DATE CHANGE: July 28, 2019: Cub Scout Presidio Trail

• Date:  Sunday, July 21, 2019 JULY 28, 2019
• Time:  11:00 a.m.
• Meet:  Presidio Officers’ Club Museum, 50 Moraga Ave, San Francisco, CA 94129
• Park:   Main Post Parking Lot.  Fee charged. Park closer to the flag pole. 
• Bring:  Cameras, water, lunch, snack, sunscreen. 
• Distance:  4 miles, paved path, with one small section of stairs. Many stops.
• Uniform: Class B T Shirt. Dress in layers as it may be cold.
• Information/Maps: Pack 1776 Trail map. GGNRA map & brochure. Fort Point Junior Ranger booklet.
• RSVP so we can get a headcount for patches.

Join us for a day of fun in San Francisco as we hike the Cub Scout Presidio Historical Trail. This is a 4 mile hike along the paved paths in San Francisco’s Golden Gate National Recreation Area.  All Scouts finishing the hike will receive a commemorative patch.

We will be doing a modified version of the hike which starts at 11:00 a.m. outside the Presidio Museum located at the Officers' Club. This is a free museum that opens at 10:00 a.m. You can visit it on your own before or after the hike. You can also visit the Presidio Visitor Center. Public restrooms are located next door.

Park in the Main Post parking lot (this is near the Disney Family Museum). Park closest to the Flag Pole. There is a fee for parking.

We will start our hike at the Presidio Museum and head down to Crissy Field. Along the way we walk past the Presidio National Cemetary where a famous woman Civil War spy, and various heroes and generals from the Civil War, WWI and Spanish American Wars lay buried. We will pass by a pet cemetery, the only one that was located on any military base. No, it is not for animals that died in the service of the armed forces, but just ordinary pets that belonged to families of the military.

When we arrive at Crissy Field, we will walk towards the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Visitor's Center and head down to Fort Point. There are public restrooms located near the Warming Hut. We will stop at Fort Point.

We will break for lunch at Fort Point and go inside for a visit. Admission is free. Scouts have the opportunity to earn a National Park Service Junior Ranger badge while at Fort Point. Download their booklet here. Public restrooms are located outside Fort Point.

Following our visit to Fort Point, we will back track a bit and then head up a brief section of stairs to the Golden Gate Bridge overlook and visitor's center. Then we will return back to the Main Post parking lot along a slight downhill path. Along the way we will stop at the Calavary Stables and say "hello" to the National Park Ranger's horses that may be in the outdoor corral.

At the end of the hike, you may choose to visit the museum, visitor's center or take a photo in front of Yoda (who is located down the street, outside Lucasfilm ( 1 Letterman Dr, San Francisco, CA 94129 ).

For those Scouts who attended the June Pack Events (Black Diamond Hills hike or Cub Scout Day Camp), this is the July event that will qualify you to earn your National Summertime Award Pin! To do so, a Scout must attend a Pack event in June, July and August 2019.

Pack 1776 has officially started our registration and we invite you to sign up!

You can now sign up online for next year and invite friends to join too!  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)    $150 registration check written to Pack 1776 

5)    A separate $200 volunteer deposit check per family, post-dated to 4/1/2020. 

We will hold onto your check and return it after you have completed 8 service hours. 

Drop off your completed paperwork in the Pack 1776 Scout Box in the Coyote Creek Elementary 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 three 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 $75.00 and waived the volunteer deposit.

Click here for more information or to register.

2019 Memorial Day Flag Planting

Saturday, May 25th @ Presidio National Cemetary

• Date: Saturday, May 25, 2019
• Time: 8:45 am to 11:30 am (We start promptly at 9 am.)
• 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 Memorial Day Weekend Flag Planting event will be held at the San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio. Each year scouts from across the Bay Area meet to help prepare the cemetery for the Memorial Day weekend. The ceremony starts with a flag ceremony and then an address by a veteran.  The scouts then spread out across the cemetery and place American flags in front of every grave site.

The cemetery contains the graves of more than 35,000 veterans and their family members dating back to the 1846 war with Mexico.

It's a worthwhile event that reminds our Scouts of the sacrifice many have made to make our country what it is today.

All leaders and scouts should be in full uniform.

The ceremony will begin promptly at 9 am.

The San Francisco Bay Area Council hosts a small lunch afterwards and all participating scouts earn a patch.

RSVP to Evite so that we can provide the SF Council with a headcount.

2019 Art & Wind Festival – Cotton Candy Booth

• Date and Time:
• Sunday, May 26, 2019, 9 am to 6:30 pm
• Monday, May 27, 2019, 10:30 am to 7 pm
• Location: Central Park 12501 Alcosta Blvd, San Ramon, CA Booth # TBD
• Attire: Class A Uniform

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 2019 San Ramon Art & Wind Festival. The scouts will practice being friendly, courteous, kind, and cheerful. Click the link to sign up.

Plus enjoy all that the festival has to offer once you're there. You’ll browse 150 arts and crafts booths featuring paintings, photographs, pottery, toys, clothing, jewelry, gourmet food products and more.

Creativity and old-fashioned fun will fill the air at the kids’ zone. If you’re hungry, you’ll be a huge fan of the various cuisine and beverage options. Bring lawn chairs and blankets and enjoy live music on multiple stages. Check out helicopter landings, a tethered hot air balloon launch, hang gliding demonstrations and professional kite flyers. You’ll even have a chance to build, decorate and fly your very own kite!

Volunteer through: SignUp Genius