Council Merger Info
Scouters and Scout families,
The Mt. Diablo Silverado Council is considering merging our Boy Scout council operations with the San Francisco Bay Area Council.
There is a new “Official Merger Discussion Website" concerning the merger. It contains answers to many of the most pressing questions regarding the merger. We invite you to click the following link to the new website and encourage you to save it as a favorite.
http://www.boyscoutmerger.org/
We invite you to forward this URL to anyone who would be interested in learning more about this merger discussion, so that they too can become informed.
Thank you,
John C. Fenoglio
Scout Executive/CEO
Mt. Diablo Silverado Council
BSA 2011 Report to Nation
The Boy Scouts of America released its 2011 Report to the Nation today. In this report, there is YOU! Watch the video and see some highlights of the accomplishments that you were part of. Find out more about the report here.
BSA Innovation Challenge
Do you have an inventor, a builder, a creator, or a dreamer at home? Young minds have wild imaginations so they can usually think of some pretty wild and out-there inventions! While not all are possible, some can be taken to the next level and actually become a real-life product. Obviously, young people don't understand patents or the development process so they need help from people like InventHelp to get the whole thing patented. If you know someone in the Scouts who has a mind full of ideas, check this out!
The BSA has teamed with Edison Nation®, an idea-to-shelf product developer, to create the Boy Scouts of America Innovation Challenge, where today's kids can develop tomorrow's products. Whether the invention solves a problem around the house, the yard, or at school; helps you take better care of your pet; or creates a new way to learn or play, the goal of the BSA and Edison Nation is to inspire young minds to submit their creative, new product ideas.
Edison Nation will invest up to $1 million to develop the selected ideas and help bring them to market. Selected inventors will receive a cash advance, royalties for life from the sale of their products, be named the "inventor" on any issued patents, and have an opportunity to appear on the award-winning Everyday Edisons television series. The challenge is open to all boys and girls ages 7 to 21, and does not require that the young person be associated with the BSA to submit ideas or be selected as an "inventor."
For more information, read the complete BSA news release and head over to Edison Nation's website to submit your idea. Hurry. The program ends May 7th 2012!
SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge
Today, BSA launches the new SCOUTStrong Program to get youth more active and fit. SCOUTStrong was kicked off by announcing a collaboration with the President’s Challenge, the premier program of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition (PCFSN), resulting in a Scout-specific Presidential Active Lifestyle Award (PALA) challenge.
This challenge is open to everyone associated with BSA, including Scouts, parents, volunteers, and alumni. To earn the SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge Award, you are required to meet a daily activity goal of 30 minutes a day for adults and 60 minutes a day for kids under 18 for at least five days a week, for six out of eight weeks. Stick with the program and you’ll earn an award in less than two months!
After successfully completing the challenge, send a request to the Awards Chairs for the joint BSA/PALA SCOUTStrong PALA Challenge award patch. Find out more and sign up for the challenge here.
Kiwanis Danville 4th of July Parade WINNERS
That's right, Pack 1776, WINNERS!
Winners, not only because the judges among the parade organizers, the Kiwanis Club of Danville, gave us top honors in the Scout Unit category.
Winners, not only because our scouts and their parents braved the long ride and walk, intense heat and unrelenting sun.
Winners, not only because our scouts offered their holiday weekend to wash the Huey, arrive early and support the local Vietnam Veteran's organization.
Winners, because on the day of our country's birthday, engaging the crowd with our cheers "U-S-A" and "Cub -Scouts" and "seventeen-SEVENTY SIX" we made the positive impression on our community that I hope our boys will continue to make into their adult years. To serve without seeking reward, to work without whiiiiiiiining, to contribute to our society without groping for recognition.
Did I mention we didn't even have our pack banner? No kidding, we entertained the audience with our pack yells, our enthusiasm, and our charming personalities.
From Den Leader Harry Beck, reaching out to awe-inspired watchers, as he rode left-side, spreading the word about the history of the Huey.
Or from Den Leader Ammy Pluth and Stella Lei, riding right side, leading the scouts in cheers.
