November 2024

Volume 17, Issue 9

Greetings Michael,

With the holiday season soon upon us, it's time to consider all that we are Thankful for, and to help other people at all times. Autumn is a great season to keep the "Outing" in our Scouting by supporting all the great activities here in beautiful Marin! Look through our monthly newsletter and find out how you can be involved in fun programs and new opportunities for Scouts and leaders in the coming months. You'll find more event information below or on our new Marin Council Google calendar here (or Apple iCal here) which can be integrated with your own personal calendar online!

Reminder: please forward this monthly newsletter to other people in your unit who may not be receiving it, or suggest they visit our website, or sign-up for a subscription here!

Council Roundtable Meeting --- 7:30pm Thursday, November 7

Unit leaders, don't forget to assign someone from your Pack, Troop or Crew to attend this monthly Roundtable meeting! This gathering via ZOOM will start at 7:30pm sharp with opening ceremony and brief announcements for all program volunteers together. Don't miss this month when Ranger Jake will be presenting the Winter season guidelines to our lodges at beautiful Marin-Sierra.

Please forward this ZOOM link invitation to other Scouters and parents in your local packs, troops and crews to make sure every unit is represented for all the information sharing and Scouting fellowship!

Join Marin Council Roundtable Commissioners

Roger Dickerson (Cubs) & Mike Blum (Scouts)!

ZOOM Meeting ID# 415 454 1081

Annual "Scouting for Food" Community Food Drive NOW!

A staggering one-in-five of your Marin County neighbors was in need of food assistance during this past year! Join Marin Council unit volunteers for our annual door-to-door community service campaign throughout assigned neighborhoods to pick-up food donations and transport them to the SF-Marin Food Bank in San Rafael. Doorhangers were recently delivered and are sorted and ready for distribution to units. Click on the following links for further details:

Door Hanger Distribution Weekend

Saturday/Sunday/Monday, November 9-11

Download our 2024 Scouting for Food Guidelines

Food Donations Collection Day

9am-1pm, Saturday, November 16

Do not bring collected food donations to the SF-Marin Food Bank before 10am!

Construction Repairs to Iron Springs Road Continue . . .

For the past few weeks, drill rigs have been busy on Iron Springs Road and we have now been able to place all the anchor beams and begin pouring cement. We are please with the progress being made and can count the weeks until the slide is repaired and Tamarancho once again reopens for full vehicle access.

We are still shy of funds for completing this first phase of construction and welcome support from Scouting families and alumni. To make your gift in support of this important project please click here:

https://donations.scouting.org/li/Tamarancho

See you at camp . . . soon!

Marin Water District Guided Nature Walk --- November 26

Join naturalists on a guided nature walk around Lake Lagunitas and celebrate the changing season by exploring the wet woods and lakeshore. One Tam’s Community Steward and Engagement Fellows will share their knowledge and appreciation for the rich ecological history of the area.

This nature walk will take place after the morning habitat restoration activity, and you are welcome to join either or both events that day. This is a family-friendly activity and minors under the age of 16 must have a guardian present.

Meeting location is at Lake Lagunitas parking lot at 1 p.m. sharp! Parking passes are not provided to those not participating in the morning habitat restoration event. Please purchase a parking pass across from the Sky Oaks Ranger Station.

Commissioner Service for Scouting in Marin

Will you answer the Call? Will you rise to the challenge?

Our unit leaders are in need of your support! Are you ready to step in and guide them to success on their Scouting journey? Your contribution will be invaluable!

Become a resource for Scouting youth and Marin Council programs, providing leaders with the latest information they need. Take on this rewarding challenge and become the hero your fellow leaders and parents genuinely deserve! For more information, contact by email:

Council Commissioner Chris Cardinal. 

Wood Badge 2025 --- The Ultimate Scout Leader Training!

Want to take your Troop/Pack/Crew and your leadership to the next level? Don’t just leave the world a better place for your kids, leave better kids for your world! Get trained!

WOOD BADGE is the ultimate leadership and Scout program training for volunteers involved in all levels of Scouting. No matter if you are a Den Leader, Troop Leader, Pack Committee Member, or any other registered Scouter, Wood Badge is right for you! For more information:

email Course Director Roger Dickerson.

SAVE THE DATES FOR WOOD BADGE!  September 5 - 7 & September 27 - 28, 2025

Reserve your Scouts BSA Summer Resident Camp Week NOW!

After another successful Summer reviving the excellent Scout programs and Camp traditions at Marin-Sierra, we are excited by the opportunities awaiting us as we celebrate the camp's 75th anniversary in 2025! All of our camp forms will be updated soon and the Marin-Sierra webpage has all the exciting details to plan your best week ever at Scouts BSA resident camp! This annual Summer experience is critical to the delivering the promise of adventure and the mission of the BSA to our youth!

Choose your unit session from:

Week #1: June 29 - July 5

Week #2: July 6 - 12

Week #3: July 13 - 19

Week #4: July 20 - 26

Click here to place your unit reservation at the best alpine Summer camp in California!

#MayTheForestBeWithYou #AdventureOn #ScoutMeIn

Click here to download an application for more Summer fun on our Camp Staff team!

Scouting, we are . . .

Prepared. For Life.

At the Marin Council, we will continue to do our best to keep you informed of updates to our program calendar. We will also strive to highlight new ways for your family continue to enjoy and benefit from Scouting both at home and outdoors during these promising times.

Please check our Council website homepage regularly for the most current information and event calendar, and the frequent social media activity on our Facebook and Instagram pages linked below, as well as those for Camps Tamarancho & Marin-Sierra.

Marin Council #035, BSA | www.boyscouts-marin.org | 415-454-1081

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