Cub Scout Awards, Outings and Hikes with Patches, STEM-- Summer Fun – Roundtable 5/11/17 National Den Award The National Den Award recognizes dens that conduct a quality, year-round program. Service projects, field trips, character development, and Cub Scout camping are areas that are emphasized. Dens earn the award as a team, not as individual den members. The recognition is a ribbon for the den flag or den doodle. To earn the National Den Award, a Cub Scout den must A. Have at least 50 percent of the den’s Tigers, Cub Scouts, or Webelos Scouts attend two Den meetings and one pack meeting or activity each month of the year. B. Complete six of the following during the year: 1. Use the denner system within the den. 2. In a Tiger den, use shared leadership and rotate the boy/adult host team. 3. Have 50 percent of the den go on three field trips per year. A field trip may be used in place of a den meeting. 4. As a den, attend a Cub Scout day camp, Cub Scout or Webelos Scout resident camp, or a council family camping event with at least 50 percent of the den membership. 5. Conduct three den projects or activities leading to a discussion of the Scout Law. 6. Have 50 percent of the den earn at least three elective adventure loops or adventure pins. 7. Have 50 percent of the den participate in a patriotic ceremony or parade. 8. Have 50 percent of the den participate in a den conservation/resource project. 9. Have 50 percent of the den participate in at least one den service project. See page 43, new Cub Scout Leader Book National Summertime Pack Award The pack can qualify for the National Summertime Pack Award certificate and streamer by planning and conducting three pack activities—one each in June, July, and August (or during other school vacations if your pack is in a year-round school). Dens with an average attendance of at least half their members at the three summer pack events are eligible for a colorful den participation ribbon. Boys who participate in all three pack events are eligible to receive the National Summertime Pack Award pin, which they can wear on the right pocket flap of their uniform. This is an individual recognition for boys, not adults. The award application may be found at www.scouting.org. William T. Hornaday Unit Award The basic purpose of the Hornaday Awards program is to encourage learning about natural resource conservation and the environment. Understanding and practicing sound stewardship of natural resources and environmental protection strengthens Scouting's emphasis on respecting the outdoors. A Cub Scout pack may earn this award by completing a unique, substantial conservation project. At least 60 percent of registered unit members must participate. This award is granted through the Conservation Service of the BSA National Council. Packs must apply for the award through their local council. 1 Cub Scout Awards, Outings and Hikes with Patches, STEM-- Summer Fun – Roundtable 5/11/17 1-Den (and Pack) Outings Boys enjoy visiting museums, business establishments, parks, and other attractions. Here are some suggestions: ▪ How Things Are Made - Visit manufacturing plants such as aircraft, automotive, appliance, or electronic firms; chemical, paper, plastic, paint, furniture, or toy plants; and handicrafts or other small-craft industries. ▪ How Your City Runs - Visit power, water, and sewage plants; a gas company; police and fire stations; city hall; municipal buildings; the county jail; a telephone company; the post office; the Red Cross; hospitals; newspaper plants; and radio, television, and weather stations. ▪ How Your City Is Fed - Visit truck and dairy farms, flour mills, and bakeries; food processing, canning, or bottling plants; stockyards and meat or poultry packing houses; a fish hatchery; beverage, candy, and ice- cream companies; markets; and food distributors. ▪ Learn About Your Heritage - Visit art galleries, museums, and memorials; celebrated old homes, monuments, and other historic sites; places of worship; civic centers; important local buildings; summer theaters and band concerts; and local historical celebrations. When these field trips are coordinated with the required and elective adventures, they can help bring learning to life by allowing boys to experience firsthand the things they have been learning about. Most adventures will include opportunities for a den outing that may fulfill part of an advancement requirement. Some Cool Free (mostly) Places to visit – google for more info and check times and availability Jelly Belly Factory, Fairfield 40 min walking tour Marin French Cheese Company, Petaluma (136 yr old) 7 days a week 10:00, 11:00, noon, 3:00 Mrs Grossman’s, Petaluma – lsrgest sticker manufacturer in US – 1 hour tour M-Th by reservation $3 per person fee (800)429-4549 McRoskey Mattress