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Aug 8, 9, & 10 - Training "How to recruit new families to your unit!"
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How to recruit new families to your unit!
Scouting provides life-changing opportunities for youth, families, and our communities at large. Welcoming new families is vital to ensure these traits continue on in our Neighborhoods. A recruitment event provides an opportunity for new families to ask questions, fill out applications and submit their membership fees. The recruiting event is specifically for helping the youth of new families get excited and join your unit right there!
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Learn effective techniques for recruiting new families to your Scouting unit! We are offering three sessions - the same material will be presented at all three sessions - and you may attend in person or via Zoom.
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For those attending in person, you will be able to pick up printed support materials that you can use to promote your Join Scouting sign-up event. Otherwise, contact your District Executive for these materials. To register, click on the link below!
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- Tue Aug 8, 7:00-8:30 pm
- Wed Aug 9, 7:00-8:30 pm
- Thur, Aug 10, 7:00-8:30 pm
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8/8 & 8/11 - Register for Popcorn Kick-Off Training
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There are two training dates still available this summer to get ready to kick off the Popcorn Season with the Scouts! Please click on the link below to register for these two upcoming dates.
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It's not about popcorn... it's about Scouting.
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Popcorn sales go beyond just popcorn; it's about scouting and life skills. By participating in popcorn sales, scouts can develop math skills, entrepreneurship, and self-esteem. They can step out of their comfort zones, embrace challenges, and develop valuable skills that are becoming increasingly rare.
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The funds raised help fund their activities and teach valuable skills like inventory management, budgeting, and sales.
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Every Scout should learn the value of hard work and earning their own way.
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Popcorn sales prepare scouts for their future and make them confident leaders. It's a rare opportunity for young people to learn real-world skills like sales and accounting. Booth sales, in particular, offer an opportunity to transform into confident salespeople, engaging customers, sharing their projects, and tallying up their sales at the end of the day. The experience has a lasting impact on their lives, boosting their confidence and abilities in various areas. So, support popcorn sales and empower scouts to thrive.
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Is your unit interested in funding their Scouting experience for a year? You can use the tools attached to calculate how popcorn sales can help your troop/pack and fund your Scouting experience for a year.
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Are you ready to join the fun?
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10/06-10/08 - Mission Peak District Fall Camporee 2023
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Come enjoy a Fall Weekend filled with Scouting fun, spirit, and competition at the Mission Peak District Fall Camporee 2023 - October 6-8, 2023 at Rancho Los Mochos.
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Planned activities include Tomahawk Throwing, Pioneering, Target & Range Sports, Ax Yard, Fire Building, and much more. Come and show off your Scout skills and practice team building, communication, and leadership skills.
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Registration information will be published shortly.
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For questions and information, please join the Fall Camporee’s Slack channel, #2023-fall-camporee on the Mission Peak District Adult Scouter Slack Workspace.
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8/11-8/13- 3rd Annual GGAC Outdoor Planning Conference
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All Scouters with interest in the program & District Operations parts of Scouting are invited to attend.
We will have breakouts and discussions on the following topics and much more.
- Advancement
- Camping
- Commissioners
- District Chairs
- Enterprise Risk Management
- NCAP (National Camp Accreditation Program)
- Order of the Arrow
- Properties
- Training
This conference has four primary objectives:
- How to best serve our youth both today and in the future!
- Review our 2023 & 2024 Council and District Calendars
- Build our 2025 Council Calendar
- Have FUN!
Scouters are welcome to join us Friday through Sunday or any combination of days, including Saturday only!
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Tentative Schedule
6:00pm - 10:00pm - Check in
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8:30pm - 10:00pm - Cracker Barrel
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7:00am - 9:00am Check-in for Saturday arrivals
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9:00am - Welcome and Introductions - Vice President of Program
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9:30am - 10:30am - Session 1
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10:30am - 11:30am - Session 2
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11:30am - 12:30pm - Session 3
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12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch and Fireside chat with the Council Key 4
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1:30pm - 2:30pm - District Needs Discussion
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2:30pm - 4:00pm - Program & Properties Strategic Plan
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4:00pm - 6:00pm Enjoy Camp!
