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3/14 - Come join us at Roundtable on Navigating Scoutbook TONIGHT !!!!
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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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3/14 - Order of the Arrow meeting is coming up TONIGHT!!!
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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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3/24 - Last Chance to get your tickets for the San Jose Barracudas Hockey night for our Mission Peak scouts!
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Come join us at the San Jose Barracudas Scout game! We are going to have tons of fun and great hockey action for our scouts on the ice! Tickets are $25 each!
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Interested in a free campout or free party for your unit? How about Advancement Patches?
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How is your unit FOS fundraising going? Remember, the unit with the most donations per Scout in the district will get to choose one of the following:
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- A free camping weekend at Wente, Royaneh, or Los Rancho Mochos
- A free Ice Cream Social
- A Free Pizza Party
- Free Kites for everyone in the Unit
- and Free Advancement patches for your unit if they meet the FOS unit goals
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Free camping or party
The Pack/Troop/Crew/Post with the highest donation per scout in their unit will get to choose a free camping weekend at one of our camps, a free ice cream social, a free pizza party, or free kites for everyone at the end of the Spring campaign.
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A minimum of $20/scout annually on the roster and completion of a unit FOS presentation are required to qualify.
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Free advancement patches
Every unit that can meet their Family FOS goal will get free advancement patches for the rest of 2024, starting May 1st, 2024.
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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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Updates in Scouting for 2024 - Youth Safety, Membership Renewals, and Registration Fee
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Youth Safety | Membership Renewal | Registration Fee Spring 2024 Update
GGAC Youth Safety Compliance Requirements - Reminder
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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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