Troop News

Eagle Scout Leadership

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Last Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, the Danville Town Council honored Eagle Scout Leadership for 10 Troops in Danville for their “longstanding commitment to serving the community and organizing Eagle Scout service projects that benefit the Town of Danville.” Troop 805 is one of the troops honored with this special award.

Mr. Kent Screechfield – our Scoutmaster Emeritus, represented the troop and received the award on the Troop’s behalf.

I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Neal Matsunaga, Susan Oki, and Alan Carstensen for being our Eagle Scout mentors. They are the “heroes” – the coaches who help our scouts become Eagles! – We owe them a debt of gratitude…

Thank you Kent and all adults and scouts within Troop 805 for carrying on the tradition of service to our community.

Scouting for Food

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Dates:
 – November 12 (Saturday) – 10am – 12 noon – Drop off Door HangersSFF2016
– November 19 (Saturday) – 10am – 12 noon – Pick up Food Donations
Meet: 190 Woodranch Circle, Danville, CA (Woodranch Club House)
Return: Scouts will be dropped off at home about one-half hour after the event
Cost: $0 (no charge)
Attire: Class A, good walking shoes
Bring: Water
Required: Permission slip due 11/08/2016 at Troop Meeting

This project is an annual National BSA service project where non-perishable foods are collected for the local food banks. We will go door-to-door with informational flyers requesting donations on Saturday November 14th, and collect and deliver the donations to a central point at the LDS church in Danville on Saturday November 21st. Scouts may choose to participate on either or both days.

This is a great event to bring a friend (1st class requirement 10). Scouts will also earn service hours for rank advancement.

Since our assigned area is large and spread out (roughly 1.5 sq. miles with over 1300 houses), we will need many scouts and drivers to help on both days. Parents who can drive, please fill out the information especially providing your cell phone number.

** Donut breakfast will be provided for participating scouts & parent drivers. **

Contact Mrs. Michelle Marge if you have questions.

Indoor Rock Climbing Overnighter

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Dates: Saturday-Sunday, November 5-6, 2016
Meet: Saturday, Nov 5th, 7PM @ Sycamore Park & Ride
Pickup: Sunday, Nov 6th, 8AM @ Bridges Rock Gym, 5635 San Diego Street El Cerrito, CA 94530,
(510) 525-5635
Cost: $48 for scout or adult, includes climbing, snacks, dinner (may be adjusted depending on final headcount)
Attire: Class B & knee length shorts or sweatpants, tennis shoes. NO tight fitting pants/shorts, No Jeans, NO sandals, crocks, or flip-flops
Required: Bridges Rock Gym liability form and Permission slip due 10/25/2016 at PLC
Bring: Water bottle, sleeping bag and overnight necessities (no need for sleeping pads, floors are padded)
Optional: Signed Climbing blue card from Mr. Chan (available from Mr. Ghatta)

An awesome opportunity for extreme FUN and learning about CLIMBING at Bridges Rock Gym in El Cerrito. Reservations are from 8:00pm Saturday to 8:00am Sunday. Come join your patrol and learn some climbing techniques. Climbing races and patrol competitions will be held. Snacks and drinks will be provided throughout the night. Pizza will be provided around 11:00PM. Eat before or bring a bag dinner.

Merit Badge: A special session will be held for anyone wishing to earn their Climbing Merit Badge.
From start to finish, Scouts will have opportunity to complete the requirements for the Climbing Merit Badge in this 4hr session. NO Additional Cost for this Merit Badge.

In addition to earning your Climbing Merit Badge, Bridges Rock Gym offers the following activities!

Bouldering Climbing | Top Rope Climbing | Slackline | Climbing Lessons | Karaoke

Contact Mr Ghatta if you have questions.

