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Despite going up and down, Mission Peak Yo-Yo Day was a huge success!
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Despite the crazy rains and changes of dates and locations, around 30 Scouts came out to the Silliman Center for a fun nostalgic time with the San Francisco Spindox Yo-Yo Club and Duncan Yo-Yos! These amazing professionals helped out the scouts to achieve their Yo-Yo adventure badge. The event was free but there was definitely yo-yo kits for purchase for those who wanted to work on mastering this skills.
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For more information about the Spindox and an invitation to join them at their monthly meetings, please click on the following link! Spindox Yo-Yo Club | Facebook EVERYONE IS WELCOME in the club!! Enjoy some of the great pictures taken at our special event!
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3/14 - Order of the Arrow meeting is coming up next week!
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Hey, Scoutmasters, we are trying to get the Order of the Arrow Village up and running again. So please encourage any of your OA Members, both youth and adult, to come to the next Village Meeting March 14 at 7 pm Washington High School Room 34. In Honor of the meeting be on 3/14, we are celebrating it with PIE from the Niles Pie Company. Please let us know that you are coming by filling out the form sent you your email.
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3/14 - Come join us at Roundtable on Navigating Scoutbook next week!
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Round Table is Thursday NEXT week (3/14) at Washington High School Cafeteria (our normal location) starting at 7PM. In the cafeteria we will have a presentation about navigating Scout Book. Bring your tough questions and let’s see if we can stump our expert. Separately, there will be a breakout room for the Cub Scout leaders to learn about significant changes in the Cub Scout program effective in June. It will be much more complete than you can find on the GGAC website. ( Cub Scout Activities (hs-sites.com) )
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Therefore, we recommend that two(2) members from each Cub Scout Pack attend Round Table on March 14 as these programs will be going on concurrently after opening.
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Updates in Scouting for 2024 - Youth Safety, Membership Renewals, and Registration Fee
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Click to View
Current BSA Youth Protection and California Mandated Reporter Training requirements.
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Updated Membership Renewal Process - Effective Mar 1, 2024
Click to View - BSA is simplifying the registration & unit recharter to renew all memberships on a 12-month cycle.
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BSA Membership Fee Changes - Effective Apr 1, 2024
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Fee changes being implemented by the BSA, which includes eliminating the $25 one-time joining fee.
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No Changes to Council Program Fee Before Aug 1,2024
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Information about the current Council Program Fee, including reasons for implementing the fee and how it is calculated.
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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
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NEW!! Leave No Trace Skills Course
May 18-19, 2024
Camp Herms, El Cerrito, CA
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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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