Or from Den Leaders Alan Lei and Ada Ip, leading the ground forces who ran along the side of the helicopter, namely the tireless families and parents, like mobile infantry.
And the boys? A great bunch of troopers of whom I am proud. They made it known who we are...seventeen SEVENTY SIX!
Many thanks again to Earle, our heroic host who made this great ride a reality. To Evelyn Chin, the event organizer. To the parents of our boys for their limitless support.
And thanks to the boys who rode the Huey and marched in a very special parade. Not surprising, the theme of the parade this year was "Recognizing Our Future Leaders." Meet our future leaders, the Winners of Pack 1776.
Here's our list of Participating Scouts:
Jack G
Ethan M
Andrew K
Emmett L
Aidan L
Hayden C
Trevor C
Garrett C
Alexander B
Brandon B
Raj P
Jack P
David X
James S
Brennan C
Cubmaster John
The New NOVA Award from BSA
Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics...Known as "STEM", the BSA is developing an exciting new program around these areas with new awards called NOVA and SUPERNOVA. Stay tuned for more information on this new program in the coming months!
Try Out Scouting this Summer
Cub Scouting is a year-round family program designed for boys in the first through fifth grades, or 7 to 10 years of age. Young boys grow up fast. Give your son a valuable gift by encouraging him to join Cub Scouting today. The time you invest in him today will make a difference in the person he becomes tomorrow.
For a limited time, you can join Pack 1776 for the summer months for just $25! You will receive a Class B uniform tee shirt and be eligible to participate in Pack activities including the USS Hornet Overnighter (6/11), 4th of July Parade in Danville (7/4), Yosemite camping (8/12-15), and Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma (8/28), etc. Come give it a try, get a head start for the coming year, and earn the National Summertime Award!
Find out more about Cub Scouting with Pack 1776 here, and feel free to email us any questions at [email protected].
Announcing …
Pack 1776,
As was announced at our last Pack Meeting of the year, John Pluth was selected and has accepted the position of Cubmaster for next year! John has done an amazing job as Den Leader as well as Emcee for so many Pack events. We are lucky to have him and I know next year will be fantastic!
I would like to also take this opportunity to congratulate John on a tremendous job with the Pack Cotton Candy Booth at this year's Art and Wind Festival. Our Pack grossed over $1700 on Sunday and over $1800 on Monday. This almost doubled our revenues for the same event last year and these funds go a long way to supporting the activities we have for our Scouts all year long. I would also like to thank the following people for their sugary efforts with the Cotton Candy Booth:
Ammy P
Jack P (whose almost 20 combined hours came perilously close to child labor law violations)
Ethan M
Zoe M
Chung M
Ada I
Evan Y
Ian Y
Yuji Y
Kari Y
Hayden C
Joe C
Rennie W
Morgan J
Steve J
Dylan W
Gene W
Stella L
Alan L
Emmett L
Aidan L
Cubmaster Emeritus Macey
Alex E
Gurveer S
Harpreet K
Christie M
Vikram M
Scott S
Austin S
Harry B
Brandon B
Alexander B
Don B
Andre B
Lisa C
Brennan C
Michael C
Yan Z
David X
Susan K
Andrew K
Jeff K
Joshua K
And anyone else that I forgot to list.
Again, congratulations to our new Cubmaster John and thank you Pack 1776 for a remarkable year, it was a pleasure.
Yours in Scouting,
Cubmaster Emeritus Macey
Emergency Preparedness
Newscasts on the recent earthquake and tsunami in Japan have been horrifying to watch, yet they serve as reminders of the importance of being prepared. While we express our condolences to the victims and their families, we should not forget to get ourselves ready. Take this opportunity and work with your children on the Emergency Preparedness Award. This award is available to all cub scouts, boy scouts, as well as Scouters. Check out the requirement over here, and send award request to the Awards Chairs upon completion. Be Safe.
P.S. If you have a boy scout at home, this may be a good time to work on the Nuclear Science Merit Badge too.