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Disney Family Museum and Scavenger Hunt/Walk

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Date: Saturday, December 10th, 2016
Location: Disney Family Museum, San Francisco
Meet: 8am @ Walnut Creek BART station
Return: ~5pm @ Walnut Creek BART station
Cost: $40 Adult / $35 Scout – includes BART ticket, museum entry and ice cream
Attire: Class A
Required: Permission slip due Nov 15th
Details: Participating Scouts and Adults must be able to walk approximately 10 miles roundtrip. Everyone will need to bring a smart phone (for the scavenger hunt), sun screen, a bag lunch and plenty of water – hydration backpacks are recommended. Heavy rain reschedules this event.

Located in the scenic Presidio of San Francisco, the Disney Family Museum features contemporary, interactive galleries with state-of-the-art exhibits narrated in Walt’s own voice alongside early drawings, cartoons, films, music, a spectacular model of Disneyland, and more. On our walk to and from the museum, scouts will also be participating in a San Francisco-themed scavenger hunt.

Please contact Mr Alexander (925-915-0364) if you have any questions.

Scout-O and Camping

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orienteeringpatchDate: Saturday-Sunday, Oct 8th–9th, 2016
Location: Redwood Regional Park, Oakland and Tilden Regional Park, Berkeley
Meet: 10:00am @ Sycamore Park & Ride on Saturday
Return: ~4:00pm @ Sycamore Park & Ride on Sunday
Cost: $35 (includes all meals, including patrol meals)
Attire: Class A for travel. Class B for all other times
Required: Permission slip due Oct 4th
Details:
– Limited to 20 Scouts.
– We will need to meet for 30 minutes after the Court of Honor on Oct 4th to plan.
– Bring snacks for the hike on Saturday and after the race on Sunday.
– Be sure to bring your compass, whistle, trail or running shoes, long pants, water bottle.
– Patrols will need to plan menus for: Saturday lunch, dinner and Sunday breakfast.
– Please pack using a framed backpack since the camp site is ½ mile from the parking lot. Large items will be wheeled in.

Are you ready to test your map reading and problem solving abilities? Are you ready to pass the map and compass requirements for First Class or the Orienteering merit badge? The Bay Area Orienteering Club is hosting at Tilden Park the 24th annual Scout-O, a cross country map and compass adventure designed to test the map reading ability, compass skills and woodsman savvy of any scout regardless of experience. This is the only time Scouts are encouraged to go off-trail when hiking. Scouts will also get a progressive participation patch for competing. OSPL needed. Additional ASM or registered parent needed as second adult. Please email me (dasrkims@yahoo.com) by this Saturday if you are interested.

Please contact either Mrs Kim (925-785-3732) if you have any questions.

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Kiwanis “One Day” Service Project

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KiwanisOneDayLogoDate & Time: October 22nd (Saturday), 9am – 3pm
Location: Twin Canyon Girl Scout camp, 4010 Springhill Rd., Lafayette
Meet: Sycamore Park and Ride at 8:30am
Return: Scouts will be dropped off at homes around 3:30-4:00pm
Attire: Work clothes (no uniforms)
Cost: Free
Required: Permission slip due October 18th
Bring: Bagged lunch

Each year, Kiwanis clubs around the world join in a day of service which is called “Kiwanis One Day”. It’s a global effort, but it’s made of personal commitments. Kiwanis One Day consists of the involvement of communities around the world and results in an international spirit of service that inspires people worldwide.

For their 2016 One Day service project, Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley (our troop sponsor) is sponsoring a project that involve working on a year-round archery range, building a retaining wall, and doing trail maintenance at a local scout camp. This project is “conservation-related” and satisfies the new 2016 service project requirements for Life Scout rank.

Kiwanis will provide snacks and drinks. Scouts need to bring a bag lunch.

Kiwanis will provide most tools, but bring work gloves. Prior to outing, OSPL will notify participants if there are any other tools needed. Make sure those tools are labeled with your name.

Parents are invited (and encouraged) to participate in this service project too, but must have completed Youth Protection training.

Drivers needed to drive scouts to and from event.

Scouts who can only do a half day (morning or afternoon) must arrange for their own transportation and must notify me prior to the outing. Scouts must also participate a minimum of 2 hours if doing the half day option.

Contact Mr Screechfield (925-570-1999) for questions.

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