Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Pack 380 Hike - June 24 at 10am

Pack 380 Summer Hike at Tilden Park in Berkeley!
Sunday, June 24th
Meet at 10am at the Lone Oak parking lot in Tilden Park (see map and directions below).

This will be the first of three summertime activities for your cub scout to participate in to earn his Summertime Pack Award Pin.  To earn the pin, a scout must attend three summertime pack events (one for each summer month: June, July & August).  So don't miss this opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors and take the first step in earning the Summertime Pack Award Pin!

Please RSVP to your den leader.
Be sure to bring water, a bag lunch and snacks  (and don't forget the sunscreen).
This hike is a 3.1 mile loop and may take about 3 hours.

Directions are as follows:
From CA-24 in Oakland east of the Caldecott Tunnel, take the Fish Ranch Road exit and drive uphill.  Turn right on Grizzly Peak Boulevard and continue to Wildcat Canyon Road.  
Turn right on Wildcat Canyon Road and immediately left on Canon Drive.  
Proceed to the  Lone Oak parking lot next to Blue Gum Group Camp.  
See red 'X' in map below.  
For a larger map of the park, click Tilden Park Map.

Monday, June 4, 2012

2012 Advancement Ceremony - This Friday at 6:30pm

Please mark June 8 (this Friday) at 6:30pm on your calendars for our annual advancement ceremonies. This year we will be at Sugarloaf Open Space in Walnut Creek.  Sugarloaf is located at 2161 Youngs Valley Roads which is located off Rudgear Road.


Directions from Concord:  

  • Take Ygnacio Valley Road toward downtown Walnut Creek
  • Turn left onto Civic Drive
  • Turn left onto Broadway
  • Turn left onto Rudgear Road
  • After about 0.6 miles turn right onto Youngs Valley Road
  • The parking lot for Sugarloaf Open Space is about 0.1 miles on the right

At this ceremony all current scouts who plan on returning to Pack 380 next year will be awarded with their new handbooks, neckerchief, slide and cap for their new cub scout rank for next year.  We will have skits, refreshments and a campfire so please be sure to plan on attending to show support for the cub scouts who are advancing to their next rank.


Also, if you know of any boys who would like to join our pack, please let us know so that we can get them started with scouting with us over the summer.  Boys who choose to join now will also be awarded their rank materials at this event.