Calendar 2001-2002


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When Where What
Tuesday 9/4/2001 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC No regular Troop Meeting. Adult leaders of the Troop will hold a planning meeting.
Tuesday 9/11 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Brainstorming session for outing and meeting ideas. Skills, interests, and needs survey. SPL nominations.
Tuesday 9/18 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Kickoff Meeting for Troop 407
2001-2002 Scouting Year
Wear your full Class A uniform.  Let's start this year looking sharp! 
All Scouts must bring: 
  • At least one parent, preferably both 
  • $30 annual dues: make checks to "Troop 407, BSA" 
  • Any corrections or additions to the scout profile information forms which were sent to you in the mail.  Please provide us with all of the requested information.  Many forms that we must file with the Council throughout the year require this information and it is much easier to collect it all now.  Legible entries in a brightly colored pen will greatly ease data entry.
We will also elect our Senior Patrol Leader and Assistant SPL at this meeting. 
Saturday 9/22
1pm - 10pm
Bolsa Chica
State Beach
Beach Party and Barbeque. Bring the whole family for a day at the beach followed by a barbeque and campfire. Joe and Noreen Muscato are organizing this fun kickoff event.
Tuesday 9/25 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Cahilla Park Debrief beach outing (JKM). 
Patrol Leader elections (Advisors). 
Teamwork activities (Jeff P).
Sunday 9/30 
1:00pm - 5:00pm
Jim's mom's
house
Patrol Leaders' Council Year Round Planning Meeting.   SPL, ASPL, all Patrol Leaders and Advisors MUST attend this meeting so we can complete the planning of outings and meetings for the year with all appropriate input.
Tuesday 10/2 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Camporee skill training and practice (Geoff M). 
Camporee information handout (JKM). 
Greenery Sales kickoff (Brad S). 
Scoutmaster Conferences (JKM).
Tuesday 10/9 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Camporee skill training and practice (Falcon Patrol). 
Board of Review (Bill D).
Tuesday 10/16 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Camporee preparation, menu planning, transportation (Dancy). 
Parent Meeting (Melissa S) 
Friday 10/19 6pm 
Sunday 10/21 noon
Glen Helen
Regional Park
Northstar District Camporee. Bring your whole patrol for some good, old fashioned scout skill competition with other Patrols from our District.
Tuesday 10/23 
6:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Court of Honor .  Come celebrate with our Scouts who earned many awards, merit badges, and ranks over the summer.
Saturday 10/27 
8 pm - 10:30pm
Upland Bowl Cosmic Bowling. Bring $10 and your friends and bowl as many games as you can in two hours.
Tuesday 10/30 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Teamwork building activities (Geoff M/Jeff P).
Greenery orders are due (Brad S)
Tuesday 11/6 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Outing preparation, menu planning, transportation (Dancy). 
PLC Meeting 6:30 (Jeremy) 
Friday 11/9 6pm 
Sun 11/11 10pm
Palomar Mountain State Park Campout featuring a new location, a big pond with frogs, good patrol cooking, and a tour of the Palomar Observatory (Dancy).
Tuesday 11/13 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Outing debrief (Dancy). 
Teamwork activity: Newspaper Shelter Creation (Scott S).
Service Patrol: Hawks
Tuesday 11/20 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Advancement: Tell Jeremy what you need.  (Jeremy)
Parent Meeting (Melissa S)
Service Patrol: Pheasants 
Tuesday 11/27 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Troop attendance policy brain-storming session including all scouts and parents . (Melissa)
Bring canned food for food drive.
Service Patrol: Owls 
Saturday 12/1 
5:00pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Video Scavenger Hunt (Geoff M).  Get the whole family and maybe even some non-scout friends to join in for this fun and hilarious activity.  You need a team that fits in one vehicle, a driver (over 21) for that vehicle, and a video camera.  We will provide a list of things and activities for your team to video.  After the "filming", we will all gather to watch all of the teams' videos.  Refreshments will be provided. 

