NESA – Blood Drive

Blood Drive Golden Gate Area Council Boy Scouts of America, NESA Asbury United Methodist Church – Fellowship Hall 4743 East Avenue, Livermore, Ca 94550 Thursday, June 3, 2021 | 12:00pm to 6:30pm More information & Sign up

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Twin Valley 5K

Twin Valley 5K Event More information                      Sign up Here        

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Troop 1, San Francisco – Little Masters

Vote For The Troop 1 Movie   A movie about Troop 1 of San Francisco has been entered as a documentary film at the Hollywood Screenings Film Festival.   Months before the pandemic, a movie maker came to Troop 1 to film how Asian American teenagers participate in different activities at the Scouts of America…

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Cub Scout Day Camps – 2021

Howdy! Announcing our 2021 Golden Gate Area Council Day Camps and the winner of our Day Camp Patch Design Contest! Join us for our incredible “Down on the Farm” Day Camps this summer! They are taking place at great locations throughout our council! Details and a registration link for each camp are found below. This…

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WR Venturing Leadership Award

Image of 2021 Western Region VLA Recipients.

Congratulations to Patrick Jaime and Melody Fewx on being awarded the Western Region Venturing Leadership Award for 2021!   The Venturing Leadership Award (VLA) honors Venturers and Venturing Advisors who have made exceptional contributions to Venturing and who exemplify the Scout Oath and Scout Law. The VLA may be awarded in the Council. Area, Region,…

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GGAC Inaugural Sea Scouts Flagship

Picture of SSS Corsair which was named the inaugurals GGAC Flagship. Shows a classic wooden whaler under full sail in San Francisco Bay.

Sea Scout Ship Corsair named inaugural GGAC Flagship Flagship, “the finest, largest, or most important one of a group” is an honorific sought after by Sea Scout Ships nationwide.   The National Flagship and National Flagship fleet honors are awarded each year by the National Sea Scout Committee. SSS Albatross Ship 72 of Martinez, SSS…

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Pack 1015’s Blue & Gold Celebration

Banner advertising Alameda's Pack 1015 Blue & Gold celebration at the Alameda Theater Drive-In.

On March 10, Pack 1015 celebrated this year’s Blue and Gold Ceremony a little bit differently from years past.  We wanted to come up with a plan to do something together as a pack safely, since so many events of the last year have been held on Zoom.   To do this, we partnered with…

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Stephen D. Bechtel Jr. (1925-2021) Eagle Scout

Stephen Bechtel shaking hands with Scouts

Distinguished Eagle Scout and Silver Buffalo recipient Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr. died peacefully at home on March 15, 2021. He was 95. His company remains a powerhouse in the corporate world while he was known for his business acumen and engineering skills. Many of his ideas changed the face of the world. Mr. Bechtel was the…

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Social Media Forum

Graphic promoting Social Media.

GGAC’s Social Media Forum Monday, March 15, 2021 @ 7:00pm This is a first and you’re all invited – professional staff, volunteers, parents, and anyone in BSA who manages a unit’s social media content. Interested in creating a Facebook page? We’ll review everything from simple page creation, to day-to-day management, as well as the basics of…

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NYLT Training Sessions

NYLT Group picture

Pictured above is the Staff and Scouts group picture from the winter 2017 class.   Here’s a Patrol on a team building exercise. Imagine what the next frame might have shown – a successful team or a crumpled heap of discordant Scouts!   The NYLT Staff is planning for three sessions of NYLT in 2021.…

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