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11/4 - Tickets are still available for the Mission Peak Adult Recognition Dinner this Saturday!
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Come join us at the Mission Peak Volunteer Recognition Dinner this Saturday, November 4 from 5pm to 8pm and celebrate your fellow Scout Leaders Success! All pack, troop, crew leaders, and their spouses are encouraged to attend and take this lovely event as a chance to congratulate the members of your unit, meet and build friendships with other scouting parents and be part of the celebration of all the efforts and success that makes our Mission Peak District so amazing!
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5pm-6pm - Social Gathering
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6pm-8pm - Dinner and Program (Dinner prepared by famous Scout Chef Charlie Mabie
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Southern Alameda Buddhist Church, 32975 Alvarado-Niles Rd, Union City
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DISTRICT PLAQUE AWARDEES
| First |
Last |
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POSIT |
| Ruth |
Dalton |
Troop 132B |
ASM |
| Surendra |
Devarashetty |
Pack 110 |
CC |
| Omar |
Gonzalez |
Troop 447 |
SM |
| Shridevi |
Kumar |
Pack 110, Troop 110 |
WL |
| Sean O. |
Smith |
Troop 112 |
ASM |
| Arnold |
Suvatne |
Troop 449 |
SM |
| Brian |
Wynn |
Troop 186 |
SM |
MISSION PEAK CERTIFICATE OF APPRECIATION AWARDEES
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Srihari Bathini Troop 273 Paul Clark Troop 120 Vinoo Edappily Troop 154
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Sidda Eraiah Troop 2273 Ashish Gupta Troop 154 Sirisha Maram Pack 110
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Neha Mathur Pack 153 Ahmed Mustafa Troop 2119 G Aruna Nukala Troop 2123
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Neil Ogimachi Pack 176 Joel Poggensee Troop 132 B May Poggensee Troop 132 B
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Andrew Pomfret Pack 441 Arun Ramani Troop 2220 Abhijit Saha Troop 379
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Christine Watnik Pack 273 & Troop 110 Ken Wong Pack 176 Timothy Wong Pack 176
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Scouting for Food is coming up! Get your units ready!
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Thanks for all you have done to prepare for the upcoming Scouting for Food Drive. Last year, our Mission Peak District blew the other Districts away with food donations and let's do it again this year!
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The need has never been greater – one in four residences of our communities suffers from food insecurity. In the true spirit of Scouting, Scouting for Food affords our scouts, scouters and others the opportunity to provide meaningful service.
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The traditional pick up of food donations from homes will be on Saturday, November 11, with door hangers placed in neighborhoods throughout the Golden Gate Area Council the week before.
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Besides the always important food collections, remember we also need to publicize and encourage monetary donations for those who may find that more convenient or who may want to give more. We are calling on scouts, scouters, scouting families, friends and community partners to help spread the word. Please fire up the troops and packs and as many scouters and community partners as possible to enlist their assistance in sharing this information.
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Many thanks. Together we really can make a difference.
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Come and Join us at the
Mission Peak District’s Fifth Annual
“Mission Peak Prayer Hike”
Saturday, January 20, 2024
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Starts at Fremont Temple ( Gurdwara Sahib)
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300 Gurdwara Road, Fremont, CA 94536
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Mission Peak Prayer Hike gives us a unique opportunity to visit different houses of worship & gain a greater knowledge of other religions in our community. It is for all the Scouts (Girls in the all BSA-Scout Program, Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Venturing, Explorer, and Learning for Life Scouts), Scout families, and Scout Leaders. This is the perfect opportunity to help achieve your unit’s commitment “To Serve God” & “Duty to God”.
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Class A Uniform for all the scouts. Scout family members who are not registered with scouting can wear Casual/ but decent clothes. No shorts or skirts. Bring your unit flag. Some of the worship places require a head covering. Please bring a scarf or handkerchief to cover the head. Bring plenty of water and snacks.
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“Houses of worship” places are not within hiking distance. You need a car to go around or arrange for carpooling.
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We will be having a “Very Special Lunch & Indian Tea” at Sikh Temple.
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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/
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GGAC has three Trading Posts available to help you with your Scouting needs!
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Pleasanton Service Center:
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6601 Owens Drive, Suite 100, Pleasanton, CA 94588 | 925-674-6100
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Mon/Wed/Fri: 9:00am - 5:00pm & Tue/Thu: 9:00am - 6:00pm
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1714 Everett Street, Alameda, CA 94501 | 925-674-6130
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Monday - Friday: 9:00am - 5:00pm
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1955 West Texas St, Fairfield, CA 94533 | 925-674-6166
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Tue & Wed: 1:00pm - 6:00pm & First Saturday of the month: 9:00am - 1:00pm
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Trading Posts are operated by local Councils and carry a full inventory of Scouting uniforms, advancement and recognition items, t-shirts, reference materials, and more.
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The business hours above are effective until December 31, 2023. In the new year, our hours may change or, at any time, an event may result in a location being unable to open. You may want to call ahead before a planned visit.
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11/9 - LiveScan Opportunity Coming up!
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Live Scan Fingerprinting
Thursday, November 9
6:30-8:30 pm
Washington High School Cafeteria
$35 (cash or check, no credit cards)
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New cub and troop leaders:
Opportunity to complete required fingerprinting for registration and recharter.
(Note current leaders do not need to be fingerprinted again)
Convenient, lowest price available
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11/8 - Live Webinar to discuss High Adventure BSA Opportunities in 2025!
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FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THE TRIP OF A LIFETIME IN 2025!
Join us for a live webinar to learn about high-adventure opportunities at our four amazing and unique properties across the United States.
WEBINAR DATE & TIME
Wednesday, Nov. 8th, 2023 - 5pm PT | 6pm MT | 7pm CT | 8pm ET
REGISTER NOW
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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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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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