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11/5 Recharter Training @ 7pm
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- We will be hosting a call to give an overview of how to successfully process your recharter for 2024.
- The Zoom call will be on Sunday 11/5 from 7:00 to 8:00 pm
- After the overview, we will take specific questions from the participants.
- Please review this webpage before you come to the call: https://ggacbsa.org/recharter-resources/
Brian Putt is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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One tap mobile:
US: +14086380968,,81660230982#,,,,*113885# or +16694449171,,81660230982#,,,,*113885#
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Meeting ID:
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Lost Richard King, one of our finest BSA Family Member
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Richard King was a life scout and truly was a scout for life. Though he is best
remembered as President of Rotary International from 2001 -2002, he served
Scouting in the Mission Peak District for over 60 years, holding many positions in
his ward Scout Troop and then serving the district as the FOS Chair and
Nominating Committee Chair.
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He was honored in 2012 as Mission Peak Scouter of the year at their annual
breakfast. Rick served the San Francisco and later Golden Gate Area Councils as a
member of the Executive Board, Chairing successful Friends of Scouting
campaigns and council Nominating Committees.
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Rick earned the Silver Beaver award, the highest award a local council can bestow
on a volunteer, as well as the Cliff Dochterman award for Rotarian service in
Scouting. Though Rick's health forced him to step away from active Scouting over the past
few years, his impact has been long-standing
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10/27 & 10/28 - BSA National Special Needs & Disability Committee Workshop in Pleasanton
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BSA's National Special Needs & Disabilities Committee Presents a Workshop:
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Inclusion and Communication in
Scouting Units
This workshop aims to provide information, share ideas and practice ways of supporting Scouts of all Abilities in your unit. Let's strive for every Scout's success!
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- Learning ways to identify the individual needs of your Scouts
- Help you understand Scouts who are struggling
- Discuss ideas for inclusion and understanding different communication needs
- Information and resources for Scouters and families
We will be serving Dinner on Friday and Lunch on Saturday
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Friday, October 27, 2023 | 5:00pm - 9:00pm &
Saturday, October 28, 2023 | 9:00am - 5:00pm
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Golden Gate Area Council Service Center
6601 Owens Drive, Suite 100,
Pleasanton. CA 94588
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Summer Camp Staff Applications are now being accepted for 2024!
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We have officially started accepting applications for Scout Summer Camp Staff positions! The opportunity are currently broken down into three categories; CIT/MOUNTAINEER (14 & 15 years old), YOUTH APPLICATIONS (16 & 17 years old), and ADULT APPLICATIONS (18+ years old). If you know of any scouts that have expressed interest in being a part of our scout team during the summer, please have them check out the website link below.
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Upcoming Newark Tree Planting Service Opportunities Available!
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We have two more Tree Plantings this fall if you'd like to come out and add a little more beauty to our parks this fall as well as have some service hours signed off for your scouts!
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We'll bring all the tools and supplies - just bring yourself, some water, and wear a good pair of sturdy closed-toe shoes, and a hat/sunscreen. No prior experience needed. Must be 14+ to volunteer.
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3. We also have an educational Tree Walk at the Newark Library this Saturday, October 21st, from 11am-noon. We'll be teaching you how to identify six types of trees around the Newark Civic Center!
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11/4 & 11/5 - IOLS Training coming up!
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Course Dates and Times: Saturday November 4, 2023 7:30 AM to
Sunday November 5, 2022 12:30 PM
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Course Location: Camp Herms in El Cerrito
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Participation Fee: $60 ($80 after October 1, space available only)
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Includes some meals and a great cracker barrel after the Campfire!
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REGISTRATION LIMITED TO THE FIRST 48 PARTICIPANTS. This Course is routinely sold out, so register early to secure your space.
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Briones, Meridian, & Herms Districts invite Leaders, Committee Members & interested parents to participate in an Introduction to Outdoor Leader Skills. This is a fun-filled program of hands-on skill training in the outdoors, designed to help you master the basic camping skills required to advance from Tenderfoot to First Class Scout.
