BINGO Night
Date: Friday, October 24th, 2014
Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm (First game starts at 6:30 p.m.)
Location: Coyote Creek Elementary MPR
Cost: $5 (includes bingo, pizza, drinks, cookies and raffle ticket)
Attire: Class A uniform
Once again, Pack 1776 scouts, along with Coyote Creek girl scouts, are invited to help call out the letters and numbers during the game.
If your cub is volunteering, you must purchase a ticket and he must be in his Class A uniform.
Tickets will sell out fast due to a maximum capacity in the MPR.
Kids must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
Please RSVP by Saturday October 18th so we can get a headcount.
Hope to see you there !
2014 Scout-O Championship-Registration is Closed
Date/Time: Sunday, October 26
Location: Briones Regional Park, West entrance off Bear Creek Road (map)
Deadline: Friday, October 10 at 8 p.m.
Cost: $7 per participant (shadowing adults do not need to pay).
Checks made to Pack 1776 due to Teresa or William Noble by Saturday, October 11 at 8 p.m.
Attire: Class B T-shirt, strong trail shoes, long pants (Briones has stickers!)
Bring: A compass, a watch, a pen or pencil. Lunch and water. Sunscreen or rain gear.
Award: BAOC Orienteering patch, a progressive course patch, and more.
Details: Scout-O 2014
Signup: Evite - Please include course and partner(s)
The Bay Area Orienteering Club is pleased to announce the 22nd Annual Bay Area Scout Orienteering Championship, a cross country map and compass adventure designed to test the map reading ability, compass skills and woodsman savvy of any scout regardless of experience.
Cub Scouts of all ages are welcome. No prior experience needed. Instruction will be offered prior to the event so that all Scouts, regardless of prior experience, will be able to take part in the actual competition. There will be courses of four distinct levels of difficulty, so that no Scout should encounter a challenge beyond his capabilities.
There will not be extra compasses to borrow at the event. Please get a basic orienteering compass and avoid these: iPhone, wristwatch, engineering, surveying, Happy Meal, tritium.
Directions: Take route 24 West from 680 or East from 80. Exit at Orinda heading North on Camino Pablo. After about 2 miles, turn right on Bear Creek Road. After about 3.5 miles, the park entrance will be on your right (don’t be fooled by the parking area on the left – that’s not it), and is well sign-posted. Parking fee of $5. Please carpool if possible.
Meridian Matters – October 2014
Meridian Matters is a monthly newsletter published by the Meridian District of Mount Diablo Silverado Council. The October issue is now available.
Learn about Scouting for Food, Webelos to Boy Scout Transition, the annual L.E.A.D. event, and other district news !
2014 Popcorn Sales – Danville Draeger’s location moved to San Ramon Walmart
Popcorn Sales will continue at the following stores:
- Lucky's San Ramon 21001 San Ramon Valley Blvd., San Ramon
- Walmart San Ramon Walmart, 9100 Alcosta Blvd., San Ramon
Please sign up on SignUpGenius if you have not signed up for this exciting event! Remember, sales earned at the stores, along with your individual sales to friends, neighbors, relatives, and parents' co-workers, all count toward your Trails End Prizes !
Parents/shift leaders who want to accept credit card payment, please email our Pack Treasurer Silvia Yeh with your name, email, den #, and your Scout's name. Please also download the free PayAnywhere app to your smart phone:
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Lastly, be sure to read these instructions.
With the Take Order form, you can start selling today. Please view the training video below to see how easy it is to go out there and get people to support cub scouting!
Also, click here to learn how to sell online!
