Take your family on the Highlander or Rim of the Bay hikes! It’s a great way to stay fit, explore the great outdoors, and earn patches. Participation can also help with the Tenderfoot rank and the Backpacking, Camping, and Hiking Merit Badges requirements.
The Highlander program is a series of 14 hikes. The Rim of the Bay program is a series of 6 hikes up local mountain tops. Please click on the patch icons to learn more about these programs.
When you finish a hike, send an email with a photo of your hike to awards@troop805.com. You will receive a center patch for your first hike and a “rocker” that shows the name of the hike. Rockers are awarded for each additional hike completed.
Remember to check online for park closures and follow all park guidelines. During this pandemic, always protect yourself and others in the parks by wearing a face mask and keeping six feet apart. Clean up and pack out any litter you come upon.
Have fun!
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The annual Kiwanis 4th of July Parade will take place on Saturday, July 4th, 2020 from approximately 10am-noon. Due to COVID-19, the parade has gone virtual this year as a livestream event. We will also be showing a pre-parade slideshow of past parade photos, 2020 grad yard signs, and flags from approximately 8am-10am, with the possibility of a surprise guest or two!
The Kiwanis Club of San Ramon Valley has organized and conducted the annual Kiwanis 4th of July Parade in partnership with the Town of Danville since 1975. The parade typically attracts 30,000-40,000 spectators each year and is a wonderful opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate America’s birth. We hope that this year’s live, virtual event will allow even more people in the SF Bay Area and around the country to join us.
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Congratulations Troop 805 Scouts & Scouters! Meridian District recognized our Troop’s efforts and ingenuity for continuing scout meetings and advancement during this pandemic.
A giant thanks to our SPL Aidan M. and all of the Youth Leadership, our fearless leader and Scoutmaster Mr. Castro, our Committee Chair Mrs. Kelly, our Advancement Chair Mrs. Dagen, and to all of our ASMs, MB Counselors, and BOR Parents who have supported our troop, the engagement, and advancement of our scouts during this unprecedented time. We’d also like to thank all of our T805 Scouts who have continued scouting, participating in weekly virtual troop meetings, working on rank advancement and merit badges, and for the good turns you have done to help others from home!
Thank you, Troop 805 Scouts! Stay home, Stay safe, and Scout on!
(click image to view full certificate)
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In celebration of the new Golden Gate Area Council – Scouts are invited to submit designs for our new Council Shoulder Patch.
Create an original design that captures the spirit, energy and excitement of Scouting in our new expanded council area! (Alameda, Mount Diablo Silverado, and San Francisco Bay Area Councils)
Artwork submissions must be formatted to the patch template on this file and include the “Golden Gate Area Council” name plus the BSA symbol (
) or letters “BSA” – otherwise, let your creative ideas flow!
Submissions must be received no later than 5:00pm on May 22, 2020
Please email your design (photo or digital) to patrickkenneydesign@gmail.com
Winner will be announced on June 1, 2020
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Date and Time: Saturday, 5/2/20 8am
RSVP: Troopmaster
BSA is hosting a National Camp-In! Join Troop 805 Scouts and other Scouts across the country for a day of adventure! From friendly competitions to campfire singalongs, this virtual event will bring the best parts of Scouting to life with activities all can enjoy from their living room or backyard. This event is open to all families, so invite your friends and neighbors. Just log on to the BSA’s Facebook page at 8am for a full schedule of fun!
STARTS IN:
This is a great opportunity for Trailhead Camping and Cooking Rank Requirements!
Sleep under the stars! Or if you need a tent for a tent pitching requirement, you can check one out from the Troop when you RSVP!
Camping tips and tricks
- Camping hacks from adventure pros
- Easy camp-style recipes you can make indoors or out
Physical Fitness and Community Service
Skill development with Special Guests
- STEM fun and a Q&A session with Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc.
- Moviemaking merit badge for all! Make your own movie outline and storyboard and get a behind-the-scenes movie set tour from Hollywood costume designer Jessica Pazdernik who worked on Pirates of the Caribbean films and Captain Marvel.
