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Thursday, April 13th marks the end of the Passover Holiday and sending tons of happiness and positive energy to all those that are celebrating this festival. Found a great vintage picture to share in celebration this day.
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- One of the first all Jewish Boy Scouts, Troop 45 in Seattle, 1926
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5/6 - Save the Day for the District Pinewood Derby!
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Save the date in your calendar for the annual Mission Peak Pinewood Derby!
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Get your race cars ready to compete against other Packs in this fun day of Pinewood Derby racing!
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DATE: Sunday, May 6, 2023
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LOCATION: ILM Academy, 42412 Albrae St, Fremont, CA 94538
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REGISTRATION INFO: $5/Scout; Scout brings his/her own derby car
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LINK: To register for this event, please click on https://scoutingevent.com/023-MPPinewoodDerby2023
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Keep an eye out for the official registration link and information!
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Troop 447 is having a Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!
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For those who are interested in a good meal for a great cause, consider joining Troop 447 on Sunday, April 23rd from 9am-12pm at the Christ the King Lutheran Church at 1301 Mowry Avenue, Fremont, California.
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There will be an all-you-can-eat buffet for $15 dollars, kids under 5 eat for free. The buffet includes:
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- Plain Pancakes
- Vegan Gluten-Free Waffles
- Scrambled eggs
- Hash Browns
- Chhole Roti (Chickpea Curry & Indian Bread)
- Fruit
- Coffee/Tea/Hot Chocolate/Orange Juice
For additional information, reach out to troop447fremontcontact@gmail.com
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Registration for BALOO and IOLS Training is open!
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Several new Leadership Training have opened up for the Spring! Please check on the links below for the best opportunity that matches your next steps in training.
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IOLS - Introduction to Outdoor Leadership Skills
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E-Waste drive and Volunteer Opportunity coming up on April 22nd
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The Keep the Bay Beautiful, a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental preservation, has scheduled an e-waste drive on Earth Day, April 22nd this year. It is a great chance for the scouts to make a positive impact on our planet and earn volunteer hours at the same time.
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For any interested Scouts who wish to volunteer, can sign up using the following form:
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NYLT - June 11-17, 2023 - Registration: 75% Full so sign-up as soon as possible!
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Registration for NYLT (National Youth Leadership Training) is open. The course is now 75% filled as of March 29. We expect the course to be full by May 1. Now is the time to look at registering. Scouts must be 13 or older and 1st Class at the start of the course. They also need to discuss their participation with their Scoutmaster before registering and get approval.
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NYLT, the premier youth training course for personal development, is youth-led and simulates one month in the life of youth-led scouting. Scouts will develop valuable skills for activity planning and communicating with others. They and their patrol will learn and complete activities working towards a vision of success. Scouts are divided up into patrols, boys in all-boy troops lead by boy staff members and girls in all-girl troops lead by girl staff members.
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GGAC offers two sessions yearly, a small one in February and the larger session in June. The June course does accept more than 2 Scouts per unit, unlike the February NYLT.
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For more information on NYLT and to register, visit the NYLT Webpage.
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Mission Peak Scout Night at the San Jose Sharks game was a blast!
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Over 120 of our Mission Peak District scouts and their families came to the Mission Peak San Jose Sharks night at the SAP Center! Everyone enjoyed watching the San Jose Sharks compete against the New York Islanders on the ice. There were many laughs and giggles while at the game, watching the funny videos and competitions on the big screen.
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At the end of the night, we were invited to come down to the ice and take our group picture together! A huge thank you to Cameron Karkosa with the San Jose Sharks for helping us organize this fun family event. Please feel free to contact him at ckarkoska@sjsharks.com for any future group events with the Sharks!
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Results from Spring Camporee are here!
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Mission Peak conducted a successful youth run Spring Camporee March 17-19 at Rancho Los Mochos. There were 20 troops, 41 patrols, 262 participants and 68 Scouters with the troops that competed in 16 events led by the youth staff of about 40 senior scouts. The JASM for the Staff Scouts was Mr Soumajit Saha from troop 379 who organized the events with his Staff Scouts from multiple troops. The staff scouts were supported by a number of adults to advise them led by Mr. Lee Amon and Tom Kacinski. Both the scouts and the scouters liked having the senior scouts organize and run the events. Congratulations to the Staff Scouts for a momentous event!!!!
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Troop 176 was the Overall Winner taking several first-place awards in events. The weather was great on Saturday with sprinkles on Sunday during flags and presentation of the ribbons.
