9/11 Patriot Day
September 10, 2021
- Date: 9/10/2021 (Friday)
- Time: 8:00 am - 9:00 am PDT
- Location: Coyote Creek School - Sundial Courtyard
- Uniform: Class A
- Please RSVP to the Evite (link coming soon)
Pack 1776, along with the Girl Scouts of Coyote Creek Elementary, will participate in the opening flag ceremony for Coyote Creek's 9/11 Memorial to be held at 8:35 am on Wednesday, September 11th.
Scouts who want to participate must arrive at the Sundial area behind the office at 8:00 am in your full Class A uniform.
WE COULD USE YOUR HELP organizing/wrangling the scouts. Sign up here (link coming soon)
August Pack Meeting
August 25, 2021
- Date: August 25, 2021
- Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
- Location: Coyote Creek Elementary School MPR
- Uniform: Class A
- Preview of the Scouting Year
- Den Chief Ceremony
- Parent Orientation and New Scout Registration
- Scout Skills: Square Knot
- Popcorn University
Register before our first Pack Meeting so that you won't miss out on the fun!
September Pack Meeting: Working Dogs
September 15, 2021
- Date: September 15, 2021
- Time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm NOTE EARLIER TIME
- Location: Coyote Creek Elementary School MPR
Following our Opening Ceremony, join us for an evening of fun as we learn about working dogs. We will be visited by working dogs and their human counterparts from the Oakland Police Department and United States Coast Guard.
October Outdoor Pack Meeting & Optional Camp Out
October 9-10, 2021
- Date: Saturday, October 9 to Sunday, October 10
- Time: 2 pm Saturday to 10 am Sunday
- Location: Sugarloaf Open Space 2161 Youngs Valley Road, (680 N Rudgear Road Exit, Near Alamo), Walnut Creek, CA 94596
Bring the family and join Pack 1776 at Sugarloaf Open Space in Walnut Creek for our Outdoor Pack Meeting and optional campout. Please come as this outdoor experience and camp out will fulfill many Adventure requirements your Scout has and will be fun!
This Pack Meeting is especially important for our Tigers and new Wolf, Bear and Webelos scouts as they and a parent will participate in our Bobcat Ceremony!
A short pack hike will take place before dinner. The Pack will host a light dinner and s'mores for dessert. A vegetarian option is available. During the evening campfire, we'll watch skits, play games, roast marshmallows/make S'mores and tell stories.
We encourage all scouts to buddy up and perform a skit. Search online under "cub scout skits" for ideas. A light breakfast is also provided for those staying overnight.
The weather should be great and we have a fun, action packed agenda. Scouts should arrive in Class A uniform with a Class B shirt or T Shirt underneath.
What to bring:
Everyone should bring a refillable water bottle, flashlight, folding chair, and sun protection. Wear sturdy shoes for hiking. Bring warm clothes as it may get cold after dark.
Bring a mess kit (or similar washable plate, fork, cup, etc.) for use at dinner/breakfast. In support of our Pack's continued commitment to be Conservation & Environmentally Minded and to prepare our scouts for when they eventually go on backpacking trips, disposable plates, forks, cups, etc. should not be brought or used. A dishwashing station will be available.
For those staying overnight, you must have your own tent and sleeping bag. Please refer to the Outdoor Essentials on what to pack.
Cost:
Free to those not camping overnight. The park charges $10 per person for those who wish to camp overnight. Please submit your payment to the Scout Box in the Coyote Creek Elementary School Office by October 2nd. Make checks payable to "Pack 1776."
BE SURE TO RSVP: Our Pack is paying for all the food. Please help us plan for this event by clicking on this shared document (different from evite) and let us know 1) if you're coming or not, 2) if you're camping overnight and 3) what's your food preference.
In order to have a fun and successful camping trip, we need everyone's help. If you see an opportunity, jump-in! Also, if you see scouts doing something dangerous, wandering away from our group, hurting the environment, or being disrespectful to another, please stop them immediately. Don't wait for a uniformed leader (who are parent volunteers like you) to get involved.
WE COULD USE YOUR HELP: Volunteers are needed to run this event. Sign up to volunteer
EVENT REGISTRATION: Please be sure to register using the Google Form
Parking
Parking will be tight for our large number of participants. We need your help to ease parking for everyone
please:
- As much as possible, plan to carpool or get dropped off, especially those not staying overnight.
