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Thursday, April 20th marked the end of the Ramadan and sending tons of happiness and positive energy to all those that are celebrating this festival.
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5/20-5/21 - Leave No Trace Trainer and Outdoor Ethics Course is open!
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Participants who complete this day and a half course will become qualified Leave
No Trace Trainers. Participants should already be familiar with the seven
principles of Leave No Trace. This course will enhance your understanding of
the principles of Leave No Trace and give you teaching techniques and
resources to help you become an effective trainer of these critical Outdoor Ethics
skills.
Completion of this course is highly recommended for Scouts BSA members who
wish to hold the Outdoor Ethics Guide position of responsibility and for unit
leaders who want to implement Outdoor Ethics effectively within their unit.
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Check-in is 7:30 am Saturday, May 20 in the Dog Patch at Camp Herms. The
course will run from 8:00 a.m. Saturday, May 20 through 1 pm Sunday, May 21,
2023.
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The “early bird” price is $40 (through Friday, May 5) and $45.00
thereafter with a maximum of 20 participants. Registration is available on the
Golden Gate Area Council Website https://www.scoutingevent.com/023-
LNTTSpring2023. 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, 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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5/13 - Niles Troop 269 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!
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Come join Troop 269 for some fluffy pancakes and yummy food on Saturday, May 13th from 7am to 12pm while they work hard on their fundraiser! The cost is $8 dollars per person and the tickets are sold at the door the day of the event. The address for the location is 37154 Second Street across from Niles Elementary School.
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Youth and Adult Volunteers needed at the Cub Scout Day Camp!
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Do you like animals and the wild, wild west?
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Do you working on projects and fun ideas?
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Do you like to volunteer helping little kids while having a good time?
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Our Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp is looking for youth volunteers (ages 13-18) and adult volunteers to help with the Mission Peak Cub Scout Day Camp from June 12-16. We will need booth assistants, den leader assistants, and more! We are happy to sign off on the volunteer hours for any scout advancements for the work done that week.
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For more information, reach out to Jonathan Leder, the Youth Coordinator, at jonathan@followtheleder.com
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5/20 - Alaska Airlines Aviation Day
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San Francisco International Airport
Session 1: 9am - 12:45pm | Session 2: 1:15pm - 5:00pm
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Who: 400 youth ages 13-18 (youth a little outside this range can attend as well if joining a group). There are capacity constraints. Alaska Airlines ask that groups register with 5 youth to 1 chaperone.
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Why: Alaska Airlines cares about molding the next generation of pilots, flight attendants, airport first responders and maintenance workers, and wants to introduce young teens to a wide range of aviation careers.
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Transportation & Parking: Attendees will be responsible for transportation to SFO Airport. Alaska Airlines will provide parking information (free) as the date gets closer. From the parking lot, attendees will go on a bus to get to the event location.
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Click here to register for the event:
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5/13 - Niles Troop 269 Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!
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Come join Troop 269 for some fluffy pancakes and yummy food on Saturday, May 13th from 7am to 12pm while they work hard on their fundraiser! The cost is $8 dollars per person and the tickets are sold at the door the day of the event. The address for the location is 37154 Second Street across from Niles Elementary School.
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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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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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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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