59th Annual Gem and Mineral Show
Date: April 12 & 13, 2014
Time: 10am - 5pm
Location: Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, 344 Tully Road, San Jose
Show admission: Free for children under 12 and scouts in uniform. Adult $5 advance purchase or $6 at the door.
Kids area admission: $3 per scout, free for adults.
Awards: All Cub Scouts will have the opportunity to earn their Geology Belt Loop and Geology Academic Pin. Webelos will have an additional opportunity to earn their Geologist Pin.
Cub scouts are invited to Visit the Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Society show and Kids Area at the Fairgrounds on April 12 and 13. Learn about geology, get a beginning rock collection, a rock bag, and a show patch. Choose a day and time slot to visit and send in your sign up form and check by March 17th.
See the SCVGMS flyer and website for more details.
This is not a Pack 1776 event but a community event open to Scout groups.
Webelos Naturalist Program
Anyone out there need to earn a Naturalist badge?
During this hike, learn about birds, flyways, food chains, and the importance of wetlands.
The Widelife Refuge Headquarters offer Webelos programs for up to 15 Webelos.
Click here to register.
Date/Time: Saturdays, March 22, April 6, & May 18, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: 1 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
Parking: plenty of free parking
Bring: your binoculars (or borrow one from the center)
Energy Expert Patch
Does your scout want to earn a free Energy Expert Patch ?
Download the leader guide and workbooks for each cub here.
The books will help your cubs become experts on:
- Electric Safety
- Natural Gas Safety
- Respect the Flags
- Sources of Energy
- Electricity Generation
- Energy Careers
Order your free patches here after completing your workbook.
*Due to the overwhelming number of requests, the Webelos patch is currently back ordered and may take longer than 2 weeks to arrive.
Free Webelos Naturalist Program in Fremont
Attention Webelos! Earn your naturalist badge in just 2.5 hours!
During this hike, learn about birds, flyways, food chains, and the importance of wetlands.
The Widelife Refuge Headquarters offer Webelos programs for up to 15 Webelos.
All programs are led by June Smith.
Be sure to register early as this program is hugely popular !
To register, call 510-792-0222 ext. 362 or click here
Date/Time: Saturdays, December 14 & February 15, 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Location: 1 Marshlands Rd, Fremont, CA 94555
Parking: plenty of free parking
Bring: your binoculars (or borrow one from the center)
Read, Write and Win Amazon Gift Cards!
Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Boys’ Life 2013 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest.
First-place winners in each age category will receive a $100 gift card from Amazon.com. Everyone who enters will get a free patch.
Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2013.
Click here for more information.
Webelos Geology at Black Diamond Mines
The Black Diamond Mines Regional Reserve in Antioch offers a weekend program that helps Webelos earn the Webelos Geologist Pin.
- The program takes 1.5 hours and is offered through November.
- Group size: 10-15
- $5 per participant
Click here for more information.
New Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards Program
Cub Scouts and leaders interested in learning more about outdoor ethics and Leave No Trace should begin by exploring the Outdoor Ethics Awareness Award.
Guided by the Outdoor Code and Leave No Trace, millions of Scouts have enhanced their awareness of the natural world around them, minimizing impact to the land. For Scouts who have a deep interest in the outdoors, nature, and the environment, Scouting’s outdoor ethics will give you an ever-deeper appreciation of the richness of the land and how we fit into it. If you are prepared to venture down the path of really becoming aware of your surroundings, of building the skills that will allow you to leave no trace on the land, then the Outdoor Ethics Awareness and Action Awards are for you.
Click here for details.
National Summertime Award
Hi Pack 1776 families,
A Cub Scout can qualify for the National Summertime Award by participating in three summer pack activities.
Below is a list of qualifying activities:
- Cotton Candy - Art & Wind
- Meridian District Summer Day Camp
- Overnighter at California Academy of Science
- Yosemite Camping
- Sonoma Auto Races
Dens with an average attendance of at least half their members participating three summer pack events will also be eligible for a colorful den participation ribbon.
Please let me know if your scouts qualify for the summertime award by Sept 20th.
Thanks,
Surat Perez
Awards Chair
Are you in the loop?
From Pacific Skyline Council ...
Cub Scouts! Earn a Belt Loop Every Month at the Foster City Scout Shop!
Every third Saturday of the month the Peninsula Scout Shop (1150 Chess Dr., Foster City) offers a free belt loop class for Cub Scouts. Subscribe to the council mailing list or keep an eye on the Activities page at www.pacsky.org.
Earn the Map & Compass belt loop and pin this weekend. This is a no-cost, 2-hour class held this Saturday at 10:00am & again at 1:00pm. Class size is limited, please call (650) 358.0588 to reserve your spot. Peninsula Scout Shop, 1150 Chess Dr., Foster City. PLEASE BRING A COMPASS!
Find out more about the Cub Scout Academics and Sports program here.
April 2013 Hike to Redwood Regional Park
Date: Sun April 21, 2013 (New Date!!!)
Time: 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Meeting Point: Parking lot of Canyon Meadow Staging Area.
Attire: Class B
Awards: Trail Trekkers Cub Scout Patch/Progressive Hike Award.
Fees: Park Entrance Fees - $5.00
Hike Details: http://www.sfbac.org/files/images/pdfs/hiking/RedwoodCreek.pdf
Park Details: http://www.ebparks.org/parks/redwood.htm
Contact: Hiking Chair - Sachin Sheth (925.968.9940)
Distance: 6 mile loop hike.
Category: Easy with some short steep climbs
Hiking time: ~ 4 hours.
GPS Coordinates: 37.805597,-122.146747
Trail Map:
What to bring?
- Long pants
- Dress in Layers
- Snack
- Water
- Binoculars
Directions:
Although, the fastest way to get there is by going though I-680 and I-580, the alternate route shown on the map in a lighter blue color (Crow Canyon Road to Redwood Road) is shorter and way more scenic.
Note that here are several entrances to Redwood Regional Park. The main entrance, Redwood Gate, is on Redwood Road in Oakland about two miles east of Skyline Blvd. In Oakland on Highway 13, take the Redwood Road exit and go east (uphill). At the top of the hill you will cross Skyline Boulevard and pass the Skyline Ranch Equestrian Center on the right. Farther along you will pass Piedmont Stables on the left. Big Bear Staging Area will be on the right about one and one-half miles from Skyline Boulevard, followed by MacDonald Staging Area on the right and Redwood Gate on the left (seasonal parking fee). Continue to the Bear Creek Staging Area and park there.