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The Staff Youth and adult staff were served delicious meals at the Commissary by Mr. Kacinski and his cook staff and camped in Blue Oak. In contrast the troops in Manzanita prepared food in their campsites. A desert dutch oven competition was held, better known as the Golden Spoon. There were two first place winners:
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- Troop 186 with a Cinnamon Roll made all from scratch!
- Troop 155 with a Monkey Bread Pie!
Our hope is to hold the next camporee led by another group of Senior Scouts giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their leadership ability.
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5/20 -5/21 - "Leave No Trace" Training Opportunity at Camp Herms!
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Participants in this 16 hour (plus an overnight) Leave No Trace Trainer Course learn about Leave No Trace, the BSA Outdoor Code, Tread Lightly! and Wildland Ethics including teaching techniques necessary for disseminating these critical Outdoor Ethics skills to others.
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At the completion of the course, all participants will be recognized by the Leave No Trace center as Leave No Trace Trainers and qualified to train Scouts and the community-at-large to be conservation minded. This course is open to adults and youth who are at least age 14 by the first day of class; all participants must be currently registered with the BSA. Completion of this course is highly recommended for Scouts who wish to hold the Outdoor Ethics Guide position of responsibility and for unit leaders who want to implement Outdoor Ethics more effectively.
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The course will run from 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20 through 1 pm Sunday, May 21, 2023. Check-in is 7:30 am Saturday, May 20 in the Dog Patch at Camp Herms.
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The “early bird” price is $40 (through Friday, May 5) and $45.00 thereafter with a maximum of 20 participants. Refunds for elective cancellation are 70 to 80% per Council policy and no elective refunds are available after May 5, 2023. Link for registration is available on the Golden Gate Area Council Website https://www.scoutingevent.com/023-LNTTSpring2023.
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Participants will receive further details by email in late April. All Covid safety requirements of Contra Costa County, The Golden Gate Area Council and the BSA will be observed including possible mandatory masking or home testing. This course will be entirely outdoors, in a quasi backpacking format involving an overnight campout and a day hike. Participants will plan to bring and cook their own meals and each participant will be required to give a fifteen minute presentation using the skills they have learned and materials they prepared before the course. Learn more about Leave No Trace at www.lnt.org.
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Further questions can be directed to Lillian Remer, course director, at remer@astound.net .
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East Bay Parks is hiring Lifeguards this summer!
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If your scout is looking for an awesome summer job but is not quite ready to work at the Scout Summer Camps, check out a job working as a lifeguard with the East Bay Parks! Swim testing dates and locations are coming up soon so please pass this information onto those interested.
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Wood Badge Opportunity available this September & October 2023!
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Come check out this amazing opportunity to participate in Wood Badge in September and October 2023. This amazing opportunity will be over two fun-filled weekends where a lot of opportunities will be available to our leaders to sharpen their skills and help better their outdoor ideas and troop events.
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See the flyer below for additional information.
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5/20 - Come play Poker and raise money for the Scouts!
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Golden Gate Council is hosting a No Limit Texas Hold'Em Poker Tournment on Saturday, May 20th at the Alameda Elk Lounge from 5pm-10pm. Food will be included in this fun outing as well as prizes and gifts for the top tournament finishers!
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Come practice your best poker face for the scouts ! :)
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Only 10 Cub Scout Spots left for the Cub Scout Summer Day Camp!
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MISSION PEAK CUB SCOUT DAY CAMP
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June 12-16, 2023 - M-TH from 9am - 3:30pm and F from 9am - 1pm
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Ardenwood Farm, Fremont, California
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We are very excited to, once again, be offering the Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp! We fixin to have a 'rootin, tootin' good time out on the good ole Ardenwood Farm. We will have tons of fun activities planned for that week including:
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- Meeting the Furry Farm Animals
- Learning about how things happened in the Frontier Days
- Work on Scout projects
- Spend some time on Arts and Crafts
- Learn some great new cheers and skits
- And so much more!
To sign up for this great adventure, click on Golden Gate Area Council - Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp 2023 (scoutingevent.com) . Be aware that there are only a limited number of spots available so sign up as soon as possible. Also, we are going to be offering large discounts (up to $150 dollars) for those who sign up to volunteer this week. If you have any questions, reach out to me at EvelynMarieLittle@gmail.com .
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Looking forward to seeing ya'll later,
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Eve Marie Little Anu Zindal
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Camp Director Program Director
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