Be a part of the fun and adventure! Scouting provides an educational program for boys and young adults to build character, to train in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and to develop personal fitness.

The Mt. Diablo Silverado Council serves over 21,000 youth through our Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, Venturing Crews and Explorer Posts throughout Contra Costa, Solano, Lake, Napa and northern Alameda counties and provides the Scouting Program to youth ages 6 through 20. Registration is a simple process and is determined by age or school grade.

• Cub Scouts - boys age 7-10 or grades 1-5
• Boy Scouts - boys age 11-18 or grades 6-12
• Varsity Scouts - boys ages 14 - 18
• Venturing - young men and women ages 14 - 21

To find out more about joining scouting click here.

Annual Business Meeting
The 2010 Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Annual business meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 8,2010 at 7:00 pm all Chartered Organization reps and Board Members are eligible to attend. Please RSVP your attendance by contacting Leila Asadzadeh at 925-674-6101 or by email by Wednesday February 3rd, 2010.

Annual Recognition Dinner
The council’s Annual Recognition Dinner, chaired by Steve Phillips, is held each year to recognize outstanding volunteers. Next year’s dinner will be held on Friday, February 19, 2010, at the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel. There the 2009 Silver Beaver recipients will be recognized. Learn More..

BSA Membership Fee Increase
The BSA Executive Board unanimously passed a resolution at the business meeting on May 22 to increase the traditional membership registration fee for all youth and adults to $15 from its current $10, effective Jan. 1, 2010. The last fee increase, which was from $7 to $10, was in 2003. The Exploring fee remains $10.

In late 2009 and 2010, the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council will celebrate 100 years of scouting with one event each month. Make sure you don’t miss out on what is sure to be the biggest celebration of the century!

Find out more 100th Anniversary Information here!

Boy Scouts of America Today

In celebration of the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary, the BSA and licensee DK Publishing will produce a new photo book to document Scouting as it exists today. This book, Boy Scouts of America: Today, is scheduled to be released in October 2010 and will incorporate both professional and amateur photographs of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers engaged in activities that represent the 12 points of the Scout Law.

To support this book, the BSA is sponsoring the Boy Scouts of America: Today National Photo Contest... View the Official Press Release.

Adventure Base 100

In celebration of the organization’s 100th anniversary, the National BSA is bringing a truly unique and interactive experience to our area, the Adventure Base 100. Created specifically for the Boy Scouts of America’s 100th Anniversary Celebration, Adventure Base 100 is traveling the country to rally people of all ages to take part in "Celebrating the Adventure, Continuing the Journey". Click here for more information about Adventure Base 100.

The Northern California Jamboree

Experience “Reenactments and Living History” as Scouting’s past come to life at the Northern California Jamboree. There will be a Merit Badge Midway, interactive displays, activities, demonstrations, entertainment, extreme sports, field sports, high adventure, historic Brownsea Island, a Mountain Man Village, an Order of the Arrow Village, mountaineering, today’s technology, Jamboree on the Air plus much, much more. Find more information at the Northern California Jamboree Website.

Scouts respond to cry for relief in Haiti
The Boy Scouts of America is rallying its troops in an effort to join the World Organization of the Scouting Movement (WOSM) in assisting families devastated by recent earthquakes as many Scouts and Scouters have been looking for ways to assist in Haitian relief efforts. After communicating with officials of WOSM on current, mid-term and long term needs of the Haitian people, the BSA has decided to focus on sending new tents and new sleeping bags to assist those who have no shelter.

Learn how you can help!

The Summit: Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
The New River Gorge region of West Virginia will become home to a premier Scouting destination – offering a new high-adventure base and national leadership programs, and a permanent home to the National Scout Jamboree. The 10,600-acre site will realize the vision of a national center of Scouting excellence.

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Boy Scouts of America Races into a New Decade with Dale Coyne Racing
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) and Dale Coyne Racing (DCR) today announced that the two legendary organizations are teaming up to promote family fun and education through a new BSA IndyCar venture. Scouts can experience the BSA’s No. 19 IndyCar entry throughout the 17-race 2010 IZOD IndyCar® Series schedule, including the “greatest spectacle in racing,” the Indianapolis 500.

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