Meet at Claremont United Church of Christ at 5:00 pm.  Make sure that your camera has a charged battery and a cassette!   After the hunt we will meet at Round Table Pizza.  Bring money to eat.  Then plan to go on to: Broom Hockey! 

Saturday 12/1 
11pm - midnight
Ontario Ice Rink Broom Hockey (Jeff P)
Meet at the Ontario Ice Rink at 9:30 to play between 10:15 - 11:15pm. 
Bring $10 rink fee and money for snacks, etc.
Tuesday 12/4 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Orienteering (Shaun D).  Come and  learn orienteering skills. 
Be sure to bring a flashlight and a compass. 
Service Patrol: Falcons 
Tuesday 12/11 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Patrol Cooking Extravaganza (Scott S) 
Service Patrol: Ravens 
Tuesday 12/18 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Team Building Game - "Nuclear Reactor Recovery" (Melissa)
Service Patrol: Hawks 
Tuesday 12/25 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Christmas. No Meeting.
Tuesday 1/1/2002 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC New Year's Day. No Meeting.
Tuesday 1/8 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Firearm Safety (Ted).  Attendance at this meeting is mandatory if you are attending the Corn Springs campout.
PLC Meeting 6:30 (Jeremy). All scouts in all leadership positions must attend and be prepared to present a status report. All others (scouts and parents) are invited. 
Friday 1/11
7:00 - 11:00pm 
TBA  Laser Tag (Jeff P) 
Tuesday 1/15 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Outing preparation, menu planning, transportation (Ted)
Parent Meeting 7:30   (Melissa S)
Service Patrol: Pheasants
Friday 1/18 6pm 
Sunday 1/20 10pm
Corn Springs Desert car camping at the Corn Springs Oasis featuring shooting sports (Ted J)
Tuesday 1/22 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Debrief after Corn Springs (Share stories, etc.)   First Aid round robin in scenarios possible on next outing.  (Zach H and Hawks) 
PLC Meeting 6:30 (Jeremy). Bring your patrols' requests and ideas for meeting activities. 
Service Patrol: Ravens 
Tuesday 1/29 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Model building:  make an easy one provided by the troop or bring a harder one of your own  (Scott B).  Scoutmaster conferences in preparation for Court of Honor 2/12. 
Service Patrol: Falcons 
Saturday 2/2 
8:00am - 4:00pm 
Cal Poly Pomona  Cal Poly Merit Badge Day (Gaby A) 
Sunday 2/3 
9:45 am - 11:00am 
CUCCC  Scout Sunday. Service at CUCCC, followed by a work party to move our equipment out of the storage place.  Then pizza for lunch!  All scouts expected to attend to show support and thanks to our sponsoring church.
Tuesday 2/5 
7:30pm - 9:00pm 
CUCCC Snow sled design.  Packing for snow camping.  (Geoff & Jeff)
Boards of Review (Bill D) 
Service Patrol: Hawks 
Tuesday 2/12 
6:30 - 8:30pm 
CUCCC Court of Honor (Sheila P) $5 per person includes dinner and dessert.  RSVP to Sheila Palm 

Saturday 2/16 8am to
Sunday 2/17 4pm
Wrightwood Snow Camping: sledding, snow play, toboggan, snow ball fight, snowman contest. We will be sleeping in a cabin, no tent required.  Bring sleeping bag and extra blanket.  Dress warmly including gloves.
        Where: Twin Valley, Wrightwood, CA
        Cost: $25 per person includes outing fee and meals
        Deadline: Tuesday, 2/12
        Coordinator: Dancy Moore
Tuesday 2/19 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Snow sled building from the designs made on 2/5 in preparation for a day trip of snow sled racing.  Meeting will be held at the Watson house, just south of La Puerta Sports Park on Indian Hill, regular time. 
Class C uniforms (Troop t-shirt).  Dress warmly.  We will be outside.

Parent Meeting 7:30   (Melissa S)
Service Patrol: Owls 
Tuesday 2/26 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Johnson's Pasture
North end of Mountain Ave, Claremont.
Night Hike at Johnson's Pasture: Come Experience the Full Moon!
Johnson's Pasture is at the North end of Mountain Ave. in Claremont.  Parking is available one block east of the very end of Mountain ave.  Meet at the parking area at 7:30 pm.  Bring a flashlight!  Each patrol must have an adult.

