2012 Popcorn Sales – Starts This Weekend at Safeway!
Popcorn Sales begin this Saturday & Sunday at the following Safeway stores:
- Gale Ranch Plaza - 11060 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon
- Diablo Plaza - 2505 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon (West side of San Ramon)
New den leaders, please sign up at the Sign-up-Genius invite from Popcorn Chair Mette Spears. If we run out of slots, we can add additional shifts.
Please contact your den leader if you have not signed up for this exciting event!
Remember, sales earned at the stores count toward your Trails End Prizes! These prizes are listed on the Face-to-Face Take Order forms that were handed out at the last Pack Meeting. These sales and the individual sales you make selling to friends, neighbors, relatives and parents co-workers will count towards your Trails End Prize. Objections in Sales does happen in businesses, but when it comes down to it, resolving this can make all the difference to how much product you sell. From this, you can start building connections with potential clients and generate more sales.
As an additional incentive announced at the Pack Meeting, to drive individual Face-to-Face Take Order sales, we've added more prizes to help motivate our boys.
- $100 Take Order Popcorn sales - 1 Skylander game figure or $10 Target Gift Card
- $150 Take Order Popcorn sales - Pie in Face
- $200 Take Order Popcorn sales - 2 Skylander game figures or $20 Target Gift Card (Please note that the prizes are not cumulative, meaning that earning the $200 prize mean they only get the 2 Skylanders or $20 Gift Card, and not the $100 prize of $1 Skylander and $10 Gift Card)
- $300 Take Order Popcorn sales - 3 Skylander game figures or $30 Target Gift Card (Please note that the prizes are not cumulative, meaning that earning the $300 prize mean they only get the 3 Skylanders or $30 Gift Card)
- $400 Take Order Popcorn sales - 4 Skylander game figures or $40 Target Gift Card (Please note that the prizes are not cumulative, meaning that earning the $400 prize mean they only get the 4 Skylanders or $40 Gift Card)
- $500 Take Order Popcorn sales - 1 Skylander Giants Portal Owners Pack Game or $50 Target Gift Card (Please note that the prizes are not cumulative, meaning that earning the $500 prize mean they only get the game or $50 Gift Card)
Though, everyone can get a prize and the Pie in Face.
Also, the Den that sells most on an average per cub basis gets an ice cream party prize!
With the Product flyer and Take Order form, you can start selling today.
Please take some time to view the training video, so that you can see how easy it is to go out there and get people to support cub scouting!
Yuji Yamada
Pack 1776 Committee Chair
Are You Ready?
We are kicking off a new Scouting year. Are you ready for a year of fun and many adventures in the years to come? See you all tomorrow. Don't forget to bring the check and volunteer form!
9/11 Memorial Ceremony – September 11th Coyote Creek
Hi Pack 1776 Families,
Coyote Creek Elementary has invited Pack 1776 to participate in the opening flag ceremony for their 9/11 Memorial that they are planning to have at the school this coming Tuesday morning, September 11th at 8:30am.
For those cubs who want to participate, you must arrive in front of the school office at 7:45am so that we can practice and know where we need to be before ceremony. All scouts who participate must wear their full Class A uniforms. They can change into class B shirts or regular clothes after the ceremony, if they want.
We plan to also have a practice dress towards the end of the Welcome Back Kickoff event this coming Saturday, so please try and attend.
Please RSVP to me by Saturday's Welcome Back event so that I can get an estimate of interested cubs .
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Yuji Yamada
Committee Chair
Pack 1776
Welcome Back Kickoff
Hi Pack 1776 Returning Families,
This email is to inform you we are holding our annual Welcome Back Kickoff from 3:00pm-5:00pm on Saturday, September 8th, at Coyote Crossing Park on Rosincress Drive in San Ramon.
The Welcome Kickoff event is where you come to welcome you back and to meet potential new parents who are thinking of joining our pack. During this time, you will have an opportunity to do the following:
- Complete a volunteer interest form (we use this to match parent skills and interests with volunteer opportunities).
