Share the Glory, Show your Pride
In two more weeks, 2010 will come to an end. It is a good time to look back and recap what we have achieved in a year, and I am very happy to share with you the good news that Pack 1776 has once again earned the National Summertime Pack Award and Centennial Quality Unit Award. This marked the fourth consecutive year of the Pack of receiving both of these awards!
I would like to congratulate Cubmaster Emeritus Ed and Committee Chair Emeritus Scott on this remarkable achievement and thank them for their tireless leadership and endless contribution to Scouting.
I would also like to express my gratitude to all the volunteers, parents and Scouts for their commitment and support throughout the years, even when we sometimes appeared disorganized and needed help at the last minute. Without any of you, we would not be where we are and achieved what we have.
To celebrate this monumental accomplishment, every Scout and registered leader of 2009-2010 is entitled to receiving the award patch depicted above. Submit a patch request to your den leader and show your pride by wearing it on the right sleeve of your class A uniform below the den numeral.
When we come back next year, there will be a completely new unit recognition program from BSA. Are you ready for the new challenges? Stay tuned.
Pinewood Derby Primer
You received a pinewood derby kit. Now is the time to start planning. Here's a primer to get you started. More info to come.
Bring a Friend – “Despicable Me” Movie Night!!
Reminder: As always, this is NOT a drop-off event, especially for non-scouts. Parent participation IS required.
Pack 1776,
Friday, December 17th, Pack 1776 will host it's first movie night of the year! We will be screening the movie "Despicable Me" at 7pm in the MPR room.
This event is open to everyone and Scouts are encouraged to bring potential Cub Scout recruits to the movie night to show them how fun being a Scout can be! There will be free popcorn, drinks and a raffle for a copy of the DVD "Despicable Me". Every Scout that goes to movie night will be entered into the raffle. Scouts will get extra entries into the raffle for each recruit they bring.
Class B uniforms (maroon, glow-in-the-dark tshirts) are acceptable for this event or Scouts can choose to wear their Class A uniforms.
Evite to follow. I look forward to seeing you there!
Cubmaster Macey
Las Trampas Hike Wrap-Up
Las Trampas hike was an arduous and annoying hike due to the excessive mud. The mud slowed us down, yet the Scouts finished this hike in 2 hours and 20 minutes a record hike when you consider that the recommended time for this tough 4.6 mile hike is 3 hours!
I would like to congratulate the following Scouts for completing the hike:
* Austin S - Tiger (!!!!)
* Morgan J - Wolf
* Andre B - Webelos I
* Jacob K - Bear
Jacob also invited two friends: Josey J, Webelos & Jerry J, Bear.
* Alex also joined the hike with Cubmaster Macey. They were far behind us and decided to take a long detour ending the hike at 5:00 PM.
I am totally impressed by all the Scouts who took on the challenge today.
Check out the pictures at the Pack photo site.
Bernard
Hiking Chair
Food Sorting at San Francisco Food Bank
Date: Sunday, January 16, 2011
Time: 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Location: San Francisco Food Bank, 900 Pennsylvania Avenue, San Francisco (map)
Attire: Class B tee shirt
RSVP through eVite by December 17th, 2010
Pack 1776,
We distributed hangers, picked up donations, and delivered our collection to the Food Bank. So what happens next?? Find out with us at the San Francisco Food Bank on Sunday, Jan 16th. We will sort, package, and distribute food to the community. This is not just a Go-See-It. We will GO-DO-IT and get our hands dirty (Well, just a metaphor, you know. We should actually keep our hands really clean during this event!) Siblings age 4 and above welcome. Parent participation is required.
Look for an evite coming to your mailbox soon. Please RSVP by Dec 17th with the number of the following so we can plan accordingly:
- Children age 4-8 years
- Children age 8-11 years
- Adults
More detail below. Contact Stella Lei if you have questions. Thanks.
ATTIRE:
- Closed-toe shoes are required at all volunteer projects. Anyone wearing sandals, flip-flops, or any other shoe with an open toe will not be able to participate in the project.
- Because you'll be helping to repack food, please wear casual and clean clothing, long pants, securely fastened jewelry, and comfortable (no open-toe) shoes.
- We suggest dressing in layers, as the temperature in the warehouse is often cool.