PLC Meeting 6:15-7:15 at CUCCC (Jeremy).

 Saturday 3/2 
12:30pm - 4:30pm 
Puddingstone
Bonelli Park

Bike Ride & Picnic (Al Graves)
Bike ride 12:30pm - meet at the corner of Puddingstone Ave and Wright Ave.  You must be wearing a properly fitted bike helmet.
Picnic 3:00pm - meet at the Group Picnic Area on northeast side of the lake.  $5 per person gets you all of the hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, beans, & drinks you can eat.

Tuesday 3/5 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Come and learn about Rocket building (Jeff P)
Last opportunity to reserve a spot for summer camp. 
Get a $100 reservation check to Jim Martin no later than tonight.
Service Patrol: Ravens
Saturday 3/9
11:00 am
Jaeger Park Rocket Launching! (Jeff P)
Tuesday 3/12 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC
Personal Fitness Merit Badge.  We will have a counselor for this Eagle required merit badge present to get everybody started.  This badge is needed by almost everybody in the Troop, so come join in and get some advancement done.
Tuesday 3/19 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Preparation for the Advancement Outing on March 22 and
additional Merit badge/advancement opportunities. (Dancy)
Service Patrol: Pheasants
Sat 3/23 8:00am
Sun 3/24 noon
Puddingstone
Bonelli Park
Advancement outing (Dancy).  This outing will provide an opportunity to work on First Class skills and the Citizenship in the Nation and Emergency Preparedness merit badges.
Sun 3/24 4:00pm  CUCCC Brian D's Eagle Court of Honor
Tuesday 3/26 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC

PLC Meeting 6:30-7:30 at CUCCC (Jeremy).
Parent Meeting 7:30   (Melissa S)
Backpacking Skills: Cooking (Eduardo),
                               Equipment and Clothing Selection (Scott S),
                               Special Snow Considerations (Topher)
Service Patrol: Falcons

 Tuesday 4/2 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Backpacking Skills: Practice cooking dinner backpack style (Shaun D)
Service Patrol: Hawks
Tuesday 4/9 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Adventure Video (Jeremy) and Communication Activities (JKM)
Service Patrol: Owls
Tuesday 4/16 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
Millikan Lab
Pomona College
Planetarium Visit at Pomona College.   Meet at Northeast corner of College Ave and 6th St.
Saturday 4/20
9:00am - 5:00pm 
East Fork San Gabriel River  Bridge to Nowhere Hike (Geoff Macbride)
Get the flyer!
Saturday 4/20
6:30pm - ??? 
Hughes Residence BASH! All parents and adult friends of the Troop are invited to this BYOM (bring your own meat!) barbeque and party. Come get to know all of the adults involved in Troop 407. This will also be an opportunity to participate in the council Friends of Scouting campaign. (See the mailing coming home for details)
Monday  4/22 Chaparral School Pack 408 Bridging Ceremony
Tuesday 4/23 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Outing Preparation and Outdoor Games
Service Patrol: Pheasants
Parent Meeting 7:30   (Melissa S)
Saturday 4/27 7am Sunday 4/28 4pm   San Jacinto Tram / Round Valley  San Jacinto backpack (Rick Elderkin).
Get the flyer!
 Tuesday 4/30 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC PLC Meeting 6:30 -7:30 at CUCCC (Jeremy).
Newspaper and masking tape:  Build the tallest free standing structure.
Service Patrol: Ravens
Tuesday 5/7 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC

Canoeing skills and terminology (JKM)
Basic Swimming and Boating Safety (Jeremy).
Please everybody turn in the Canoe outing form by this date whether you are attending or not.  All outing fees and permission forms must be turned in if you are attending.
Service Patrol: Hawks