- 2:00-2:45pm arrival time for those camping overnight
2:45-3:00pm arrival time for those not staying overnight - Print and fill out the parking pass and place it visibly on your dashboard before you leave your car in the parking lot
- Sign up to volunteer as Parking Attendants
Here's our tentative schedule:
Saturday:
2:00 to 2:45 - Arrival for those staying overnight and set up camp
2:45 to 3:00 - Arrival for those not staying overnight
3:00 to 3:15 - Flag ceremony
3:30 to 4:15 - Hike (1.2 miles)
4:15 to 5:00 - Scout skills & tug-o-war / 4:15pm BBQ prep
5:00 to 6:00 - Dinner + clean-up
▪ (5:15 Prep / 5:45 Cook Dutch oven desserts)
▪ (Add on warm clothing layers ahead of the evening program)
6:00 to 6:45 - Bobcat Ceremony for Tigers and new Wolf, Bear and Webelos scouts
6:45 to 7:00 - Closing flag ceremony — led by Bears
7:00 to 7:30 - S’mores for Scouts / Dutch oven dessert for adults
7:30 to 8:30 - Campfire program skits, songs, stories (see next pages)
8:30 to 9:00 - Get ready for bed or leave camp if not staying
9:00 Lights out
Sunday:
7:15 to 7:45 - Prepare breakfast
7:45 to 8:30 - Free breakfast provided by the Pack (coffee, hot chocolate, juice, muffins)
8:30 to 9:15 - Break camp
9:15 to 10:00 - Camp sweep and leave
August 22nd: Rocket Day! Discover Pack 1776
2-4 pm @ Coyote Creek School Blacktop
- LAUNCH DATE: AUGUST 22nd
- LAUNCH PAD: Coyote Creek School Blacktop (Kid's Country side)
- TIME: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
- UNIFORM: Class B or comfortable attire for those who are not scouts/new scouts
- Bring a refillable water bottle full of water, sunscreen, hat and if desired, folding chair.
- VOLUNTEER: We need your help. Volunteer here.
Come build and shoot a compressed air rocket!
Sno Cones! Crafts! Fun!
Pack 1776 invites you to build your own rocket, launch it and have a blast! Learn about Cub Scouting and all the fun things we do.
You can now sign up online for Cub Scouting and invite friends to join too!
Download our step by step registration instructions here.
All scouts must submit:
1. Complete the online Pack 1776 Registration Form
2. Complete the Medical Form Parts A & B
3. Make a copy of the front & back of your scout’s medical insurance card.
4) Registration check written to Pack 1776. Write your Scout's name in the memo line.
- $275 for Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos scouts (First through Fifth grades in 2021-2022). Prices are even lower if you sign up to volunteer as a leader or chairperson. We only accept Fifth graders if they have completed Webelos I.
- $200 per new Lion scouts (those who will be in Kindergarten in 2021-2022).
- NOTE NEW SCOUTS: There was a recent change to the BSA website that requires new scouts to pay the national fees up front. Previously the pack paid this on behalf of the new scout from the pack registration fee. Given this change, we can no longer do this. As such, pay the national fees online using your credit card and then deduct that amount from the $275 (or if a new Lion, $200) pack registration fee when preparing your check.
5) A separate $200 volunteer deposit check per family, post-dated to 4/1/2022. Write your Scout's name in the memo line. We will hold onto your check and shred it after you have completed 10 service hours.
Mail or Drop off your completed paperwork to the Scout Box inside the Coyote Creek School Office.
Family Scouting: Girls Welcome!
Our Pack is open to boys and girls. By welcoming girls into the program, even more youth will have access to the character development and values-based leadership that Scouting promises.
Lions: Kindergarten age youth; Come try it out!
We are celebrating five years of participation in the national Lion program! As a Lion, your kindergartner will make friends, laugh loud, gain confidence, discover nature, and most of all…have fun. A kindergarten-age boy or girl and his or her adult partner join and attend meetings and activities together. Recognizing how Lions are integral to the success of our program and to introduce them to the world of Cub Scouting, the Pack has discounted the normal registration fee to $200 and waived the volunteer deposit.
Click here for more information or to register.
Pack 1776's annual membership fee includes the cost to register with the Boys Scouts of America, the Council Program Fee, a one year subscription to Scout's Life magazine, a Pack 1776 Class B uniform t-shirt, award belt loops, pins and patches and expenses in events like Halloween Party, Pinewood Derby, Raingutter Regatta, etc.
Summertime Hikes!
