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Twin Valley RoundtableMay 14, 2020
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• 2,100,000 youth participated in 2019 • 800,000 adults volunteered • 61,353 young men earned the Eagle Scout Award • More than 150,000 young women in Cub Scouting and Scouts BSA. • 13,200,000 hours of service, valued at more than $335 million. • 1,700,000 merit badges earned • 5,000,000 camping nights • More than 24,000 campers at Philmont Scout Ranch.
Scouting by the Numbers
Twin Valley Calendar• Updated from June
on. • Earlier event dates
are still being rescheduled. http://
twinvalleyscouting.com/calendar/
• You can find it by going to our website http://www.TwinValleyScouting.com/
• You can submit an article to TVSpotlight@TwinValleyScouting.com
Golden Gate Area Council• Golden Gate Area Council will go into affect June 1. • A merger of:
– San Francisco Bay Area Council – Mount Diablo Silverado Council – Alameda Councils
• Twin Valley’s programs and budgets will run parallel till end of the year • John C. Fenoglio will serve as the Scout Executive of the newly merged
Golden Gate Area Council in Pleasant Hill, CA. John most recently served as Scout Executive of the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council.
John C. Fenoglio
Council Patch Design Contest• Designs are due by 5:00 PM May 22nd • The winning design will be announced June 1 • Email designs to: patrickkennedydesign@gmail.com
Download the template here
SFBAC Council Office and Camps• Closed since Tuesday March 17th • Office opening when Shelter in Place is lifted; current
date of May 31st
• Information about activities that are being postponed/canceled will come from the volunteer chair and the professional leading that event.
Council Refund Policy• Revised camp/event refund policy related to events affected
by COVID-19. • Effective March 17th - Nov 17th • Refunds
– 2 weeks prior to event may receive up to a 100% refund. – 1 week prior to event receive a 60% refund. – Within seven days of the event there will be no refund
PAIA Early Bird Discount• The PAIA discount for timely submission has
been extended to October 1
We Have a YouTube Channel
Doing a Good Turn - PPE
Donate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the Lifestyle RX in Livermore • 8am-4pm Monday – Friday • 1119 E Stanley Blvd, Livermore.
Digital Safety and Online Scouting• All youth protection policies still apply in an online
environment. Ensure you always have two-deep leadership for online activities and meetings.
• Regularly review and implement the latest security features of your chosen platform to avoid unauthorized visitors or other security issues in your meetings.
• Do not record online activities/meetings that include youth participants.
Across Council Camp IN• Mount Diablo Silverado Council has invited us to
their Camp IN on Saturday, May 23 from 7pm-8pm • https://www.facebook.com/pg/bsamdsc/videos/ • Songs, skits, stories, and more!
National’s Response to COVID-19• Get answerers to many of your scouting
related questions here: https://www.scouting.org/coronavirus/covid-19-faq/
Tiger Cub Safari• Session #1: September 19-20 (reserved for current Tigers only) • 2021 dates (for current kindergartens who will be in the 1st grade
in the Fall 2020) or special Covid exception for those current Tigers that cannot attend our September 2020 session: – April 24,25, 2021 (session 1) – April 30-May 1, 2021 (session 2)
• For more information, please check our webpage at http://www.TigerCubSafari.com
Wood Badge - 2020
Course Director Mike Ransom
•Dates: – March 27-29 @ San Leandro Scout Office – April 18-19 @ Rancho Los Mochos
•Cost: $280.00 per Participant – Early discount of $25.00 before 12/15/2019 – Late fee of $20.00 after 2/15/2020
•Contact: sfbacwoodbadge2020cd@gmail.com
Postponed to Fall
Twin Valley District Dinner• When: May 9 5:30 PM Chili Cook-off & Fellowship 6:30-9:00 PM Dinner & Recognition • Where: Veterans Memorial Hall 301 Main Street, Pleasanton • Cost: $25/person (or $180/table of eight) $30/at the door • Awards: nominations due 3/31 • Contact: tvdistrictdinner@yahoo.com
Kristine Biehl
Award Nominations
Postponed to August
Cub Scout Summer Calendar• WEBELOS Adventure Camp
– Session #1, 7/27-8/1 – Session #2, 8/3-8/8
• Wolf & Bear Weekend – Session #1, 7/17-19 – Session #2, 8/3-8/5
• Cub Scout Day Camp, 7/6-7/10
General Discussion Topics
Scouting in the Virtual Age • Virtual meetings • Bridged new scouts • Activities • Etc.
