9Sep/25
🥾 Pack Hike
Date/Time: Saturday, September 13, 2025
Location: 🌲 Sat 9/13 Rock City & Tarantula Quest
Join us for our first hike of the season! A great way to explore nature, get some fresh air, and spend time together as a pack. Don’t forget your 6 essentials and a water bottle. Bring the whole family!
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9Sep/25
Date/Time: Thursday, September 11, 2025 – 8:00 am (Scouts arrive by 7:45 am)
Location: Coyote Creek Elementary School
Our Pack has the honor of leading the school’s Patriot Day Flag Ceremony. The Cub Scouts will present the flags, the school choir will perform, and the entire school community will come together to remember and reflect. Please make sure your Scout is in full Class A uniform and on time for this important event.
Please let us know if your Scout will be participating!
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2Sep/25
📅 Wednesday, August 27
🕠 6:30 – 8:00 pm (please arrive by 6:15 — we have a LOT to cover and we will start on time!)
📍 Coyote Creek School MPR
👕 Uniforms: Scouts should wear Class A uniforms. New Scouts are not required to have a full uniform yet—just come and enjoy the experience!
What’s happening:
- 🍿 Popcorn University — Learn how popcorn sales work this year, prize info, and how it supports our Pack.
- 🔦 Lantern Ceremony — We’ll learn the Scout Law together in a special way to light the path for our year.
- 🧩 Den Time — While parents hear details, Scouts will meet with their dens for fun icebreakers and games.
- 😋 Popcorn Tasting — Try some flavors at the end of the meeting!
Please bring (if you have them ready):
- Medical Forms A + B
- Post-dated volunteer deposit checks for $200 for Pack leadership
Haven’t registered yet?
No problem — families are welcome to come to the meeting to see what we’re all about before signing up! If you’re ready to register, here’s the link: https://pack1776.com/join/registration/
👉 If you register at the last minute, please bring Medical Forms A and B, along with the post-dated volunteer deposit check, to the meeting.
Thank you for being such an important part of Pack 1776. I can’t wait to see the Scouts laughing, learning, and growing together on Wednesday night. Here’s to a year full of courage, kindness, adventure, and magic!
22Jul/25
Calling all adventurous young scouts and their families!
Join us for an exhilarating Rocket Day, the thrilling kick-off event of the cub scout calendar! Witness the wonder in your cub scout's eyes as they learn to build their very own rockets from scratch, tapping into their creativity and problem-solving skills. The anticipation mounts as the countdown begins, and together, we'll watch these mini-engineering marvels soar across the open field, filling the air with laughter and excitement.
Not only is Rocket Day an absolute blast, but it's also an excellent opportunity to meet new friends and welcome fresh faces into our scouting community.
Don't miss this chance for fun-filled family bonding and an unforgettable day of high-flying adventure!
BRING YOUR FRIENDS. BOYS & GIRLS WELCOME!
LAUNCH DATE: Sunday, August 17th 2025
LAUNCH TIME: 2pm - 4pm
LAUNCH PAD: Coyote Creek Elementary - Blacktop (behind the school, to the right, past the basketball courts)
WEAR: Comfortable Attire. Class A for Leaders.
BRING: Refillable Water Bottle (Full of Water), Sunscreen, and a Hat. Oh, and if you want a little sit down, please bring a folding chair.
RSVP NOW: Please RSVP ASAP so we know many rocket engineers to expect!
RECRUIT:
Parents, we need your help! You can now sign up online for Cub Scouting and invite friends to join too! If your friend joins, you earn a Recruiter strip that you can display on your Class A uniform!
VOLUNTEER:
If you would like to volunteer to make this a galactic event then please signup for one of more roles via Signup Genius
REGISTRATION:
Please review the registration requirements on the Pack 1776 Website and bring all documents along to Rocket Day so your scout is ready for the first Pack Meeting on Wednesday, August 27th 2025, 6:30pm - 8pm at Coyote Creek Elementary in the MPR!
2May/25
Meridian Cub Scout Day Camp
Little Hills Ranch, San Ramon
July 8-10
8:45am-3:45pm
What the FUN?
Cub Scout skills / crafts, archery*, STEM experiences, wood projects, water activities*, and field games. Excellent bonding for scouts among their peers within the pack and from other packs and with their adults!
Who can play?
Scouts and non-scout friends and siblings who will be in 1st to 5th grade in fall 2025 may join. 1st graders (those currently in Kindergarten) will need to be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Scouts BSA scouts may join as Junior Helpers. Parents of all participants get to join in on the fun for free!
How much?
Cub Scouts $125 — covers all activities and materials, camp T-shirt, and patch.
