SCOUTING NEWS YOU CAN USE
Week of May 3, 2021
Pacific Skyline Council
Boy Scouts of America
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Fund Your Unit’s Program with Popcorn, Kickoff Event - May 19
For Unit Leaders
Trail’s End popcorn is our Council’s main fundraiser that helps units fund their ideal year of Scouting. It is a really easy fundraiser that benefits your units and supports your Council! Learn about the upcoming Fall fundraiser on May 19, at 7pm. Meeting location will be a Zoom link will be in next week’s News You Can Use and on the Council calendar.
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Spring Recruitment
For Unit Leaders
Looking for some recruitment help? Visit our updated Spring Recruitment page and talk to your district executive. They can help plan your event. Change a life – invite a friend to join Scouting!
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Join us for Venturing Roundtable Next Week!
For Venturing Advisors
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. Zoom link is the same each month.
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Does Your Unit Accept Online Applications? Has Your Unit Updated Your Pin?
For Unit Leadership
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.
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Volunteer to Help at Cub Scout Day Camp
For Scouts BSA, Venturers, and adults
Whether you need to get your summer service hours for Scouts or school, you want to stay close to home this summer, or you just want to get outside, our Cub Scout Day Camp is a great place to volunteer your time this summer! You'll help with age-appropriate activities for Cub Scouts and Webelos: including archery, crafts, games, slingshots, Cub Scout Adventures, and more. Activities vary by location.
Dates:
Mon-Fri, June 14-18, 2021 Pacifica
Mon-Fri, June 21-25, 2021 Cupertino
Mon-Fri, July 19-23, 2021 San Mateo
Volunteer Hours: 8:30am-3:30pm
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Unit Visitations and Ordeals
For Order of the Arrow
Have you had a visit from us yet? We are starting our unit visitation season for troop/crew/ship meetings. This is an opportunity for Scouts and Scouters to learn about the OA, what the OA can do for them, about camping opportunities, and elect eligible Scouts to be candidates for OA membership. Request a visit here.
The Ohlone Lodge is re-starting Ordeals! We will be holding Ordeal Weekends at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation on May 8, and May 22. It will be a hybrid event with some parts done at home on a Friday and the rest in person on a Saturday--minimizing time spent in the vicinity of others. More information will follow for candidates and unit leaders in the near future. If you would like to sign up for any of the dates, please register here. We also need elangomats and ceremonialists for some dates, so please contact vci@ohlone63.org for those details.
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Order of the Arrow Unit Visits
For Scouts BSA Troops, Venturing Crews, and Sea Scout Ships
We'd like to visit your unit! Whether you have Scouts eligible to be elected or not, you can schedule a Virtual Unit Visitation. Please fill out the form to request a visitation and election here: https://forms.gle/hR5jdcBwxYiNJ2ZC6.
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How to Print Membership Cards and Charter Certificates
For Unit Leaders
Now that rechartering is done, you may want to print membership cards for your members or a charter certificate to present to your charter organization. Click a link to download the how-to PDF: Charter Certificate, Membership Cards.
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Shops are Open for Business, Office Staff Working from Home
For Everyone
Our OFFICES are closed during the pandemic, but we are working from home--find our contact information.
Mon, May 31 – Offices and Foster City store CLOSED for Memorial Day.
Sat-Mon, May 29-31 – Palo Alto store CLOSED for Memorial Day.
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2021 Cub Scout Day Camp - 3 Summer sessions
For Cub Scouts
Get your Cub Scout outside this summer with time-honored Scout experiences like Archery, Crafts, Sports, Science, Games, and much more! Join the Knights of the Scout-table at this 5-day program of activities which provides fun and new experiences for the Cub Scouts. The daily program is centered on Cub Scout Adventures and electives as they relate to the outdoors. Included in the cost of day camp is all necessary supplies for crafts and activities! All Scouts will receive a FREE camp T-shirt and hat upon arrival at camp. As well as a FREE custom patch upon completion of Camp. Mon-Fri sessions in Pacifica, Cupertino, and San Mateo. Learn more & register.
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2021 Summer Camp at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation - July 4-10 and 11-17
For Scouts BSA
The Pacific Skyline Council is planning the 2021 summer camp experience your troop needs! Join us for a summer camp program at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation that will have many of the amazing activities you have grown to love at Camp Oljato, as well as some new exciting adventures. Space will be very limited so be sure to register soon! Note: Units already registered for Oljato 2021 will have the option to move their registration to the BCSR program. Two week-long sessions: July 4-10 and July 11-17, 2021. Register your unit here. Download the Leader Guide--it has good info for parents, too! Late fee begins June 1.
More great news! We have heard your concerns about the uncertainty of your troop's summer camp plans this year. To provide your unit with more flexibility, we are happy to announce that your $300 deposit will be fully refunded if you cancel your reservation before May 1. We hope this change helps your troops and families feel more comfortable with choosing Boulder Creek Scout Reservation for your summer camp!
