Date: Sunday, July 21 at 9:45 AM (group 1) or 11:15 AM (group 2)
Cost: $25 per person, adults are welcome
Location: Exit2Escape (6541-B Regional Street, Dublin, CA 94568)
Attire: Class A
Required: please register and pay by July 13 and submit your permission slip and waiver by July 16
Come participate in a real-life escape room adventure! You and your team will work together to uncover clues, solve puzzles, and hopefully escape the fictional themed room within 60 minutes! There is no special knowledge required to play, just be curious, observant and think outside of the box!
Exit to Escape in Dublin have three different themed rooms to choose from: 1) Quest for the Crown (easier), 2) The Magician’s Secrets (a little spooky), and 3) Wild West Jail Escape (hardest). If you have already done an event with Exit to Escape and want to be placed in a different room, please indicate so on the comments section during signup.
For more information, visit www.exit2escape.com.
Scouts working on the Game Design Merit Badge will be placed in group 1. Afterwards, we will interview the game designer to complete requirement 8.
Questions? Contact Mrs. Dagen at 925 389 4886 or gracedagen@yahoo.com.
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Date: July 16 – September 3
Cost: Participation is free, but the optional Escape Room outing costs $25 per person
Required: Read the MB requirements before signing up
Tentative schedule:
Tuesday, July 16 at 7:00 PM: During the troop meeting, SPL Brian L will lead scouts to take one familiar game (sport, board game, card game, computer game, etc.) and change the rules. Play it and record the experience. (requirement 4)
Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00 PM or Tuesday, July 30 at 7:00 PM: Outside the troop meeting we will cover the basics of game design (requirements 1, 2, & 3). Limited to 10 scouts per time slot; scouts attending PLC should attend the July 23 meeting. Signup Genius will only be sent to scouts that signed up via Troopmaster first.
Between July 16 to July 30: Come up with a game of your own and meet with Mrs. Dagen to discuss your plans (requirement 5). After the approval, build the prototype (requirement 6).
August 6, 13, 20 and 27 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM: optional drop in meetings to test your prototype with other scouts (requirement 6) or meet with Mrs. Dagen for reviews and signoffs.
Sunday, July 21: Escape Room troop outing, www.exit2escape, costs $25 per person. This event will be open to the troop. However, scouts working on the merit badge will have an opportunity to interview the game designer afterwards (requirement 8).
September 3, at 7:00 PM: Scouts will bring their finished game design and “blind test” them during the troop meeting (requirement 7).
Click here to sign up via Troopmaster. Contact Mrs. Dagen at (925) 389 – 4886 or gracedagen@yahoo.com for any questions.
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Date: Thursday, July 4, 2019
– 0600-0645: Breakfast sponsored by the Kiwanis Club at Pete’s Brass Rail
– 0645: Service Project #1: Meet at the Train Depot parking lot to distribute clean trash/recycling receptacles along the route (Class A)
– 0830: Meet at beginning of parade route (Railroad x Love at large tree) to march in the PARADE – Class A Uniforms for Scouts & Leaders, Parents can dress patriotically
– 1100: Service Project #2: Meet at beginning of parade route (Railroad x Love) to pick up trash/recycling receptacles (Class B)
– 12 noon: Lunch sponsored by the Kiwanis Club at Pete’s Brass Rail
Cost: Free
Attire: Full Class A for Service Project #1 and Class B for Service Project #2
Required: Permission slip due June 18th
4th of July is right around the corner and you know what that means…the Kiwanis Danville 4th of July Parade!
This is a great service project in our community and a lot of fun! If you are in town and would like to march in the parade, leading it off no less, and help out with trash collection, please sign up to help. This is one of the outing events where we REALLY need adult help. The more adult help, the better! We are in need of adults to help at the barricades, the barricades are along the parade route so you’ll be able to watch your scout march in the parade. This is a great way for all you parents to get involved with one of the Troop activities and help give back to our sponsoring charter organization, Kiwanis!
For more information, contact Mr. Benveniste at dan@benveiste.us or (415) 646-6739.
