Join Us for Venturing Roundtable - Oct 6

Calling all Venturing leaders! Join us for Venturing Roundtables! Mark your calendars, we'll meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm online. Zoom link. Use the same Zoom link every month.

Facebook geofencing has proven to be a successful tactic in helping to grow Scouting. You can use this step-by-step guide in your unit to set up geofences for your joining activities. See the PowerPoint presentation online here.

A Scout is Helpful. This year, more than ever, we must all do our part to support Scouting through popcorn. Each unit is asked to set their unit up to fundraise with popcorn by contacting Tom Kenney. The popcorn sale this year needs little oversight as most units are selling Online Direct which means Trail’s End makes fresh product and ships directly to your customer, and you don’t have to fill your home with unsold product! Best thing is, on orders over $30, shipping is paid by Council! Once your unit is set up to fundraise with Trail’s End, your Scouts can start earning money for your unit and also support the Council. Keep in mind that with Covid restrictions, Trail’s End has enabled a way to fundraise without touching product or having to be face to face with a customer! Learn more about popcorn at the Council’s popcorn page. Contact Tom Kenney at tom.kenney@scouting.org to get started today!

Attention Unit Leadership: As we go back to school, families up and down the peninsula are looking to join Scouts! And the Number One way they find your unit is through BeAScout.org. This is also the preferred way to have new members join your unit! When families see your unit on the map, they have the option to contact you And APPLY TO YOUR UNIT--but you must have your BeAScout pin updated AND online applications turned on. Please take five minutes and update your pin at my.scouting.org. Instructions can be found here. COR's can now designate a registered member of the unit to approve adult applications. The online system will collect all national and council fees. This means you will not have to bring any paperwork or fees to the office. We encourage every unit to use this functionality as the only way for new members to join! Full details here.

We have received an outpouring of support in the wake of the fires for both our camps and our ranger, Don Hartline. Don is our camp ranger for both Cutter Scout Reservation and Camp Oljato. He has been uniquely impacted by these fires by having had to evacuate three times. In fact, the Visalia Times Delta recently covered his experience. As many know, Don’s residence at Cutter Scout Reservation was destroyed in the CZU Lightning Complex Fire. While he was able to evacuate all three times with many of his personal possessions, the Pacific Skyline Council is working to get new housing established for him. We are asking for anyone who owns an RV (e.g., trailer, 5th-wheel, motorhome), who would be willing to donate its use to the council for this purpose, to please contact our Director of Outdoor Programs, Davey Warner, at davey.warner@scouting.org.

To help now: DONATE to the rebuild effort To help later: Sign up to VOLUNTEER

2020 Scouting For Food is now Good Turn For America - Month of November

Second Harvest Food Bank is unable to accommodate the Scouting For Food drive this year, due to COVID-19. Because of this change, we are excited to announce the return of “Good Turn for America!” During the month of November, units are asked to complete a service project of their choice to benefit their charter organization, their meeting location, or their immediate community. Some possible ideas include: mask drives, clean-up projects, toy drives, cards for the elderly, cards for service members, food drive for a local pantry, etc. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! We will have a patch available to order at the end of November. Learn more.

Pacific Skyline Council has a new Venturing Officers' Association! Read the latest newsletter (download the 1-page PDF) to meet the new leadership and learn about the latest events! Wondering what Venturing is? Learn more here.

The print version of Scouting magazine ended with the May-June 2020 issue, however resources for volunteers and parents have been made available in the Scouting magazine app. The latest issue, September-October 2020, is online in a digital format, free to all adults registered with the BSA. Instead of waiting months for fresh content, the Scouting magazine app will be updated every day with something new. The Scouting magazine app is available now in the Apple App Store and Google Play store. More info here!

BSA Members and Volunteers: The world we find ourselves in today has prompted our organization to provide you with the right tools to continue Scouting in your communities. As part of this effort, we are now providing a way for your units to accept and make payments for renewal/rechartering and other items for unit operation in Scoutbook through PayPal. See the FAQ here, regarding this new feature.

