Date: Monday, November 10, 2014 – This is a school holiday
Location: KTVU television station at Jack London Square in Oakland
Meet: 10AM Sycamore Park and Ride
Return: 2-2:30PM Scouts will be dropped off at their homes
Cost: $0
Attire: Class A
Required:
– Permission slip due November 4th, but turn it in ASAP
– Merit badge prerequisites as detailed below
Troop 805,
We have the opportunity for a private tour of KTVU television station at Jack London Square in Oakland. [everyone should now respond, “oo aw special!!!”] This includes watching a live broadcast of the noon time news. [everyone should now respond, “oo aw extra special!!!”] Space is very limited! We have room for one more adult/driver and nine (9) scouts. This tour is designed for scouts working on their Moviemaking Merit Badge.
Eat your lunch before or after the event. You may bring a snack to be eaten in the car.
Requirements:
- Turn in your permission slip as soon as possible. Your name will be added to the “pending approval” list.
- BEFORE scouts are approved to go, you MUST:
- Complete Moviemaking MB requirements 1, 2a, 2b, 2c, and 4. These must be written out on your MB worksheet with sufficiently detailed answers.
- In addition, you must have STARTED requirement #2d by planning your video project. This includes giving it some serious thought AND writing your plans down. However, it is NOT necessary to have completed the video project before going on the tour.
- Meet with Mr. Mahoney briefly to confirm that the above has been done. You will then be approved to go (based on first come, first serve).
- Any remaining openings may be filled by scouts that have already completed their Cinematography or Moviemaking Merit Badge.
Questions? Contact Mr. Rand Mahoney, cell: 925.899.3840, email: randmaho@pabell.net.
Posted in Activities, Troop News | Tagged meritBadge
Dates:
– November 8 (Saturday) – 11AM – 1PM – Drop off Door Hangers
– November 15 (Saturday) – 11AM – 1PM – Pick up Food
Meet: 190 Wood Ranch Circle, Danville, CA (Wood Ranch Club House)
Return: Scouts will be dropped off at home about one-half hour after the event
Cost: $0 (no charge)
Attire: Class A
Required: Permission slip due November 4th
This project is an annual National BSA service project where non-perishable foods are collected for the local food banks. We will to go door-to-door with informational flyers requesting donations on Saturday November 8th, and collect and deliver the donations to a central point at the LDS church at Sycamore and Old Orchard on Saturday November 15th. Scouts may choose to participate in either (or both) days. Scouts do earn service hours for rank advancement.
Since our assigned areas tend to be fairly large we will need drivers to help on both days. Parents who can drive, please fill out the information especially giving me your cell phone number.
**Pizza & drinks will be provided for participating scouts & parent drivers **
Contact ASM Mrs. Miyao [h(925) 556-0602 m(925) 895-7565] if you have questions.
Posted in Service Project, Troop News | Tagged serviceProjects
Date: June 21-27, 2015 (Sunday – Saturday)
Location: Camp Cherry Valley
Cost: $650 + $200 mandatory transportation cost = $850
Detail: Parents Info, Week at a Glance, Leaders Guide, Parking Instruction, Photo Albums
Required: Camp rservation form and Permission slip due October 28th, Parent’s Consent form
Timeline:
10/28/2014: Reservation form, permission slip, and 1st payment of $100 due
01/27/2015: 2nd payment of $200 due
02/24/2015: 3rd payment of $200 due
03/24/2015: 4th payment of $150 & $200 transportation payment due
05/19/2015: Mandatory parent meeting
06/21/2015: 4:00AM (Yes AM) Meet and depart from Sycamore Park & Ride
06/27/2015: 9-10PM Arrive at Sycamore Park & Ride
To Troop 805,
I was notified today that we are to submit our reservations and first payment to Cherry Valley by end of October otherwise we will lose our reservation. My apologies for the short notice.
For 2015, Troop 805 is planning to go to TWO summer camps:
- Camp Cherry Valley – June 21st – 27th
- Camp Wente – July 12th – 18th
Your scouts can attend either summer camps or BOTH. Please note, we may end up going to ONE summer camp only if we have a majority of the scouts choosing to go to only one camp. We will make our final decision once we know how many sign up.
Camp Wente Reservations will be coming shortly… please look for an email from me regarding that summer camp.
MY ASK:
If your scouts want to attend Camp Cherry Valley in South California (Catalina Island), I need you to do the following:
- Fill out the Camp Reservation Form
- Fill out the Camp Cherry Valley Permission Slip
- Staple a check made out to Troop 805 in the amount of $100 (first payment)
- NOTE: Total cost for Cherry Valley is $650 (this does NOT include ground transportation to Long Beach – we will figure that cost out later).
PLEASE RETURN the THREE items listed above to me no later than Tuesday, October 28th (PLC). This is very important. I need to make our first payment to Cherry Valley by October 31st otherwise we lose our reservation.
To help parents and scouts to compare between the two Summer Camps, I’ve included links to their 2014 Leader Guides…
In these guides, you will see the type of programs they offer. Camp Cherry Valley is famous for their water front and water activities. Camp Wente is known for their Merit Badge offerings…
For comparisons, Camp Cherry Valley is $650 (cost adjusted). Camp Wente roughly cost around $450 or so… NOTE: cost is adjusted to include troop level costs. In addition, transportation cost is not factored in.
Here is the leader guide for Cherry Valley – scroll down to the bottom to see their program offerings:
http://www.sgvcbsa.org/files/downloads/camping/cherry_valley/CCV_2015/2015%20Cherry%20Valley%20Leaders%20Guide.pdf
Here is the leader guide for Camp Wente – scroll down to the middle to see their program offerings (MB list)…
http://www.wentescoutreservation.org/LeadersGuide_WSR_2015.pdf
I hope this helps in making a decision…
Thank you in advance for your help and again I apologize for this short notice. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Ray Chan
Troop 805 Scoutmaster
NYLT Course Director
925-548-6179 – Cell
Posted in Activities, Troop News | Tagged summerCamp
How to become a better MB counselor? How to conduct yourself? What behavior to encourage? What to do and not to do?
If you are interested in a Leader-led training (meaning not reading slides on a computer), please send an email to me at bbkiriakos@yahoo.com and you will be added to the MBC training list.
If enough parents sign up, we will plan a 90 minute training in the Library while the Scouts are in session (in the MPR room).
The first step is to identify all interested parents, we will then select a Tuesday that suits most parents.
On a related topic, if you have decided to become a counselor, you can download the MBC application forms here.
Need more info? Check these out:
Thanks,
Bernard Kiriakos
Troop 805 MBC Coordinator
Posted in Troop News | Tagged training
Dear Troop,
The October Troop 805 newsletter is ready. Please review the newsletter to learn of the exciting events, meetings, activities, and family information. This month features educational articles on Cinematography and movie making.
Regards,
Dirk Dougherty
Posted in Troop News | Tagged newsletter
Hi Everyone,
Our troop popcorn sale has started. In case you didn’t get an order form at the parent meeting last week, you can download it here.
The order forms are due back at the troop meeting on 10/21, along with the money collected – checks made payable to ‘Troop 805’.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
Thanks,
Karen Alexander
Connie Wan-Querubin
Posted in Troop News | Tagged fundraising
