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Monterey Bay Aquarium Sleepover

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Update 03.24.2016: This event has been cancelled.

Date: Fri-Sat, May 27-28, 2016
Location: Monterey Bay Aquarium
Meet: Friday, 4:30pm sharp at the Danville Park & Ride
Return: Saturday, ~ 2pm, at the Danville Park & Ride. Scouts will call ahead with actual pickup time.
Attire: Class A for travel
Cost: $115. Covers transportation, sleepover, aquarium tour, snacks and breakfast.
Required: Permission slip due March 22th

Bring:

  • Sack dinner for Friday
  • Money for Saturday lunch
  • Sleeping bag, Pajamas (family-appropriate), toothbrush, toothpaste and face towel
  • (Recommended) Sleeping pad (no larger than 39 x 75 x 19 inches)
  • (Optional) Pillow, camera, ear-plugs

We have an exciting sleepover coming up on Friday, May 27th. You will get to sleepover in the Monterey Bay Aquarium on
Friday night and explore more on Saturday. There will be activities for you both Friday evening and Saturday morning. This is
extremely popular and space is limited.

If you are interested, sign up soon. We need a firm headcount by March 20th. This is Memorial Day weekend (no school Monday) so let’s make it memorable! Cost is $115, including late night snack, breakfast, transportation, and aquarium admission on Saturday.

Contact Mr Jasty and Mrs Harper for questions.

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March Troop Tidings

Dear Troop,

The March Troop Newsletter
is now ready. Please review it to learn of the exciting events, meetings, and activities.

This month features educational articles on a new scout rank and Eagle trivia.

Regards,

David Morrow

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Sycamore School Service Project

sycamoreValleyElementaryDate & Time: April 5th (Tuesday), 9am – 2pm
Location: Sycamore Valley Elementary School (map)
Meet & Pickup: Sycamore Valley Elementary School
Attire: Wear working clothes, no BSA uniform
Bring: Safety goggles, hat, sunscreen, and a water bottle
Cost: None
Lunch: Pizza lunch will be provided
Required: Permission slip due March 29th

Do A Good Turn Daily! That’s the Boy Scout Slogan. We have a wonderful opportunity to honor our slogan with the upcoming School Service Project at Sycamore Valley Elementary School, home of our weekly troop meetings.

We will be working on two projects during the Spring Break in the schoolyard area and around the school. The projects are:

  1. Repaint the US map and updating below the map
  2. Remove Staples from walls and areas on campus where posters were previously hung

We will have a supply of paint, brushes, drip cloth, masking tape, staple removers, etc.

We would love to have every scout participate in this project even if you can only serve for a period of 1 – 2 hours.
Please indicate the expected Arrival & Departure time on the permission slip.

Important Dates:
03/29 (Tue) – Permission slip due at Troop Meeting
04/05 (Tue) 9am – Drop off scouts at Sycamore Valley Elementary School
04/05 (Tue) 2pm – Pick up scouts at Sycamore Valley Elementary School

Contact Mr Ghatta (510-505-7070) for questions.

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Meridian District Camporee 2016

powwowDate: April 29 – May 1 (Friday – Sunday)
Place: Rancho Los Mochos Scout Camp (map) – 18 miles SE of Livermore, CA
Cost: $50 for scouts or adults.  No refunds.
Attire: Class A. 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: Permission Slip, Parental Firearm Permission Form

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!

Important Dates:
03/22 (Tue) – Permission slip, Firearm permission slip, and payment due at Troop meeting
04/29 (Fri) 4 pm – Meet at Sycamore Park and Ride
05/01 (Sun) 12 pm – Drivers pick up Scouts at Los Mochos
05/01 (Sun) 1 to 2pm – Scouts arrive back at Sycamore Park and Ride

Contact Mr Chan (925-548-6179) & Mr Benvensite (415-646-6739) if you have questions.

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Swimming Advancement

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Dates: Sat, March 19, 2016
Time: 2-4pm at Blackhawk Country Club Pool
Meet: Blackhawk Country Club Pool, 1098 Eagle Nest Pl, Danville (map)
Prerequisite: Scouts 2nd year and above (Mutant Narwhals, Cobras and older scouts)
Cost: $15 covers pool use, snacks and drinks
Attire: Swim attire
Required: Permission slip and waiver due at Troop Meeting on 03/15

Do you need to complete swimming requirements for 2nd and/or 1st class? Or requirements for Swimming Merit Badge? We have an opportunity for you to work on the following:

  • 2nd class: 5b, 5c, 5d (equivalent to pre-2016 requirement 8a, 8b, 8c)
  • 1st class: 6a, 6e (equivalent to pre-2016 requirement 9b, 9c)
  • Swimming merit badge

We will be in the Blackhawk Country Club pool on March 19 from 2 to 4 pm. We are really fortunate to get access to this 85 degree pool in the month of March. Don’t miss out!!

Contact Mrs Ma and Mr Benveniste if you have questions.

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Scout Skills Weekend

ScoutSkillsDate: 
2nd year scouts and above: April 1-3 (Fri-Sun)
1st year scouts: April 2-3 (Sat-Sun)
New Location: George Ranch, 3163 Morrison Canyon Rd (map)
Attire: Class A
Cost: $35
Bring:
2nd year scouts and above: Friday dinner
1st year scouts: Saturday lunch
All scouts: 10 essentials, mess kit
Required: Permission slip

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 camping skills (e.g. Cooking, First Aid, Fire Building, Leadership Training, Compass and Pioneering).

Important Dates:
03/22 (Tue) – Permission slip due at Troop meeting
04/01 (Fri) 05:00pm – 2nd year scouts and above meet at Sycamore Park & Ride
04/02 (Sat) 09:00am – 1st year scouts meet at George Ranch
04/03 (Sun) 11:30am – All scouts pick up at George Ranch

Contact Mr Chan (925-548-6179) for questions.

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