Troop News

Date: Monday, September 11, 2019
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm at Oak Hill Park (3005 Stone Valley Road, Danville)
Attire: Class A
Bring: Sunscreen, water, and a hat.
Register: Troopmaster
Required: Permission slip due Tuesday September 3, 2019

– Parking is available at both Monte Vista high School lots, located on Stone Valley Road and adjacent to the park.
– Keynote Speaker will be FBI Special Agent John F. Bennett: “The Largest FBI Investigation Ever”
– Ice cream will be served after the ceremony

All uniformed scouts and leaders are invited to participate in this meaningful patriotic ceremony to honor and remember the thousands who lost their lives in one of the most infamous attacks on America.  In 2001, John Bennett, FBI Special Agent, was in the New Jersey FBI building across from the World Trade Towers. He was immediately involved in investigating the attack that he witnessed firsthand. His immersion in interviewing the survivors to find clues to the terrorists brought forth intense memories that will stay with him forever.

Contact Mrs. Quatman with questions.

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.

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.

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.