Scouts BSA scouts as Jr. Helpers $25
Adults: FREE ! — adult registration with Scouting America, YPT, AB506, LiveScan, orientation required
Still unsure?
Pack 1776's own Meghan K, Webelos Den Leader, and many others will be working very hard to put on this awesome event! Please consider joining and supporting the amazing volunteers, while your scout has a FUN-tastic time this summer.
Join the Meridian Day Camp informational session on Zoom
Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at 7:30pm
Please check your email for Zoom info!
3Dec/24
Pack 1776
Date/Time: Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 11am
Location: Little Yosemite — Sunol Regional Wilderness
Meeting Point: Parking lot immediately to the left after the entrance kiosk
1895 Geary Road, Sunol, CA 94586
Fee: $5 parking fee / $2 per dog
Distance / elevation / duration: 4.8-mile loop / 524 ft / ~3 hours
Difficulty: Easy to Moderate
// Recommended for Tigers to Webelos
Awards: Trail Trekkers Cub Scout Patch
Contact: Hiking Chair Aditya M. (ahead of time on WhatsApp as there's no cell signal in the area)
// What to wear - Class B and dress in warm layers, incl. windbreaker - Sturdy closed toe shoes - Hat + sunscreen
// What to bring - LUNCH + plenty of WATER - Cub Scout 6 essentials including whistle - map -
optional: binoculars, camera
// Directions
Drive south on I-680 and exit at Calaveras Road/Highway 84, just south of Pleasanton. Turn left onto Calaveras Road and proceed to Geary Road, which leads directly into the park. Important Trails can be quite steep Watch for poison oak on narrow sections of trail Rattlesnakes may be in rocky areas — careful where you place hands and feet No swimming allowed in Alameda Creek in the Little Yosemite area There will be cattle at Sunol -- give them plenty of distance
// The hike
Little Yosemite is located in Sunol Regional Wilderness Park in Sunol, CA. Little Yosemite is a scenic gorge on Alameda Creek about two miles upstream from park headquarters. It is an especially attractive portion of this creek. See gorgeous waterfalls and pools after series of rain storms or season.
// The trail
The Canyon View Trail is an excellent hike for Cub Scouts and a great way to get to Little Yosemite. The trail begins near the Visitor Center, at the bridge that crosses the creek. After crossing the bridge, turn right and head upstream. The Canyon View trail is well marked. The trail goes up a ridge or two, and along the hillsides that border the creek. Along the way, you'll see some nice views of the creek and canyon. About halfway, the trail drops down into Jacobs’s Valley. Stay on the trail until you get to Cerro Este Road and turn right (toward the creek) and follow the road to Little Yosemite. When you get to the outhouse on Camp Ohlone Road, cross the road where you will find a path that will take you down the very steep sides of the creek's banks, to the ancient piles of boulders called Little Yosemite. This is a perfect place for scouts to study rocks and have lunch. Remember collecting specimens is not allowed. Watch for poison oak. Hikers can return the same way, or via the Ohlone Road for a different view of the park. To return via Ohlone Road, simply climb back up the bank to the road (stay on the trail), downhill. Notice how different the vegetation is here by Alameda Creek, compared to the Canyon View Trail. Eventually you will cross a bridge, pass a gate and find yourself in a remote parking area. Stay on the paved road all the way back to the Visitor Center.
// The history
The original inhabitants in the Sunol Valley were the Ohlone Indians and reminders of them can be seen in the acorn pounding bedrock mortars found in the park. For the past half century, the land known today as Sunol Regional Wilderness was used almost exclusively as ranch land. Alameda Creek is the county's largest stream and hosts an attractive community of trees including alder, willow, sycamore and bay laurel. The nearby valleys abound with coastal live oak, blue and valley oak, elderberry, madrone, and California buckeye. During spring, the hills come alive with a variety of colorful wildflowers. A wildflower identification kit may be checked out at the visitor center.
3Oct/24
Pack 1776
All Cub Scouts and their families are invited to our annual Halloween Spooktacular on Friday, October 25th, from 6pm to 8pm in the Coyote Creek MPR and courtyard!
Date/Time: Friday, October 25
Location: Coyote Creek MPR
Attire: Boo-tiful and wicked awesome costumes
Volunteer: Signup to help. We could use a hand from our fellow ghouls and goblins!
'tis the season for a fang-tastic time, so join us for a howlin' good Halloween bash that's sure to be a boo-last! Let us know if you'll join us for this spook-tacular event, RSVP should be in your inbox so please RVSP NOW!
Cost: Free to participate
Food: FREE Pizza, house popcorn, and shaved ice will be provided
Bring: Refillable water bottle No bottled water will be provided at this event
