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.

What Scouting has meant to me…
The Mt. Diablo Silverado Council of the Boy Scouts of America would like Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Varsity Scouts to participate in the “What Scouting has meant (or means) to me…” essay contest. There will be two categories of entries, written essays and video essays. Learn More..

Eagle Scout Lou Paulson Interview
Dr. Henrik Mann, President, GenCom International, LLC and host of the talk zone program invited Lou Paulson to discuss how being a Scout affected his life and career. Lou is a dynamic Mt. Diablo Silverado Council Eagle Scout, Executive Board Member and President of the California Fire Fighter Association. Listen to Lou’s motivational interview.

Council Position on Cell Tower at Camp Herms
As many of you know we were approached last year by a mobile service provider to place a cell tower on our Camp Herms property. The council’s volunteer leadership decided to explore this option because we felt it could help support Scouting in our community.

Throughout this process we’ve received input regarding the cell tower’s affect on the health and safety of Scouts and residents in the neighborhood and the potential impact on property values. The council greatly values this input. We have hired an independent consult to study health and safety issues and will certainly consider the results of these studies in our final decision.

At this point the council is still waiting on the summary from those findings and no final decisions have been made. When the studies are complete the executive committee will review the reports and input from the community and make a decision that is in the best interest of the council and the community. We expect to conclude this process in March.

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.

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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