PARKING INFORMATION:
- Please utilize available free street parking in front of our building (4-hour time limit) so that our agency shoppers can use our parking lot to load their vehicles.
- After 4pm and weekend volunteers: our south parking lot by the loading dock is also available at this time
WHERE TO REPORT:
- We ask all volunteers to sign in upon arrival.
- Please enter the building through our Receiving Entrance on the south side of the building near the loading dock.
Scout Day with Cal Men’s Basketball
Date: Saturday, January 29, 2011
Time: 3:00pm
Location: Hass Pavilion, Berkeley CA
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
12/16-17 (Thu & Fri): Radio City Christmas Spectacular
12/21 (Tue): San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers
01/14 (Fri): Golden State Warriors
01/29 (Sat): Cal Men's Basketball vs Oregon
CCLF Craft Boutique – Scout Volunteers Needed – 12/10/10
Pack 1776,
On Friday December 10th, the Coyote Creek PTA is hosting the CCLF Holiday Craft Boutique in the MPR and they have asked for our assistance with this event.
We will need 3 to 4 scouts from 3pm to 5 pm and 3 to 4 Scouts from 5pm to 7pm. We will also need at least 2 adult leaders for each time period. If you are able, you can volunteer for both time slots.
Scouts will be announcing raffle winners and making and serving (and eating) popcorn. It should be a ton of fun!
Let me know if you are interested in helping and make sure to wear your class A uniforms since this will be a great recruiting event.
Cubmaster Macey
Geology Programs at Santa Clara Valley Gem and Mineral Show
Date: Friday-Sunday, April 15-17, 2011
Time: Friday 9am - 5pm; Saturday & Sunday 10am - 5pm
Location: Santa Clara County Fairground, 344 Tully Road, San Jose (map)
The 56th annual Gem and Mineral Show will be on April 15-17 at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds in the Exposition Hall. Scouts receive all necessary elements to earn the Geology Belt Loop, Geology Academic Pin, and Webelos Geologist Pin (if you are a Webelos), worksheets to complete, a beginning rock collection, rock bag, and a show patch.
Information and sign-up forms are available for download at the website.
Invitations for Webelos IIs to come Rock Climbing with Troop 60
Message from Troop 60 ...
This coming Saturday, Dec 11, Troop 60 is going rock climbing at the Berkeley Ironworks.
All Webelos IIs who are interested in Troop 60 are invited to join us for the evening. We will meet there at 8pm.
The Troop will spend the entire night there, and the Webelos and their parents will be allowed to participate as late as 11pm or so. All climbers will receive an extensive safety briefing and excellent instruction to improve their technique and climbing ability.
Webelos should be accompanied by a parent/guardian, and will need to complete a Berkeley Ironworks waiver. A day pass is $12 for each climber and a full complement of equipment (shoes, helmet, harness and belaying device) is $6. Class B uniforms.
Anyone who is interested should be sure to contact our Senior Patrol Leader for the outing, Ayaz Latif -- (925) 735 6551, [email protected] -- to let him know how many people to expect.
Please pass this on to any interest Webelos families and tell them to contact me if I can provide any more information. Also, there's lots more information about Troop 60 at www.danvilletroop60.org.
Anyone who is interested in Troop 60 is welcome to attend one of our Troop meetings Monday evenings from 7:00 - 8:30pm at Diablo Vista Middle School. Due to the holidays, our next meetings will be Jan 10 and 17.
-- Willy Rorke
Scoutmaster
Troop 60
648-2507
More on Troop 60 ...
The two 1776 Cubmasters that bridged to Boy Scouts went to Troop 60. It has over 20 trained adults with more than half coming from the original 1776 cub pack. We have over 60 scouts from all ages and have an extensive outdoor program for boys of all skills to participate. Let me know if you would like to visit or have any questions.
Joe Magdaleno
Pack 1776 Webelos II Den Leader
LEAD 2011 Early Bird Registration Ending Soon!
Registration for the annual MDSC Scouting conference is open and early bird discount is ending soon. LEAD is a full-day (7am-5pm) training with fun sessions on camping, cooking, paddling, website setup, and a lot more. You can enjoy all these classes for only $35 if you register by Dec 17th midnight, and this $35 is reimbursable by the Pack upon completion of the training. Go to the Council website for detail and registration.