June 13th: Briones Pack Hike
Date: Sunday, June 13, 2021
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Briones Regional Park
Attire: Class B
Award: Highlander Briones rocker patch
Meeting Point: SF Bay Area Girl Scout Council, 4210 Springhill Rd, Lafayette, CA 94549
RSVP: Evite
Please note that the park has an official entrance at Bear Creek staging area, and we WILL NOT meet there. The Springhill area is closer to San Ramon, and we have access to trails. Park on Springhill Road.
See the attached map (also below) with the meeting point and the trail route highlighted.
Hike information:
Hike up to the Lafayette Ridge Trail, 1.2 miles with an elevation and gain of 679 feet. Return via Lafayette Ridge Trail and Springhill Trail. Total hike will be about 3 miles. We should be done in 2 hours.
Pack light snacks and water. Dress in class B uniform and for the weather.
July 11th: Hucklberry Botanical Park Pack Hike
DATE CHANGE: Sunday, July 11, 2021 SATURDAY, JULY 10
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: Huckleberry Botanic Preserve, 7087 Skyline Blvd., Oakland, CA 94611
Cost: Free for all.
Distance: 1.7 miles round trip
Time: Allow about 2 hours
RSVP: Evite
Attire: Class B uniform
Award: This is a Trail Trekker Patch Hike. Participating scouts will receive a Huckleberry Preserve Patch.
Directions: From Highway 24 in Oakland, take the Fish Ranch Road exit immediately east of the Caldecott Tunnel. Continue 0.8 miles to Grizzly Peak Blvd. Turn left and go 2.4 miles on Grizzly Peak to Skyline Boulevard. Turn left and drive approximately one half mile to the park entrance on the left, past Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve. Access: Google Directions.
2021 Memorial Day Flag Planting
- Date: Saturday, May 29, 2021
- Time: TBD. See instructions below. The Pack coordinator for this event will advise you of our start time.
- Location: San Francisco National Cemetery, 1 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94129
- Attire: Full Class A uniform, footwear suitable for walking on wet grass.
- Register: RSVP here so we can provide a headcount.
The 2021 Flag Planting to honor our fallen veterans is scheduled for Saturday, May 29, 2021 at the Presidio of San Francisco. In accordance with local/state guidelines, they will limit participation to 180 participants for this year's event. Representation from all units is encouraged. All adult leaders and scouts should be in full uniform for the event. All participants will be required to follow social distancing rules and wear a face mask. There will be no refreshments at the event this year.
Logistics: There will be a staggered timeline beginning at 9:00 am for 3 units of 10 participants (maximum of 30 scouts, including parents and adult leaders) each serving a 1 hour shift. Each unit will be required to leave after the hour is completed.
Process: 3 units of 10 participants (including adults) may register for a 1 hour shift beginning at 9:00 a.m. to 2 p.m. There will be a total of 6 shifts completing at 3 p.m. Our unit will do the registration.
Dr. Charles Townes Supernova Class
Calling all Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts!
The Golden Gate Area Council is offering an opportunity for fifteen (15) Webelos or Arrow of Light Scouts to work with a Council Supernova mentor to earn the Dr. Charles Townes Supernova Medal.
Pack 1776 had 14 scouts earn their Dr. Charles Townes Supernova Medal this past year. Come join the elite group of Webelos STEM scientists.
Starting on Wednesday, June 9th at 6 PM, the Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts will begin a 9-week journey to earning the Dr. Charles Townes Supernova Medal, the top STEM award for Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts.
Each week the Scouts will have a small project to work on that will broaden and deepen their understanding of STEM. The required adventures must be completed outside of the sessions. The event runs for nine (9) weeks on Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 6:45 PM. The cost of the program is $50 per Scout. (Please note, this is not a Den Event.) The event is only open to incoming Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts.
This activity is entirely online with the possible exception of a final Science Fair on Saturday, August 7th (morning). Parents must attend the first online meeting as a part of orientation.
Camp programs for Cubs & Webelos
Webelos Adventure Camp
August 2-7, 2021 @ Camp Royaneh. Pull on your hat for adventure around every turn. The Thunderbirds await you to join them to have fun in the sun at Camp Royaneh!
Wolf & Bear Camp
July 16-18, 2021 @ Rancho Los Mochos. Cubs who will be Wolf or Bear (in the Fall) and their Adult Buddy
Cubs and their adult partners are invited to an exciting weekend camping experience at rustic Rancho Los Mochos Scout Camp. This two-night camping program with Archery, BB guns, Nature, Crafts, and so many more fun activities!
