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Introduction to Firearms
December 5, 10 & 12, 2012 It’s tough to find a weekend for camping in December, but we still want to get together as Scouts and do some interesting things. This year Mr. Finn put together a great class on firearms safety and handling for us at the range at Coyote Point. Troop 175 would…
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STEM Midway
Saturday Dec 1, 2012 Science-Technology-Engineering-Mathematics (STEM) Merit Badge Midway. This year five of our scouts attended, completing requirements in Inventing, Radio and Electronics. STEM offers scouts the opportunity to earn merit badges in Astronomy, Chemistry, Electronics, Energy, Engineering, Geocaching, Geology, Inventing, Model Design & Building, Nuclear Science, Oceanography, Radio, Robotics, Space Exploration and Weather.
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Scouting for Food
Nov 10 & 17, 2012 Troop 175 collected 1,583 lbs of food for Second Harvest Food Bank. Five of our scouts put in extra hours at the food bank assisting with the delivery and distribution of food from other local troops and packs. Great job everyone!
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Mt. Tamalpais, Rim of the Bay
Sunday Oct 28, 2012 Every other month Troop 175 sets out to conquer another peak—or peaks—in the San Francisco Bay Area Council’s Rim of the Bay series. The peaks in this series are Mt. Diablo, Pinnacles, Mission Peak, Mt. Helena, Mt. Wittenberg and, of course, Mt. Tamalpais. The day started out a little foggy and…
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Mountain Man Rendezvous
Friday, Oct 19, 2012 Step back in time to the wild frontier of the mid-1800s! Scouts get to see how early pioneers lived by seeing an authentic reproduction of a mountain man encampment. They learn frontier mountain man skills and do authentic rendezvous activities including: archery, panning for gold, shooting real black powder rifles, knife and tomahawk throwing, rope…
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Webelos Weekend
Saturday Sep 29, 2012 Our Troop works closely with Pack 447 (also in Foster City) to help the Webelos learn about Boy Scouting and feel comfortable with their decision to continue in Troop 175. To help promote this integration of both boys and parents, we sponsor an annual Webelos Weekend camping trip. This year nearly…
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