First Year Program New scouts focus on building their basic skills and bonding with each other in a structured program. Our goal A Few Facts about Troop 120 is to enable them to achieve First Class within 18 Troop 120 is about 45-49 Scouts, months, if they are active. typically including about 8-10 first- year Scouts. Our Scouts span the age Our program aligns with BSA’s Troop 120 range from 10½ to 18 with ranks from objectives of developing www.t120.org to Eagle. We have 4 active Eagle character, citizenship and Scouts, and 2 Life Scouts actively personal fitness. working on their Eagle projects. Our

scouts come from packs in of America Scouting in Quarantine and around Fremont, Union City and Golden Gate Area Council 2020 has certainly tested our Newark as well as some boys who have Mission Peak District abilities enjoying scouting in never been Cub Scouts. the traditional ways but T120 Troop 120 is an offshoot from Troop will continue actively scouting! Millard Elementary - Fremont, California 199. T120 began operations in October T120 continues to meet weekly, SIP Meetings via Zoom 2017 when as T199 we totaled almost although our format currently is Wednesdays @ 7:00pm 100 Scouts and our Scouts and parents via Zoom. T120 Scouts are decided that the troop would better learning skills and advancing serve our Scouts if we were a smaller, ranks at a healthy pace. Merit more manageable size. The Chartering Badges are also being offered organization is Our Lady of Guadalupe via Zoom. For the moment, we are Parish. having virtual camping trips and service projects where we T120 meets weekly year-round. Average involve our families in order to attendance at any single meeting is maintain social distancing 35+ Scouts plus parents and leaders. standards. As our environment Service projects are an important part and BSA standards allow, we will of the culture of Troop 120. incorporate traditional scouting

Camping is planned back into our program. 11 months of : year. Troop Leadership William Brown, [email protected] An important part of Scouting is Troop 120 is all providing an opportunity for about having fun New Member Coordinator: young people to learn to lead. while enabling the Elena Vera, [email protected] To provide that opportunity T120 Scouts to develop to is “Scout led”, meaning that the their full potential ASM, Administrator: Scouts plan and run the meetings through adventures Rebeca Rafael,[email protected] and the outings. and opportunities.

Parent Community Troop Activities Our calendar The parents Troop 120 Scouts plan, is annually of Troop prepare and implement the planned by 120 Scouts troop activities with some the Patrol are guidance from leaders and Leader expected to parents. Activities Council and be involved traditionally include: accepted by in the  10-11 campouts a year: the Parent Troop troop rain, snow or shine operations Committee. We  to support 1-2 high adventure do our best to keep the dates fixed once the the Scouts. trips calendar has been set but occasionally some Scouts rely  Summer Camp activities will get changed due to weather, the availability of the facilities, etc. Other on parents and adults to enable a  5-7 service projects great Scouting experience. Past activities may be added depending on interest  Eagle Scouts without exception have Day outings of Scouts and support of parents and leaders. had the support and participation of at least one of their parents in our troop.

At least one parent from each family is required to register. The only fee for the parent is the BSA registration fee.

Membership and fees The Troop balances activities with advancement to create a fun and well-rounded program for Scouts. The activities are mostly funded pay-as-you-go and we only occasionally do fundraising.

A one-time Joining fee covers the cost of troop-specific cap, neckerchief, slide, loops, troop number and troop t-shirt.

Annual dues include the annual registration fees from BSA and the Golden Gate Area Council. In addition, Annual dues cover Troop supplies, rank and merit badges, recognition awards and troop wide expenses.