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8/4 Cub Recruiting Training @ Islamic Center Fremont

8/4 Cub Recruiting Training @ Islamic Center Fremont

Recruiting Training for Cub Scout Leaders

Join us Thursday 8/4 at 7:00 pm at Islamic Center Fremont (ISC) (42412, Albrae St, Fremont) for Fall Recruitment Training.

This training will cover the following topics:
  • Marketing your pack to your community,
  • How to run a successful sign-up night,
  • Recruiting new families,
  • and much more!
From each District, the Pack attending this training with the highest percentage growth in the period August 1st – October 31st will receive Pinewood Derby Car kits for each Scout in the Pack as a gift from our Council.

If you have questions,

Email Field Director Mark Woodman at Mark.Woodman@scouting.org or call him: at 925-674-6111.

8/11 - Roundtable @ Irvington Park - 41885 Blacow Rd

8/11 - Roundtable @ Irvington Park - 41885 Blacow Rd

Welcome back Roundtable, Thursday, August 11 @ 7:00 pm

  • Irvington Park - 41885 Blacow Rd (Greenpark Drive at Green Park Common)
School starts next week. Unit leaders and parents are encouraged to attend our first Roundtable after the end of summer. Come to learn and share your ideas and questions about restarting den, pack, troop, and crew activities.

Items covered include:

  • Cub scout recruiting
  • Normal Friend Activities
  • Camporee
  • Summertime Pack Award
  • Pack and Troop coordination
  • Popcorn Fundraising

9/16-18 Fall Camporee 2022 @ RLM

9/16-18 Fall Camporee 2022 @ RLM

Come join us at RLM for our Fall Camporee

Rancho Los Mochos (RLM) 18450 Mines Rd, Livermore, CA 94550
  • Check-in Friday 09-16-2022 at 4:00 PM PT
  • Check-out Sunday 09-18-2022 at 12:00 PM PT
There will be loads of fun activities like Shooting Sports, Hatchet Throwing, Scout Skills, Cooking & Pumpkin Carving Contest so bring your artistic skills.

The cost per attendee is $25 if paid before September 05. After the 5th, a late fee of $5 will be added. The fee applies to Scouts, Scouters, and Webelos.

Our recommendation is that you register now with the minimum number of attendees that you are confident will attend. You will be able to add additional attendees right up to the time you arrive, subject to the $10 late fee for those paying after 09/15. We ask that one person from your troop handle the registration for the troop. Registration: https://scoutingevent.com/023-59577-152887

Our local Troops are also asked to invite any Webelos/AOL Scouts to come to see what Scouts BSA is all about! Webelos should not register on their own. All Webelos must be sponsored by and attend with a troop

COVID Safety: We will be abiding by all current Alameda County Health Department rules. Additionally, we recommend but do not require the wearing of masks.

For updated information, see the Mission Peak District Camporee Slack channel at: https://missionpeakdi-o4i5892.slack.com/archives/C038B4W83EH

Common issues with AB506 reporting

Common issues with AB506 reporting
The tracking and reporting of who has and has not completed AB 506 training + Live Scan is a completely manual process. One dedicated individual in GGAC generates the reports monthly about the first week of each month. Here is the June 2, 2022 AB 506 report.

Typical issues that cause missing information on the monthly AB506 compliance report.
  1. Missing Live Scan
    1. Live Scan companies use your name exactly as it appears on an official government document (typically a driver's license) to request your Live Scan processing. The resulting reports are given to the council’s AB 506 administrator show this legal name. If your BSA Registration uses the same legal name, there will be a match. However, if you used an abbreviation or nickname for BSA registration, we may not be able to make a verifiable match. If you know this is the case, provide both names to your Unit &/or District leadership so a proper match can be made.
    2. If you completed your Live Scan at a neighboring Council event (e.g. Wilderness First Aid class in SVMBC); your results were likely sent to them instead of GGAC. If you know this is the case, provide the date and location of your LiveScan to your Unit &/or District leadership so a proper match can be made.
    3. If you completed the LiveScan late in the month, the results likely were not available when the reports were created. Please wait one more month for the next report to come out. Manual reports are typically generated each month around the first week of the month.
  2. Missing AB506 Training
    1. You might have forgotten to upload your training certificate.
    2. You might have uploaded your training certificate to the wrong Council, possibly to Golden Empire and not Golden Gate
    3. During the upload, you might have omitted or entered the wrong BSA ID.
    4. The name on your training certificate &/or the one you supplied in the upload process might not match the name you have used for registration with BSA.
    5. If you uploaded your training certificate late in the month, the results likely were not available when the reports were created. Please wait one more month for the next report to come out. Manual reports are typically generated each month around the first week of the month.
    6. For issues a-d, upload your certificate (again) correcting the problem this time. For e, wait a month.
  3. Missing name from the report
    1. You might have a my.scouting login ID generated during the process of registering your child, but you have never paid and registered yourself as an Adult Leader. Without being a paid Adult Leader, we do not have a membership record to match up with your AB 506 files. In addition, without being a paid Adult Leader, you are not currently required to take the training & Live Scan (but thank you for proactively doing so).

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