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12/2 Official "Unofficial" BSA End of Year Mixer/Roundtable
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Come join us at a fun and friendly in-person mixer for all our Adult Scout Leaders/Parents/Volunteers in the Mission Peak District! Swiss Park will have their kitchen and bar open with delicious pub food and tasty drinks so come out and socialize at this no-host event and get together with your fellow Scout leaders, parents, and volunteers!
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- Thursday, December 2nd from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm
- Swiss Park, 5911Mowry Avenue in Newark, California
You have been waiting all year to get this invitation so do not miss out on this great opportunity to reconnect and have a great time. This is an unofficial event so no BSA uniforms but bring your face mask, your friendly personality, and an appetite!
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Please RSVP to Eve Ruhlman at Eve.M.Ruhlman@gmail.com to help give us a headcount for the event. Looking forward to having everyone out chatting with each other and discussing this great year!
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Come join us for our Third Annual “Mission Peak Prayer Hike”
The Mission Peak Prayer Hike gives us a unique opportunity to visit different houses of worship & gain a greater knowledge of other religions in our community. It is for all Scouts BSA, Cub Scouts, Venturing Crews, Explorers, Learning for Life, Scout families, and Scout Leaders. This is the perfect opportunity to “compliment your unit’s commitment “To serve God” & “Duty to God”.
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Class A Uniform for all the scouts. Scout family members who are not registered with scouting can wear Casual/ but decent clothes. No shorts or skirts. Bring your unit flag. Some of the worship places require a head covering. Please bring a scarf or handkerchief to cover the head. Bring plenty of water and snacks.
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- Saturday, January 22nd, 2022, 8 AM- 3 PM
- Start - St. Joseph Catholic Church old Mission San Jose, 43148 Mission Blvd, Fremont, CA 94539
- Tentative registration begins at 8 AM
- The various houses of worship locations are NOT within hiking distance. You will need a car to go between them, please arrange for carpooling. We wi
- We will be having a “Very Special Lunch & Indian Tea” at Sikh Temple.
- Ends at Sikh Temple
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Hold these dates for these upcoming Events
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Please add these upcoming events to your calendars
- 12/30 hold the date for Life to Eagle Class
- 01/28 hold the date for Indoor Rally
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11/15 Update - Merit Badge Extravaganza Sat 12/4
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Monday 11/15 Update
Thank you to all our volunteers for the Merit Badge Extravaganza 2021. Due to your wonderful help, we have over 50 merit badge sessions available that are almost all full.
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If you are a Merit Badge Counselor who has not yet signed up to host a course for MBEx2021, please consider volunteering! Our Scouts want these opportunities! Specifically, we are looking for a Citizenship in the Community merit badge counselor, an Emergency Prep co-counselor, and we'd appreciate any other merit badge counselors. Thank you for considering!
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Questions or concerns
- For comments, questions, or concerns following the event you may contact the Merit Badge Extravaganza Coordinator at the following: Rebeca Rafael at Rebe.Rafael.1@gmail.com.
Link to Registration:
Link to Course Catalog
Link to Flyer:
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Scouting For Food Wrap-Up
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The final numbers are in
Mission Peak had a record year with over 52,900 pounds of food collected. The previous high was in 2019 with 33,890 pounds. We covered 38 of the 51 areas, used 72,000 door-hangers, and collected $920 in donations and over 1,400 items of clothing. Mission Peak scout units logged over 6,000 service hours for the 2 weekends.
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Special thanks
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To Curt Strommen and Lee Amon for helping all day at the collection site, to the parents and youth from Troop 154 for helping with the loading of the bins, to Troop 20 for transporting all the clothing to Union City, and to Holy Spirit Church for letting us use their parking lot.
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T120 Honor Guard for "Remembering Heros" on USS Hornet
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Troop 120 was honored to represent Mission Peak and Fremont on the USS Hornet for the opening ceremony of the Remembering Heroes. The Saturday, November 13th ceremony honored the 80th Anniversary of the Flying Tigers and America's Second World War Air Defense of China through the ceremony, distinguished guests, and a phenomenal photo exhibit all aboard the USS Hornet.
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Who would have known that there were so many things happening with the East Bay Regional Park District these days? Those that attended the Mission Peak November Roundtable do! On November 11th, many Mission Peak District leaders got to learn about the up-and-coming items within the East Bay Parks with Terry Noonan, a former Assistant Scoutmaster, and the Interpretive Parklands Unit Manager. Terry spoke to the group about the new campground that was built, the increase in demands for the parks during COVID, the different sites around the area where a unit can book for campouts, and so much more! One area where Terry spoke a lot about requesting Eagle Scout projects with the East Bay Parks District. He urged scouts to be flexible and not adamant on a certain project or location but rather reach out to see where the parks need assistance. He also made other great suggestions on the overall process of the requests and what time of day/year to reach out to the sites for these projects. He also mentioned starting on this request way ahead in advance since the process can take several months.
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Terry also shared the instructions and procedure on how Scouts could propose an Eagle Scout Service Project, (click on this link for more information). Finally, he finished his presentation talking to the attendees about the great “secret” locations and sites that many people do not know exist within the parks district. All those that attended were really motivated to go out and re-explore the East Bay Parks again!
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In addition to proposing an Eagle Service Projects in the parks, you can volunteer for existing service that the park has already planned. Download this flyer for instructions on how to find volunteer opportunities in EBRPD.
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Thank you, Terry Noonan, for this great insider information about our amazing Northern California wilderness in our own backyard.
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District Award of Merit Winners & Dinner Wrap-up
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Congratulations to the new District Award of Merit recipients: Andrew Leroy, Antoinette Schlobohm, and Brian Tudor!
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Thanks again to the Southern Alameda County Buddhist Church for their hospitality, to Chef Charlie, Eve, and the cook staff for a delicious meal, the OA members who worked registration, and T2119 Scouts who did Flags.
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We had 74 Scouters & Scouts in attendance to honor all the awardees.
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11/15 Update - New Pleasant Hill Shop Open
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New Scout Shop in Pleasant Hill opened Monday 11/15 at 508 Contra Costa Blvd, Suite K2, Pleasant Hill CA 94523-1257 in the County Square Shopping Center.
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We also have plans to open Trading Posts (mini-Scout Shops) in Pleasanton, Alameda, and Fairfield. The current status can be found on the GGAC website, on the Scout Store Page - https://scoutshop.ggacbsa.org/ We will update you when the new Scout Shop opens.
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Depending on where you live or work, our neighboring councils also have Scout Shops:
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