Day After Thanksgiving Hike & Upcoming Events

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Wreaths are here. Every scout is expected to sell 10 or more wreaths. Important: If you collect a box of wreaths, make sure you email ASM Whalen & update the sign out sheet with the number of the box that you took.

Next meeting 11/27: Skills instruction will be knots & lashings. The Chiefs will do the flags and we will work on planning for the Chabot trip in patrol corners.

Day After Thanksgiving Hike

When: Fri., Nov. 24: Meet at the church at 7:45am to leave at 8am.
Where: Meet at the church; hike will be at Portola Discovery Site
Details: Bring family & Webelos! The hike will be at the Portola Discovery Site and meeting in Lot C of Skyline College. Bring all the usual hiking gear; water, 10 essentials, etc. Bring a pack lunch!

Upcoming Events (Calendar)

  • Dec. 2: Fages. This is a 10 mile hike around Tilden.
  • Dec. 3: Orienteering at Las Trampas (map) with the BAOC. Many different courses with varying levels of difficulty will be offered. Orienteering is a fun way to get outside and practice your scouting skills. All levels welcome!
  • Dec. 9-10: Lake Chabot Camping. This is a Webelos friendly event so Den Chiefs should invite their dens.
  • Dec. 16: Berkeley Firefighter’s Food Drive. We go to Fire Station No. 2 and pack bags of food. Then we deliver them to people who need them. The firefighters make a pancake breakfast for all the volunteers afterwards.

Notes

  • Note: Permission slips are attached to troop calendar events. If no check/cash is required, a scan of the permission slip can be emailed to permissionslip@troop24berkeley.org
  • Please use your son’s scout account as the primary means of payment. See here for more details (link).
  • Thanks to all parents who legibly write their scout’s name and purpose of payment on the memo. line of the check! It would also help if you write the amount clearly. If you absolutely must pay with cash, please attach a note with the scout’s name and purpose of payment.

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