New York Says Thank You Movie
Today, more than 50 scouts, leaders, and family members will represent Pack 1776 in the Danville 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony. These individuals will join thousands of scouts around the country to show respect to those involved with the September 11 events.
Can't join us at the Memorial? You can still share our spirit by watching the film New York Says Thank You here.
The documentary features a group of New Yorkers who turn the tables on America—giving back to local communities as a way to say thank you for the country’s support in the years following the devastating terrorist attacks. One service project includes the reconstruction of the tornado-ravaged Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Iowa.
Find out what other scouts around the country are doing to commemorate this event at the Scout Surge website.
2011 Cub Scout Day Camp Wrap Up
Fifteen Pack 1776 scouts had a great week at the 2011 All American Cub Scout Day Camp, held from June 20 - 24th, 2011 at Little Hills in San Ramon from 9 am to 3:30 pm. Once again Brian Wort and his volunteers directed a very well run camp. During the five days, the scouts rotated through various stations:
Hiking - through Las Trampas hills, learned about poison oak- Swimming (all 5 days) - if scout wanted to, could earned swimming pin, belt loop, or aquanaut
- Engineering - made a Wooden Basketball Game
- Crafts - made a Leather Bracelet
- Archery (2 days) - 2nd day shot at moving target/balloon, earned Archery Belt Loop
- Sports - Track and Field events such as potato shot put, long jump, hurdles
- Knots - learned square knot, 2 half-hitch, clove hitch, bowline rescue knot, figure eight stopper knot
- Engineering - made Marshmallow Shooters and practiced shooting with them too
- Sports - Water Games
- Unit Group Photos
- BB Guns (2 days) - earned BB Belt Loop
- Crafts - made Friendship bracelets
- Sports - Flag Football
- Engineering - made Wooden Beyblades
- Crafts - made Leather Key Chains
- Knife Safety - earned Whittling Chip
- Soap Carving (for Bears and Wolves) - carved Ivory soap into fish, tree, etc.
- Whittling - Webelos whittled small ax out of pine wood
- Sports - Multiple Obstacle Courses
- Cooking - cooked and ate Cinnamon Sugared Bread on a Stick
- Crafts - decorated picture frame
- Kim's Game - scout memory game
- Sports - Relay Races
- Patch design - Frontier theme for next year
- Skit Practice and tryouts
In addition, the scouts were entertained with four fabulous lunch-time shows:
- Rescue Dogs
- Magic Show
- Wildlife - saw kestrel, golden eagle, serval, porcupine
- Python Ron - saw hissing cockroach, lizards, bearded dragon, various monitor lizards, various snakes (even a 90 lb albino one!)
We had fifteen scouts attending:
- Shanay C
- Nicholas C
- Hayden C
- Joshua D
- Harrison E
- Adam G
- Matthew I
- Joshua K
- Andrew K
- Aidan L
- Emmett L
- Ethan M
- Jack P
- Benjamin R
- Austin S
We also had Jacob L and Nick C (from Montevideo going to Iron Horse) as our awesome and essential Junior Helpers who helped us take care of the boys in our unit. Joshua L assisted in various stations, such as Engineering and Crafts, as a Junior Helper, too.
Joe Ghatta and Ammy Pluth volunteered all day every day. Marianne Ghatta volunteered with the Tags on Monday and Tuesday, Grace Dagen volunteered on Thursday, and Ching Evans volunteered on Friday. I am so thankful to these parents to take time off work and spend their vacation time at Cub Scout Camp.
All of the 15 scouts above earned a All American Sports Patch and the BB Shooting Belt Loop.
Fourteen scouts earned the Archery Belt Loop and the Whittling Chip.
In addition, Joshua K and Jack P earned the Swimming Belt Loop and Harrison E earned both the Swmming Sports Pin and the Aquanaut Award.
It was a great week full of fun learning opportunities and classic scout activities. Looking forward to next year.
Susan Kim
Pack 1776 Day Camp Coordinator
Fall Camping – SAVE THE DATES!
Date: Friday, November 11, 2011 3:00pm - Sunday, November 13, 2011 12:00pm
Location: Camp Herms
SAVE THE DATES!! Camp Herms is located in El Cerrito, California. This camp serves as a year-round camp with a Cub Scout Day Camp during the summer. It is situated atop the El Cerrito Hills and can be used as the hub of local historical site visits to San Francisco and the surrounding area. Historic Camp Herms was originally named Camp Berkeley and opened for use in 1930. The camp was renamed Camp William B. Herms in 1939. Chemical toilets are near the campsite and flush toilets and showers are a short walk away. Hiking trails, including the Fages Historic Trail, are nearby.
Details will follow in an Evite and will be posted here. Stay tuned.
SAVE THE DATES!!
Scott & Scott
Hiking Chairs
MDSC Marksmanship Day
Date: Saturday, October 8, 2011
Time: Choose from:
- AM Session 7:00AM - 12:00PM
- PM Session 11:00AM - 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 September 17th.
Attire: Class A uniform
Awards: Participation patch, Archery or BB Shooting belt loop and pin
Bring: Completed authorization form. 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 October 8th. Registration can be made online at the Council website. Make sure to wear your Class A and fill out the authorization form before you go.