- Pay annual registration fee of $100.00. Checks preferred, and we do not have the ability to process credit or debit cards.
- Your boy will receive the 2012-2013 Pack 1776 T-Shirt.
For those not able to attend, please complete the form and make payment at the first Pack Meeting.
IMPORTANT:
Please open and print out the Parent Volunteer Form pages 1 and 2, as these will need to be turned in when you submit your application and payment. This year, we would like to encourage more participation in the wide range of volunteer opportunities within the pack. This document gives a description of the duties and responsibilities events and positions. If you have any questions on any of these roles, feel free to email me.
This is a very exciting time for Pack 1776. We currently have 58 active cubs and over 50 families have recently expressed interest in joining. The 2012-2013 year is filled with lots of fun things and we hope you will enjoy your return to the pack.
The First Pack Meeting is next week Wednesday, September 12th 7pm to 8pm at Coyote Creek MPR.
We look forward to seeing you at the Welcome Kickoff next Saturday and Pack Meeting next week!
Regards,
Yuji Yamada
Committee Chair
Pack 1776
Summer Camping 2012 Re-cap
The summer camping trip at beautiful Sugar Pine Point State Park at Lake Tahoe was a tremendous success last weekend. Whilst I'm definitely more likely to want to stay at one of the many Lake Tahoe California Hotels for my next visit, camping really wasn't as bad as I had expected.
After battling traffic, most campers made it to the campsite in the evening and got their tents before sunset. We had a great fire, some campfire stories, smores and a chance to looking at the amazing stars (a few falling) under the clear, warm summer sky. A recurring theme from those stories was the pros and cons of a motorhome vs RV vs caravan. Regardless, we all agreed that a comprehensive insurance was essential; more so the add-ons offered by your insurance partner. For instance, if you were to choose Staveley Head as your insurance partner of choice, you also get motorhome breakdown insurance as part of the add-on options to your standard motorhome cover.
We woke up Saturday to the smell of pancakes, eggs and coffee. The scouts again received their own scout-approved mess kits to keep. We did an opening flag ceremony and then went into our first activity of the day, the Soccer belt loop. After some instruction on dribbling, shooting and passing, the kids went into an exciting 6 vs. 6 game that was a nail biter to the end with the winning goal scored on a last second penalty kick by Rohan. After lunch, we headed off on a hike that took us along the old 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympic Cross Country Ski route and ended up at beautiful Lake Tahoe right next to the spectacular Historic Erhman Mansion (we all decided it would make a great summer home for us :)). After a hike in hot sun, the cool water of the lake was just what we needed. The Scouts had a great time wading around near the shore and skipping rocks. After a short hike back to camp, we spent some free time playing frisbee, volleyball and new chase game introduced by some of the new campers. Foil cooking was up next for dinner and, as an added treat, foil banana boats (with marshmallows, chocolate and butterscotch chips all melted together) for desert. I think for our next camping trip we should more than likely look at finding ourselves a stormkök so we're able to cook and clean up better, and so we don't use loads of foil too! We finished off the night with a touching flag retirement ceremony around the campfire and then some music by resident musician, Cubmaster Pluth.
The next morning, we had a light breakfast, packed up our gear, did our traditional "leave no trace" sweep of the campsite, and headed on our way.
It was wonderful to see so many new campers out there this trip and I want to thank everyone for making this another successful Pack 1776 camping trip!
Camping Chair
Scott Spears
Webeloree
Two sessions to choose from:
South Session
Date: Saturday, October 6, 2012, 7:00am - Sunday, October 7, 2012, 10:30am
Location: Camp Herms, 1100 James Pl, El Cerritos (map)
North Session
Date: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 7:00am - Sunday, November 11, 2012, 11:30am
Location: Mare Island, Vallejo, 1595 Railroad Ave. (South of Touro Univ.) (map)
Cost: $45 per webelos, $25 per adult. Patch, pins, breakfast, and entertainment included.