NOTE - You have one login choice: BSA credentials, Google or Apple. For example, when you set up login with Apple ID, your BSA credentials no longer work but your Apple ID will. And, yes, you can switch back to the BSA Single Sign On if you wish using the same tool. Learn how here.

It’s almost time for recharter! Key 3’s have been emailed their unit access code. The online recharter system is available November 1. We are going green this year! All recharters must be completed in their entirety online. Payment will also be collected online at the time of submittal. This will eliminate the need to turn in bulky recharter packets, saving both trees and gas! Full details for your recharter coordinator can be found on our website here. Download the 2021 fee structure sheet.

"Be Prepared" is our motto and there is no better time to financially support Pacific Skyline Council and help live out the motto. This is the time of year that our families typically participate in the annual Friends of Scouting (FOS) campaign. FOS is our Council's single largest direct source of income. 100% of the money raised through our Friends of Scouting campaign benefits the Scouts and Leaders right here locally in PacSky. We know these are unique and challenging times for many, but please help if you can. If you have already given to Friends of Scouting this year, thank you! If not, please consider making your online FOS gift right now. $250 supports one Scout for one year in the program but a gift of any amount is very much appreciated. There has never been a time in the history of the Boy Scouts that a monetary gift will be so impactful and so critically needed. Thank you for your kind consideration!

Ohlone Fall Ordeal - Oct 9-11

All candidates within the last 12 months may participate in the Ordeal Induction Weekend. All Ordeal members who have been active in the Lodge for the last 10 months may complete their Brotherhood ceremony. Register here.

Save 25% on uniform bottoms (pants, skorts, and/or shorts) with the purchase of any uniform shirt. Boys' and men's centennial uniform shirt styles (poplin and micropoly) are being phased out and prices have been reduced by 25-30%, so now is a great time take advantage of the double-deals and buy! Complete Uniform Order Request Form

You can have your order pulled & be ready for pickup at our Foster City location or have it shipped to an address of your choice. To start fill out this advancement order form.

Is your Youth Protection Training about to expire? YPT is required even when Scouting remotely. And all leaders in your unit must be up-to-date before recharter. Please check your status at https://my.scouting.org. Learn more about YPT here.

Our offices are closed during the shelter-in-place order. We are working from home--find our contact information here. Our shops are open! Locations & guidelines.

We've been working hard to make 2021 the best summer yet! The Pacific Skyline Council is gearing up for summer 2021 at Camp Oljato. Though we were not able to operate in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we have been able to make great progress on improving the camp thanks to the work of volunteers and staff. Units attending in 2021 can look forward to: a new arrival dock, a new boardwalk to Hopi campsite, new sheds at the shotgun and archery ranges that double as inclement weather shelters, and more! Learn more and register your unit!

We here at the Council want to lend a helping hand to those families and packs that are struggling and finding it hard to run den meetings lately for their sons and daughters. We don't want your Cubs to miss out on a year of this great program. Not only are we offering new and exciting programs every week for Scouts of all ages, we are also trying new activities to keep your children learning and having fun in exciting ways. And now we want to invite your Cubs to come online and join us for Virtual Den Meetings by rank twice a month! Sign up now if your Cub Scout pack is struggling with doing their own den meetings and you want to keep your Cub Scout progressing through this program during these difficult times. October Virtual Den Meetings registration is now open. Spaces are limited so sign up quickly.

1-Day Aviation Merit Badge Workshop with Hiller Aviation Museum - Nov 7, Dec 12

Scouts BSA can earn the Aviation Merit Badge online with the Hiller Aviation Museum! A one-day virtual program includes facilitated instruction, hands-on flight activities, live-streamed exploration of aircraft inside the Museum’s collection and much more! Advanced registration is required. 9:30am-3:00pm. $42. Learn more and register at hiller.org.

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Roundtables provide leaders with program ideas; information on policy and events; and training opportunities. Learn more (click then scroll down)

Calling all Venturing leaders! Join us for Venturing Roundtables! Mark your calendars, we'll meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 7pm online. Zoom link.

PTC is a National volunteer training center for the Boy Scouts of America. Learn more.

SBR is a National volunteer training center for the Boy Scouts of America. Learn more.

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