San Jose Sharks Scout Night
Date: Friday, September 24, 7:30PM
Location: HP Pavilion at San Jose
The first Scout Night of the season with the Sharks is almost here! 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 $58, $46 and $38 full price tickets.**
- Groups of 25+ get a video board announcement!
See flyer for detail and ordering information.
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days / Nights:
09/24 (Fri): San Jose Sharks
10/02 (Sat): San Francisco Giants
10/23 (Sat): Schulz Museum
11/07 (Sun): Oakland Raiders
11/13 (Sat): Cal Football
12/16-17 (Thu & Fri): Radio City Christmas Spectacular
Scout Days
Save the date for Scout Day at Schulz Museum on October 23, 2010. Scouts will explore the Museum's newest exhibition, Peanuts...Naturally, and complete a variety of hands-on nature-related projects. $10 per scout. Ice-skating at Snoopy's Home Ice included. Advance reservation required. Go to the Museum website for detail.
Also coming up is Scout Day with Oakland Raiders on November 7, 2010. Uniformed scouts and leaders will receive a commemorative Raiders Scout Day patch, and be able to participate in pregame on-field activities. See flyer for more information.
Together with what was announced before, here's a complete list of upcoming Scout Days:
08/20 (Fri): Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
08/21 (Sat): San Mateo County History Museum
08/22 (Sun): Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma
10/02 (Sat): San Francisco Giants
10/23 (Sat): Schulz Museum
11/07 (Sun): Oakland Raiders
11/13 (Sat): Cal Football
12/16-17 (Thu & Fri): Radio City Christmas Spectacular
National Jamboree Has Started!
If you ask me where I would like to be now, it's definitely Fort A.P. Hill in Virginia, where the National Jamboree is taking place. If you are like me who cannot be there, don't despair. BSA has given numerous incentives to participants to tweet, upload pictures and videos to Facebook and You Tube. Imagine having over 40,000 of potential reporters covering a single event! You get details from what's available for breakfast, to what's at the bottom of the pool. And the best thing is, you don't have to brave the extreme heat and humidity on the East Coast, and follow it in the comfort of sunny California.
Find out how you can follow the event from this Scouting Magazine blog, or check out the Jamboree Radio and Jamboree Journal at the Jamboree website.
Don't miss out!
Camp Time at San Mateo County History Museum
Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Location: San Mateo County History Museum (map)
Fees: Free for uniformed scouts and leaders, members, and kids under 5; $5 for adults, $3 for students and seniors
San Mateo County History Museum has partnered with Pacific Skyline Council in celebration of the Scouting Centennial and set up exhibits to showcase Scouting in the early years. This exhibit is available until the end of the year, but Scouts can enjoy it for free on August 21st. See the following flyer for more information.
San Mateo County History Museum is also one of the three museums that you need to visit to earn this special Museum Tour Patch. Download this passport, bring it to the museum and have it stamped. After visiting 3 participating museums, parents can purchase the Museum Tour Patch for $1 at the Scout offices in Palo Alto (map) or Foster City (map).
P.S. Visiting a museum also satisfies one of the requirements of the Collecting Belt Loop.
Huey Pictures
Big thanks to Harry for the very nice pictures
of the Huey wash and parade.
Check them out here!
Danville 4th of July Parade
Date: Sunday, July 4, 2010
Time:
- 10:15 AM - Arrive for a pre-flight briefing
- 11:00 AM - Parade starts
- 12:15 PM - Parade finishes
Location: Danville, CA
The parade starts at 11:00AM. In spite of there being no seat belts nor seat belt lights, passengers must be prepared to remain seated for the entire low-level flight down Main Street. Parachutes will not be available so no exiting will be allowed until the final Landing Zone is reached and with pilot permission.
[stextbox id="download" caption="Logistics" align="center"]Arrive at 10:15am for a pre-flight briefing.
Meet up at staging area F, on the grass under the big trees just to the south of San Ramon Valley High School (see Staging Areas and Parking Lot Map).[/stextbox]
[stextbox id="alert" caption="Important" align="center"]Scouts and adult participants in Class A uniforms.
Bring enough water, sunscreen, hats.
Closed-toe shoes required. No flip-flops or sandals.
No candy, no gum, no food.
Participants MUST fill out the permission slip to participate.[/stextbox]
[stextbox id="warning" caption="Road Closures" align="center"]Please note that Diablo Road and Sycamore Valley Road will be closed at 7:00AM. All the CIRCLES on the parade route map indicate closed roads.[/stextbox]
[stextbox id="info" caption="Drop Off" align="center"]You can drop off your scout at the Love Lane drop off area. Directions:
- Take Interstate 680 N
- Exit at El Cerro Blvd
- Head west on El Cerro Blvd
- Right on Danville Blvd/HartzAve
- Left Del Amigo Road
- Left on Verona Ave
- Left on Love Lane
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[stextbox id="info" caption="Parking" align="center"]You can park at the following parking lots (see Staging Areas and Parking Lot Map).
