 Together, we can help end hunger in Marin!
A staggering one-in-five of your Marin County neighbors was in need of food assistance during this past year. Join Marin Council volunteers on the weekend of Saturday-Sunday, November 9-10 to distribute Scouting for Food door hangers throughout assigned neighborhoods in preparation for our annual door-to-door community service campaign on Saturday, November 16 when we will pick-up food donations and transport them to the SF-Marin Food Bank in San Rafael. Door Hanger Distribution: Saturday/Sunday, November 8-9 Food Donation Collection Day: 9am-1pm, Saturday, November 15 Welcome to the Thanksgiving "Big Turkey" Shoot!
This fun and exciting event is for Cub Scouts Only! (registered Tigers/Wolves/Bears/Webelos in the First through Fifth grades; Lions cannot participate in shooting sports per BSA Policy) No, we will NOT actually be shooting Turkeys! Please read everything below before scheduling your Cub Scout. Follow these steps to register: 1) First, schedule your shooting times for your Cub Scout(s). You may pick only one 40min session of Archery and one 40min session of BB gun per Cub Scout. There is a 5-minute period at the end of each session to allow walking to another range session. When you click the following link the scheduling app will open in a new window. After scheduling, return to the site to pay and download the Release Form to print and sign. If there are no open sessions or schedule that suits you, then do not schedule your Scout and do not proceed to steps #2 and #3. Repeat; if there are no time slots available, do not register. Click here to schedule! If you make a mistake and need to edit the schedule, email MJ Andrews with a correction request. 2) Scouts must have the release form signed by at least one parent/guardian. Bring it with you to the event. Please arrive at Camp Tamarancho at least 15-20 minutes before your session for the range safety talk. Your Scout will not be allowed to shoot if they miss this important briefing. 3) After scheduling, please return to the site to pay. The cost is just $10 per Cub Scout (not per session), and that covers 1 session of each range & target activity for the Scout, and a participation patch. Please bring a bag lunch if you are staying during the afternoon lunch break (12pm to 12:30pm) when the ranges are closed. If there are no open sessions or schedules that suit you, then do not pay. After scheduling your time slots, click the "REGISTER" button on the left or bottom of the page to begin the payment process. Your range use schedule and payment should match. If not, the paid registration or online schedule will be cancelled. Contact E-mail [email protected] Cost $10.00 per Participant  A message from Marin Council.... While we were able to re-open Iron Springs Road this Spring and regain easy vehicle access to Tamarancho, we needed to significantly cut into Council reserves to make this happen. Coupled with the many ongoing repairs at both camp properties and the increased operating costs across the board has made it difficult to maintain a solid financial footing for the Council. To correct this situation and regain our balance, we need your help! Your donation to the Marin Council will stay local and supports both our camps as well as our annual operating budget which funds everything from insurance, staff support, camperships, Scouting for Food printing, recruitment materials, national technology licenses, and so much more. Please consider joining in support of Scouting in Marin and becoming a Friend of Scouting through your tax-deductible donation. We’d ask families to consider a gift of $250 annually but recognize some can give more and some might give less. Regardless, every gift makes a difference! To make your donation to the Marin Council today – click here: Give - Scouting America. Scouting @ Home Ideas
Service Project Idea: A Scout is a Friend to All Under the present circumstances, many seniors in our community can't leave their homes nor are they able to enjoy friends or family visiting. We'd like to help comfort them and hope that Marin Scouts will join in a service project during the next month or so. If you'd like to write to a senior in our community letting them know Scouts are thinking about them during this crisis, you can US mail or email them to the Marin Council, BSA office and we will send them out. Don't include personal address information in the body of the letter; we will forward any responses to you directly. For more information email Michael Dybeck. Thanks in advance for your participation! New Marin Council Online Program Feeling a bit of cabin fever? Fighting boredom? Tired of the virtual classroom? Missing out on all the usual Scouting fun? In response to our regional "Shelter-in-Place" directive and "Social Distancing" recommendations, we are pleased to offer a new "Scouting @ Home" program geared toward fun, learning and advancement opportunities. Click here for many exciting details and resources! Virtual Field Trips There are many interesting web resources available for easy access including museums, the National Parks, and more. We found a great collection conveniently located all at one site; click here! BSA National Council resources In the coming days, this web link will be updated with some of our favorite Scouting activities for each age group that can be done at home. Please check back regularly, and let your friends know that theses activities are a great option for at-home fun and learning for Scouting families and non-Scouting families alike. Click here!  The Marin Council Fishing Derby will be on Saturday, May 9. This is held at the Marin Rod & Gun Club in Point San Quentin. The MR&GC donate the use of their pier and BBQ area every year for this event! The day will start with fishing and tackle instruction (if you need it) from 9:30-10:45. The derby part of the day begins at 11:00 and runs until 1:00. After that, there is a BBQ with loads of prizes. A $6 donation per person covers the costs of bait, BBQ, prizes, and incidentals. However, if a Scout brings a Scout-age friend who is not already in Scouting, the friend and the Scout do not pay. You can find out more information and register by clicking this link to the Marin Council web site. Everyone must download and bring the release form on the day of the event (don't send it in earlier). For Fishing Derby questions, email Joe Cilia. For registration questions, email the Marin Council. -------------------- One of the ways we can show our appreciation to the Marin Rod & Gun Club is to participate in their cleanup day at the Club on the morning of March 28. If you would like more information about the time, email the Club by clicking this link. Let's show our appreciation to them for the years of generous donations!  |
