The Adventurer
The ,e-sletter of Troop 235
SCOUTMASTER: Steve Israel COMMITTEE CHAIR: Tony Gerst TREASURER: Mike White ADVANCEMENT CHAIR: Bonnie Hazarabedian ACTIVITIES CHAIR: Richard Brown TRAINING CHAIR: Bob Fritzky MEMBERSHIP COORDINATOR: Frank Chiang CHAPLAIN: Roy Adams SECRETARY: Joe Alfieri SENIOR PATROL LEADER: Chris W. EDITOR: Julie Carlson (376-7553)
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December Calendar
December 2 7:30 pm Troop Meeting Los Perales (Open House preparation) Mt. Diablo RimRover Hike Starbucks (Rheem) Open House Committee Meeting Troop Meeting (Slideshows of Philmont/ Yosemite) Los Perales St. Monica Parish Center Los Perales
December 6 December 9
8:30 am 7:00 pm
December 11 7:30 pm December 16 7:30 pm
Coming in January ...
January 3 January 24—25 Urban Hike in San Francisco Snow Campout
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MOUNT DIABLO RIMROVER HIKE—NEW DATE! SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6
01234 A day hike to the summit of Mt. Diablo. This outing will be a moderately difficult hike with beautiful views of central Contra Costa County and beyond. The hike will start at Rock City and travel along the Summit Trail to the top of Mt. Diablo and return. The total distance is approximately 7 miles with an elevation gain of 2249 feet. We will eat lunch at the summit while enjoying the views. Hikers should bring a sack lunch, trail food, and a minimum of two quarts of water and should be prepared for varying weather and terrain conditions depending on the recent rains (if any). Adults are welcome to participate along with the Scouts. Scouts needing to complete Second Class Requirement 1b will have an opportunity to do so on this hike. 01"54 Saturday, 06 December 2008 @ 8:30 am 01"&"4Meet at Starbucks at Rheem Shopping Center at 8:30 sharp. We will travel to Rock City via the South Entrance to Mt. Diablo State Park. 0164 Why not? You can climb the tallest peak in Contra Costa County. Scouts will receive the coveted Mt. Diablo Rim Rover upon completion of the hike. 78,34 $9 per Scouts/adults are free. Collected monies for this trek will cover the cost of park entrance fees and fuel/mileage cost for drivers. Please make checks payable to Troop 234. 98:4 Submit fees & forms by Tuesday, 02 December ;8&$,4 Troop medical & consent forms. <#8-3 ="2>"&,4 Brad Silva (283-4751 or pcnightowl@yahoo.com) Stephen Iwata (631-2489 or ski2475@comcast.net) A>-@3 ="2>"&,4 Dan Smith (247-0855 or danssmith1@comcast.net) Dante DaRodda (631-1457 or ddarodda@comcast.net)
TROOP 234 OPEN HOUSE—DECEMBER 9TH
On Tuesday, 09 December, Troop 234 will host an OB"5 98-," for the local Webelos and their parents. All Scouts are needed to help out with this important recruiting event. There will be Dutch oven desserts and demonstrations of Scoutcraft. A@@ <#8-3, ,18-@> B@25 38 2&&CD" 23 =8, P"&2@", <#188@ 23 F4)) B$G Yes, that's 30 minutes earlier than usual. Please contact your Patrol Leader to learn how you can help recruit the next crop of Newbies.
FOOD DRIVE RESULTS
Congratulations—the District collected 23,753 pounds of food on November 15th. Of this amount the total for the Troop weighed in at 650 pounds. Congratulations to the Ravens Patrol as the winning patrol. The Ravens collected 302 pounds! The Ravens will celebrate their victory at Mountain Mike’s Moraga on Tuesday, December 16th at 6:00 pm, prior to the Troop meeting.
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SNOW CAMPOUT
A weekend of Camping, Building Igloos and Playing in the Snow at Sugar Pine State Park, Lake Tahoe January 24 and 25, 2009 Meeting Place/Time: Saturday, January 24 at Terzetto Parking Lot at 7:00 AM (sharp) Return to Moraga: early evening of Sunday January 25 “Blue Form” Permission slips and check for $50.00 due by Tues Jan 13, 2009 (Make Check out to “Troop 234” Parents go for Free) Bring: Clothing/Sleeping Gear to keep warm Money for travel meals. (Dinner on way home.) Information/Leadership Dan Smith: 247-0855
Tenderfoot Physical Fitness Requirement
Calling all Scouts who have not yet reached Tenderfoot! If you have not yet completed both Tenderfoot Physical Fitness requirements (10a and 10b), you should come to Rancho Laguna on Sunday, December 7, at 3pm. The meeting will take about one hour. Make sure you bring your Scout Handbook and shoes you will feel comfortable running in. If you have any questions email crashtestdummy415@gmail.com or call 285-1402.
Missing Equipment!
The Troop is missing a patrol box and several dutch ovens. Replacing these items will put a big dent in our car wash profits. Please check (and re-check) your garage and see if you have any of these items. We will need the ovens for Cub Scout recruitment activities including the Open House on December 9th. From your Quartermasters
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