Halloween Party
Date/Time: Friday, October 30, 6-8pm (setup begins at 5:00 pm)
Location: MPR
Cost: Free admission. Nominal fee for concessions.
Attire: Costumes!!
Signup: Just show up and have fun!
Pack 1776 families,
Join us for a Spooktacular good time!
Beware, beware, the ghosts and goblins will be everywhere! ~ All our Cub Scouts and their families are invited to join us for some mayhem and munchies on Friday, October 30th, from 6 to 8 pm in the MPR at Coyote Creek.
Concessions (pizza and water) will be available for a very nominal fee... That night is all about the candy and prizes!
Don't forget to DRESS UP!! It is a HALLOWEEN party! The kids will have even MORE fun when they see that we are getting involved!
We hope to see you there!
~ Pack 1776 Halloween Committee
First Hike of the Year and Outdoor Pack Meeting
Date/Time: Saturday, October 17, 2pm
Location: Redwood Regional Park,
Canyon Meadow Staging Area (directions)
Cost: $5 parking
Attire: Class A
Bring: Personal water bottle and jacket.
Our Outdoor Pack Meeting will be on Saturday,
Oct 17, 2pm at Redwood Regional Park at the Canyon Meadow Staging Area through the Redwood Gate entrance of Redwood Road. Click on above links for park map and directions.
Carpooling is encouraged due to parking fee of $5 and limited spaces. We will go on a pack hike, conduct the Bobcat face painting ceremony for our new scouts, perform skits with our dens, and have S'mores at the end of the hike. The meeting starts at 2pm. Bring your popcorn order form !
***DEN LEADERS: please have your den prepare a skit for the meeting. Click here for skits ideas.
See you there !
Coloma Outdoor Discovery School
Date: 10:30am April 5th (Tuesday) - noon April 7th (Thursday)
Location: Coloma Outdoor Discovery School, 6921 Mt. Murphy Road, Coloma
Age: 3rd to 6th grade
Cost: $200 per child, $75 per adult chaperone
RSVP: Pack Form and Check payable to Pack 1776 (due 9/30/2015)
Scout Forms: BSA Medical, Coloma Medical & Waiver (due 1/31/2016)
Chaperone Form: Coloma Adult Medical and Waiver (due 1/31/2016)
Must Read: Student Handbook, Chaperone Handbook
Contact: Grace Dagen
Dear Pack 1776 Bears and Webelos Parents,
For the 2016 Spring Break (April 5-7), we invite your scout and qualified siblings to the three-day, two-night Coloma Outdoor Discovery School's Gold Rush program. Campers will experience the Gold Rush era, where stories, songs, skits, and characterizations all help to convey the social and economic community of early Coloma. They will walk in the footsteps of the 49ers and experience some of the challenges of surviving away from home.
Day 1: Campers will get hands-on experience creating a shelter, washing laundry, baking cornbread, and panning for gold. Then, they will partner up for a foot stompin' good time at the Hoe Down! They will learn where the 49ers came from and how they got here.
Day 2: Campers will continue their adventures into the town of Coloma and the Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park. They will also learn about the plants and animals of the Sierra foothills on a three mile hike. In the evening, a guest presenter will bring to life native and local lore. Campers will learn how local people use plants in their daily lives and the importance of the American River in the discovery of gold.
Day 3: Campers will learn about miners of today. Campers will learn that what they need to survive hasn't changed much... or has it?
The three day program is only available to 3rd through 6th graders. It begins on Tuesday, April 5 at 10:30am and concludes on Thursday, April 7 at noon. The cost is $200 per scout and includes two nights’ accommodations, breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Click here for more information, or watch a video (password: CODS-only)
We need volunteer drivers to take the boys to and from camp, but we only need two adult chaperones per ten campers to stay. Adults pay $75 for room, board & participation. Male chaperones preferred, as they will be sleeping in the cabins with the boys.
To Sign Up:
If your scout is interested, please reserve his space by completing this form and depositing a $200 check (written to Pack 1776) in the Pack mailbox at the Coyote Creek office by September 30 (refundable up to January 31). Waivers and medical forms can be downloaded from the header of this post and are due January 31.
Yours In Scouting,
Grace Dagen
June Hike – “Clean Up Hike”
Location: Around Coyote Creek
Time: Allow 1 hour
Attire: Class A uniform
Award: "Every day is Earth day" patch
Meeting Point: Coyote Creek Elementary MPR
Contact: Hiking Chair Siddharth Bhatia
RSVP: Evite
What to Bring:
Your trash hunting skills
Good attitude
Details:
Let's end this school year by cleaning up our beloved school and surrounding areas. Scouts will walk along the school perimeter picking up trash. We will hand out gloves and garbage bags. We will also talk about recycling and discuss
which items can be recycled. Scouts will be doing their part in keeping our school clean and following the principles of Leave No Trace.
Route:
Walk along the outer perimeter of the school and then walk around Briza Loop. We can split into groups and explore areas around Lantana Way/Cattleya Drive if time permits.