Still thinking about signing your unit up for Boulder Creek Summer Camp this year? Join us for our Leader's Meeting this Sat, Apr 24 at 10am over Zoom. Contact Andrew.Wilmes@scouting.org for Zoom meeting information.
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Memorial Day 2021
For Everyone
Due to concerns around COVID-19, this Memorial Day we will not be having our annual in-person grave decoration event. We are working on a number of different ways we can honor those who gave their lives for our freedom as well as thanking those still serving. There will be more announcements about 2021 Memorial Day activities in the coming weeks, but we are happy to announce that we will be working with another non-profit organization called “A Million Thanks.” We invite your Scouts and family members to write letters and messages of appreciation and support for our military, past and present. This May our Scout offices will be serving as drop-off locations for these letters, and we will see that our military – active, reserve, and veterans – receive these messages, whether they are serving at home, abroad, or recovering in hospitals. Before writing letters, please click here for more information. For other ideas on how you can honor our fallen soldiers as a troop, pack, or family please click here.
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Come On to Cub-ON! - June 4-6
For Cub Scouts
Cub-On is a weekend family camping event for all Cub Scouts and their families. Boulder Creek Scout Reservation is located in the Santa Cruz mountains in a lush redwood forest. Program areas are open throughout the weekend. Meals are provided; trained staff on duty for all areas of camp; “Bobcat Trail” program for brand new Scouts; and “Spirit of the Arrow” for Webelos. Learn more & register. Note: 2021 Cub-ONs will be held at Boulder Creek Scout Reservation.
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Scouts BSA Cyber Chip with Cyber Security Professionals - July 7
For Scouts BSA
Need a fresh approach to your Cyber Chip program? This event will take place June 7 at 5:30pm and is a great opportunity to kickstart your Scouts’ Cyber Chip program for new and more senior Scouts while also giving them a chance to learn about cybersecurity as a profession. Scouts will interact with real professionals who work in cybersecurity! We will have an amazing group of panelists such as: an online safety expert, the CEO of Lambert & Associates, LLC, a cybersecurity consulting firm; a former security director at Citibank, and the founder and a hall of fame member of the preeminent international trade group for information security professionals; and the former Head of Global Information Security, Compliance, and Fraud, at 8x8, Inc. These panelists will be able to give your Scouts first-hand knowledge of the world of cybersecurity and what it is like to work in these exciting career fields. Register now to save your spot!
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Scout Day at Hiller Aviation Museum - May 15
For Everyone
P reviously called Scout Saturday, the Scout Day tradition will continue starting in May. On Saturday, May 15 any BSA Scout (Cubs, Scouts BSA, Venturers or Sea Scouts) or Scout leader in uniform will be admitted to the Museum at no charge. Our Museum has already reopened to the public on weekends under the current health rules. Our Scout Day is now scheduled through May 2022, with the dates shifting to Sundays starting in fall 2021. Please see the Hiller Aviation Museum website for details and more dates. (This is not a council event. All questions should be directed to Hiller Aviation Museum.)
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Earn the Aviation, Weather, or Astronomy Merit Badge at Hiller Aviation Museum's One-day Workshops!
For Scouts BSA
Scouts BSA can earn the Aviation, Weather, or Astronomy Merit Badge with the Hiller Aviation Museum! Learn more and register at hiller.org. This is not a council event--please direct any questions to the Hiller Aviation Museum.
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Online Training
For Everyone
If you haven't already taken the required courses for your Scouting position, log on and get trained. There are several Required training opportunities available online, as well as Extended Learning.
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Log on to my.scouting.org
- Click on "Menu"
- Click on "My Training"
- Select YPT if you need to update it (every 2 years)
- All other classes, go to "Training Center" and select the courses needed by program.
- Take any Trainings needed for your leadership position in Scouting.
This way, you will be ready to hit the ground running when quarantine restrictions are lifted.
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Life-to-Eagle Class
For Life Scouts
Help your Life Scout get to Eagle! Learn more. (click then scroll down)
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Merit Badge Counselor Training
For Everyone
Become a merit badge counselor! Learn more. (click then scroll down)
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District Roundtables
For Everyone
Roundtables provide leaders with program ideas; information on policy and events; and training opportunities. Learn more (click then scroll down)
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Venturing Roundtables
For Venturing Leaders
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.
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Philmont Training Center - Cimmaron, NM
For Everyone
PTC is a National volunteer training center for the Boy Scouts of America. Learn more.
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Summit Bechtel Reserve - Glen Jean, WV
For Everyone
SBR is a National volunteer training center for the Boy Scouts of America. Learn more.
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Looking for More Training Courses?
For Everyone
Check with our neighboring councils:
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