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So You Want to Join Scouting?
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 or to find your local pack, troop, team, or crew visit beascout.org.
Council News
MyScouting.org Down Time
Changes have been made to the schedule for MyBSA/MyScouting downtime and maintenance. The system will now be unavailable on Saturday, February 4 from 4 am PST to 3:00 pm PST. It will, however, be completely accessible the weekend of February 10-12th.
Revised Dates and Maintenance Hours
February 4 Saturday 4:00 AM, PST – 3:00 PM, PST
February 17 - 18 Friday at 7:00 PM, PST, through Saturday at 6:00 AM, PST
February 24 - 25 Friday at 7:00 PM, PST, through Saturday at 6:00 AM, PST
Council Calendar Update
Here at the Mt. Diablo Silverado, we are working hard to deliver more relevant and upated information to you, the volunteers. Sometimes we encounter setbacks to our time schedules. In an effort to keep you informed, please find the latest calendare for January, February, and March 2012. Please continue to check back to the Council website and calendar for all of these items and much more!
MDSC Resource Guide
The Mt. Diablo Silverado Council is excited to introduce our 2011 Resource Guide. Perfect for Scouting volunteers, the Resource Guide provides a program calendar for the summer and fall of this year as well as general information about our council and Scouting as a whole.
Online Registration
National News
Philmont Training Center 2012 Registration Now Available
Greetings from the Philmont Training Center!
October is an exciting month in the Boy Scouts of America. With so many new leaders joining the BSA this time of year, adult leader training becomes an even more important topic. As part of your discussions about training we encourage you to talk about Philmont Training Center (PTC), the National Training Center of the BSA at your roundtables and committee meetings.
American Spirit Award Presented to Boy Scout
The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation will present its American Spirit Award to Jack Pape, a 17-year-old Boy Scout from Omaha, Nebraska. Pape will be recognized for helping to provide first aid to Scouts injured during the tornado that struck Little Sioux Scout Ranch in 2008 and for administering CPR to a young boy who had stopped breathing while at a hotel swimming pool in 2009.
Robotics Merit Badge Released
Earning the Robotics merit badge requires Scouts to understand how robots move, sense the environment, and understand what to do by building a robot. Scouts explore the field of robotics to understand what it is about, and whether this may be a field of interest as a career.
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