Giving Tuesday is TODAY! - Dec 1

Please take a minute to provide a meaningful holiday gift that will ensure Scouting stays strong in our community! Donate here.

All units should be in the process of finalizing recharter. All recharters are due Dec 11 and must be fully submitted online! Electronic signatures and payments are required this year! If you need help, you can contact your Unit Commissioner or your District Executive/Director. Full details are available on our Unit Recharter Instructions page.

The Council shoulder patch and an Order of the Arrow lodge flap are ordered as a set, $10. The event patch is sold out. Supplies are very limited. Due to Covid restrictions and the upcoming holidays please allow at least 30 days for your order to be mailed. We will keep a waitlist, so if we do make a second order those on the waitlist will be first to know. Order here.

2021 Merit Badge Midway Registration - Opens Jan 6

Unfortunately, we will not be able to conduct our annual Christmas tree sale this year. This is not a decision we came to lightly, but it has become necessary. It is due, in part, to the ongoing pandemic. Additionally, with the significant damage to our camp properties this year due to the wildfires, we have lost of all our equipment for conducting the tree sale and fire recovery efforts at our properties are taking a significant amount of our manpower. We know this is disappointing news and hope everyone can easily adjust their plans for purchasing a Christmas tree this year. We plan to be back in 2021 and will promote our location in the fall. With the loss of this important fundraiser, please consider participating in our Giving Tuesday campaign or adding an ornament to our Virtual Giving Tree.

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.

Calling All Venturers! Crew Game Night! - Dec 4

On Dec 4 from 7:30-9:00pm the Venturing Officers Association will be hosting a Crew Game Night. Get ready for some friendly competition and a chance to meet fellow Venturers. RSVP here! Contact svmbc.pacskyvoa@gmail.com with any questions.

Join Us for Venturing Roundtable Next Week! - Dec 8

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.

Virtual Giving Tree - thru Dec 31

Please help us decorate our holiday tree! Make a $250 or more donation to the Pacific Skyline Council and we will add an ornament with your name on it to the tree! See the tree and donate now.

Do You Know a Scout in Need? - Holiday Season

The Peninsula Scout Shop is looking to help Scouts in need this holiday season. Click here to download the information sheet.

Silver Beaver Award Nominations - deadline Dec 20

Don't let a worthy Scouter go unrewarded! The new 2020 Silver Beaver Application Form, which is a fillable pdf, makes the nominations that much easier. Eligibility and Deadlines:

Our Council, with the approval of the BSA National Court of Honor, may present the Silver Beaver Award to a Scouter who has given Noteworthy Service of Exceptional Character to Youth and is currently registered in this Council. The nominee must be 21 years of age or older and a volunteer Scouter. The nomination must be submitted on the Silver Beaver Award Nomination Form complete with original signatures. Out-of-date forms will not be accepted for evaluation. All sections of all pages should include as much information as possible for best consideration of the nominee. Forms submitted without the district committee chair's signature will not be accepted. Please send all applications to Steve Smith at stesmith@scouting.org by Dec 20.

2021 Adams Eagle Scout Project of the Year Award Application Deadline - Jan 21

Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 Glenn A. and Melinda W. Adams National Eagle Scout Project of the Year Award. The award recognizes the top Eagle Scout Service Project based on council and regional-level winners. The Scout, his parents, or any registered BSA volunteer (with the Eagle Scout’s permission) may submit the application. To qualify, the Scout must have earned Eagle rank during 2020. Projects should be innovative and distinctive in nature and show exceptional service to a religious institution, school, community, or other entity. Examples of projects selected for the Adams Award include those that have benefited underprivileged children, recognized veterans, been international in nature, and have required significant time and resources. We will select a council-level winner, which then will compete for the Western Region Adams Award. The National Adams Award winner is selected from the four regional finalists. Download the Adams Application Form here. Candidates should electronically submit their applications and Eagle Project Workbooks, including attachments, to the Pacific Skyline Council to the attention of Steve Smith and Council Advancement Chair Brian Boggs by the Jan 21 deadline.

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!

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 downloaded 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.

Don Hartline is our camp ranger for both Cutter Scout Reservation and Camp Oljato. While he was able to evacuate Cutter during the wildfires with many of his personal possessions, we are 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

"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!

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.

Our offices are closed during the pandemic, but we are working from home--find our contact information. Our shops are open! Locations & guidelines. Dec 4-5 Palo Alto shop closed for inventory. Dec 25-26 Both shops closed for Christmas

Game Design Adventure: Intro to Arcade MakeCode - Dec 4

Webelos are welcome to complete the Game Design Adventure by Microsoft. Register for 4:30pm session. Register for 6:00pm session. Important note: Must have Cyber Chip completed before attending class.

Design and Create Your Own Video Games with MakeCode - Dec 11

Webelos will be creating the maze game which is typically a workshop after an intro to Arcade MakeCode. So this is a good follow up for the attendees from any of the previous MakeCode Arcade workshops. This workshop builds upon what was taught in the Eat the Donut workshop. If you have not attended a workshop building the first game, that's okay because we will walk you through making a maze game from the beginning to the end. After we have the basic game built, you can change your game and add to it. Register for the 4:30pm session. Register for the 6:00pm session. Important note: Must have Cyber Chip completed before attending class.

Virtual Den Meetings - Month of Dec

We 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. We invite your Cubs to come online and join us for Virtual Den Meetings by rank twice a month! Spaces are limited so sign up quickly. Register for December here. Schedule: Tigers - Dec 7 – Sky is the Limit, Wolves - Dec 9 – Council Fire, Bears - Dec 14 – Fur, Feathers, and Ferns, Webelos and AOLs - Dec 16 – Build My Own Hero. Note: Only one class per rank this month. Cost $0.

Virtual Winter Week STEM Experience with Microsoft! - Jan 4-8

Join us in exploring the joy of STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, Mathematics) during winter break! Kick off 2021 with a one-week STEM experience where we will be working on the basics of coding as well as working towards earning one of the many Cub Scout STEM Nova Awards! This special event is open to all Wolves, Bears, Webelos and AOLs (who have completed their Cyber Chip) and is another completely free event that Pacific Skyline Council and Microsoft are partnering together to provide for your Scouts. All classes will be roughly 2 hours, 6-8pm, Jan, 4-8, 2021. Cost $0. Learn more & register.

1-Day Aviation Merit Badge Workshop with Hiller Aviation Museum - Dec 12, Jan 9, Jan 23

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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