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8/9 - Earthquakes Scout Night THIS WEEKEND!! Get Your Tickets Now!
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THIS WEEKEND, The San Jose Earthquake is hosting our annual Scout Night on Saturday, August 9th vs the Vancouver Whitecaps! It will be a fun night full of activities for all scouts who attend to participate in with some highly competitive Soccer to top it all off! More info on the night can be found below:
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- Spend the night in PayPal Park with a slumber party located in our Epicenter! Anyone who purchases a ticket through this link at this price will have access to bring their sleeping equipment into the stadium after the stadium is cleared postgame. This also includes a specific Scout Night patch, food & beverage credit, and light breakfast the following morning.
- This will be an option for those only looking to attend the game. Scout Patch + Food & Beverage Credit will be included.
Overall, we are excited to celebrate all our local BSA troops and packs to conclude the Summer! If you are looking to make it out to this event, you can secure your tickets from the link below: https://www.gofevo.com/event/Scouts25
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Feel free to share this link with everyone from your troop/pack as well!
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Thanks so much for your time and hope to see you out here next month!
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Registration for the Fall Camporee is official open!
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It’s finally that time of year again….Fall Camporee 2025 is right around the corner!!
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Get ready for a weekend full of Scouting at Rancho Los Mochos in Livermore, CA, from Friday, September 19 to Sunday, September 21, 2025.
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The Fall Camporee 2025 youth staff have been hard at work since March to build an amazing Camporee experience for Mission Peak Scouts!! Scouts will partake in friendly competition in Scout skills, target & range sports, many of the usual Camporee activities and new Fall themed events!! It’ll be a weekend Scouts won’t want to miss!!
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After initial registration is completed, the registration contact can add additional Scouts & adults. Registration closes on August 30, 2025.
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All Scouts BSA youth and adults pay $28 per person. Troops should register all youth including those who are on Camporee staff; please use the “Youth Staff (Scouts BSA) option to register youth staff.
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This Fall, AOL scouts are also welcome to attend, and camp with a host troop on Saturday night. AOL youth and AOL parent/guardians pay $8 per person. Troop should also register AOL scouts and adults using the It’s finally that time of year again….Fall Camporee 2025 is right around the corner!!
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Get ready for a weekend full of Scouting at Rancho Los Mochos in Livermore, CA, from Friday, September 19 to Sunday, September 21, 2025.
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The Fall Camporee 2025 youth staff have been hard at work since March to build an amazing Camporee experience for Mission Peak Scouts!! Scouts will partake in friendly competition in Scout skills, target & range sports, many of the usual Camporee activities and new Fall themed events!! It’ll be a weekend Scouts won’t want to miss!!
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Registration is now open and is by Troop only.
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After initial registration is completed, registration contact can add additional Scouts & adults. Registration closes on August 30, 2025.
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All Scouts BSA youth and adults pay $28 per person. Troops should register all youth including those who are on Camporee staff; please use the “Youth Staff (Scouts BSA) option to register youth staff.
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This Fall, AOL scouts are also welcome to attend, and camp with a host troop on Saturday night. AOL youth and parent/guardians pay $8 per person. Troops should also register AOLs and adults using the “AOL” and “Cub Scout Adult” options. (Note, AOL related registrations can be completed after the troop’s initial registration is completed.)
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9/26 & 9/27 - Get some merit badges this Fall at the NorCal Advance-o-rama
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Friday, September 26 – Saturday, September 27, 2025
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Solano County Fairgrounds
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NorCal Advance-o-Rama is going be a fun-filled event for scouts and adults alike. Scouts under the rank of Star will be able to work on a variety of requirements in the Trail to First Class. We are offering a wide variety of merit badge sessions for scouts to start, continue or complete. And, adults will have the opportunity to take training for Scoutmaster / Assistant Scoutmaster, Merit Badge Counselor, and Troop Committee.
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General information
- What: The inaugural NorCal Advance-o-Rama, sponsored by the Golden Gate Area Council
- When: Sept 26 & 27th, 2025
- Where: Solano County Fairgrounds
- Who: for Scouts BSA members and adults
Who's it for . . .
- Scouts under the rank of Star will be able to work on a variety of requirements in the Trail to First Class.
- A wide variety of merit badge sessions will also be offered for scouts to start, continue or complete.
- Adults will have the opportunity to take training for Scoutmaster / Assistant Scoutmaster, Merit Badge Counselor, and Troop Committee.
- Also, for adults we will have “fireside chats” with professional scouters and members of the GGAC Executive Board.
- For everyone, there will be a midway with information booths spotlighting organizations and events throughout the council.
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8/14 - Roundtable with a focus on Recruiting!
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Boost your fall recruiting efforts into high gear at our upcoming Roundtable August 14th 7:00 PM Nile's Veterans Hall.
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While it still might be the height of summer fall isn't far behind and with it scouting's focus on fall recruiting.
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Our next round table will be focused on recruiting.
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Tim Canard, Director of Marketing for Golden Gate Area Council has kindly agreed to join us and give us an update on tools and support the council can provide your unit to support and enhance your recruiting efforts. Tim joined us for the August Roundtable last year and shared a wealth of information we have no doubt that this session will be as valuable.
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For the second half of the meeting, we will split into Cub Scout and Scouts BSA sessions, with Jonathan Leder facilitating the session focusing on Cubs. For those of you who have not met Jonathan, he is currently a volunteer in Mission Peak District in both programs and is a former district executive from Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council. Jonathan has a wide and deep experience and has been more than willing to share it through trainings that he has conducted in our district.
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We are looking forward to seeing you all as we kick off the 25-26 Scouting Season
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