- Live Q&A with Francis Lawrence, a film director/producer who directed three of the four Hunger Games movies and Golden Globe Award-winning film producer Shannon McIntosh
- Hear from NASA astronaut Doug Wheelock
Virtual Camping
- Camp-In campsite competition: build your camp-in campsite ahead of time or with us during the event
- Skits and songs from Scouts across the country
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TEMPORARY FOR SHELTER-IN-PLACE:
The following information is for how scouts can get requirements signed off as well as how to sign off requirements during these challenging times where we need to follow shelter-in ordinances. Information is subject to change and if you have questions, please contact your patrol leader or the Troop SPL.
IF YOU ARE A STAR, LIFE, OR EAGLE SCOUT – PLEASE READ FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO SIGN OFF REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUNGER SCOUTS.
IF YOU NEED REQUIREMENTS SIGNED OFF – PLEASE READ FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO THAT.
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FIRST – A very important reminder for our First Year Scouts and Parents
Parents may not sign off on requirements!
ALSO – Any activities done while a scout was a Cub Scout may not be used for scouts’ BSA requirements. For example, if you went on a 5-mile hike in January while you were still a Webelos, you can’t use that hike to sign off a requirement as a Boy Scout. All requirements must be done while you are a Boy Scout.
If you’ve already accidentally done either of these – no worries! Just get the requirement signed-off again using the correct procedure outlined below.
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HOW TO GET REQUIREMENTS SIGNED OFF:
In Troop 805, all requirements for the Trail to First Class should be signed off by another Scout who is Star rank or above. The only exceptions are the Scoutmaster Conference and Board of Review requirements.
If you are working on a requirement for Scout, Tenderfoot, Second Class, and First Class, you need to reach out to a Star, Life, or Eagle Scout to get the requirement(s) signed off. For easy reference, we’ll call Star, Life, and Eagle Scouts “Senior Scouts.”
During this quarantine period, you should reach out via email or telephone and set up a virtual meeting (telephone or video conference) with a Senior Scout. For requirements that can just be “discussed” – a telephone conference is fine. But if the requirement is a “show” or “demonstrate” requirement (for example – “tie a square knot), then you will need to do a video conference.
When you virtually meet with a Senior Scout, they will ask you to explain or show them the skill required for the requirement. For example, you will tie a square knot over the video conference so they can see you do it correctly. Once they are satisfied you have completed the requirement, they will virtually sign you off (please see below for how they will sign off).
You may contact any Senior Scout and ask them to meet with you using the TroopMaster email function. You can also reach out to Senior Scouts for help in learning how to do the skills, even if you’re not ready to sign it off yet. It is highly recommend using our Troop Guides, as this is part of their leadership role in the Troop. For a list of the current Troop Guides and their direct email addresses, please refer to the Troop Scout Leadership Directory as of March 2020 that was sent to Troop scouts/families.
*Most requirements for Star, Life, and Eagle Rank are signed off by the Scoutmaster or ASM. If you need to sign off requirements for one of these ranks, contact the Scoutmaster.
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HOW TO SIGN OFF A REQUIREMENT (IF YOU’RE A SENIOR SCOUT)
Normally, Senior Scouts would initial and date a completed requirement in the Scout’s Handbook. But since we can’t physically sign any Handbooks right now, the Troop is temporarily authorizing the following procedure:
Once a Senior Scout has verified a scout has completed a requirement, they may give that scout permission to sign the Handbook for the Senior Scout. That is, write the Senior Scout’s initials and the date in the correct spot in the Handbook. Scouts can ONLY insert a Senior Scout’s initials when and if the Senior Scout has given them permission to do so. (Let’s all remember that A SCOUT IS TRUSTWORTHY.)
Here’s an example of how this would go:
TENDERFOOT SCOUT: …And that’s how you tie a sheet bend!
SENIOR SCOUT: Great job! Okay, you’ve completed that requirement. I give you permission to put my initials – “B.D.” – and today’s date in your Handbook for Second Class Requirement 2(f).
TENDERFOOT SCOUT: Thanks! Wow, Scouting sure is fun!
SENIOR SCOUT: I know right?!?!
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