Meridian Matters – September 2015
Meridian Matters is a monthly newsletter published by the Meridian District of Mount Diablo Silverado Council. The September issue is now available.
Learn about leader training opportunities, Scouting for Food, the annual L.E.A.D. event, and other district news !
Marksmanship Day 2015
Date: Sunday, November 1st, 2015
Time: Choose from:
- AM Session 9:00AM - 12:00PM (Check in at 8:15 AM)
- PM Session 1:30PM - 4:30PM (Check in at 1:00 PM)
Location: Camp Herms, 1100 James Pl, El Cerritos (map)
Cost: $30 per scout. Lunch included.
Attire: Class A uniform
Bring: Completed authorization form, warm clothes.
Note: This event always fills. Register early.
Marksmanship Day is a Council-led event with BSA trained supervision at a BSA facility range. Two different sessions are available on November 1st. More information and registration are available at the council's webpage. Be sure to wear your Class A uniform !
Upcoming BALOO Training Opportunity
Dear Pack,
Basic Adult Leader Outdoor Orientation (BALOO) is a one-day training event, presented by the council, that introduces Cub Scout leaders and parents to the skills needed to plan and conduct pack outdoor activities, particularly overnight events and camping.
An upcoming training will be offered on November 7th at Camp Herms.
To sign up, fill out the flyer and send it in along with payment to our council office. The registration fees are reimbursable by the Pack upon completion of the training. See more info on the Council's website.
Topics include:
- Aims and Purposes, Health and Safety, Planning
- Equipment, Campfire Planning and a Camp Fire Demonstration
- Round Robin sessions on:
- Stoves, Lanterns, and Fire Safety
- First Aid and Sanitation
- Nature Hikes and Games
- Cub Scout Cooking
Completion of this course is mandatory for at least one adult on a Pack overnighter.
Halloween Party
Date/Time: Friday, October 30, 6-8pm (setup begins at 5:00 pm)
Location: MPR
Cost: Free admission. Nominal fee for concessions.
Attire: Costumes!!
Signup: Just show up and have fun!
Pack 1776 families,
Join us for a Spooktacular good time!
Beware, beware, the ghosts and goblins will be everywhere! ~ All our Cub Scouts and their families are invited to join us for some mayhem and munchies on Friday, October 30th, from 6 to 8 pm in the MPR at Coyote Creek.
Concessions (pizza and water) will be available for a very nominal fee... That night is all about the candy and prizes!
Don't forget to DRESS UP!! It is a HALLOWEEN party! The kids will have even MORE fun when they see that we are getting involved!
We hope to see you there!
~ Pack 1776 Halloween Committee
First Hike of the Year and Outdoor Pack Meeting
Date/Time: Saturday, October 17, 2pm
Location: Redwood Regional Park,
Canyon Meadow Staging Area (directions)
Cost: $5 parking
Attire: Class A
Bring: Personal water bottle and jacket.
Our Outdoor Pack Meeting will be on Saturday,
Oct 17, 2pm at Redwood Regional Park at the Canyon Meadow Staging Area through the Redwood Gate entrance of Redwood Road. Click on above links for park map and directions.
Carpooling is encouraged due to parking fee of $5 and limited spaces. We will go on a pack hike, conduct the Bobcat face painting ceremony for our new scouts, perform skits with our dens, and have S'mores at the end of the hike. The meeting starts at 2pm. Bring your popcorn order form !
***DEN LEADERS: please have your den prepare a skit for the meeting. Click here for skits ideas.
See you there !
Coloma Outdoor Discovery School
Date: 10:30am April 5th (Tuesday) - noon April 7th (Thursday)
Location: Coloma Outdoor Discovery School, 6921 Mt. Murphy Road, Coloma
Age: 3rd to 6th grade
Cost: $200 per child, $75 per adult chaperone
RSVP: Pack Form and Check payable to Pack 1776 (due 9/30/2015)
Scout Forms: BSA Medical, Coloma Medical & Waiver (due 1/31/2016)
Chaperone Form: Coloma Adult Medical and Waiver (due 1/31/2016)
Must Read: Student Handbook, Chaperone Handbook
Contact: Grace Dagen
Dear Pack 1776 Bears and Webelos Parents,
For the 2016 Spring Break (April 5-7), we invite your scout and qualified siblings to the three-day, two-night Coloma Outdoor Discovery School's Gold Rush program. Campers will experience the Gold Rush era, where stories, songs, skits, and characterizations all help to convey the social and economic community of early Coloma. They will walk in the footsteps of the 49ers and experience some of the challenges of surviving away from home.
Day 1: Campers will get hands-on experience creating a shelter, washing laundry, baking cornbread, and panning for gold. Then, they will partner up for a foot stompin' good time at the Hoe Down! They will learn where the 49ers came from and how they got here.
Day 2: Campers will continue their adventures into the town of Coloma and the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. They will also learn about the plants and animals of the Sierra foothills on a three mile hike. In the evening, a guest presenter will bring to life native and local lore. Campers will learn how local people use plants in their daily lives and the importance of the American River in the discovery of gold.
Day 3: Campers will learn about miners of today. Campers will learn that what they need to survive hasn't changed much... or has it?
The three day program is only available to 3rd through 6th graders. It begins on Tuesday, April 5 at 10:30am and concludes on Thursday, April 7 at noon. The cost is $200 per scout and includes two nights’ accommodations, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Click here for more information, or watch a video (password: CODS-only)
We need volunteer drivers to take the boys to and from camp, but we only need two adult chaperones per ten campers to stay. Adults pay $75 for room, board & participation. Male chaperones preferred, as they will be sleeping in the cabins with the boys.
To Sign Up:
If your scout is interested, please reserve his space by completing this form and depositing a $200 check (written to Pack 1776) in the Pack mailbox at the Coyote Creek office by September 30 (refundable up to January 31). Waivers and medical forms can be downloaded from the header of this post and are due January 31.
Yours In Scouting,
Grace Dagen
Webeloree Registration Opened Today
Attention Webelos den leaders and parents,
Online registration for the October 3-4 Webeloree is now open! Registration deadlines for the Oct 3-4 and Oct 24-25 events are 9/21 and 10/12 respectively but both of these popular overnight camping events for 4th & 5th graders and their parent(s) can fill up in less than a week, so sign up early !
Go online at http://www.bsa-mdsc.org/events/cub-scout-events/webeloree to register. (Click on the green arrow on the bottom right to view the October event). Enjoy beautiful Camp Herms and work on four Webelos/Arrow of Light Adventures from the new program (Aware & Care, Into the Woods, Earth Rocks, Camper). More info on the district website.
Aquanaut Adventure Pin
When: Friday, August 21st 7:00 to 8:30 pm
Where: Cal High Olympic Pool
Details: $4 Youth/Adult Pool Entrance Fees
What to Bring: swimsuit, towels. and class B T-shirt
Calling all Webelos I or II, any boys 11 or older, and their parents ! You are invited to have FUN in the water and complete your Aquanaut Pin with Troop 1776 !
Work on Aquanaut requirements with the Scoutmasters and older Boy Scouts of Troop 1776, get a free swim lesson, play Minnows & Sharks or earn bragging rights by riding the GIANT SLIDE or jumping off the HIGH DIVE!
Scoutmaster David Verespey
Troop 1776
