Ho Ho Ho – Holiday Pack Meeting This Friday
Seasons Greeting, Pack 1776!
Just a friendly reminder of our holiday pack meeting this Friday, December 16, from 7:00-8:00.
This special Pack Event will include skits, songs and a visit from the man in red, Santa Claus.
I just e-mailed him, and he said he has pinewood derby kits for all the Cubs. What a guy! The elves at the North Pole have been hard at work.
Bring your cameras, Santa also told me to bring the family for pictures. He's making a list and checking it twice, and that our cubs have been good little dudes this year. Something about a lump of coal for me. Ho Ho Ho, Very Funny!
The pack has available for purchase extra pinewood derby kits for siblings, at a cost of $5 per kit, so that they too can participate in the big January race.
See you then,
Cubmaster John
Oracle Arena Scout Discount – 1 Day Only!
From Oracle Arena:
(Discount!) Tickets make great gifts!!
With the holiday gift-giving season upon us, we wanted to remind you of all the special discount ticket offers available at Oracle Arena & O.co Coliseum in Oakland. Treat your Scout troop, friends and family members to special memories they will never forget by sending them to one of our fun and exciting upcoming events.
Save $5.00 by entering your order by 5:00 pm on December 9th!
We are pleased to offer you a limited-time promotion where orders marked “$5 free by Friday” will have the $5.00 order handling fee waived! To take advantage of this special savings opportunity, please complete and return the attached order form by faxing to 510 569-2253 or scan and email reply to [email protected]. To qualify for the savings, all orders must be submitted no later than 5:00 pm on Friday, December 9th and have the words “$5 free by Friday” noted under the “Special Requests” line of the order form.
Discounts tickets are currently available to Scouts for the following performances:
01/14 (Sat): Harlem Globetrotters @ Oracle Arena
01/28 (Sat): Monster Energy AMA Supercross @ Oracle Arena
02/25 (Sat): Monster Jam @ Oracle Arena
03/02 (Fri): Disney On Ice - Toy Story 3 @ Oracle Arena
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
Disney on Ice Scout Offer
Have you heard the buzz? The toys are back in town! Disney On Ice presents Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3! The Academy Award®-winning blockbuster, Toy Story 3, and memorable moments from Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are hitting the ice in this sensational live production coming to your hometown! Catch all the heroic action when Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie and the Toy Story gang escape from the rambunctious tots of Sunnyside Daycare and race for home, in their most daring adventure ever! A few new faces join the fun, including Barbie’s groovy bachelor Ken and Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear. It’s the biggest Toy Story experience on ice, jam-packed with fast-paced adventure such as Buzz’s galactic battle with Emperor Zurg and a hoe-down at Woody’s Roundup. Rediscover the humor, friendship and charm of Toy Story when Disney On Ice presents Disney•Pixar’s Toy Story 3 takes family fun to infinity and beyond!
Scout groups qualify for discount ticket pricing, and can save up to $7.50 off of the regular retail price of select tickets by responding to this special offer! Find out more about the offer here.
Post-Show Scout Clinic:
Please join us at the special Post-Show Scout Clinic taking place at the conclusion of our Friday, March 2nd, 7:30 pm performance (only). This seminar will begin at approximately 9:30 pm and will run for approximately 15-20 minutes. Scouts are invited to stay in their seats after the performance to hear exciting “behind the scenes” details from the Tour Manager. Highlights may include a skating, light/fog, and sound demonstration, plus a question and answer period. Don’t miss out on this special opportunity to learn more about the magic of Disney On Ice!
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
12/17 (Sat): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs San Diego)
12/17 (Sat): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Edmonton Oilers) - SOLD OUT!
