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3/2 - New Location for the Mission Peak District Yo-Yo Day!
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This rain is really causing problems in our schedule, but we will yo-yo on! Mission Peak District Cub Scout Yo-Yo Day has been invited to host their event at the Silliman Center this Saturday, March 2nd from 1pm to 4pm. Please register for this FREE EVENT (you can also purchase a yo-yo kit there) at Golden Gate Area Council - Mission Peak District Yo-Yo Day (scoutingevent.com) so your scout can join us at this awesome event with professional yo-yo players while working on their belt loop!
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Spring Camporee Leaders' Guide and Registration Link are now available on this page!
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We are so excited to have your scouts going us for this year's Spring Camporee!
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Attached for your information and distribution to your adult and youth leaders is the 2024 Spring Camporee Guide for March 15-17 at Rancho Los Mochos. It is full of useful information about arriving, paperwork to bring for registration, SPL meeting on Friday night, description of the events lasting all day, fun events after 3:30, and checkout procedure on Sunday. Please review the Leaders' Guide carefully found at this link - 2024 Spring Camporee leaders guide
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Priority registration for Mission Peak scouts ends Friday night. We will open the camporee to other districts if there is insufficient attendance. We know some units are waiting to get their final scout count, but there is only today and tomorrow for priority registration. After that, it will be on a first come first serve basis. DO NOT DELAY. Registration will close not later than one week prior to camporee so we can make final arrangements. To officially register, click on https://scoutingevent.com/023-80757
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Please join Slack and utilize the 2024-Spring-Camporee Channel. You can post questions or comments there about the camporee. You can also communicate with the adult leaders on Slack and your SPL can communicate with our Camporee Youth Leaders on Discord. There are instructions on how to join both in the Camporee Guide.
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Looking forward to seeing you at Camporee!
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3/14 - Excellent Roundtable coming up! Save the date!
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Roundtable, March 14, 7:00 PM Washington High School
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Do you have Scoutbook Questions? Do you have Scoutbook answers? Are you a Scoutbook user who has found some tips and trick that you can share? Are you a Scoutbook user who has been frustrated and unable to get tasks done?
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Come to the next roundtable on March 14th, 7:00 PM at Washington High School. We will have a computer set up with a Sandbox database so demonstrations can be made without exposing any real data or personal information.
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If you have questions, want more information, or want to volunteer to be one of our panelists, please send a message to leeamon@pacbell.net.
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And if that wasn't enough, have you heard that big changes are coming to the Cub Scout Program? Advancement Chair Bruce Schlobohm will be there to fill you in on the latest information.
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5/18 to 5/19 - Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor and Leave No Trace Skills Courses
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Leave No Trace Level 1 Instructor
or
NEW!! Leave No Trace Skills Course
May 18-19, 2024
Camp Herms, El Cerrito, CA
This is a dual track course your options are:
Track 1 LEAVE NO TRACE LEVEL 1 INSTRUCTOR COURSE for registered Scouts
and Scouters age 18 and older who want to become certified instructors of Leave No
Trace. Our hybrid course includes 2 hours of on-line instruction, preparing and giving a
10-15 minute presentation on an approved Leave No Trace topic of your choice, a 16
hour outdoor weekend (8 am Saturday through 1 pm Sunday) which includes a camping
overnight and in camp cooking. Certified Level 1 Instructors may staff future Level 1
courses, lead and submit for Certificate of Completion future Skills courses, and
conduct any Leave No Trace Basic (formerly LNT 101), or leave no trace awareness
workshops.
Or
Track 2 NEW!! LEAVE NO TRACE SKILLS COURSE a 16 hour hands on course for
Scouts First Class and age 12 or older and registered Scouters who want to become
more proficient at Leave No Trace. This is an excellent course for Outdoor Ethics
Guides and will fulfill requirement 6 of the National Medal of Outdoor Achievement.