- Del Amigo High School Parking Lot
- Railroad Ave Museum/Lunardi's Parking Lot
- Pete's & Clocktower Parking Lot
- The Park-N-Ride lot, northeast of Sycamore Valley Road, crossing Interstate Hwy 680
Note that the CPC Church parking lot will not be available due to church services this Sunday
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[stextbox id="info" caption="Pick Up" align="center"]The parade starts at Railroad Ave and Hartz, and ends one mile at Sycamore Valley Road and San Ramon Valley Road. You can expect to pick up your scout about 1 hour after they start down the parade route. The pick up area is on San Ramon Valley Blvd located South of Sycamore Valley Road. Bus transportation is provided to return participants to the parade beginning staging areas.
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Reminder: Washing of Parade Helicopter
Date: Saturday, July 3, 2010
Time: 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Location: Buchanan Field Airport, John Glenn Dr, Concord, CA (map)
More information at the original post.
Scout Discount for the Rockettes
Date: Thursday & Friday, December 16 & 17, 2010
Time: 4:30pm or 7:30pm
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland (map)
Fees: See order form below
Commemorative Scout Patches: $0.50 each
From the Oracle Arena:
Radio City Christmas Spectacular starring the Rockettes
Fill your heart with Christmas as the world-famous Radio City Rockettes® bring their legendary eye-high kicks and a cast and crew of over 100 to Oracle Arena in Oakland in America’s #1 Holiday Show, the RADIO CITY CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR®! Seen by 70 million people over 77 years, the Spectacular wonderfully appeals to the entire family. Parents enjoy the flawless precision of the Rockettes in numbers such as the legendary “Parade of the Wooden Soldiers.” Children marvel as Santa takes them on a magical ride to his workshop at the North Pole, where playful ragdolls come to life! And everyone is genuinely moved at the stunning reenactment of the very first Christmas in the “Living Nativity.” Create family memories that last a lifetime at the Radio City Christmas Spectacular!
To watch a preview of the Christmas Spectacular, visit this website here. Refer to the seating chart and order form for more information.
Scout Night with Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010
Time: 7:30pm
Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland (map)
Fees: $17.75 (Non-Club Area) or $20.75 (Club Area) for lower bowl seating (seating chart)
Commemorative Scout Patches: $0.50 each
From the Oracle Arena:
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey is roaring into town with Barnum’s FUNundrum!, a new jumbo-sized, un-miss-able event celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of legendary P.T. Barnum, the Greatest Showman on Earth! From the moment that you arrive, the momentum explodes as The Greatest Show On Earth comes to life in a way that can only be inspired by the greatest showman who ever lived. At Barnum’s FUNundrum!, the funtastic and funbelieveable experience answers the FUNundrum! so get your tickets today before this train leaves the station!
Special “Scout Night” discount ticket pricing applies to Scouts and their accompanying family members/guests on Friday, August 13 only. There is no minimum order quantity for Scouts to attend this date/time. “Regular” group discount rates and a minimum order quantity of 15 tickets is required for all other performance dates and times. $2.00 per ticket will be redirected back to the Scouts as a fundraiser. Informational Scout Clinic to be held at the conclusion of the Friday, August 13, 7:30pm performance (only).
Click here for more information of the show and here for ordering information.
Danville Fourth of July Parade and a Huey Helicopter!
Pack 1776,
We have been offered a unique opportunity for the Danville, Fourth of July parade. Our Pack will be allowed to march along with a Vietnam era Huey helicopter. Select Cub Scouts will be allowed to ride INSIDE!!
- Safety is IMPORTANT. The helicopter has large open doors on both sides
- Class A uniform in MANDATORY for both Scouts and adults
- IN the helicopter: ~8-12 scouts (depending on size of scouts) & 4 adults within arm’s reach
- AT least two adults on each side of the helicopter
- No rotating scouts in & out of the helicopter during Parade (safety issues)
- Extra scouts can be an "honor guard" escorting (ie walking) in front with pack flag etc.
- We have an option to have another vehicle (possibly decorated) as part of the procession.
- Scouts can ride in 3rd vehicle (if desired)
- Bring plenty of water/sunscreen/a couple of extra garbage bags.
- Okay to bring bottled water aboard, but no soda, no candy, gum, munchies, and NO flip-flops.
Along with this honor goes responsibility. Our pack is being offered the opportunity to wash the Huey the evening before the parade. Buckets, wash cloths and clean water are provided, and the Scouts scramble around hand washing the airport dust off the aircraft. It's not a dirty job and we like to have parents stand near the doors for safety. The aircraft is at the base of the control tower at Buchannan Field (Concord, CA), at the end of John Glenn Rd. It is located on the edge of an active airport, and the FAA is looking over our shoulder. We need to do a good job of managing Scouts out there.
Does Pack 1776 want to spend an hour or two scrambling around in a Vietnam vintage warbird on Saturday the 3rd at 5pm? Participation in the helicopter wash increases your likelihood of riding in the helicopter during the parade!
Please respond to Evelyn Chin (Pack Parade Coordinator at [email protected] ) and me ([email protected]) with both your interest in the parade and the washing, ASAP.
We need to confirm our participation by June 11th!!
Yours in Scouting,
CC Scott.
