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Roundtable time! We had a great Roundtable in October, held in-person at West Portal Lutheran. We discussed Managing Volunteers, Coaching volunteer adult leaders within your organization -- lots of great ideas exchanged.
This month we'll be talking about Youth Protection -- and we'll have Brian McGuire from the Council office on hand to answer all of the tricky "what if" questions.
IMPORTANT: Unit and Member Renewal - December 31 Deadline!
The recharter process is no more; units and members must follow the new Renewal processes. Units must complete the Unit Renewal by 12/31 in order to avoid being disbanded -- and we recommend completing as soon as possible.
Our Council Registrar is very backed up on emails, so please include Rudy Gonzalez (Rudy.Gonzalez@scouting.org) on any emails where you need Registrar assistance.
For general questions about the renewal processes, contact your Unit Commissioner for assistance, or Paul Lanzi, if you don't have a Unit Commissioner.
There were several updates made to the Youth Protection Rules that took effect on 9/1/24. You can see a recap of those rules here, and the updates have been incorporated into the revised online Youth Protection Training.
YPT will be the focus of our Tuesday roundtable - come with your questions!
Put it on your calendar! March 11 2025 will be our 2025 District Recognition Dinner -- and it promises to be even bigger and better than last year's event. Thank you to Derrick Quan for agreeing to serve as the Chair for this event!
For All Scouts
NEW: Warriors Scout Day - Tickets now on sale
April 13, 2025 @ Chase Center, San Francisco
Gather your family and friends and join us for Scouts Night at Chase Center as your Golden State Warriors take on the Los Angeles Clippers! A limited number of tickets are available. Enjoy exclusive savings and pay NO taxes, surcharges, or fees when securing your tickets through this offer.
Warriors Scout Day tickets make a great holiday (Christmas, Hannukah, etc.) gift for scouts!
Questions? Want to buy more than 20 tickets? Contact Andrew Sheets, Warriors Group Sales: asheets@warriors.com
Around the District
EVENT RECAP: KPIX Tour
October 26
Scouts from several units from across San Francisco spent the day with the stars of CBS station KPIX5 learning about everything to do with TV broadcasting - putting together news stories, editing, learning about the future of broadcast news media. Thank you to Jon Gillespie and our friends at KPIX for organizing this great tour!
EVENT RECAP: Scouting for Food
November 9 and 16
Scouting for Food was another GREAT success this year! We collected 10,000 lb (5 TONS!) of food for the SF-Marin Food Bank, and while we're still tabulating the final donation amount, we easily exceeded last year's total donation. We had two new collection areas this year: Troop 415 started a new collection area in the Bayview and Troop 333 in Diamond Heights.
Thank you to everyone who made this event happen this year, including Francois Chadwick as the District Scouting for Food Chair.
Cub Scouts
NEW: Cub Scout Leader, Position-Specific Training offered online
December 5 + December 12 @ Zoom
Every Scout deserves a trained leader! If you prefer in-person training over the online training modules but are looking for the convenience of training at home, consider joining this in-person Zoom training for Cub Scout leaders. One of our council's leading Cub Scouters will offer his 30+years of Cub Scouting experience and knowledge to help you serve your pack better.
Leaders must attend both the Dec 5 and Dec 12 sessions to complete the training.
NEW: Cub Camping 2025 Registrations Open on January 1
January 1 2025 @ Online
Let the parents and guardians in your Pack know to get their signup fingers ready: all 2025 Council-run Cub Camping opportunities open on January 1. Certain events like Mom & Cub fill up REALLY fast.
January 25-26 2025 @ Diablo Valley College + Camp Herms
BALOO Training is a fun-filled overnight program of hands-on skill training designed to help Cub Leaders to take their Packs on overnight campouts. For a Pack to run an overnight program, it is required that at least one leader be BALOO trained.
REMINDER: Help Rebuild the Dog Patch Cabins @ Camp Herms
Nov 23, Dec 7 and Dec 14
We will be working with the NorCal Carpenters Union to rebuild the Cabins to provide all Council Scouts with an awesome space to come and spend time, go on their first camp out, and enjoy the space we have so close to us.
Given we will be rebuilding 7 cabins at once and with the amount of materials and equipment being used, and moved around we feel it is safest to limit participation to scouts ranked Star and above at this stage.
All scouts who help and wish, can work to earn their American Labor Merit Badge as well.
Reminder: Red Ribbon Week (anti-drug activity) with Free Patch
Red Ribbon Week: October 23-31; program runs through November 30
The DEA Red Ribbon Patch Program is designed to provide Scouts the opportunity to earn a patch from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) by engaging in anti-drug activities in celebration of Red Ribbon Week. The purpose of the Patch Program is to empower young people to engage with their community through drug-free activities and strengthen their anti-drug beliefs.
DEA will award a Red Ribbon Patch and Certificate of Participation to qualifying Scouts (while supplies last)! Check out the Scout Leader Toolkitfor items you'll need to complete the program.
This course fulfills the requirements for Scouts BSA - Second Class Rank - Requirement 7c.
Featured this month: Robin Praeger, District Chair
Thank you
I wanted to express my appreciation to the GGD Scouting leaders.
This week I was again reminded of the great program for GGD youth by no one other than my dentist. As I “relaxed” into the chair I asked her about her kids. While she commenced her work, she excitedly shared that her son had just started in Scouts. She asked if I knew anything about the program but without pausing for an answer proceeded to tell me about how great scouts was and his new uniform, marching in the Veteran’s Day parade, the older scouts leading him by both example and instructions. Eventually, she took a breath and took the instruments out my mouth allowing me to reply that in fact yes, I did have some familiarity with the program.
Earlier in the month while walking on 24th street I ran into Scouts raising money for Scouting For Food. From others I heard JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) and the unique experience offered to over 70 youth. The Veterans Day Parade and the Fleet Week BBQ at the Sea Scout Base were also fantastic. We have a thriving program in GGD and continue to build it with your leadership.
As a District we have advanced in our support of the Council's Strategic Plan -- comprised of Membership, Service, Training and Finances. We appreciate the push for training and recording the service hours. Popcorn sales have improved this year over last and ideally next year we can build off this foundation. Our District has not yet met our financial support objective.
We will be holding breakfast at the Presidio Golf Course Nov 21st and have invited non scouting guests to hear about the program and donate. Several GGD units have yet to participate in 2024 and as we enter this season of giving, I ask you to remind some of your families to donate as well. Our Council continues to work hard financially, but relies on donations to close the funding gap.
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