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The course’s Troop Guides will help you learn how to set up camp, cook, work with woods tools and about ropes, first aid, planning campfire programs, map reading and compass skills, hiking and packing techniques, nature identification and Leave No Trace. These sessions will bring to life the pages of the Boy Scout Handbook to help you deliver the promise of Scouting to the youth you serve. You will also have an opportunity to work with other Scout leaders from our area, make new friends and reinforce skill techniques with fellow unit leaders.
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11/4 & 11/5 - BALOO (Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation) Training!
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(further directions given after registration)
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WHO:
All Cub Scout Leaders. Required for a Cub leader to take the Pack on an overnight trip.
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WHEN:
November 4, 2023 8:00 AM (Saturday) to
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November 5, 2023 10:00 AM (Sunday)
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BALOO Training is a fun-filled overnight program of hands-on skill training designed to help Cub Leaders to take their Packs on overnight campouts. For a Pack to run an overnight program, it is required that at least one leader be BALOO trained.
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Saturday, November 4, 8:00 AM
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Saturday, November 4, 8::00 AM thru Sunday, November 5, 10:00 AM
COST:
Advance Registration: $25.00
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Deadline: October 1, 2023 (Sunday)
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BALOO stands for Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation. It’s the introductory training Cub Scout leaders should complete before taking Cub Scouts on an overnight camping trip. The BSA requires that you have at least one BALOO-trained adult on every Cub Scout den or pack overnight outdoor event. That include pack camping and Webelos den overnighters. A BALOO-trained leader is required to be at any overnighter regardless of whether it is a pack, district or council event. Having at least one BALOO-trained adult will make your Cub Scouts’ camping experience as awesome as it can be.
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Learn more about camping equipment, campfire planning, health and safety considerations, Cub Scout cooking, and program planning. The program is a 1 ½ day experience and the registration fees include overnight camping, dinner on Saturday, breakfast on Sunday. Things to bring: Yourself and your camping gear including eating utensils; Paperwork including Health Form A & B, Online training certificate.
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Questions? Contact – Bruce McGurk @ e-mail brucemcgurk@comcast.net
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***Please bring your BSA Health Form Parts A & B with you to training.***
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11/4 - Mission Peak 2023 Volunteer Recognition Dinner Reservation Link is open!
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Please join us to honor the recipients of the District Certificate of Appreciation, District Plaque, and District Award of Merit (the highest award that a District volunteer can receive). The District Award of Merit recipients will be revealed the evening of the event itself which will take place on November 4th, 2023. The evening will start with a social pre-gathering hour at 5 pm. Dinner and the main program will kick off at 6 pm.
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The event is priced at $25 per person. There will be NO additional fee for registrations made up until the event's start.
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When registering, please choose between two dinner options: A meat dish (chicken) or a vegetarian meal.
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11/4 - Scouting for Food - Hanger Drop-offs! Where to collect them and more information
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It is that time of year again! SCOUTING FOR FOOD is coming up and running! Please make sure your unit has reached out to Donald Uriu (duriu@flash.net) for your unit's area, picking up flyers, and so much more!
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10/29 - Cub Scout Pumpkin Patch Event at Ardenwood!
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The Dig Deep Farms welcomes the Mission Peak Cub Scouts to this year's PUMPKIN PATCH!
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Sunday, October 29th from 1pm to 3pm
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34600 Ardenwood Blvd, Fremont, California
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Come join us with all of our fun activities with carving and decorating pumpkins, food and drinks, games, crafts and so much more!
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ADMISSION - $5 dollars for 12 years and older, $2 dollars for 3 to 11 years, and FREE for under 2 years old.
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Save the dates (and book your tickets) for these District Events in Spring 2024!
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We know how difficult it can be to plan events for your troop and come up with creative ideas for the Spring. Well, fear not! The BSA Mission Peak District has TONS of really cool things planned for your BSA scouts this Spring. Just add them to your troop calendar for the Spring and bam! You got some great activities that have many things that can be signed off on under the requirements in their Scoutbooks.