Note: Shooting sports belt loops can be used toward Wolf electives 20c and 20n; and part of Bear requirement 23c.
Hoot Owl Night Hike
Update 09/06: Thank you again for the overwhelming response. We have more signed up than we can accommodate at this time. The waiting list is now closed. We will look into running this hike again in the near future.
Update 09/05: Thank you for the quick response. The hike is now full. New sign ups will be placed on the waiting list.
Date/Time: Friday, September 23rd, 6:45pm - 8:45pm
Location: Sycamore Grove Park in Livermore
Cost: $10 per person. Pay by September 9th to hold your spots.
Attire: Class B uniform
Award: Participating scout will receive a Hoot Owl patch, and a Trail Trekkers patch if he doesn't have one already.
Meeting Location: Nature Area Entrance (see directions below)
Note: Scout only, no siblings. One parent per family.
Must read: Hoot Owl Guidelines, Directions, Hike Detail
Pack 1776,
Welcome to the first hike of the new scout year. This is a special hike for a few reasons. It is a night hike. It is a ranger led hike. It is a fee based hike ($10 per person). It is limited to 20 people only (limit is set by hoot owl program).
This hike is limited to scouts only - No siblings are allowed. The parent must accompany their scout(s).
Please reply quickly to the email invitation as seats are limited. (No other evite will be sent.)
The hike lasts one and a half to two hours and begins with a ranger-led introduction to nocturnal animals and adaptations of nighttime critters, followed by an easy hike of one to one and a half miles.
Everyone is expected to use their night vision during the program, so please leave your flashlights at home.
Bernard Kiriakos
Hiking Chair
Tenth Anniversary 9-11 Remembrance Ceremony
Date: Sunday, September 11, 2011
Time: 5:00PM - 6:40PM
Location: All Wars Memorial, Oak Hill Park, 3005 Stone Valley Road, Danville (map)
Cost: Free, with hot dog and ice-cream after the ceremony.
Attire: Class A Uniform
Award: Scout Surge Patch depicted on the right
Parking: Monte Vista High School lots next to the park
Must read: Event flyer, Scout information and timeline
Hello Pack 1776
Next Sunday, the Exchange Club of San Ramon Valley is holding their annual 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony, and this year marks the 10th anniversary. Every year, the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts are invited to participate. Last year, our Pack 1776 boys participated in the Flag Ceremony, for a memorable and moving experience. I will be there and would be honored if any of the Cubs and Leaders would participate in the ceremony.
We will send out an official Evite shortly. Please respond as soon as you can, so that I may give them an approximate head count of 1776 Cubs. Class A uniforms are required. More details here.
Thank you,
Cubmaster John
Popcorn Training
Pack 1776,
The popcorn season has arrived! Our sales goal for this year is $5000. Not only every scout participating in this annual fundraising event receives a patch, more prizes and rewards are available for top selling den and scouts. There are many ways to participate. Besides the upcoming show-and-sell at Safeway and Lucky, scouts can sell door-to-door and online. Learn more about this at our first Pack Meeting on Wednesday, September 9th.
Meanwhile, get a head start and check out the training videos for tips on selling popcorn. Contact our Popcorn Kernal Yuji Yamada if you have questions.
Stella Lei
Webmaster
Scout Night With The Sharks vs. Anaheim Ducks
San Jose Sharks has just announced their first Scout Night of the season to be on Friday, September 23rd. Your San Jose Sharks including Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle will take on Bobby Ryan and division rival the Anaheim Ducks! So come out and support your San Jose Sharks by taking advantage of this special offer!
- Special preseason discounted ticket to the game!
- Commemorative San Jose Sharks Scout Night patch!
- All seats just $25 (first come, first served)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!**
- Discounts taken off of $63, $51 and $43 full price tickets.**
- Groups of 25+ get a video board announcement.
Find out more about this event here.
Pack 1776 Programs
It was nice seeing many of you at school registration last week. If you have not picked up the new Pack calendar and hiking program, they are available here.
Pack 1776 Calendar 2011-2012
Pack 1776 Hiking Program 2011-2013
Enjoy,
Stella
Cub Scouts Welcome Kickoff
Pack 1776 friends and families,
The leaders of Pack 1776 would like to invite you and your families to the 2011 Welcome Back Kickoff on Saturday, August 27, 2011, from 3:00pm-5:00pm, at Coyote Crossing Park located at 3495 Rosincress Drive. Cubmaster John and many Pack leaders have been hard at work this summer planning a fantastic fun filled year of great Scouting activities! We encourage you to bring your friends that may be interesting in joining Pack 1776. The attire for the returning scouts is the class A (regular uniform) or class B uniform (Pack 1776 t-shirt), and be sure to bring your checkbook for the annual registration dues.
Things to bring: clipboard and pen, lawn chairs, blankets to sit on, checkbooks
Agenda
Flag ceremony
Pledge of Allegiance
Scouts and siblings to join in field games
Welcome and Leader introductions (John)
Announcements and calendar review of major events (John)
Volunteer positions (Steve)
Snack: S’mores
Closing ceremony
Clean up
Please come, reconnect with friends, share what you’ve been doing this summer, and help us kick off the year!
Cheers!
Steve Jackson
Pack 1776 Committee Chairperson