Certificate of Completion in the Skills course prepares you to conduct the Leave No
Trace Basic (formerly LNT 101) and any Leave No Trace awareness workshops
including satisfying requirement 5 of the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award, but does not
authorize you to issue Certificates of Completion.
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We must have at least 4 registrants in the Level 1 track in order to certify registrants as
Level 1 Instructors; the weekend is limited to a total of 20 participants for both tracks.
Check-in is 7:30 am Saturday, May 18, 2024 at Dog Patch in Camp Herms (El Cerrito,
CA). The course will run from 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 18 through 1 pm Sunday, May
19, 2024. The “early bird” price is $40 (through Friday, May 3, 2024) and $45.00
thereafter with a maximum of 20 participants. Registration is available through
https://www.scoutingevent.com/023-LNTTSpring2024. Registered participants will
receive further details by email in mid April.
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Future courses are planned for October 12-13, 2024 at Rancho Los Mochos and May
17-18, 2025 at Camp Herms. Questions can be directed to Lillian Remer, GGAC
Outdoor Ethics Advocate, at remer@astound.net.
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Learn more about Leave No Trace at www.lnt.org
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Friends of Scouting is coming out to your Unit!
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It's that time of year again when we reach out to our scouting families to ask for their support in keeping scouting adventurous and accessible for yet another year! As we all know, the fees we collect are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to covering all the cool stuff we do in Scouting.
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So, here’s where you come in: Could you help us pick a date for us to visit and talk to your unit’s families about supporting Friends of Scouting? If it’s slipped your mind (we know, life gets crazy!), please take a moment to fill out this super quick form:
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To make giving even more rewarding, any unit that hits their goal will receive free advancement patches for the entire year of 2024. Yes, you heard that right—free patches! This is our way of saying a huge thank you and ensuring that our scouts are recognized for their achievements without any additional financial burden on our families or units' budgets.
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Your support means the world to us and to the scouting community. It helps us keep the lights on and the adventures rolling for every young explorer out there.
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Thank you for all you do. Can’t wait to hear from you and to kick off another incredible year of scouting together!
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Can't wait to give? Donate Here! Mission Peak
Recurring donations will be match by the Council Board, please consider making your donation a recurring gift. Every little bit counts!
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Registration for Spring Camporee is Open! Come join us for tons of fun!
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Spring Camporee for March 15-17 is fast approaching, and we hope you have registered your troop to attend!! If you haven’t registered yet, what are you waiting for?!
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The Youth Staff have been hard at work planning and practicing providing an awesome Camporee experience for your Scouts!! This Camporee is full of events and activities including Scout favorites as well as some new ones; all designed to ensure that your Scouts have a blast while polishing up their Scout skills. The Camporee Guide will be published on Wednesday Feb 28.
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Please show your support for our Youth Staff and give your Scouts a weekend campout filled with a lot of fun!! Mission Peak Priority Registration Closes on March 1, 2024, and will open to other Districts on March 2 if we are not full. Other districts will fill Camporee quickly. So don’t delay!
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Spring Camporee 2024 Leadership Team
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Mission Peak Prayer Hike was a great success!
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The Prayer Hike allowed us to explore the many genres of religions in Fremont. We visited 6 houses of worship and gained a greater knowledge of other religions and what makes each one unique in our community. Five different districts registered for the MP Prayer Hike.
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A total of 224 Cubs, Scouts, parents, and Scout leaders as well as staff members from the houses of worship participated in the event. At each house, a faith leader discussed their religious traditions basic beliefs, and practices. At the Sikh Temple, a traditional meal was served to everyone. This is a great opportunity to complement your unit's commitment to "To serve God" & "Duty to God". Each youth received this pocket patch.
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This video below will give you a feeling for each of the Houses of Worship. Please join us for the Prayer Hike next year.
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Did you Miss Spring Camporee SM information Meeting?