Uniforms
Class A Worn for Pack Meetings, ceremonies, etc.Go to the Uniform Section of this site for more details. |
Class B Worn for activities such as adventure trips, camp outs etc. where their Class A uniforms may get damaged |
Wildcat Peak Hike Recap
The Pack 1776 Hike for September was up Wildcat Peak in the Berkeley Hills. Our Pack hikers started in the valley, hiked to the peak and were rewarded with views of the San Francisco Bay. We could see the Bay Bridge, Alcatraz, the Golden Gate Bridge and even north of the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge. The hike down ended at the Little Farm where we could look at the animals: cows, sheep, goats, chickens, ducks, pigs, and a few geese. Join us next month when our hike will be combined with the pack meeting at Lake Chabot.
Sincerely,
Hiking Committee
September Pack Meeting
Date: Thursday, September 10, 2014
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Location: MPR
Attire: Full Class A uniform
Reminder:
A quick reminder for those who have not turned in your scout's registration form, medical form, copy of immunization record, Pack 1776 volunteer form, BSA volunteer form (New !) (for new and returning volunteers in any Leadership position), and driver form. Please turn in your completed forms and pay your annual registration fee of $150 (by check) or $155 (by credit card), and you will receive your Class B T-shirt. We will also sell Class B's for $10 each.
We will have a donation box available if you have uniforms, slides, neckerchiefs, caps, or handbooks for new families.
Agenda
Opening Flag Ceremony (we'll start at 7pm sharp!)
Den 12
Welcome
- Welcome to all
- Cubmaster Minute
Program
- Discussion with Parents
- Den Leaders will take scouts to the courtyard to practice skits - if anyone has lanterns, please bring them
(parents may want to bring a light jacket for your cubs)
Skit Examples 1
Skit Examples 2
- Review Popcorn Show & Sell
- Scouts return to perform skits for all parents
Announcements/Closing
- 9/11 Flag Ceremony at Coyote Creek
- Pack hike on Sept. 14 (Wildcat Peak Hike)
- Upcoming events in October
- Closing Ceremony Den 12
After the meeting
Can parents and scouts keep the MPR clean and help put chairs away
September Hike – Wildcat Peak
Date: Sunday, September 14, 2014
Time: 9:30am-11:30am
Location: Wildcat Peak, Tilden Nature Study Area, Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
Meeting Point: Parking Lot of Environmental Education Center at 600 Canon Dr, Berkeley
Distance: 2.5 miles
Attire: Class A or B
Awards: Trail Trekkers Cub Scout Patch/Progressive Hike Award
RSVP: Evite
Parking Fee: $5
Contact: Hiking Chair Teresa
Details:
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. The hike should take about 2 hours.
Getting there:
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
9/11 Memorial Flag Ceremony
Pack 1776 Families,
Coyote Creek Elementary has invited Pack 1776 to participate in the opening flag ceremony for their 9/11 Memorial to be held at 8:45am on Thursday, September 11th (Patriot Day).
Scouts who want to participate must arrive in front of the school office at 7:55am in your full Class A uniform. If you don't see us, find us at the Sun Dial area behind the office or at the Blacktop.
Please RSVP to the Evite by 9/9 evening. Feel free to contact us with questions.
Thanks,
John and Ulka
Welcome Back Kickoff
Pack 1776 families and friends,
Join us at our annual Welcome Back Kickoff on Saturday, September 6th 1-4pm at Coyote Crossing Park.
We encourage you to invite friends interested in joining our Pack. There will be games (building and launching compressed air rockets) and s'mores for everyone. Parents will have the opportunity to visit our registration tables to:
1) Submit these (all fillable pdfs):
2) Pay the annual registration fee of $150 (by check) or $155 (by credit card).
After submitting all forms and payment, your scout will then receive:
- his official Pack 1776 membership
- a raffle ticket to win goodies, and
- his 2014-2015 Pack 1776 T-Shirt.
IMPORTANT:
Parent Volunteer Forms will need to be turned in when you submit your application and payment.
If you have any questions on any of these roles, feel free to email us.
There will be a donation bin for those who want to pass on their uniform items to new families.
For those unable to attend, please bring completed forms and payment to the first Pack Meeting on September 10th.
Looking forward to another great year of scouting !
