REI Scout Night
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010
Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm
Location: Fremont REI (map)
From REI: REI Fremont is hosting an after-hours event for scouts of all ages. We will have mini-clinics on backpacking, camping and choosing the right footwear. The climbing Pinnacle will also be open for our scouts and we will be giving away lots of door prizes: winners will need to be present. Come in and receive a 15% off coupon for all participants and the opportunity to receive commercial discounts for troop purchases. Refreshments will be served. Please RSVP to Outreach Specialist, Kim Sanchez--kisanch@rei.com. Join us for a fun-filled evening!
Cubmobile Wrapup
Hi all-
Everyone had a great time at today's Cubmobile races. It was fun to see all the cubs scouts race down the track!
Special thanks to all who helped with the organization, setup, score keeping, car handling, announcing, safety patroling & cleanup. I'd like to especially recognize Rennie W for organizing the event & John P for being such an entertaining MC! Also thanks to all volunteer parents & siblings including Russ D, Dillon D, Paul R, Brandon R, John F, Macey Z , Steve J, Scott E & Mimi (& friends) E.
We look forward to seeing everyone next Friday, 05/21/10 at the last Pack meeting of the year. Remember, start time is 6:15pm. We are going to have a special Movie night following the meeting. We'll plan to be done by 9pm.
Yours in Scouting!
Cubmaster Ed
5th Annual ScoutReach Golf Tournament
Date: Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Time: Registration opens at 11:00 am
Location: Hiddenbrooke Golf Club, Vallejo (map)
Costs:
- Foursome $500 ($600 after May 15!)
- Individual Golfer $150 ($175 after May 15!)
- Unit Tee/Green sponsor $100
ScoutReach Golf Early Bird Sign Up
Time is running out on the Early Bird sign up! If you are planning on playing in the ScoutReach Golf Tournament this year, go online and sign up now! For those that are wanting to get an upper hand on the tournament, you may be interested in practicing your golf swings on a simulator such as the optishot for golfers of all experience levels to improve their game! The Early Bird registration deadline is May 15th! Don't wait, sign up today for a fun day of golf and fellowship for a great cause! This action packed day will include lunch and dinner, golf, a cart, range balls, a no host bar and awards.
All proceeds go to benefit the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council's ScoutReach programs that currently provides the Scouting program to 625 at-risk youth in the after school programs and over 1,700 multicultural youth participating in our sports programs with a majority being Hispanic youth in our Soccer and Scouting program.
For more information and registration, go to the council website.
May Hike – Mt Diablo (Updated)
May 16: Updated directions and note sections.
Date: Saturday, May 22, 2010
Time: 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Location: Mt Diablo State Park
Trailhead: Curry Point, South Gate Road
Trail detail: It is an easy 3.3 loop trail with an elevation gain of 500 feet. Take the Knobcone Point Road from the parking lot for about 1 mile to Black Hawk Trail. Turn right and continue to Sycamore Creek Road. Turn right again to Devils Slide Trail and turn right. Begin climb out of Sycamore Canyon on this wonderful singletrack trail as it heads back to Knobcone Point Road, where you turn left back to the trailhead. See highlighted trail in map.
Highlights: During our hike, we will review what we learned about all three types of rocks (from our camp at Del Valle). The Cub Scouts will be surprised to learn that Mt Diablo is sedimentary in origin. It was laid down millions of years ago on the floor of the ocean. Within the last one to two million years, a piece of hard, red 160-million-year-old Franciscan rock was pushed up through six to eight miles of overlying rock and soil, tilting and distorting the rock layers and in some places turning them completely upside down. As a result, the fossilized remains of many sea creatures have been discovered here.
Directions: From Crow Canyon Rd continue onto Blackhawk Road. It becomes Diablo Road. Go to Mt. Diablo Scenic Boulevard and turn right. At the Park boundary the road becomes South Gate Road. Continue up the mountain, past the entrance station to just past Rock City. Park in the Curry Point view area on the left.
Note: This is a great hike but part of it is arduous (avoid heavy lunch). Please bring a bottle of water and sun screen. After the hike, we could go for an ice-cream.
What to bring:
- Park brochure and map.
- Entrance fee $10 per car. You can car pool and reduce vehicle emissions and charges.
- Food, snack (granola bars, trail mix, fruit), water.
- Binoculars, camera, sunscreen.
- Layer your clothes.
The New Scouting Magazine
Scouting has really entered a new era. Besides a series of centennial celebrations that happened in the past few months, a bunch of new belt loops and pins, and a brand new program coming up, Scouting Magazine has also joined forces in modernizing their delivery method.
The new May/June issue may not have arrived in your mailbox yet, but the e-edition is already available online, cover-to-cover. Check it out and don't miss the section covering the Cub Scouts program changes.
Cub Scout Olympics
Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010
Time: 10am - 2pm
Location: Acalanes High School, 1212 Pleasant Hill Road, Lafayette (map)
Price:
$10 ($15 at door) Cub Scouts and Siblings - includes awards, patch, and BBQ lunch;
$5 adults - includes BBQ lunch
Calling all cub scouts and their families! Join us at Acalanes High School for an exciting and fun filled day of friendly competition.
Events will be organized by age groups (Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos, and Sibilings). The individual events are: standing long jump, bean bag toss, frisbee throw, knot tying, obstacle course, and more. The pack events are running relay and tug-of-war.
Get more information and register here.
Pack Meeting (In the Spotlight)
Date: Friday, May 21, 2010
Time: 6:15m - 9pm
Location: MPR
Agenda
Rank Achievement Ceremony - Wolves & Tigers
Movie Night!
Setup/Opening - Den 9
Gathering - Den 5
Skits - Den 4 & 8
Snack(popcorn)/Clean-up - Den 10
New Den and Pack Meeting Resource Guide Now Available
We mentioned changes will be coming to Cub Scouting in the next school year, and now the new Den and Packing Meeting resource guide is available online for download and purchase. If you are like me who can't wait to read more about it, you can find it here.
And if this is not enough to curb your crave, don't miss the 22 webminar sessions on this new program that are already underway!
Cubmobile Design Specifications
Here is the step-by-step instructions for building a CubMobile for the upcoming race. Click to open or download the file. Good luck!