Pack 1776 Registration (2015-2016)
Registration is now Open to Returning Scouts ! Registration is considered complete after the following have been submitted:
New Scouts registration begins 8/11/15. Please also submit the following in addition to the above 2 items:
Thanks !
2015 Art & Wind Festival – Cotton Candy
Date/Time: May 24-25, 2015, 8:30am - 6pm (2 hour timeslots)
Location: Booth #382 by the tennis courts
Attire: Class A uniform
RSVP: SignUp Genius
It’s that time of the year again! We are asking the entire Pack 1776 Cub Scout family to participate in the sales of our Cotton Candy Fundraiser at the 2015 San Ramon Art & Wind Festival. We will be at booth #382 by the tennis courts
Pack 1776 gets a major funding boost from this event and we definitely need volunteer support from all of our dens.
There are still afternoon openings available and we encourage you to click here to sign up now !
In an effort to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate, please note the following guidelines:
1.) At least one parent is required to be with their participating scout in this fundraiser but the entire family is most welcome to join and have fun.
2.) Each shift must have at least 1 Scout Leader present. There will be no more than 4 scouts present inside the booth during any shift.
3.) Try to remember to maintain a Scout attitude while participating in this fundraiser. Don't forget that you are all perfect 1776 Gentlemen. We should always thank those who we have asked and always wish them a good day, to encourage proper attitude demonstrating good manners and conduct.
Please contact Marcos Perez if you have any questions.
Summer 2015 Camping
Date: Monday, August 10th – Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Location: Tuolumne Meadows Campground, Yosemite National Park
Contact: Hartwell Lin
Please use the form below to submit your interest by May 15th. We will then review the interest list and publish a list of attendees and stand-by list based on available space and volunteer hours by May 25th.
Space Derby and Spring Camping
For those of you who missed the April Pack meeting, we passed out Space Derby Kits to all the den leaders at the meeting, so check with them if you haven't received one.
There are many resources available online, here's one of them: Space Derby Rocket Assembly Tips
Here is the Spring Camping presentation shown at the meeting:
April “Bike Hike”
Date/Time: Saturday, April 25, 2015, 4:30pm
Location: Sycamore Park and Ride to Hap Magee Ranch Park and back.
Distance: 2.8 miles one way - approx. 6 miles total
Time: Allow 60-70 mins
Attire: Class B uniform
Award: Bicycling belt loop
Meeting Point: Sycamore Park and Ride Lot
Contact: Hiking Chair Siddharth Bhatia
RSVP: Evite
Trail:
Take the Iron Horse Trail going north starting at Sycamore Valley road. Head on to Camille Ave and bear right. Cross Danville Blvd to head to Hap Magee Ranch Park. Kids can take a break at the park and have some snacks and water and get ready for the journey back. See map below.
What to Bring:
Bikes .. duh !!
Helmets .. duh again..!!!
Water and Snacks
Basic first Aid kit (optional)
Parents:
We would want as many of you bikers as possible. We'd like to maintain a ratio of at least 1 parent biker to every 4 scouts biker. We will be going out in groups of 4 to 5 to avoid clogging up the trail and we would need 1 parent on bike to monitor the group. This trail has a lot of bikers and joggers and we want our scouts to be safe on the trail and we would need a lot of parents on bikes to ensure safety.
We will go over bike safety rules and do a quick helmet inspection before we start. Siblings on bikes welcome.
Absolutely no racing or horseplay permitted.
Hiking Chair Sid
Pack Meeting – March 11 – Cake Decorating Contest
Date: March 11, 2015
Time: 7-8pm
Location: MPR
Hi Everyone,
Our annual cake baking contest is coming up soon on March 11 ! We wanted to pass along the ground rules so that you can be ready to bring in the most spectacular cake you can.
Every Cub Scout (including Siblings) is encouraged to enter a cake in the cake decorating contest! The Cub Scout and an adult should plan, bake and decorate their cake together. Pick one of the categories below and HAVE FUN! Remember this is a project for the kids! The adult should be there to assist, but let the kids have fun creating something wonderful.
RULES:
- Cake check-in will take place from 7:00 – 7:15 pm.
- Do not put any names or den numbers on the cakes. You will be issued a number for your cake when you check-in.
- The entire cake must be completely edible.
- No store bought cakes please. You may use boxed cake mixes, icing mixes or pre-made icing and decorations but you must mix and decorate your own cake.
- Crackers, cookies, candy and other solid foods may be used for decorations.
- A cake may be judged in only one category award and the cake’s appropriate category will be selected by the judges.
Awards will be given for the following CATEGORIES:
- Tallest Cake
- Funniest Cake
- Most Original or Unique Cake
- Most Patriotic
- Most Creative
- Most Appetizing
- Best Sports Theme
- Best Cub Scout Theme
- Judge’s Choice
Looking forward to see everyone's creations !
Pack Commitee
