Are you interested in learning how to better manage your time and money? Are you working on projects where you have to devel
op a plan? Mrs. Yee will be leading a workshop for the Personal Management Merit Badge, starting March 12. There will be 4 classes held once per month, one hour before the troop meeting. Workshop dates are noted below with the start times one hour before the Troop Meetings and are designed to ensure the Scout stays focused working on the requirements.
- March 12
- April 16
- May 14
- June 18
The Personal Management merit badge is one of the most challenging Eagle required merit badges for a Scout due to the length of time required to complete some of the activities as well as having experience with money management. As such, this workshop is only available for those Scouts who are in 8th grade or above and have at least their First Class rank.
Scouts who have partial completions for this merit badge should strongly consider participating in this workshop to help them complete their merit badge.
If you are interested in signing up for this merit badge workshop or have any questions, send an email to Mrs. Yee at francesyee2@gmail.com. In your email, please indicate if you already have a partial on this merit badge or if it is new for you.
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Date: March 23, 2019 (Saturday)
Time: 6:30am – 8:30am
Location: California High School (map)
Meet & Pickup: Cal High School parking lot
Attire: Class A
Cost: None
Required: Permission slip due 3/19th
Our charter organization, the Kiwanis, will be helping with this year’s Youth 2 Youth conference on Saturday, March 23, 2019. This annual conference is for middle school students of the San Ramon Valley school districts. The Kiwanis will be serving breakfast for counselors and staff before the conference starts and Troop 805 has volunteered to help with this task as this is one of the ways we payback the Kiwanis for their support of our troop.
We need 6 scouts to help and will take scouts first come first served. All scouts of the troop are eligible to help with this outing. Also, if you are an Order of the Arrow member we are still looking for a Senior Patrol Leader for the outing.
Contact Mr Matsunaga (925-838-1617) if you have questions
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Date: April 26-28, 2019 (Fri-Sun)
Location: Rancho Los Mochos Scout Camp (map) – 18 miles SE of Livermore, CA
Meet: Fri 4:30pm @ Sycamore Park & Ride
Return: Sun 1-2pm @ Sycamore Park & Ride
Cost: $60 for scouts or adults. No refunds.
Attire: Class A & B. All other clothing, including hats, must either have a scouting logo or plain. No team, insignia or camouflage clothing.
Bring: Bag dinner for Friday, snacks for Saturday
Required: T805 Permission Slip (coming soon), RSVP (include T-shirt size), BSA Medical Form A & B, Shooting Sports Permission Form due March 12th
Spring is coming and with spring every year, we have Camporee. ALL SCOUTS are encouraged to attend. There is something for EVERYONE.
Camporee is a weekend overnight outing for your scouts. They spend late Friday, Saturday and parts of Sunday at Los Mochos participating in friendly competition with other troops, play lots of games, shooting, archery, and friendly cooking competition. All troops in our area participates at Camporee!
All scouts should arrive in Full Class A uniform and will be inspected at check-in. Camporee Class B T-shirts will be issued upon our arrival. New this year: Ever wished for a Camporee shirt that fits you? Your wish came true! Please provide your shirt size in the comments area when you RSVP on Troopmaster before March 9th.
Contact Mr Benvensite (415-646-6739) with questions.
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Date: February 18, 2019, Monday (Cancelled)
Meet: 2323 Mount Diablo Scenic Blvd, Diablo at 10:00am
Cost: $10/car entrance fee, each Scout should bring $5 (one-dollar bills) for the carpool
Attire: Class B
Bring: A sack lunch in your daypack, water, and 10 essentials
RSVP: Troopmaster
Our Troop is proud to announce we will plan a series of hikes according to MDSC’s “Highlander An Ongoing Quest” program. Come join us on our first quest – Mount Diablo.
Future Quests will be a day trip for local hikes. With farther locations, we will plan Quest 1 on day one with an overnight and Quest 2 the next day before returning home.
Scouts and Adults can earn the Highlander patch and a rocker for each Quest completed.
Scouts can also:
(1) Fulfill Rank Requirements (example: Tenderfoot: 4a-d, 5a-c; Second Class: 3a-d, 4)
(2) Earn your hiking merit badge
Please turn in Permission slip by the Feb. 12th Troop meeting. Contact Mrs. Quatman teamquatman@gmail.com for questions.
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Date: February 23, 2019 – Saturday
Location: Lake Chabot near Castro Valley
Get your fishing gear ready! Troop 805 is going fishing at Lake Chabot on Saturday, Feb. 23rd. Join the fun on this one-day event that will take place less than a half-hour drive from Danville. Find where your fishing rod is hiding in the garage and replace the line on your reel if it is no longer serviceable. If you have a favorite way to rig your line, be sure to replenish needed supplies. If there is no fishing gear at your home, no problem! Several adults in the troop family will be glad to loan you what you’ll need.
Lake Chabot receives plantings of catchable rainbow trout – 1,000 pounds on January 22nd and 750 pounds on December 24th. This means there are a couple already in the lake waiting to take your offering. All you need to do is plan now to participate in this exciting outing. Tight lines everyone!
Permission slip – due Tues. 2/19th
For questions, contact Mr. Coughlin or Mr. Benveniste
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Each of you has skills, knowledge, and enthusiasm that you can pass on to our scouts.
You can share those skills by becoming a Merit Badge Counselor. Our Troop welcomes Merit Badge Counselors for all topics, but specifically needs counselors for these merit badges, which are required for Eagle rank:
- Cycling – includes (2) 10-mile rides, (2) 15-mile rides, (2) 25-mile rides and (1) 50-mile ride. Although we have three counselors listed, they no longer have a scout in the Troop. We need biking enthusiasts to become counselors!
- Environmental Science
- Sustainability
Examples of additional merit badges with no current counselor are Wilderness Survival, Indian Lore, Traffic Safety, Athletics, Water Sports, Inventing, Dentistry…
Click on this article that gives an overview of what is required to become a Merit Badge Counselor, which include being over 18 years old, current YPT, and your enthusiasm and expertise in a particular subject.
Meridian District also holds Merit Badge Counselor Training at their monthly Roundtable. Check out the Roundtable calendar for the next one. We encourage parents to attend the Merit Badge Counselor training at the Roundtable, which are held at the LDS Church in Alamo. There is no obligation to become a counselor afterward. Please attend to learn ways in which you can share your talents and skills to help our scouts.
Parents who wish to become counselors may begin with a simple merit badge such as Fingerprinting or Coin Collecting. Shorten the learning curve by asking current counselors for tips on how they present and discuss the requirements of that merit badge with scouts.
Do you wish to lead a Merit Badge Session for our Troop? Please contact Maria Hudson (925) 207-6400 to propose dates for your session.
Consider becoming a merit badge counselor or add to your list of merit badges if you are already a MB counselor. Here is a list of the current Merit Badge Counselors for our troop. If you need to add or drop a merit badge, please email this completed form to Maria Hudson.
Contact Maria Hudson mbhudson805@gmail.com for questions.
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