Mom and Cub Camp
September 24-26, 2021 @ Camp Royaneh. Moms and their Cub (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, and Webelos). Located in the beautiful coastal redwoods of Camp Royaneh. The staff will guide you through a weekend of fun and adventure especially designed to reinforce that mother-child bond. A great escape for Cub Scouts and their moms (or another adult female partner like grandmothers, aunts, etc.).
Cub Camping Connection
October 23-24, 2021 @ Rancho Los Mochos. All new scouts and their Adult Buddy. New? This is the overnight campout for you! Bring along your family for a special introduction to Cub Scout Camping.
Webelo-Ree
October 2-3 or October 30-31, 2021 @ Camp Herms. All Webelos and Arrow of Light Scouts. Come meet and learn new skills with other Webelos in our Council.
Registration open: Boys & Girls in K-4th Grades!
Now more than ever it's important for our youth to disconnect from the computer screen and socialize safely outdoors with friends.
Come and experience the adventures of our Cub Scouting program. For less than what local sports is charging, you and your child can experience a year's worth of fun, while at the same time learning important life skills. While we meet at Coyote Creek Elementary, boys and girls from all schools are welcome to join.
Click here to see why Pack 1776 is such a great deal.
| Outdoors | Life Skills | STEAM & Service to Others |
| Archery | Cooking | Community Service |
| Bicycling/Hiking | First Aid | Environmental Stewardship |
| Camping | Knot Tying | Pinewood Derby |
| Personal Fitness | Leadership | Rocketry |
| Marksmanship | Public Speaking | Science Projects |
Celebrating our 20th year in October 2020, Pack 1776 didn't slow down due to COVID. We quickly shifted to virtual meetings when Shelter in Place rules prevented us from meeting in person and conducted socially distanced outdoor events such as our Rocket Day!, Halloween Trunk or Treat and hikes. We also hosted the 20th running of Cub Scouting's famous Pinewood Derby. Now, with the pandemic situation improving in the Bay Area and guided by County and Boy Scout of America guidelines, we are doing more outdoor socially distanced events and looking forward to what our new Scouting year has in store for us.
Don't miss out on the fun. By joining before June 6th, you can take advantage of our registration discount and be able to participate in Summer time fun such as the Raingutter Regatta (June 6th), Meridian Cub Scout Day Camp (July 26th - 30th at Little Hills Ranch) and monthly hikes.
You can now sign up online for Cub Scouting and invite friends to join too!
Download our step by step registration instructions here.
All scouts must submit:
1. Complete the online Pack 1776 Registration Form
2. Complete the Medical Form Parts A & B
3. Make a copy of the front & back of your scout’s medical insurance card.
4) Registration check written to Pack 1776. Write your Scout's name in the memo line.
- $275 for Tiger, Wolf, Bear or Webelos scouts (First through Fifth grades in 2021-2022). Prices are even lower if you sign up to volunteer as a leader or chairperson. We only accept Fifth graders if they have completed Webelos I.
- $200 per new Lion scouts (those who will be in Kindergarten in 2021-2022)
Pack 1776's annual membership fee includes the cost to register with the Boys Scouts of America, the Council Program Fee, a one year subscription to Scout's Life magazine, a Pack 1776 Class B uniform t-shirt, award belt loops, pins and patches and expenses in events like Halloween Party, Pinewood Derby, Raingutter Regatta, etc.
5) A separate $200 volunteer deposit check per family, post-dated to 4/1/2022. Write your Scout's name in the memo line. We will hold onto your check and shred it after you have completed 10 service hours.
Mail or Drop off your completed paperwork to the Scout Box at the Coyote Creek School Office or at Rocket Day!
Family Scouting: Girls Welcome!
Our Pack is open to boys and girls. By welcoming girls into the program, even more youth will have access to the character development and values-based leadership that Scouting promises.
Lions: Kindergarten age youth; Come try it out!
We are celebrating five years of participation in the national Lion program! As a Lion, your kindergartner will make friends, laugh loud, gain confidence, discover nature, and most of all…have fun. A kindergarten-age boy or girl and his or her adult partner join and attend meetings and activities together. Recognizing how Lions are integral to the success of our program and to introduce them to the world of Cub Scouting, the Pack has discounted the normal registration fee to $200 and waived the volunteer deposit.
Click here for more information or to register.
