Hi Parents, we are having a GaGa Ball Tournament on Sat, Aug 7 from 9-12 at Borego Park in Foothill Ranch. This is a recruiting event and the cub scouts from the packs in our district have all been invited. But, we need your help to make it happen. Ellen Dever, our new Membership Chair, is leading the coordination and needs help in the following areas:

Our Annual Planning Meeting is scheduled for Fri, July 30 at 6 p.m. at the Souza's. We'll have pizza and swimming. All scouts are welcome, but all members of the PLC are expected to attend, as well as ASMs. See the calendar for details.

Our first-ever Ga-Ga Ball Tournament is scheduled for Sat, Aug. 7 at Borego Park in Foothill Ranch. This is a recruitment activity aimed at incoming Webelos and prospective scouts. We need full participation from scouts, as well as help from parents to make it happen. Watch for details soon!

Our Online Store now has Class B items for sale again! For those who are new, we have gray t-shirts for scouts (both short and long-sleeve), and green t-shirts for adults (short-sleeve only). The adult shirts come in both men's and a new ladies V-neck style. There is also a gray zippered hoodie for both scouts and adults, as well as hats and briefcases. Please purchase any items through the Online Store, and pay via PayPal. Any questions, please contact our Class B Coordinator, Daisy Li, daisycai@hotmail.com. 

Parents, we could use some additional merit badge counselors for the scouts in our troop. You don't need any special expertise, just an interest and basic knowledge of the merit badge. You'll also need to fill out some paperwork and take some online training, but that only helps you know what you're doing! Attached is a list of merit badges that have no counselor in our troop. If any of these appeal to you, and you'd like to help us out, please contact Nancy Souza at nancysuesouza@gmail.com. 

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Parents, for those who weren't able to make the parent meeting at the Court of Honor last Wed, the presentation slides are attached.

1) We need each Registered Adult to take the online training for Troop Committee Training in order to recharter you next month. Please go to my.scouting.org to take it by Oct 1, then send Nancy Souza your final certificate that says Completed. This is NOT Youth Protection Training (YPT), which you took last year before you could register. This is the training for a committee member, which is what all registered adults in our troop are, unless you are an Assistant Scout Master. The good news is that this training only needs to be taken once - you don't have to repeat it.