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We anticipated your absence, so we recorded the session with the embedded questions. View the video HERE. We have also made the slide deck available for your review.
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Keep up with the most up-to-date Scout News on Discord and Slacker!
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Keep up-to-date with the latest Mission Peak District Events
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Mission Peak District has two awesome communication channels to bring you relevant scouting information when you need it and help you connect with your community of local Scouters Adult leaders can join the MPD Adult Leader Slack Workspace, and SPLs/ASPL and youth in charge of a district event can Join MDP SPL Discord Server https://discord.gg/Wz94DjaP The Discord invitation link will expire on February 26. If you have a youth leader that needs a new invite, please contact Lee Amon@pacbell.net or via Slack
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The Slack workspace is for all adults involved in scouting. Please keep the space to 18 years and older so that we can maintain YPT. In the slack workspace you can get the latest information about upcoming events and training, and you can ask a comm questions about scouting. Slack can run in any browser but most users recommend downloading the free app available on all platforms. When you join you will be automatically subscribed to three channels: 0-Announcements 1-Scouts BSA Troops, and 2- Cub Scout Packs. We recommend that you browse for other channels of interest, such as channels for specific event or activities.
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SPLs and ASPLs can join Discord. This is where senior youth leaders for district level events can communicate directly with youth leaders in the units. It is heavily used near camporee, indoor rally, and other district events. SPLs can connect with SPLs from other troops. The MPD SPL Discord Server is open to adults registered in the BSA. We ask that you identify yourself as an adult.
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This will expire on February 26. Mr. Amon can issue a new link if needed.
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Specialized ACORN training coming up in April and May! Sign up today!
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All Youth Deserve Trained Leaders!
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Trained leaders deliver superior programs to their units. Research conducted by National Council has shown that the number one determinant of retention in scouting is the number of trained adult leaders.
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Mission Peak District has an outstanding training opportunity for Scout BSA Leaders.
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ACORN - The premier training for adults in the Scouts BSA is coming soon.
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MPD Acorn consists of two courses:
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Don’t let the name scare you. This course is for every adult with youth in scouting. In this one day course you will learn the basics of the Scouts BSA program. Topics include:
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- The Aims and Methods of Scouting
- Troop Organization
- Troop Meetings
- The Patrol Leaders Council
- Outdoor Planning
The course concludes with the participants planning an annual program for a troop.
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Register today. Space is limited. Until March 1, preference is given to leaders from MPD. After March 1, registration will be open to other districts and councils, and we expect the course to sell out quickly.
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In this hands-on 2.5 day course, participants form patrols and experience a Scout outing. Along the way, you will learn the skills needed for scouts to reach First Class Rank. Topics Include
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- Knots and Lashings
- First Aid
- Axmanship
- Campfires and camp stove
- Backpacking and Hiking
- Orienteering
Participants will experience cooking as a patrol, having a campfire, and more.
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Register today. Space is limited. Until March 1, preference is given to leaders from MPD. After March 1, registration will be open to other districts and councils, and we expect the course to sell out quickly.
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You can register for either or both courses. Participants who take BOTH courses with Mission Peak District earn the coveted ACORN NECKERCHIEF AND SLIDE.
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NYLT Leadership Program is now available!
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Do you have a scout who is a First Class Scout or above? 13 or older? Encourage them to take advantage of National Youth Leadership Training (NYLT) to start a life-changing leadership journey! Scouts of America created NYLT, an exciting and action-packed week-long program incorporating engaging instruction and team-building methods. Participants create enduring connections and priceless memories while gaining important leadership, planning, and communication skills.
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Have them join us from June 9th to June 15th this summer at GGAC’s Rancho Los Mochos for NYLT. The final registration date is May 28th, and early registration is $450 through May 8th. Don't let them pass up this chance to develop and elicit leadership potential. Enroll right away to start becoming the leader they are destined to be. Email nylt.info.2024@gmail.com with questions or concerns. We hope we see them on course!
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