Company, San Francisco – tours Thurs 1pm by reservation (877)499-9600 Mee Mee Bakery, San Franciso – fortune Cookie bakery M-Sat 10am-4pm (415)362-3204 Alembic, Santa Rosa - instrument maker Wed 11:00 reservations (707)523-2611 Heath Ceramics, Sausalito tableware and architectural tile Sat/Sun 11am reservations (415)332-3732X13 Paramount Theater Oakland – tours 1st and 3rs sat no reserve. required 10:00 am $1/person – 2 hours Corbin, Hollister – motorcycle factory – self guided walking tour M-F 8am-4pm/Sat 8am-noon Hilmar Cheese Company, Hilmar Self guided tours 8am-6pm, guided tours Sat/Sun 11 & 1 Oakdale Cheese Company, Oakdale no reservations – free Sun Empire Foods, Kerman handmade coated delicacies – chocolate, dried fruits, brittles – half hour tours weekdays 9am-3pm Jan-Sept – reservations (800)242-4SUN Boudin Bakery, San Francisco – Docent tours $5/person, self-fuide $3/person It’s-It , Burlingame – M-F 10am-6 Dandelion Chocolate, San Francisco – closed toes shoes required – children’s classes (age 7-12) Cowgirl Creamery, Point Reyes Stateion $5/person- 15 person tours AT&T Park - $12.50 adults $7.50 children 10:30-12:30 except game days 415-972-2400 Cohn-Stone Studios, Richmond – hand blown glass by apt [email protected] Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael Ca – go to website guidedogs.com for info reservations reqrd for 7+ II Fiorello Olive Oil Company – Fairfield go t company website – open daily tours by apt Intel Museum, Santa Clara – M-F 9am-6pm Sat 10am to 5pm free Levi Strauss & Co, San Francisco M-F 9am-6pm, Sat/Sun 10am-5pm – 6 museum quality pavilions MvEvoy Ranch – oil oil – by appointment only $30-$90/person NASA Ames Research Center, Moffet Field – NASA Exploration Center Smyers Glass Studio, Benecia – working glass studio Open M-Sat 10-4, Sun 10-5 May-Dec reserve reqrd – tours start at 10am free. Adult docent led tours $85.00 every 45 min, children/students free. 45 max TCHO – New American Chocolate, San Francisco – about 1 hour, 10:30 am and 2pm every day, free – up to 29 people, arrive 5 min early – reservations requited – no open toe shoes, no children under 8, – no jewelry/watches/cell phones/ cameras, no bags/backpacks/purses. Hodo Soy, Oakland 2 Cub Scout Awards, Outings and Hikes with Patches, STEM-- Summer Fun – Roundtable 5/11/17 The Sewage Treatment Plant in Martinez – a really cool tour (925)229-7329 – must be age 10+ w/ parent (adult?) – closed toed shoes, long pants and sleeves - limited to 15 people USS Hornet – groups of 15 can make advanced reservations- discounts ($6.00 youth/$12.00 adults) and get a ride of the flight simulator $5.) and get lunch in the officer’s mess ($8.50 box/$12.00 hot – bring a bag lunch and eat on the warf). Have Living Ship Day, Overnight programs, History Mystery Tours, and Morning Flashlight Tours. www.uss-hornet.org Alcatraz – in advance especially in summer tour fees Rosie the Riveter WWII Home Front, Richmond, CA also SS Red Oak Victory Ship www.nps.gov Oakland Zoo & San Francisco Zoo Black Diamond Mine, Antioch weekends only limited tour times check online $5/person Museums – DeYoung-Golden Gate first tues of every month/ first full weekend for BofA card Holders Asian Art Museum – free first Sunday California Academy of Sciences – Free 4 Sundays a year – once a quarter on Sundays International Art Museum – free admission and gift pass available online Legion of Honor – free first Tuesday Yerba Buena Center for the Arts – Free first Tuesday Museum of Craft and Design – free first Tuesday Museum of the African Diaspora (MoAD) – free third Thursday 5-8pm The Exploratorium – 5-6 days per year – Groundhog day (Feb 2nd), Pi day (March 14th) Mother’s Day, Engineering Day (late September), Founders day (mid-October) Oakland Museum of California – First Sunday $5 donation Contemporary Jewish Museum – Free first Tuesday SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – free for 18 and under - with periodic “Free Family days” where an adult is free when accompanied by an 18 and under. BAMPFA – Berkeley Art Museum - Free First Thursday Bay Area Discovery Museum, Saucalito – free first Wednesday Conservatory of Flowers – free first Tuesday GLBT Museum, Castro Free First Wednesday Pez Museum, Burlingame Free First Thursday Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History – free first Friday SF Camerawork – SoMa – free every day – closed sun/mon Chinese Historical Society, SF Chinatown – free first Sunday Japanese Tea Garden (Golden Gate Park) Free Mon/ Wed/Fri for admission before 10am San Francisco Botanical Garden – free 2nd tues and 7:30-9:30 am every day Berkeley Botanical Garden – free first Wednesday Oakland Aviation Museum Chabot Space and Science Center, Oakland African American Museum and Library, Oakland USS Patomac – FDR’s floating