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Date: June 23-29, 2019 (Sunday – Saturday)
Location: Camp Oljato, 61953 Huntington Lake Rd, Lakeshore, CA
Cost: $550 (includes transportation)
Bring: Packing List
– 5/28/2019: Additional MB Fees due
– 6/4/2019: BSA Health Form (All parts A, B, and C) due
– Before camp: Print out MB worksheets and obtain MB counselor approval for prerequisites
Parent Meeting Slides
Camp Schedule
Merit Badge List
Merit Badge Schedule
Camp Oljato offers a truly memorable outdoor experience for every Scout and provides opportunities for Scouts to learn new skills, earn Merit Badges, and just have fun in a safe, Scout-led environment!
Our Programs include extensive aquatics (sailing, motor boating, paddle boards, water trampoline, log rolling, water skiing & wake boarding, canoeing, kayaking, swimming, rowing, and life saving), rock climbing, handicraft, welding, nature, Scoutcraft, shooting sports, horsemanship, adult leader training, and a high adventure program.
Camp Highlights:
– Located at 7,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada Mountains on the western shore of Huntington Lake
– Holds up to 350 Scouts, adult leaders, and camp staff during each of the six week-long summer sessions.
– 11 hillside troop campsites with platform tents, running water, tables & fire rings
– 3 sets of restrooms & shower buildings located near campsites
– Trading Post, Dining Hall, Health Lodge centrally located
– Newly constructed program structures and areas for Shooting Sports, Welding, Nature, Scoutcraft, Handicraft, and Waterfront
– Separate areas for shooting sports
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Date:
– 2nd year scouts and above: Friday April 12th thru Sunday April 24th 2019
– 1st year scouts: Arrive Saturday April 13th 2019
Location:
– 2nd year scouts and above: Friday 5pm Drop Off @ Sycamore Park and Ride
– 1st year scouts: Saturday 9am Drop-off @ Borges Ranch (1035 Castle Rock Rd, Walnut Creek, CA 94598)
– All scouts: Picked up 12pm Sunday @ Borges Ranch
Cost: $35
Attire: Class A upon Arrival and Departure and Class B for other activities.
Bring:
– 1st year scouts: Sack Lunch for Saturday and have Foil Dinner provided, breakfast Sunday are Patrol Planned and Executed.
– All scouts: Sack Dinner for Friday night, all other meals are Patrol Planned and Executed.
Required: Permission slip due Tuesday, April 2nd
An overnight camping trip & Scout Skill Weekend at George Ranch in Fremont. Skills will include Firem’n Chit, Totin’ Chip, and a variety of other Scout and camping skills (e.g. Cooking, First Aid, Fire Building, Leadership Training, Flag Ceremonies, and more). Be sure to bring 10 Essentials and plenty of Scout Spirit and ZORCH…!
Scouts working on 1st or 2nd class cooking rank advancement requirements or Cooking Merit Badge must contact SPL and/or Scoutmaster.
Contact Mr. James Mar at ramsemaj@gmail.com or Dan Benveniste at dan@benveniste.us for questions.
Drivers needed: Please indicate if you can help out by driving.
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Date: Saturday to Sunday, May 11–12, 2019
Location: Old Borges Ranch, Hanna Grove campsite in Walnut Creek
Cost: $35 (scouts and adults) for campsite and food
Drop off: Sycamore Park & Ride, Sat. 5/11 7am
Pick up: Return to Sycamore Park & Ride, Sun. 5/12 approx. 10:30am
Attire: Class A
Required:
–Permission slip due by 4/30th
– If you are cooking, pre-approved meal plan due by 5/7th
Come out and do some cooking and hiking in at the Hanna Grove campsite at Old Borges Ranch. We also plan on a 5-mile hike for Saturday morning for those interested in completing 2nd class or hiking MB requirement.
We will be cooking 3 meals to cover most cooking requirements for Cooking or Camping merit badges and rank advancement. Hiking from Hanna Grove and around the area. Please bring 3 liters of water, sunscreen, sunglasses, and a hat.
If you are going for your cooking or camping merit badge requirement and want to cook, please let Mr. Yamada ASAP. Your menus will need to be pre-approved by your merit badge counselor by May. 7th.
Contact Mr. Yamada at yujiy@yahoo.com for questions and if you have questions or need cooking requirements.
RSVP for the cooking campout – click here
RSVP for the hike only – click here.
Please RSVP for both on TroopMaster to receive credit for both activities.
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