Further information: Council website
Awards: Participation patch and 4 activity pins (Outdoorsman, Scientist, Showman, & Readyman)
Registration: Registration begins August 20th. This event always fills. Register early.
The Webeloree is a fun overnight outing for Webelos & their parents to enjoy. While working with Boy Scout patrols, Webelos may earn Webelos activity pins. The Webeloree is open to all first and second-year Webelos. All Webelos and their parent attending will receive a custom Webeloree patch and the activity pins earned at the event.
This year the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council is hosting two Webelorees! One at Camp Herms in October and one at Mare Island in Novemeber. For more information on either camp, please visit the information and registration pages here.
The Webeloree online registration will launch on August 20th. Please be aware that some of the activity pins featured, during the Webeloree require some portion of the pin requirements be completed before the Scouts arrive for the event. Having these prerequisites completed will allow the Webelos to complete the pin during the weekend. To view the list of pins that require requirements to be done before camp, please preview the registration information here.
Marksmanship Day
Date: Saturday, September 15, 2012
Time: Choose from:
- AM Session 8:00AM - 12:00PM
- PM Session 1:00PM - 5:00PM
Location: Camp Herms, 1100 James Pl, El Cerritos (map)
Cost: $20 per scout, $5 per adult. Lunch included. $5 late fee per person after August 5th.
Attire: Class A uniform
Awards: Participation patch, Archery or BB Shooting belt loop and pin
Bring: Warm clothes.
Must read: Event flyer
Note: This event always fills. Register early.
The Cub Scout Academics and Sports Program is an optional program for all Cub Scouts. Its purpose is to encourage the Scouts in learning new skills, or improving one they already posses. Cub Scouts can earn belt loops and pins in 25 academic areas and 28 different sports. Among them, the shooting sports loops and pins (Archery and BB-gun Shooting) can only be earned through Council-led events, under BSA trained supervision, and at a BSA facility range.
Marksmanship Day is one of such Council events and the next one is coming up on September 15th. Registration can be made online at the Council website. Make sure to wear your Class A.
Note: Shooting sports belt loops can be used toward Wolf electives 20c and 20n, part of Bear requirement 23c and Bear electives 20.
Stanford Football Scouts Day
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
08/26 (Sun): Sonoma Raceway Scout Day
10/06 (Sat): Stanford Football Scout Day
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
Scout Day at Sonoma Raceway
It’s that time of year again when Scouts from all over California come together to cheer on their favorite Indy Car driver. This year we are again offering free tickets to all uniformed Scouts and Scout leaders.
Like last year we are giving the Scouts an opportunity to raise funds for their pack or troop. We will be selling $20 discount tickets (reg. $55) to all family members and friends that would like to attend the race. For every $20 fundraising tickets sold Sonoma Raceway will give half ($10) back to the troop or pack that sold it. The money will be tallied after the race is over and we will send checks out to all troops and packs who participated in the fundraiser. If you would like to purchase fundraising ticket go to: www.racesonoma.com/scouts. Find and click on your council and then your pack.
This year the GoPro Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma will be Sunday August 26, 2012.
Feel free to call me with any questions.
Mike Dunevent
Account Rep. Infineon Raceway
Hwy 37 & 121 Sonoma, CA 95476
(800) 870-RACE (7223) x 178
(707) 933-3978 direct
[email protected]
www.racesonoma.com/mikedunevent
MDSC 20th Anniversary
Dear Scouts and Scouters,
Come join us for an Ice Cream Social in celebration of the 20th Anniversary of our Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Service Center in Pleasant Hill from noon-2pm on Sunday, July 22nd.
- Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream
- Bounce House
- Scout Shop Sidewalk Sale
- Prizes
Bring the whole family! RSVP to [email protected].
Hope to see you there!
Anne O'Neal
MDSC Celebration Chairperson
