Cub Scout Games - Sept 11
The Mission Peak district of the San Francisco Bay Area Council is hosting a Scout event at Central Park in Fremont on September 11th (view map of Central Park). This is a big event on the shores of Lake Elizabeth including Dragon Boat Races for Boy Scout units as well as an opportunity to see what older Scouts are up to.
The focus for Cub Scout units such as Pack 163 is an Opening Ceremony and the Cub Scout Games.
Here’s the info from our unit commissioners.
The Opening Ceremony - 8:30 am
We would like all Packs, Troops, Posts, Teams, and Crews to participate in the Opening Ceremony that will begin at 9 am and run for approximately 30 minutes.
- Beginning at 8:30 am we would like all the Scouts to assembly by unit over by the row of Poplars closest to the Teen Center parking lot, to form up and participate in an opening flag procession that will include marching over to the Opening Ceremony area that will be over by the Boat House.
- Look for Mike Vigil at the assembly area
- Each unit needs to bring their flags and flag stands to the Opening Ceremony, since they will be involved in the opening flag ceremony and we are asking everyone to leave their flags in the Opening Ceremony for the remainder of the day for all the public to see. Make certain that you have a flag stand that will keep your flag from falling over.
- Each Scout is required to wear their full uniform for the Opening ceremony, but they may remove their uniform shirt and wear their unit t-shirt if they are competing in either the Dragon Boat Races or Cub Scout Games.
Cub Scouts and the rest of the audience are welcome to go down to the lake and check out the Dragon Boats until race time which will start at around 10:30 am, or gather around the Cub Scout Games area that will be set up after the Opening Ceremony concludes.
Just a reminder about food, water, etc. We recommend that you bring enough food, water, and snacks for your unit and/or your family since it is unlikely that there will be any food vendors open on September 11th to provide for all of your needs.
Cub Scout Games - 10:30 am
Cub Scout Games will be limited to Cub Scouts, Webelos Scouts, and their brothers and sisters who are not older than 5th graders.
- The Games will start at 10:30 am and run through 1:30 pm. No pre-registration is required and their will be a $1.00 fee for the Scout Day patch payable on the day of the Games.
- Each participant will sign in at the registration desk where they will receive a portfolio that they will get stamped as they complete each activity. The activities are designed so Scouts as young as Tiger Cub age will be able to complete them, and be fun for our older Cub Scouts.
- There will be 7 stations they must complete in order to earn their patch (we’ll make certain that everyone earns their patch).
After you complete Cub Scout Games we encourage you and your family to hang around and watch the Dragon Boat Races, eat the picnic lunch you may have brought with you, or otherwise just hang around and visit with the other Scouting families who will be there.
Photos from the Event
Here’s Pack 163 getting ready for the Opening Ceremony on September 11.
Dragon Boat Races
