June Hike – “Clean Up Hike”
Date/Time: Sunday, June 7, 2015, 4-5pm
Location: Around Coyote Creek
Time: Allow 1 hour
Attire: Class A uniform
Award: "Every day is Earth day" patch
Meeting Point: Coyote Creek Elementary MPR
Contact: Hiking Chair Siddharth Bhatia
RSVP: Evite
What to Bring:
Your trash hunting skills
Good attitude
Details:
Let's end this school year by cleaning up our beloved school and surrounding areas. Scouts will walk along the school perimeter picking up trash. We will hand out gloves and garbage bags. We will also talk about recycling and discuss
which items can be recycled. Scouts will be doing their part in keeping our school clean and following the principles of Leave No Trace.
Route:
Walk along the outer perimeter of the school and then walk around Briza Loop. We can split into groups and explore areas around Lantana Way/Cattleya Drive if time permits.
Pack 1776 Registration (2015-2016)
Registration is now Open to Returning Scouts ! Registration is considered complete after the following have been submitted:
New Scouts registration begins 8/11/15. Please also submit the following in addition to the above 2 items:
Thanks !
2015 Art & Wind Festival – Cotton Candy
Date/Time: May 24-25, 2015, 8:30am - 6pm (2 hour timeslots)
Location: Booth #382 by the tennis courts
Attire: Class A uniform
RSVP: SignUp Genius
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 2015 San Ramon Art & Wind Festival. We will be at booth #382 by the tennis courts
Pack 1776 gets a major funding boost from this event and we definitely need volunteer support from all of our dens.
There are still afternoon openings available and we encourage you to click here to sign up now !
In an effort to ensure that everyone has an equal opportunity to participate, please note the following guidelines:
1.) At least one parent is required to be with their participating scout in this fundraiser but the entire family is most welcome to join and have fun.
2.) Each shift must have at least 1 Scout Leader present. There will be no more than 4 scouts present inside the booth during any shift.
3.) Try to remember to maintain a Scout attitude while participating in this fundraiser. Don't forget that you are all perfect 1776 Gentlemen. We should always thank those who we have asked and always wish them a good day, to encourage proper attitude demonstrating good manners and conduct.
Please contact Marcos Perez if you have any questions.
Bingo Night
Date: Friday, May 8th, 2015
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 ($5/per person) 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 or adult chaperone.
Hope to see you there !
2015 Cub Scout Day Camp
Here Ye Here Ye, the King bids thee well and proclaims a festival of knights. The kingdom of Camp-A-Lot and the knights of the round table seek the bravest, craftiest, and scoutiest squires of the land. Proclaim yourself as participating in the quest for the legendary Goblet of Adventure and become a knight! The festival will start each day with the grand gathering. Squires will head out to join the blacksmith and learn the secrets of engineering. March forward to learn the skill and artistry from masters of crafts. Take a dip into the lake of youth to cool off, test your skills in the field of archery, or try Merlin’s amazing Bop-Bop sticks (BB). The festival will end with a day of Knightly Games; test your skills and strengths and the king will declare you a knight! Waste not a moment of time, come hither, for the hour groweth near.
When: June 22nd to June 26th, 2015
Where: Little Hills, 18013 Bollinger Canyon Rd, San Ramon
Cost: $175 before May 15th. $200 from May 15th to June 1st
Check the Meridian District Summer Camp Webpage for more info on camp details and adult volunteer requirements. Register before May 5th to get the early bird discount. Click here to view a video.
A Mandatory Information Meeting will be held on May 6th at 7-8 pm at Canyon Creek Presbyterian Church. If you cannot make the meeting, please contact Esther Wooten or Grace Dagen with questions.
Summer 2015 Camping
Date: Monday, August 10th – Wednesday, August 12th, 2015
Location: Tuolumne Meadows Campground, Yosemite National Park
Contact: Hartwell Lin
Please use the form below to submit your interest by May 15th. We will then review the interest list and publish a list of attendees and stand-by list based on available space and volunteer hours by May 25th.
Space Derby and Spring Camping
For those of you who missed the April Pack meeting, we passed out Space Derby Kits to all the den leaders at the meeting, so check with them if you haven't received one.
There are many resources available online, here's one of them: Space Derby Rocket Assembly Tips
Here is the Spring Camping presentation shown at the meeting:
Spring 2015 Camping
Date: Friday, May 1st – Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
Location: Little Basin Camp Grounds, 21700 Little Basin Road Boulder Creek
Directions: Getting to Little Basin
What to Bring: Packing Check List
Required Form: Health and Medical Form
Contact: Ashok Sharma
Please mark your calendars. This year's highlight will be a larger campground with kitchen facilities. Restrooms are only a short walk from the campsites.
Please use the form below to submit your info by March 20th. Your timely response will help us plan food, logistics, activities, costs, submit the tour plan, book the guided tour etc. to make this another great camping trip !
The cost is $40 for each adult and $30 for each youth (scout or sibling). Cost covers the site, food, some activities, belt loops, and patches. Payment needs to be submitted by April 24th.
Memorial Day Flag Planting
Date: Saturday, May 23, 2015
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (will start promptly at 9:00 a.m.)
Location: San Francisco National Cemetery, 1 Lincoln Blvd, SF, CA
Attire: Full Class A, footwear suitable for walking in wet grass
Event Leader: Kathryn Mar
RSVP: Evite
Once Again, we will join hundreds of Scouts from all over the Bay Area, and thousands across the country, to pay tribute to those who served. We will be planting American flags at the San Francisco National Cemetery. This is typically one of the most meaningful events of the year, reminding our Scouts the sacrifice many have made to make our country what it is today. The event will begin promptly at 9:00am and we will likely be completed by 11:30am.
Scouts, friends, and family welcome.
Scouts and leaders must be in full Class A Uniforms.
Friends of Scouting Video
For those of you who couldn't attend the Blue & Gold and missed the Friends of Scouting video, here it is for your viewing pleasure 🙂
It is easy to donate online ! (remember to indicate Pack 1776 in the last box under Donor Information.)