12/21 (Wed): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Tampa Bay Lightning)
01/14 (Sat): Harlem Globetrotters @ Oracle Arena
01/14 (Sat): Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum
01/16 (Mon): Harlem Globetrotters @ HP Pavilion
01/28 (Sat): Monster Energy AMA Supercross @ Oracle Arena
02/19 (Sun): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs Oregon)
02/25 (Sat): Monster Jam @ Oracle Arena
03/02 (Fri): Disney On Ice - Toy Story 3 @ Oracle Arena
06/17 (Sun): Oakland A's Scout Day (vs San Diego Padres)
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
Scout Night with San Jose Sharks vs Tampa Bay Lightning
Scouts and Scout Leaders, San Jose Sharks' fourth Scout Night of the season has already sold out so they are offering Dec. 21st as well! Your San Jose Sharks including Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle will take on Steven Stamkos and the Tampa Bay Lightning! So come out and support your San Jose Sharks by taking advantage of this special offer!
- Special discounted ticket to the game, no Ticketmaster fees!
- Commemorative Scout Patch pictured right!
- Tickets priced at $55 (red), $45 (tan) and $38 (yellow)**!
- Save up to $25+ per ticket!!!!!
- Groups of 25+ get a video board announcement!
Find out more about this event here.
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
12/17 (Sat): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs San Diego)
12/17 (Sat): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Edmonton Oilers) - SOLD OUT!
12/21 (Wed): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Tampa Bay Lightning)
01/14 (Sat): Harlem Globetrotters @ Oracle Arena
01/14 (Sat): Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum
01/16 (Mon): Harlem Globetrotters @ HP Pavilion
01/28 (Sat): Monster Energy AMA Supercross @ Oracle Arena
02/19 (Sun): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs Oregon)
02/25 (Sat): Monster Jam @ Oracle Arena
06/17 (Sun): Oakland A's Scout Day (vs San Diego Padres)
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
The New Internet Scout Patch Program
The U.S. Scouting Service Project is pleased to announce Version 2 of it's Internet Scout Patch Program. With the explosive growth of the Internet and the rise of Social Media, it was necessary to re-engineer the program to assure it remained relevant and useful. The new program focuses on fostering a dialog between parent/mentor and Scout that will help prepare Scouts to be aware and alert when using the Internet.
This is a difficult and challenging program. It will require both the mentor and the participants to work hard. But, it will be worth it! As we continue to become more dependent on the Internet in our daily lives, it is critically important that we develop an understanding of its dangers and how to be prepared, aware, and alert to avoid trouble.
Find out more on how to earn this patch here.
Boys’ Life 2011 Reading Contest – Last Chance!
From Boys' Life website:
Write a one-page report titled “The Best Book I Read This Year” and enter it in the Boys’ Life 2011 “Say Yes to Reading!” contest.
The book can be fiction or nonfiction. But the report has to be in your own words — 500 words tops. Enter in one of these three age categories:
8 years old and younger
9 and 10 years old
11 years old and older
First-place winners in each age category will receive a $100 gift certificate good for any product in the Boy Scouts official retail catalog. Second-place winners will receive a $75 gift certificate, and third-place winners a $50 certificate.
Everyone who enters will get a free patch like the one on this page. (And, yes, the patch is a temporary insignia, so it can be worn on the Boy Scout uniform shirt, on the right pocket. Proudly display it there or anywhere!) In coming years, you’ll have the opportunity to earn different patches.
The contest is open to all Boys’ Life readers. Be sure to include your name, address, age and grade in school on the entry.
Send your report, along with a business-size, self-addressed, stamped envelope, to:
Boys’ Life Reading Contest
S306
P.O. Box 152079
Irving, TX 75015-2079
Entries must be postmarked by Dec. 31, 2011 and must include entry information and a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
Click here to read the winning essays in the 2010 contest.
Scout Night with San Jose Sharks vs Edmonton Oilers
Scouts and Scout Leaders, the fourth Scout Night of the season with the Sharks is almost here! Your San Jose Sharks including Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dan Boyle will take on Ryan Smyth and the Edmonton Oilers! So come out and support your San Jose Sharks by taking advantage of this special offer!
