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Shooting Sports Weekend – March 24-26
Council Camporee – April 29-30
Renew your Youth Protection Training and AB 506 Training – Now required for all BSA volunteers in CA
Spring Wood Badge Hosted by SVMBC (for Adults)
Venturing Roundtable – Join us on Zoom the second Tuesday of every month, 7pm. Same link every time. (for Venturers)
Adult Trainings – Lots of courses coming up!
A successful leader is a trained leader. Check out this page for dates and times for your position.
Hiller Merit Badge Workshops
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SCOUT SHOP & SERVICE CENTERS
SERVICE CENTERS – Locations & Hours
SCOUT SHOPS – Locations & Hours
NEW Days & Hours
The Peninsula Scout Shop (Foster City) has updated days and hours. Please call (650) 358-0588 to ensure someone will be available.
Mon: 10am-5pm (Closed for lunch 1-2pm)
Tues: 10am-5pm (Closed for lunch 1-2pm)
Wed: CLOSED
Thu: 10am-5pm (Closed for lunch 1-2pm)
Fri: 10am-5pm (Closed for lunch 1-2pm)
Sat: 10am-4pm
Sun: CLOSED
CLOSED Dates
Martin Luther King, Jr Day – Mon, Jan 16, 2023
President’s Day – Mon, Feb 20, 2023
Good Friday – Fri, Apr 7, 2023
2022 Holiday Dates
New Year’s Day (observed) – Mon, Jan 3
MLK – Mon, Jan 17
Presidents Day – Mon, Feb 21
Good Friday – Fri, Apr 15
Memorial Day – Mon, May 30
Independence Day – Mon, July 4
Labor Day – Mon, Sep 5
Veteran’s Day – Fri, Nov 11
Thanksgiving – Thu-Fri, Nov 24-25
Christmas – Fri Dec 23 and Mon, Dec 26
Our SERVICE CENTERS
Thu-Fri, Nov 25-26 – Both service centers will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving. See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SCOUT SHOPS
Thu-Fri, Nov 25-26 – Both Scout shops will be CLOSED for Thanksgiving.
Wed, Dec 1 – Thu, Dec 2 at 1:00pm – Our Palo Alto store will be CLOSED for inventory.
See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SERVICE CENTERS
Thu-Fri, Dec 23-24 – Both service centers will be CLOSED for
Christmas. See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SCOUT SHOPS
Fri, Dec 24 – Sun, Jan 2 – Our Foster City Scout Shop will be CLOSED Christmas Eve thru New Year’s weekend
Our SERVICE CENTERS
Mon, Jan 3 – Both service centers will be CLOSED for New Year. See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SCOUT SHOPS
Fri, Dec 24 – Sun, Jan 2 – Our Foster City Scout Shop will be CLOSED Christmas Eve thru New Year’s weekend
Our SERVICE CENTERS
Mon, Jan 17 – Both service centers will be CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SCOUT SHOPS
Mon, Jan 17 – Our Foster City Scout Shop will be CLOSED for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Our SERVICE CENTERS
Mon, Feb 21 – Both service centers will be CLOSED for Presidents’ Day. See locations, hours, and guidelines.
Our SCOUT SHOPS
Mon, Feb 21 – Our Foster City Scout Shop will be CLOSED for Presidents’ Day
Internet Advancement
On Scouting
Aaron On Scouting
- Montana volunteer uncovers fascinating history of woman Scouting pioneerBeth Groeneveld was one of the founders of the fledgling Boy Scouts of America movement in Butte, Montana, 78 years before women were allowed to be Scoutmasters
- Conservation is built into Sea Base Marine STEM AdventureThe Marine STEM Adventure at Sea Base isn’t just about science, technology, engineering and math. It’s also about conservation.
- BSA leadership welcomes all: We’re saving a seat for YOU at the Scouting tableScouting is a movement, and movements don’t stay still. They grow. They improve. And they always keep going. The proof is in Scouting’s own history. In 1936, the BSA approved the position of “den mother,”
- Meet your 2023 National Duty to God Award recipientsThe National Duty to God Award recognizes adults for their transformational leadership in supporting the spiritual foundation of Scouting.
- Illinois Scouts BSA troop for girls is thriving, plus other good news from this weekTroop 2119 in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, is going strong … Scout builds furniture from scraps … Cub Scouts meet dogs … and more good news from this week!
- Let’s meet this year’s National Order of the Arrow officersZach Grinvalsky, an Eagle Scout from the Tidewater Council, has been elected by his peers to serve as the 2023 Order of the Arrow national chief.
- This Saturday, do a Conservation Good Turn by participating in Earth HourAs we approach Earth Day, consider participating in Earth Hour, when every person on Earth is asked to turn off the lights in their homes for one hour.
- Acoustic Music Camp should strike a chord with music loversBeginners and advanced players alike are invited to the Summit Bechtel Reserve this August for Acoustic Music Camp.
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