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The Council calendar is filling up again for Fall so let's 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!
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Council Roundtable Meeting --- 7:30pm Thursday, October 3 | |
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Unit leaders, don't forget to assign someone from your Pack, Troop or Crew to attend the first monthly Roundtable meeting of the new school year! This gathering via ZOOM will start at 7:30pm sharp with opening ceremony and brief announcements for all program volunteers together. The Scouts BSA group will then go into their own break-out session.
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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) and Mike Blum (Scouts)!
ZOOM Meeting ID# 415 454 1081
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40th annual CAL Coastal Clean-up Re-Cap --- September 21 | |
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The 40th annual California Coastal Clean-up Day was held Saturday morning, September 21. This is the largest volunteer event across the country, and there are more than 50 unique sites in Marin County alone including beaches, rocky shores, creeks, marches and more!
Margaret Farley, Troop 50 Committee Chair and Marin Coastal Clean-up Coordinator, would like to acknowledge the following Scouting units for their youth & adult volunteers who participated at the project sites!
Cub Scout Packs 1, 27, 34, 43, 48, 50 & 76
Scouts BSA Troops 50, 73, 84 & 101
The photo above shows some of our Marin Council Scouts attending the free BBQ lunch for all volunteers held afterward at the San Francisco Bay Model Museum in Sausalito!
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TamaranchOlympics Scouts BSA Fall Camporee --- October 4-6 | |
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Six Marin Troops registered seven Scout patrols, but there is still room for more this weekend at the TamaranchOlympics! We'll be getting settled in after backpacking in to camp Friday night and start out early Saturday morning with opening ceremonies and fun patrol competitions followed by an afternoon of training presentations along the Trail to First Class! Dinner will include the famous Golden Spoon cook-off like "Iron Chef" with backpacker's twist, and we will hike to the top of Mt. Olympus (White Hill) to howl at the Moon, followed by a crackerbarrel social in Shady Bend campsite. Knock off some of those pesky requirements or learn new skills for your unit by starting off your Fall camping activities right!
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BSA Certified Angler Instructor Course starts October 9 | |
Help Your Council or Unit Deliver a Quality Fishing Program! This course is designed to give Scouters tools and ideas to get Scouts fishing. We will ignite your desire to introduce Scouts to the wonderful world of fishing. A recent Scout Life magazine survey found that Scouts chose fishing as the fourth most preferred outdoor activity, yet only 35% actually go fishing within the Scouting program. You can become a Fishing Advocate for your unit or council and utilize fishing as a good tool for Recruitment & Retention. Share your passion for fishing with youth by getting trained this October! See further details here!
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Jamboree-on-the-Air/Jamboree-on-the-Internet --- October 19 | |
For the first time in recent memory, we'll be hosting an in-person Jamboree On The Air / Jamboree On the Internet day in San Francisco. In partnership with the San Francisco Radio Club and the San Francisco Veterans Administration, we'll be hosting a day-long event for scouts of all ages. At this event you'll be able to:
Make live, on-air, contact with Scouts around the world!
Cub Scouts can play on the JOTI Minecraft server
Scouts BSA can earn a partial in the Radio Merit Badge
Park for free! The VA is letting us use their entire parking garage in the Presidio. All attendees will receive our special JOTA/JOTI San Francisco Patch for free! Sponsored by the Golden Gate District; don't hestitate to register NOW for this fun activity!
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Marin Water District Nature Activities --- October 19 | |
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Habitat Restoration from 9am to 12noon
This fall, Marin Water and One Tam are offering a special event series that begins with a morning of habitat restoration, followed by an afternoon nature walk. Help protect the watershed and explore Marin’s unique biodiversity by joining us for the first event to kick off the season! The Mt. Tam Watershed’s grassy meadows are home to sun-loving plants and animals and are hunting grounds for birds of prey. The fruits of our open canopy hardwoods – oak, bay and madrone trees – nourish abundant forest wildlife. Help us improve the oak woodland and grassland habitat near Bon Tempe Lake by removing invasive French broom. You’ll help uncover healthy plant communities that support a high diversity of wildlife.
Registration is encouraged, but not required. This family-friendly activity is suitable for ages 8 and up, with parental supervision required for volunteers under 16. All first-time volunteers must sign our Volunteer Service Agreement, and all volunteers under 18 must have the form signed by a parent or guardian. Meeting location is Lake Lagunitas parking lot at 9 am sharp! Parking passes, tools, gloves, snacks and water are provided to volunteers. Please dress for variable weather and bring a water bottle.
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Guided Nature Walk from 1pm to 3pm
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.
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What's New at the Marin Council Trading Post? | |
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We're having a Fall Promotion! Save 20% on matching uniform bottoms with the purchase of uniform top. Available now through November 3, 2024. The Marin Council Trading Post is fully stocked with all the other uniform supplies, handbooks and accessories for all Scouts!
Your local Marin Council Trading Post is open with extended hours during this important time of year; come on down and check it out!
Weekdays Monday through Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
Saturdays 9am to 12noon, September 14 through October 19 ONLY
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Annual "Scouting for Food" Community Food Drive | |
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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 will be delivered in mid-October for distribution to units. Click on the following links for further details:
Door Hanger Distribution Wknd
Saturday/Sunday, November 9-10
Food Donations Collection Day
9am-12pm, Saturday, November 16
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Reserve your Scouts BSA Summer Resident Camp Week NOW! | |
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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
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A Monthly News Bulletin for OA Lodge Members | |
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Talako Lodge is excited to share the incredible highlights from our recent Conclave among the redwoods at Camp Royaneh! It was an unforgettable weekend where we had the privilege of meeting the National Chief—the highest-ranking OA Scout in the nation—as well as other esteemed members of the national committee. Our contingent, led by our very own Lodge Chief Helen P., led our ceremonies team to dominate an important competition. To top it all off, we witnessed the election of our immediate past Lodge Chief Finn D., to the role of Section Chief—an extraordinary achievement within the regional structure.
Looking ahead, we have some exciting events on the horizon! From October 4–6, we’ll be on staff for the annual Fall Camporee at Tamarancho where troops from across Marin will participate in the TamaranchOlympics—it promises to be a weekend full of fun and spirited competition. On the weekend of October 18–20, we'll be holding our Fall Induction Weekend also at Tamarancho, where we'll welcome many new Arrowmen into our lodge.
Talako Lodge always punches above its weight class, but this year has been something special. Congratulations to Finn, our ceremonies team, and everyone who helped make this year’s Conclave a huge success. Let's keep the energy going as we head into these exciting upcoming events!
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Scouting, we are . . .
Prepared. For Life.
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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.
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