2013 Popcorn Sales – Danville location moved to Fresh & Easy
Popcorn Sales begin this Saturday & Sunday at the following stores:
- Safeway Gale Ranch Plaza - 11060 Bollinger Canyon Rd., San Ramon
- Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market 460 Diablo Rd, Danville (near Diablo fwy exit)
New den leaders, please sign up at the Sign-up-Genius invite
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.
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.
- Take Order Popcorn sales - $10 Target Gift Card for every $100 popcorn sold on Face-to-Face forms - sell $500 worth of popcorn, get a $50 gift card!
Also, the Den that sells most on an average per cub basis gets an ice cream party prize! With the 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
Patriot Day Ceremony Recap
Dear 1776 Families,
In commemoration of September 11th our Pack was able to lead the Flag Ceremony at school. We had boys from every level of cub scouting representing our pack. One lucky scout was chosen to lead the flag ceremony while the other boys displayed our flags. Thank you to all who participated.
Teresa Noble & Ulka Tawde
Event Coordinators
P.S. Go to the Pack photo site for more pictures!
Rocket Launcher
Pack 1776 families,
Many of you who came to the Welcome Kickoff on September 7th had fun with the rocket launcher and some expressed interest in building your own. And here's the template, shared by our fun leaders ...
http://makezine.com/2010/04/14/weekend-project-compressed-air-rock/
Enjoy,
Pack 1776 Committee
2013 Scout-O Championship – Registration is Closed
Date/Time: Sunday, October 13
Location: Tilden Regional Park in Berkeley
Cost: $7 per scout (adults also $7 if participating), make the check payable to BAOC
Attire: Class B t-shirt, strong trail shoes, long pants
Bring: A compass, a watch, a pen or pencil. Lunch and water. Sunscreen or rain gear.
Award: BAOC Orienteering Patch, a progressive course patch
Deadline: Friday, September 27th!!!
Signup: Email Teresa Noble with name, rank, den, course, and preferred partner if any
The Bay Area Orienteering Club is hosting its annual Scout Orienteering Championship, a map and compass adventure designed to test every scouts map reading ability and compass skills regardless of experience. The assembly area will be at the Lake Anza parking lot (37.896618,-122.252316) in Tilden Regional Park.
For more information visit the Bay Area Orienteering Club website http://baoc.org/wiki/Schedule/2013/Scout-O
Save the Dates for Upcoming Events!
Boy,
It has only been a couple days and we have already had 3 pack events! Pictures are available at the Pack photo site. If you have more pictures to share, please do! Viewing and upload instructions can be found here. Email the webmaster if you need passwords!
In the coming weeks, some of our webelos will join hundreds of scouts from around the bay area at Webeloree in El Cerritos. We'll also be around the neighborhood selling popcorns, and helping out at the school's bingo night.
More fun stuffs coming up in October. Check out the Pack calendar and save the dates so you don't miss out!
YiS,
Stella
Don’t miss this Pack Meeting! Magician Robert Strong Performing!
Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Time: 7 - 8pm
Location: MPR
Hi Pack 1776,
Don't miss this Pack Meeting!!! Magician Robert Strong will be performing at the Pack Meeting this Wednesday! Who is Robert Strong? Robert has been performing magic and comedy since 1985, has appeared on every major television network, in all 50 States, and has even performed for 2 US Presidents!
Your leaders have been working very hard and we're trying to take the fun to another level. So please do join us Wednesday evening PROMPTLY at 7:00pm in the Coyote Creek MPR.
Here's the agenda...
Hope to see you there!
Steve Jackson
Co-Cubmaster
9/11 Memorial Ceremony at 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 Wednesday morning, September 11th.
For those cubs who want to participate, you must arrive in front of the school office at 7:30am so that we can practice and know where we need to be before ceremony. If you don't see us, we will be practicing at the SunDial area behind the office. 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.
Please RSVP to me by Sunday evening so that I can get an estimate of interested cubs .
Thanks.
Best Regards,
Yuji Yamada
Committee Chair
Join Cub Scouts Now!
School is about to start and we are all set to kickoff another great Scouting year. Come and join us at Coyote Crossing Park on Sept 7th and pick up your new Class B tee shirt. All paid scouts will automatically enter our raffle of goodies!
Cub Scout Day Camp 2013 – Recap
“The spirit is there in every boy; it has to be discovered and brought to light.”
-Robert Baden-Powell
Pack 1776 Families:
This year the theme at Camp was “Jungle Adventure.” The weather added to the adventure, with cold, rain and tropical heat. All the boys that attended had a good time and earned some Cub Scout belts loops in the process.
Summer Camp ran from June 24 through June 28. Each day started at 8:30 a.m. and ended at 3:30 p.m. On Friday afternoon the Scouts were entertained with skit performances by their fellow campers and dismissed 1:30 p.m.
Each day of camp was packed with activities. By attending and participating the boys were able to earn belt loops and Webelos pins, getting a jump start on the upcoming 2014 Scouting year. The most popular activities were BB gun shooting, archery and hiking. BB gun and archery are activities that can only be completed at a District run event. In addition there was swimming, crafts, sports, first aid training, whittling, and many other activities.
We had eight scouts from Pack 1776 attend this year. They were assisted by Teresa Noble who was at camp every day, as well as Tom Dutton and Praveen Kesani who helped out one day each. Normally the maximum is six scouts per full time volunteer but we were able to add a couple extra thanks to some help from a Walnut Creek Pack.
The organizers did a great job planning the event. There were lots of Junior Helpers at each station. Safety was a priority with a full time nurse on the premises. Each Scout was given a t-shirt and a canteen. Every adult had a t-shirt as well so it was easy to tell if someone did not belong at camp.
Next year we hope to have more Scouts attending. The theme with be “Space Trek.” We want Scouts to attend and will need volunteers to make it happen. “The Cub Scout helps the pack go. The pack helps the Cub Scout grow.”
Pack 1776 Committee
Pack 1776 Summer Camping – Yosemite
Pack 1776 Families,
Come join us for some summer camping in Yosemite National Park!!
Tuolumne Meadows, at an elevation of 8,600 feet, is the largest sub-alpine meadow in the Sierra Nevada. The Tuolumne Meadows area is graced by the winding Tuolumne River and surrounded by majestic peaks and domes. Spectacular in summer, the higher meadows abound with wildflowers, animal wildlife, and views of the soaring mountain ranges. There will be incredible hiking, fishing (bring your own pole) and ranger activities on top of the usual pack camping activities.
The campground has real bathrooms but no showers and the average high temperature in August is 77° and the average low is 48°.
More info:
Bear and Food storage info: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/bears.htm and http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/lockers.htm
Hike info: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/tmhikes.htm
Area map: http://www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/upload/tmhikes08.pdf
The cost is minimal - $15 per person for each night staying (i.e. 1 Adult, 1 scout staying two nights = $60) which covers the site, food, and some activities, belt loops and patches. If you decide to stay less than the two nights, please indicate in the comments which night you are staying.
We also encourage all families to bring their own reusable dining sets for meal times to reduce our trash and our Pack footprint.
Payment MUST be received BY July 12 to secure your spots! This is to allow for proper planning and selection of helpers. No excuses please. A standard policy of No Refunds applies. We were only able to get one group site for two nights this year so we are limited to amaximum of 30 campers and parking for 5 vehicles so get your payment in early to reserve your spot.
Please send (or drop off) checks payable to PACK 1776 (see Scout track for my address).
Please feel free to contact me with questions via email.
Scott Spears
Camping Chair
[email protected]