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7:00pm - Putting together our 2023-2025 Council Calendar
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8:30pm - Ice Cream Social
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7:00am - 9:00am - Informal Continental Breakfast
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9:00am - Staff Wrap-up Session
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Accommodations
All are welcome to camp with us for the weekend, we will have the summer camp tents ready for use with the majority of our attendees staying in Wishbone and Sailor's Rest campsites.
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Adult Participant - $50 until 8/4/23 $60 after
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9/28 - Medical Explorer Post Open House
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Medical Explorer Post Open House Hosted by Washington Hospital
- Come to our "Open House" Thursday, September 28th at 6:00 PM, at 2500 Mowry Ave, Fremont in the Anderson A Conference Room.
- For those who want to sign up, applications will be on-site. Membership is $50, check or cash only.
- After September’s Open House, Post 539 meets monthly starting October through May on the 4th Thursday of each month from 6:00-7:00 pm via Zoom and in-person/on-site.
- Membership is open to High School age youth. Application and fee are required to participate.
- Learn more about our Explorer Post.
- To learn more about Explorer Programs or to apply online visit https://joinexploring.org/list/?zip=94538.
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Webeloree 2023 - Last weekends in September/October
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Calling all those who will be Webelos & Arrows of Light in October 2023
This weekend is filled with fun events at our great Camp Herms. Activity Pins and Scout Skills galore. Come interact with some Scouts, BSA Troops to get a feel for the adventure at a Troop level. We will offer a rotation-style event, where the Patrols of Scouts will travel to program areas and complete their Adventure.
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This is intended for a 1:1 Cub to Guardian ratio weekend. We understand if one guardian must take two Cub Scouts, which is more than acceptable! This guardian will be responsible for each participant while they are at camp. This event is for Webelos and Arrows of Light only as the program is specific to their age-appropriate program. A packing list, schedule, and Pins for the weekend will be emailed ten days before the event.
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Every participant should bring a bag lunch on Saturday. Dinner will be provided as a group activity. Sunday breakfast is offered. You will be camping, so make sure to bring your essentials, including a mess kit for meals. Please only attend this event if you plan to camp! If you are only arriving for the day, you are keeping the opportunity for another Scout and their adult partner to camp overnight. Pins and patches are included in the price and will only be handed out on Sunday to those who stay overnight.
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Registration for Fall Wood Badge training is open
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Scouters,
We are delighted to extend our warmest invitation to you to participate in the Golden Gate Area Council, BSA 2023 Fall Wood Badge training program. This esteemed event will take place at the picturesque Camp Herms providing an exceptional opportunity for personal growth, leadership development, and networking within the scouting community.
Wood Badge is a highly regarded advanced training course that empowers Scouters with valuable leadership skills and enhances their ability to create positive impact within their units and communities. By attending this event, you will gain invaluable knowledge, experiences, and camaraderie that will undoubtedly enrich your scouting journey.
Wood Badge is designed to meet the advanced leadership needs of all Scouters. In particular, unit level Scouters such as Cubmasters, Assistant Cubmasters, Scoutmasters, Assistant Scout Masters, Venturing Crew Advisors, Skippers, Post Advisers, Committee Chairs, and Committee members. Additionally, Scouters serving at the District and Council levels can achieve greater effectiveness through participation in a Wood Badge course.
To attend a Wood Badge course, individuals must:
Please note that participants MUST attend
both Weekend 1 & Weekend 2 to complete the course.
Register Today
Weekend 1
Camp Herms
Friday 09-15-2023 7:00 AM to
Sunday 09-17-2023 5:00 PM
Weekend 2
Camp Herms
Saturday 10-14-2023 7:00 AM to
Sunday 10-15-2023 5:00 PM
Hurry! Spots are filling up fast for this event.
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