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Nominations for VLA Awards
Council Venturing Leadership Award Nominations The Council Venturing Committee will be accepting nominations for the Council Venturing Leadership Award (VLA) starting November 1, 2022 and the last day to submit nominations will be December 1, 2022. Also, this will be the nomination window for the Council VLAs every year unless otherwise announced. The Council Venturing…
Read MoreTroop 202 Service Projects
Troop 202 – Oakland’s oldest Scout Troop Thank you Bulldog community, especially Mr. Price , for welcoming Scouts BSA Troop 202 as part of the Tech family. Not only do we feel fortunate to host our meetings at Tech, but we also love to call Tech our home. Troop 202B is the oldest scout troop…
Read MoreIsabelle G – Venturing Summit Rank
Isabelle G – Crew 8100, Chief Solano District – earns Summit Rank Congratulations to Isabelle G. for earning the Summit Rank, Venturing’s highest rank! Isabelle’s Venturing Summit Rank Board of Review was conducted on September 20, 2022. The Summit BOR consisted of Geona S. (Crew 8100 Member), Donny G. (Eagle Scout), Vanessa C. (Crew 62…
Read MoreJOTA – JOTI 2022
JOTA / JOTI at Pacificon 2022 – Saturday, October 15, 2022 Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club and Golden Gate Area Council, BSA – International Committee are presenting Jamboree-on-the-Air (JOTA) 2022 and Jamboree-on-the-Internet (JOTI) 2022 at Pacificon 2022 Come any time from 9:00am – 4:00pm on October 15, 2022 JOTA – Jamboree On The Air –…
Read MoreSTEM Supernova Award
Noah R earns the Dr. Bernard Harris Supernova Medal The Boy Scouts of America’s STEM Nova Awards program incorporates learning with cool activities and exposure to science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) for Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, Scouts BSA, Sea Scouts, and Venturers. These activities and associated awards stimulate interest in STEM-related fields, and show…
Read MorePack 345 New Member Night
Pack 345’s New Member Night We had well over 150 people at our New Member Night on Friday at Stern Grove. We are at 95 registered scouts now with 26 registered leaders. I expect we’ll be asking for the waiver as we will likely exceed 100 scouts at recharter. That’ll drop below 100 when our…
Read MoreHiller Aviation Museum
Scout Days at Hiller Aviation Museum Scout Days: November 20, 2022 | January 8, 2023 | May 21, 2023 The Hiller Aviation Museum provides complimentary admission to all BSA Scouts on Scout Days! Visit the Museum’s collection of over 50 different historic aircraft, discover flight with a range of interactive exhibits, and join the fun…
Read MoreYerba Buena Lodge Ukraine Fundraiser
Honor Scouts raise $4,250 for Scouts in Ukraine On Sunday, Yerba Buena Lodge celebrated the enormous success of their fundraiser for Ukrainian scouts. We raised over $4,200 for the National Organization of the Scouts of Ukraine, the Ukrainian equivalent of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The money will go towards the administration of the…
Read MoreTrade-O-Ree
Golden Gate Area Trade-O-Ree & Memorabilia Sale The “Golden Gate Area Trade-O-Ree & Memorabilia Sale” is an annual fundraising event hosted by the Yerba Buena Lodge, Order of the Arrow and co-sponsored by the Golden Gate Area Council and Yerba Buena Lodge. The event was held in the lodge at Camp Herms and attended by…
Read MoreWente Dock Dedication
Dedication of the new dock at Wente Scout Reservation We enjoyed a wonderful scouting event at the end of June to honor long time Scouter, Al Westberg at the Wente Scout Reservation. Al was the Scout Executive of the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council for several years and passed last year after retiring just a couple…
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