- Special discounted ticket to the game, no Ticketmaster fees!
- Commemorative Scout Patch pictured right!
- Tickets priced at $55 (red), $45 (tan) and $38 (yellow)**!
- Save up to $25+ per ticket!!!!!
- Groups of 25+ get a video board announcement!
Find out more about this event here.
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
12/17 (Sat): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs San Diego)
12/17 (Sat): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Edmonton Oilers)
01/14 (Sat): Harlem Globetrotters @ Oracle Arena
01/14 (Sat): Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum
01/16 (Mon): Harlem Globetrotters @ HP Pavilion
01/28 (Sat): Monster Energy AMA Supercross @ Oracle Arena
02/19 (Sun): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs Oregon)
02/25 (Sat): Monster Jam @ Oracle Arena
06/17 (Sun): Oakland A's Scout Day (vs San Diego Padres)
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
Stanford Men’s Basketball Scout Day
Due to the overwhelming success of Boy Scouts Day for our football game against Colorado, we have created two special days for our local troops to enjoy Stanford Men's Basketball and participate again in flag detail!
Scouts and their friends and family can buy discounted tickets and sit in the special Scout section. Scouts who wear their scout apparel will be allowed on the court pre-game and the first Troops to volunteer will also be able to participate in flag detail during the National Anthem.
For the first time ever, the troop that brings out the largest group will be moved up to our special lower level seating area.
To order:
San Diego vs. Stanford, Sat, Dec 17, 5pm, Maples Pavilion on campus at Stanford University.
www.gostanford.com/promo-code, promo code: Scouts, tickets are just $18.
Oregon vs. Stanford, Sun, Feb 19, 4:30pm, Maples Pavilion on campus at Stanford University
www.gostanford.com/promo-code, promo code: Scouts, tickets are just $26.
Questions? Rob Lunder, 650-724-6202, [email protected] or Collin Hoyer, 650-724-4578, [email protected]
Following is a list of upcoming Scout Days/Nights:
12/17 (Sat): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs San Diego)
12/17 (Sat): San Jose Sharks Scout Night (vs Edmonton Oilers)
01/14 (Sat): Harlem Globetrotters @ Oracle Arena
01/14 (Sat): Scout Saturday at Hiller Aviation Museum
01/16 (Mon): Harlem Globetrotters @ HP Pavilion
01/28 (Sat): Monster Energy AMA Supercross @ Oracle Arena
02/19 (Sun): Stanford Men's Basketball Scout Day (vs Oregon)
02/25 (Sat): Monster Jam @ Oracle Arena
06/17 (Sun): Oakland A's Scout Day (vs San Diego Padres)
Scout Days/Nights are not Pack 1776 events but rather community events open to Scout groups.
Used Bikes Needed
News from Meridian district:
Do you have a bike that is no longer being used and just collecting dust? Or perhaps you have a friend or neighbor that might have one. Ryan Mahoney of Troop 805 is collecting bikes for his Eagle Project. The project includes repairing bikes and then donating them to several nonprofit agencies in our county. If you have a bike to donate or if you or your scouts would like to help clean and repair bikes in late November and December, contact Ryan Mahoney at [email protected] or C: 786-0640.
Popcorn News
News from Meridian district:
Thank you to everyone who sold popcorn. Many of our Troops and Packs had very successful sales this year. Our top 5 overall were:
Pack 995--$30,100+
Pack 814--$12,100+
Pack 205--$11,700+
Pack 536--$10,700+
Pack 689--$10,400+
The top 5 biggest increases from 2010
Pack 995 $10,500+
Pack 205--$10,100+
Troop 216--$9,300+
Pack 814--$4,200+
Pack 1776--$3,600+
Way to go! Over all MERIDIAN DISTRICT did $150,000+ in total sales which is an increase of 28%! AMAZING JOB EVERYONE!!