● New dates are August 28-30, 2020 ● Mission Peak District may join us ● Registration will start again in July We look forward to seeing you all there! Stay healthy. Wash your hands.
Empires - Camporee 2020
New BSA guidance on advancement during COVID-19 This includes: • Time extensions for qualifying Scouts and Venturers working on the Eagle Scout. • Local councils have the authority to grant extensions through the end of September 2020. • The ability to accept electronic signatures for rank advancement and award applications
effective through the end of September 2020. • An option to complete Scoutmaster conferences via videoconferencing. • An option for Scoutmasters to allow time missed during the COVID-19 outbreak to count
toward requirements for participation and positions of responsibility.
Advancement Guidelines – Scouts BSA
Extension for Eagle Boards of Review for the Inaugural Class of Female Eagle Scouts
• The period for boards of review will be extended from 10/1/2020-1/31/2021. • To further support the Inaugural Class, all boards of review will be dated with
the same date by the National Service Center. • The lengthening of the Eagle board of review window is applicable to all
Scouts who were granted the Inaugural extension, regardless of gender.
• Virtual Exploration Camp has been extended • Requires a good WiFi connection and
computer with audio and video capabilities. • Programs run from 9 AM to 3 PM • $40 per day
Online Merit Badges• https://twinvalleyscouting.com/online-merit-badges/ • https://blog.scoutingmagazine.org/2020/03/20/merit-badges-
for-social-distancing/?utm_source=scoutingwire&utm_campaign=swemployee3252020&utm_medium=email&utm_content=
And more!
Digital Merit Badge Pamphlets• Archery • Astronomy • Automotive
Maintenance • Camping • Canoeing • Chess • Citizenship in the
Nation • Citizenship in the
World • Communication • Disabilities Awareness • Environmental Science • Family Life • First Aid • Game Design • Hiking • Orienteering • Personal Fitness • Personal Management • Pioneering
• Robotics • Swimming • Wilderness Survival • American Labor • Chemistry • Coin Collecting • Crime Prevention • Dog Care • Entrepreneurship • Journalism • Model Design and
Building • Painting • Pets • Reading • Sculpture • Snow Sports • Truck Transportation • Water Sports • Whitewater • Bird Study • Cycling
• Digital Technology • Engineering • Fingerprinting • Fish and Wildlife
Management • Fishing • Gardening • Geocaching • Indian Lore • Kayaking • Lifesaving • Music and Bugling • Reptile and Amphibian
Study • Search and Rescue • Shotgun Shooting • Signs, Signals and
Codes • Small-Boat Sailing • Woodcarving • American Business • American Cultures
• American Heritage • Animation • Architecture and
Landscape Architecture • Art • Aviation • Backpacking • Citizenship in the
Community • Climbing • Collections • Composite Materials • Dentistry • Drafting • Electronics • Emergency
Preparedness • Energy • Farm Mechanics • Fly-Fishing • Genealogy • Geology
• Graphic Arts • Home Repairs • Horsemanship • Inventing • Law • Leatherwork • Mammal Study • Metalwork • Mining in Society • Moviemaking • Nature • Nuclear Science • Oceanography • Photography • Plant Science • Programming • Public Health • Public Speaking • Pulp and Paper • Radio • Railroading
• Rifle Shooting • Rowing • Salesmanship • Scholarship • Scouting Heritage • Scuba Diving • Space Exploration • Sports • Stamp Collecting • Textile • Theater • Weather • Welding • Woodwork
Interested in joining Troop 998 to Philmont?
• Openings in two crews – Girl crew – Boy crew
• Date: July 2nd-15th • Contact:
Mike Lennox mike@lennox.cc (925) 785-0199
Council and District Announcements
Mike Allison Matt Lindberg
Next Roundtable: August 11th Want a copy of tonight's
slides, scan here!
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