  Tuesday 5/14 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Colorado River Outing Preparation (JKM)
Video on the Colorado River (Topher)
Friday 5/17 5pm
Sunday 5/19 10pm 
TBA Colorado River Canoe (JKM)
We will camp at Park Moabi Regional Park, just south of Needles.  On Saturday, we will canoe from Park Moabi down the Colorado River through Topock Gorge National Wildlife Refuge to Castle Rock at the north end of Lake Havasu.  We will pull out and drive back to the same camp.  On Sunday morning, there will be time to swim and canoe in the lagoon at Park Moabi.
Tuesday 5/21 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Scoutmaster Conferences (JKM)
Flag Ceremony Etiquette and Competition (Jeremy)
Parent Meeting 7:30   (Melissa S)
Friday 5/24 5pm
Monday 5/27 4pm 
Paso Robles  Great Western Bike Rally (Geoff Macbride) 
Tuesday 5/28 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Boards of Review (Bill D)
Brainstorming session for summer meetings (Jeremy)
Group Game (Shawn D)
Tuesday 6/4 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC Court of Honor (Sheila P)
  Tuesday 6/11 
7:30pm - 9:00pm
CUCCC PLC Meeting 6:30 -7:30 (Jeremy).
Rafting Outing Preparation (Rick E)
Rafting Video (Topher)
Saturday 6/15
6:00 am - 6:00 pm
Meet at UCC at 5:45 am
White Water Rafting on the Upper Kern River (Rick E)
Meet at UCC at 5:45 am to leave promptly at 6:00 am
Payment needed before we leave Claremont 
Tuesday 6/18 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
La Puerta
Sports Park
Summer meetings start: Class C uniform, meetings start and end 1/2 hour earlier, usually meet at a park or school and play sports.
Soccer (Shaun D)
Saturday 6/22
Saturday 6/29
Holcomb Valley Buckskin Conference 42 - Josh M and Eduardo A
Tuesday 6/25 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC Video Game Night (Cole & Jeff P)
Tuesday 7/2 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
El Roble
Sports Field
Football (Richard T & Noreen Muscato)
Tuesday 7/9 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Memorial Park Dutch Oven Dessert Night (Brandon N & Scott S)
Tuesday 7/16 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Nickel Nickel, Upland Nickel Nickel Night (Ray)
Saturday 7/20
1 - 8 pm
Bolsa Chica
State Beach
Beach Party (Dancy Moore).  We will meet at the beach between lifeguard stations 26 & 27.  $5 per person for food.  RSVP to Dancy.
Tuesday 7/23 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
LaserStar, Glendora Laser Tag (Cole) at LaserStar, 1365 South Grand Ave, Glendora (1/4 mile south of 210 freeway on west side of street, 626-963-9444). Please be on time and wear your red Troop T-shirt so we can include everyone in the team package. Cost is $8 per person which includes two games, pizza, and soda. To be included, you must RSVP to Gail Remis by Sunday, July 21.
Saturday 7/27
10am - 7pm
Long Beach Fishing Trip. We will be leaving the UCC parking lot at 10:34 am and going to Peirpoint landing in Long Beach for a 1/2 day fishing trip aboard the Southern Cal.  We are going out for Sand Bass, Yellowtail and Barracuda! Total cost is estimated at $63 including boat ticket, rod, one day fishing license, etc.  Wear old clothes and shoes.  Bring sunglasses, sun hat and sunscreen.  ( If needed bring motion sickness medication).
Tuesday 7/30 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
CUCCC Summer Camp preparation.  Everyone attending summer camp must attend this meeting.  Please also bring at least one parent.  Planning and logistics will be finalized and we can only accomplish this if everyone is present.  Please bring the camp information packet you were given a few months ago and any outstanding medical or consent forms.
August 4-10  Mataguay  Summer Camp at Mataguay Scout Reservation. (Gaby A)
Tuesday 8/13 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Memorial Park Volleyball (Cole)
Tuesday 8/20 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
Boomers,
Upland
Boomers (Jonathan)
Tuesday 8/27 
7:00pm - 8:30pm
TBA Basketball (Richard T & All Graves)

Updated 8/29/2002