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January 21 - Scout Comedy Family Night at Made Up Improv Theatre - 3pm to 4:30pm - Join us for an afternoon of unscripted laughs about Scouting, Camping, Pinewood Derby and so much more as the cast delights the Scouts and their families with improv games and scenes similar to "TV's Whose Line Is It, Anyway?" ! There are limited seats so book quickly. Buy Tickets - Made Up Theatre .
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January 26 - BSA Indoor Rally - Evening Time - For more information, reach out to Jeff Airth at jeffair@hotmail.com for more information.
February 3 - Merit Badge Extravaganza - 9am to 4pm - Take this opportunity to earn two merit badges on the same day! Keep your eyes open for the classes available but go ahead and save the date in your calendar for this event.
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February 17 - Mission Peak Yo-Yo Day - 12pm to 3pm - Come out and join the San Francisco Spin-dox Professional Yo-Yo Players as they do some cool tricks and help scouts earn their Yo-Yo adventure badge. Yo-Yo kits will be for sale on the day of the event. For more information, reach out to EvelynMarieLittle@gmail.com.
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March 15-17 - Spring Camporee at Los Mochos - All Day - Right now just save the date but for more information, reach out to Lee Amon at leeamon@pacbell.net
MARCH 24 - San Jose Barracuda Hockey Game - 2pm to 4pm - Come see the action on the center ice in your scout uniform! If we have enough scouts sign up, we will get the opportunity to high five the players as they go into the ice and get to take a picture on the ice after the game. To purchase the $25 tickets, go to Mission Peak Cub Scouts (fevo-enterprise.com)
APRIL 13 - Heroes in our Community - Civil Servants and Organization Scout Expo - 10am to 1pm - Come out to Newark City Hall and meet all the heroes in our community! We plan on having the fire department, police officer, California School of Deaf, Mayor of the town and so much more! They will be signing off on "civil service" requirements on the Scoutbooks (details will be sent later). For more information, reach out to EvelynMarieLittle@gmail.com.
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The annual recharter process began Monday, October 2nd. Once again, the process is completely online, available at Internet Advancement. The goal is for units to accurately complete all online recharter work by Friday, December 15th.
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Change to BSA's unit charter process will require any unit with incomplete charters, after January 1 will need to restart the process and switch membership over to the new model.
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A GGAC eNews was previously sent about the National & GGAC Program Fees. Complete fee information can be found on the GGAC website.
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GGAC’s YPT policy is stricter than the National BSA policy. We require all registered adults to have a valid YPT certificate for the entire registration period (through December 31, 2024). Therefore, most adults must retake YPT before they are eligible to recharter with their unit.
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The State of California passed AB506, which took effect on January 1, 2022. In 2023 the State updated the policy such that the Mandated Reporter training must be retaken every two years. In addition, the state has a new higher quality version of the training. This new training can be accessed from the California Scouting website.
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The GGAC Executive Board has decided to treat this Mandated Reporter training like YPT; we require all adults to have a valid Mandated Reporter certificate for the entire registration period (through December 31, 2024). Therefore, most adults must retake Mandated Reporter training before they are eligible to recharter with their unit.
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We will continue manually creating and posting reports from various online data sources showing YPT & AB506 status. We expect to update the reports approximately every two weeks. The most recent set is always available on Dropbox.
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More information about, training, or your district recharter manager, can be found on the GGAC website Recharter Resources page.
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Steve Conn, Mission Peak and GGAC Recharter Manager
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10/21 - Troop Showcase is around the corner!
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The Troop Showcase is an opportunity for Webelos II and their parents to visit with a number of troops all in one place as a start on the Webelos II's quest to find just the right Troop.
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The event is scheduled from 10 AM to 12pm on Saturday, October 21st at Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 40374 Fremont Blvd (at St. Leonards Way). We typically have over 80% of the Troops represented at the Troop Showcase with a similar percentage of the Webelos II Dens participating in the event.
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TROOP LEADERS !!! - Make sure you have sent your updated flyer/information to Fernanda so we can have your information ready for the big day!
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