March Hike – Tilden Park
Date: Sunday, March 21, 2010
Time: 1:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: Tilden Nature Study Area, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
A view of Mount Tamalpais rising from San Francisco Bay will be the reward for hiking to the top of Wildcat Peak in Tilden Park. This trail loops through eucalyptus and oak forests, up moderately steep hills, then back to one of the best nature study areas in the Bay Area.
[stextbox id="info" caption="Hike Statistics" align="center"]Distance: 2.5 miles
Time: Allow about 2 hours
Grade: Mostly gentle with some moderately steep grades near the peak
Be sure to read: Hike info, area brochure and map[/stextbox] [stextbox id="info" caption="Directions" align="center"]From Highway 24 take the Fish Ranch Road Exit (just east of the Caldecott Tunnel); go north about 1 mile to Grizzly Peak Blvd., turn right; stay on Grizzly Peak about 12.5 miles; turn right on Canon Drive, go about .10 mile and veer left on Central Drive, following signs to the Little Farm and Nature Study Area.[/stextbox] [stextbox id="info" caption="What to Bring" align="center"]Food, snack (granola bars, trail mix, fruit), water.
Binoculars, camera, layer your clothes.[/stextbox]
Blackhawk 500 PWD Race
Event: Blackhawk 500 Pinewood Derby Race
Date: Saturday, April 24, 2010
Registration deadline: Friday, April 16, 2010
Location: Blackhawk Auto Museum
Pack 1776 Families-
A couple of big announcements: As described below, all cubs are invited to participate in the upcoming Blackhawk 500 pinewood derby race.
AND, special congratulations to our very own Saket A. from Den 12 who won the council wide Blackhawk 500 patch as displayed above. The patch contest was open to all the over 10,000 cub scout youths council wide. AWESOME JOB! Congrats!!
Proudly yours in scouting,
Cubmaster Ed
Online registration is open, REGISTER NOW!
The 11th Annual Mt. Diablo Silverado Pinewood Derby Championship is coming to the Blackhawk Auto Museum in Danville on April 24th, 2010! All Cubs from within the Council are invited to participate.
There will be racing, a design competition & great food. We will once again have an open Class for Boy Scouts and Adults! During the event the whole family can tour the Blackhawk Museum's magnificent auto collection and the fabulous exhibits. There will be tons of neat stuff to see and do! Wear your Scout uniform and get in free.
Mandatory car inspections and impounding will occur at the Council Office from 7:00pm to 8:30pm on April 19th, 20th, and 21st. Event rules will be posted here when they become available.
We are also looking for ethusiastic volunteers to help out with the event this year. If you are interested, please contact Tim Welty; [email protected] or 925-674-6125.
Check www.bsa-mdsc.org/bh500 for all the latest race information.
Contact Stephan Olvera, Event Chairman, at (925) 786-3224 or at [email protected] with any questions.
Registration by April 16th!
Register for the 2010 Blackhawk 500!
Patch Design Contest
Congratulations to Saket A. of Pack 1776 for submitting the winning patch design!
Ice Cream Scooping Scouts Needed at Family Fun Night
Event: Family Fun Night for Book Fair
Date: Tuesday, March 16 , 2010
Time: 6:15 PM - 7:45 PM
Location: MPR
Hi Pack 1776 Families,
Every year Pack 1776 participates in the “Family Fun Night for Book Fair” at Coyote Creek by wearing our uniforms and helping out by scooping ice cream. Everything has been provided for us and they simply need the Cubpower (& parents!) to make it happen. It’s a good experience for the Cubs and promotes Pack awareness within the school.
Please email me if your scout is interested.
Family Fun Night for Book Fair
Tuesday, March 16th
6:15 PM - Setup
6:30 PM - Event starts
Our participation ends when we are out of ice cream. Best guess is ~7:30-7:45 PM
Class A uniform is preferred.
Yours in Scouting,
Cubmaster Ed
USS Pompanito Submarine Overnighter!
Date: June 11, 2010 (1830 Hours) - June 12, 2010 (0830 Hours)
Location: USS Pompanito Submarine
Pack 1776 families,
This year we are heading to the USS Pompanito for a private tour of the submarine and a sleepover on June 11-12! This is for scouts and parents only. Sorry, no siblings.
The cost is $37/person.
Please read this flyer for more details. Evite to soon follow.
Further info:
Pampanito info: http://www.maritime.org/tour/index.php
Directions: http://www.maritime.org/hours.htm
Respond Quickly, event will sell out! 48 people maximum.
Only paid reservations can reserve a space. Contact co-chairs for payment or questions.
Pack Meeting (Take Flight)
Date: Thursday,March 25 , 2010
Time: 7: 00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: MPR
Theme: Take Flight
Agenda
Set up/Opening- Tiger Cub Den 3 (Harry, Lou)
Gathering- Wolves Den 8 (John P, John F)
Skit- Tiger Cub Den 7 (Steve, Alan, Jason)
Skit- Wolves Den 9 (Terri, Ada)
Snack/Clean up- Webelos I Den 1 (Russ, Brad/Debi)
Rank Advancement Ceremony - Webelos I - Den 1 & Den 2
Before the Meeting
Set up: Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou) @ 6:30
Gathering
Pre opening gathering activity: Wolves Den 8 – (John P, John F) @ 6:30
Opening (start on time!)
Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou)
* Flag ceremony
* Pledge of Allegiance
* Cub Scout Promise
* Law of the Pack
Prayer: ...selected scout
Welcome & Introductions- CM Ed
Welcome to all - Theme “Take Flight “
Recognition
Hike: Jaguar hike (aka Lafayette reservoir)- Eka/Bernard
B&G coordinators
Program
Skit- Tiger Cub Den 7 – (Steve, Alan, Jason)
Skit- Wolves Den 9 – (Terri, Ada)
Webelos moment
Rank Advancement Ceremony - Webelos I - Den 1 & Den 2
Activity/Game- Paper Airplane Flying contest
Announcements/Closing
next Camping TBD
next Hike: Bernard/Eka: Date: TBD- Tilden Park
Start Time: 1:30 PM
End Time: 3:30 PM
Location: Tilden Park
Activity: View of the Bay – discuss highlights of Bay Area
Cubmaster minute...if time allows
flag closing ceremony- Tiger Cub Den 3 – (Harry, Lou)...if time allows
After the meeting
Refreshments/Clean up - Webelos I Den 1 – (Russ, Brad/Debi)
Pack Committee Meeting – Agenda
Date: Thursday, March 4, 2010
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Agenda:
Reports from the Chairs
Key future dates and other topics
Blue & Gold Agenda Wrapup
Pack 1776 families-
The Blue and Gold banquet again proved to be one of the highlights of our Scouting year.
It brought together our Pack's families for a dinner and an evening of fun. The tri-tip, chicken & spaghetti meal was super yummy, but even more important was the warm, congenial atmosphere created as families enjoy each other's company.
The entertainment was awesome! Special thanks to Timothy James & his fantastic magic show. He truly kept the audience entertained. For those who got to stay until the end, naturalist Red & Hayley showed us all the cool dance moves with their rendition of the shindizzle!
For those of you who want to share pictures & videos, we encourage you to post them on http://pack1776.smugmug.com . All the posting instructions can be found on our Pack website.
Another BIG "THANK YOU!" to the Blue & Gold organizers who helped make this one of the best events that our Pack has ever put on. I’d like to take the time to recognize them:
Scott E
Susan K
Susan L
Lydell B
Kim D
Terry H
Pam M
Bill M
And finally, congratulations once again to the graduating Webelos. It is particularly touching for me personally as I known most of them since their first grade Tiger cub year. I was honored to be their den leader for 3 years & their Cubmaster for the last two years.
These are a special group of young men.
Artharva
Christopher
Colin
Collin
Gareth
George
Joshua
Kai
Kobe
Kyle
Peyton
Saket
Teagen
Vivek
& Vatsal
Thank you for being a special part of our Pack. We’ll miss you all & we wish you the very best in your Scouting futures.
Yours in Scouting,
Cubmaster Ed
Jaguar Hike – Mission Accomplished
Today's hike was not a comfortable one. After 75 minutes of walking briskly we were soaking wet.
But hikes are not supposed to be easy.
This hike was a good preparation for scouts who one day will interview the Jaguar people in the Amazon forest.
The jaguar hike (aka Lafayette reservoir) was a great character building event centered on endurance.
Eka and I want to recognize the following scouts who completed it:
- Warren H
- Andrew K
- Jacob K
- Colin H
- Thomas M
- Matthew I
Blue & Gold Agenda
Pack 1776 families-
As you know, we are having our annual Blue & Gold banquet this Friday night. For those of you who are new to scouting, the blue and gold banquet is where we celebrate the birthday of Scouting. This year is extra special as we are celebrating our 100th anniversary of Scouting in America. We will also be celebrating the Webelos II Cub Scouts bridging to Boy Scouts. This is our ceremony to honor their transition.
Cub Scouts and leaders should wear their full Class A uniform as this is THE formal event of the year. There will be awesome food, outstanding entertainment, and guaranteed fun for all.
Seating is limited due to the MPR capacity & we had to have a proper head count for the food order, so hopefully everyone responded to the evite.
Here is an agenda for Friday’s events. We plan to start promptly at 5:30.
2010 B&G Agenda (theme: BSA 100th Bday!)
-4:35 Start setup/decorations
-510 Gathering-Bears Den 4
-530 Opening Flag/ Welcome
-535 Food
+ Slide Show-during food
+ Friends of Scouting Presentation
+ photo
+ Happy Birthday CAKE!
-630 Magician
-710 Webelos II- Arrow of Light and Bridging
-745 Shindizzle
-825 Closing/ CleanUp
Looking forward to seeing you all there!
Yours in Scouting,
Cubmaster Ed
