cafeteria
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Learn all about the Ocean to the Redwoods Adventure, a unique high adventure opportunity for older scouts. This month, Matt Lindberg, GGAC program director, will tell us all about this exciting program, an incredible operation out of Camp Royaneh.
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Scouts who participate in the Ocean to Redwoods Adventure will experience all of these additional activities while earning several merit badges:
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- Backpacking
- Canoeing
- Beach Exploration
- A Redwoods Ropes Course
- Leadership Development
Interested? Want to learn more? Please join us at Roundtable for this great meeting. For any questions, don't hesitate to reach out to Lee Amon at 
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Last Call for nominations for the Volunteer Recognition Ceremony!
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Do you have an adult leader in your unit that is amazing?
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Do you have a parent that is always helping out without needing a spotlight?
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Do you have a den leader that is really going beyond the minimum?
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Nominate them for the Volunteer Recognition Award this year! The Annual Mission Peak District Volunteer Recognition dinner will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025. All scouters in the district are invited to attend. Please help make the job of the selection committee harder by sending in your nominations using the URL: https://forms.gle/UyTsBmvaXCYnQkrA7 We want to know all the great things your nominee has done in the past year. The selection committee will meet about four weeks prior to the event, so the cut-off date for nominations will be March 28th, which is coming up quickly.
As with recent years, the recipients of the District Plaque and the District Certificate will be announced soon after that time. The District Award of Merit awardees will not be announced in advance, but we use subtle techniques to get them to attend.
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This year, we will recognize units with some new awards, such as the unit with the most service hours recorded per scout, and the unit with the most recorded rank advancements per scout. These will be based on the statistics recorded in my.scouting.org, and do not require nominations, just for units to record all of their data. The details of these new awards are still being worked out.
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Questions can be sent to 
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4/25 - 3rd Annual Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge Cleanup
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Join us for a rewarding day of environmental stewardship at Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge! Scouts, families, and friends will work together to help restore this vital habitat by removing invasive plant species and cleaning up litter. This event is a great opportunity to give back to nature while earning conservation service hours.
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Location: Don Edwards National Wildlife Refuge, 2 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
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Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026
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Hosted by Greenbelt Alliance, National Wildlife Refuge System, Eve Marie Little, & Save the Bay
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This event is proudly hosted by Greenbelt Alliance and Save the Bay, two organizations dedicated to protecting and restoring the Bay Area’s natural landscapes:
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Adult Training Registration is open for SMPST, IOLS, and ACORN !! Sign up NOW!
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Registration for Mission Peak District's Acorn Training - SMPST (Scoutmaster Position Specific Training) and IOLS (Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills) courses, collectively known as ACORN Training in the Mission Peak District, is open.
Both courses must be completed to earn the "Trained" status and to wear the Trained Patch on an adult scouters uniform.
Trained Adult Leaders are required for Scouts BSA Events. FYI - The SMPST course is not just for scoutmasters! It is designed for all adults and covers how a troop is run. Topics include the aims and methods of scouting, troop organization, the patrol method, the patrol leader’s council, how to organize and help plan a great scouting program, how to promote fun and successful troop campouts, training youth leadership, membership and finances, calendar planning, the advancement program, and other topics. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED IN-PERSON vs online.
IOLS is an introduction to outdoor leadership skills. This course provides adult scouters training on the topics that scouts learn as they progress from the Scout rank to the rank of First Class. Topics include Health and Safety, Meal Planning, Cooking & Sanitation, Outdoor Ethics, Wood Tools, Campfires/Stoves, Hiking/Backpacking/Equipment, Maps and Compasses, Ropes, Knots & Lashings, First Aid, Plants & Animals, and more.
We have a few spots left, but because of its popularity, registration is filling up fast!
Registration Links are below!
SMPST (April 18, 2026): https://scoutingevent.com/023-106215
IOLS (April 19, 2026 & May 15-17, 2026): https://scoutingevent.com/023-106216
Best Regards,
Ankur Zindal, Course Director ACORN 2025 ( )
Bharath Venkatesan, SPL, ACORN 2024-2025
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3/29 - Troop Committee Challenge Training!
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You signed your child up for Scouting because you know it’s great for your child’s development and growth. Have you wondered about why it’s great and how it helps your child’s growth and development?
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Come and learn about why and how at the Troop Committee Challenge. This training helps demystify Scouting and gives you insights that you can use to support your Scout in their Scouting journey.
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Mission Peak District is providing the training, via Zoom, on March 29 at 7:00 pm.
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- What is Scouting America
- How does Scouting develop youth
- How is the Troop organized
- How you can make a difference
This interactive course will be led by Meena Mariwalla & Bharath Venkatesan who bring their practical experiences in leading highly successful troops.
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For any questions, please reach out to Meena at  .
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Registration for Camp GOAT: Cub Scout Day Camp is officially opened!
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CAMP GOAT (formally known as Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp) is coming along and we are VERY excited to invite all of our Mission Peak Cub Scouts to come join us this year at Ardenwood Farm from June 8-12, 2026.
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- Come hang out with the cute farm animals!
- Work on your Badges during this week!
- Having fun with your cub scout friends!
- Learnings tons of really cool stuff!
- Doing great things for the community!
In the past, we have usually sold out pretty quickly so make sure to register your scout ASAP using the following link. Please remember, Camp GOAT does NOT happen without volunteers so please sign up to volunteer as a den walker. You can spend some great time watching your scout have a blast and you get a MAJOR discount (up to $175 dollars) for volunteering that week!
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